Monument makes Colorado’s top 10 on 2 lists
Monument is ranked on 34 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 6.
Wetter than 97% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Monument’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Monument does best on
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Monument marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Monument sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Monument lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Monument’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Monument does best come first.
Monument out-ranks 1 of its 3 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 Monument lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#13
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#4 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#51
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#72
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#32
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#51
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#14
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#138
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#123 People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#43
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#80
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#81
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#105
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#32 Safety
Safest#1 Milliken · 4.8
#29 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#105
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#96
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#116
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#146
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#122
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#79 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#126 Climate
Snowiest#1 Edwards · 189 in
#18
Least snow#1 Clifton · 13 in
#139
Mildest winters#1 Lakewood · 20.1°
#123
Hottest summers#1 Fruita · 96.2°
#128
Coolest summers#1 Breckenridge · 72.3°
#22
Longest growing season#1 Palisade · 190 days
#133
Wettest#1 Vail · 23 in
#5 
The number on the right is Monument’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.