Yuma makes Colorado’s top 10 on 3 lists
Yuma is ranked on 38 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Yuma does best on
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Yuma marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for short commutes
Lists where Yuma sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Yuma lands in the top half on 5 of 24 lists
Each dot is Yuma’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Yuma does best come first.
More kids than 94% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Yuma’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Yuma 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#4 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#6
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#15
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#9
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#148
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#119
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#136
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#147
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#148
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#153 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Vail · 24.3 per resident
#11
Most library borrowing#1 Lafayette · 13.9 per resident
#11
Best libraries for kids#1 Littleton · 29.7 per child
#16 Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#100
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#102 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#137
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#131
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#85 
People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#146
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#123
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#38
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#30
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#11 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#16
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#85
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#36
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Edwards · 189 in
#145
Least snow#1 Clifton · 13 in
#15
Mildest winters#1 Lakewood · 20.1°
#72
Hottest summers#1 Fruita · 96.2°
#24
Coolest summers#1 Breckenridge · 72.3°
#127
Longest growing season#1 Palisade · 190 days
#12
Wettest#1 Vail · 23 in
#40 Safety
Safest#1 Milliken · 4.8
The number on the right is Yuma’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.