Silverthorne ranks #3 in Colorado for new homes
Silverthorne is ranked on 34 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Silverthorne marked.
More homes per newcomer than 100% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Silverthorne’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Silverthorne lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Silverthorne’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Silverthorne does best come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for trails
Lists where Silverthorne sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Silverthorne 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#7
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#3
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#138
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
#66 Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#68
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#72
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#80
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#84
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#37
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#121 People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#52
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#109
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#52
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#89
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#92 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#124
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#12
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#100 
Safety
Safest#1 Milliken · 4.8
#35 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#75 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#118
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#112
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#68
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#139
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#46 Climate
Snowiest#1 Edwards · 189 in
#23
Least snow#1 Clifton · 13 in
#137
Mildest winters#1 Lakewood · 20.1°
#145
Hottest summers#1 Fruita · 96.2°
#145
Coolest summers#1 Breckenridge · 72.3°
#5
Longest growing season#1 Palisade · 190 days
Wettest#1 Vail · 23 in
#2 
The number on the right is Silverthorne’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.