Milliken is #1 in Colorado for safety
Milliken is ranked on 36 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Milliken marked.
Milliken lands in the top half on 7 of 22 lists
Each dot is Milliken’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Milliken does best come first.
Younger than 91% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Milliken’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milliken 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.
Every CO list, and where Milliken lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Milliken · 4.8
#1 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#45
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#116
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#77
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#128
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#10 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#97
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#142
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#100
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#91
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#102
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#112
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#78 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#80
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#50
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#132
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
#29 People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#125
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#18
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#145
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#123
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#58 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#140
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#125
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#148 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#145 
The number on the right is Milliken’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.