Fruitvale ranks #25 in Colorado for low property taxes
Fruitvale is ranked on 33 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Less snow than 99% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Fruitvale’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Fruitvale does best on
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fruitvale marked.
Fruitvale lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Fruitvale’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Fruitvale does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for affordability
Lists where Fruitvale sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Fruitvale out-ranks 1 of its 2 ranked neighbors
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 Fruitvale 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
#29
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#61
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#25
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#53 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#117
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#108
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#121
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#107
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#84
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#50 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#104
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#137
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#41 
People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#116
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#126
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#36
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#17
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Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#116 Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#110
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#119 Climate
Snowiest#1 Edwards · 189 in
#157
Least snow#1 Clifton · 13 in
#1
Mildest winters#1 Lakewood · 20.1°
#38
Hottest summers#1 Fruita · 96.2°
#7
Coolest summers#1 Breckenridge · 72.3°
#143
Longest growing season#1 Palisade · 190 days
#2
Wettest#1 Vail · 23 in
#140 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#68
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#29
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 Fruitvale’s spot. All of Colorado’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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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.