Durango makes Colorado’s top 10 on 3 lists
Durango is ranked on 36 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 6.
The lists Durango does best on
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Durango marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for trails
Lists where Durango sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Durango lands in the top half on 15 of 22 lists
Each dot is Durango’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Durango does best come first.
Fewer kids than 92% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Durango’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every CO list, and where Durango lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#8 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#19
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#4
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#134 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#69
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#8
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#51
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#59
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#111 People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#37
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#79
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#80
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#70
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#148 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#114
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#55
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#29
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
#28 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#32
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#34
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#16
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
#60 
Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#39
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#127 Climate
Snowiest#1 Edwards · 189 in
#60
Least snow#1 Clifton · 13 in
#100
Mildest winters#1 Lakewood · 20.1°
#127
Hottest summers#1 Fruita · 96.2°
#118
Coolest summers#1 Breckenridge · 72.3°
#32
Longest growing season#1 Palisade · 190 days
#137
Wettest#1 Vail · 23 in
#29 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 Durango’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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- 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.