Craig is #1 in Colorado for affordable rent
Craig is ranked on 35 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 Craig marked.
Colder winters than 97% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Craig’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Craig lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Craig’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Craig does best come first.
Where Craig 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
#18
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#16
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#22
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
#1 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#23 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#124
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#93
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#136
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#107
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#113
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#138
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#155 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#136
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#77 Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#108
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#135 People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#142
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#94
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#66
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#66
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#66 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#45
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#83
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#25
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Edwards · 189 in
#24
Least snow#1 Clifton · 13 in
#136
Mildest winters#1 Lakewood · 20.1°
#144
Hottest summers#1 Fruita · 96.2°
#112
Coolest summers#1 Breckenridge · 72.3°
#37
Longest growing season#1 Palisade · 190 days
#142
Wettest#1 Vail · 23 in
#107 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 Craig’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.