Brush ranks #2 in Colorado for cheap rent
Brush is ranked on 34 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brush marked.
Brush lands in the top half on 5 of 20 lists
Each dot is Brush’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Brush does best come first.
Less snow than 92% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Brush’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for low depression
Lists where Brush sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Brush 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#17
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#2
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#34
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#24 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#131
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#119
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#100
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#131
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#137
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#96 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#121
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#97 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#33
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#76
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#48
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#142
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#112 
People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#151
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#85
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#77
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#73
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#100 Climate
Snowiest#1 Edwards · 189 in
#146
Least snow#1 Clifton · 13 in
#13
Mildest winters#1 Lakewood · 20.1°
#115
Hottest summers#1 Fruita · 96.2°
#19
Coolest summers#1 Breckenridge · 72.3°
#131
Longest growing season#1 Palisade · 190 days
#85
Wettest#1 Vail · 23 in
#87 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 Brush’s spot. All of Colorado’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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.