Palisade ranks #20 in Colorado for safety
Palisade is ranked on 34 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
More year-round than 100% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Palisade’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Palisade does best on
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Palisade marked.
Palisade lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Palisade’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Palisade does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for cheap rent
Lists where Palisade sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Palisade 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
#44
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#28
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#36
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
Safety
Safest#1 Milliken · 4.8
#20 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#46
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#40
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#46 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#104
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#98
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#100
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#101
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#75
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#104 Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#46
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#119 People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#104
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#153
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#8
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#8
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Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#156 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#149 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Edwards · 189 in
#156
Least snow#1 Clifton · 13 in
#4
Mildest winters#1 Lakewood · 20.1°
#41
Hottest summers#1 Fruita · 96.2°
#11
Coolest summers#1 Breckenridge · 72.3°
#139
Longest growing season#1 Palisade · 190 days
#1
Wettest#1 Vail · 23 in
#138 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#160
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#7
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
The number on the right is Palisade’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.