Florence makes Colorado’s top 10 on 2 lists
Florence 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 4.
The lists Florence does best on
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Florence marked.
Florence lands in the top half on 5 of 21 lists
Each dot is Florence’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Florence does best come first.
Hotter summers than 89% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Florence’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Florence sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Florence 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
#14
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#5
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#20
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#91
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#10 Safety
Safest#1 Milliken · 4.8
#38 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#144
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#108
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#148
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#131
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#102
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#138
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#98 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#44
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#58
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#120
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#116 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#133
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#125 
People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#149
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#72
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#91
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#47
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#104 
The number on the right is Florence’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.