Edwards is #1 in Colorado for low depression
Edwards is ranked on 32 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Edwards marked.
More snow than 100% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Edwards’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Edwards lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Edwards’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Edwards does best come first.
Edwards out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Edwards 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#45
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#36
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#47
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#51
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#84
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#115 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#20 People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#41
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#90
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#71
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#112
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#99 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#37
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#87
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#153 
Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#69
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#80 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#147
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#88
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#108
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Edwards · 189 in
#1
Least snow#1 Clifton · 13 in
#157
Mildest winters#1 Lakewood · 20.1°
#131
Hottest summers#1 Fruita · 96.2°
#141
Coolest summers#1 Breckenridge · 72.3°
#9
Longest growing season#1 Palisade · 190 days
#154
Wettest#1 Vail · 23 in
#12 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#10
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
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 Edwards’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.