Bennett makes Colorado’s top 10 on 2 lists
Bennett is ranked on 35 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bennett marked.
More kids than 98% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Bennett’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Bennett lands in the top half on 7 of 21 lists
Each dot is Bennett’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Bennett does best come first.
Where Bennett lands in every CO ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#147
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#2
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#69
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
#38 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#53
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#43
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#63
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#112
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#10 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#127
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#136
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#148
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#115
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#113
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#112
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#133 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#103
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#119
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#141 People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#123
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#33
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#128
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#138
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#4 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#157 Climate
Snowiest#1 Edwards · 189 in
#97
Least snow#1 Clifton · 13 in
#62
Mildest winters#1 Lakewood · 20.1°
#93
Hottest summers#1 Fruita · 96.2°
#81
Coolest summers#1 Breckenridge · 72.3°
#70
Longest growing season#1 Palisade · 190 days
#121
Wettest#1 Vail · 23 in
#52 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Vail · 24.3 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Lafayette · 13.9 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Littleton · 29.7 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Milliken · 4.8
The number on the right is Bennett’s spot. All of Colorado’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CO list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.