State rankings

Best Counties to Live in Colorado

Compare counties in Colorado by overall score, affordability, economy, schools, safety, taxes, and peace & quiet. Rankings are public-data estimates for comparison and research.

#1 in CO

Cheyenne County

76.5

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#2 in CO

Kiowa County

74.1

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#3 in CO

Douglas County

73.3

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#4 in CO

Elbert County

72.7

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#5 in CO

Sedgwick County

71.8

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National rankings

Best overall

Cheyenne County

Overall score 76.5

Most affordable

Bent County

Affordability 84.4

Best schools

Douglas County

Schools 99.5

Safest

Elbert County

Safety 98.1

Lowest taxes

Prowers County

Taxes 94.7

Best peace & quiet

Yuma County

Peace & Quiet 99.2

All Colorado counties

Showing 64 counties ranked by the default generated overall score.

Rank	County	Overall	Economy	Afford.	Schools	Safety	Taxes	Peace & Quiet	Typical home	Income
1	Cheyenne County FIPS 08017	76.5	67.2	74.7	76.8	82.4	86.6	92.8	$196,506	$70,865
2	Kiowa County FIPS 08061	74.1	52.8	71.1	96.1	74.9	81.4	91	$181,076	$58,618
3	Douglas County FIPS 08035	73.3	81.2	40.8	99.5	84.1	73.8	58	$712,073	$149,594
4	Elbert County FIPS 08039	72.7	80.5	37.8	81.4	98.1	78.9	84.7	$682,939	$132,685
5	Sedgwick County FIPS 08115	71.8	39.4	75	76.6	96	88.4	92.6	$161,455	$52,386
6	El Paso County FIPS 08041	69.1	69.2	36.6	89.9	85.4	83.7	68.8	$454,740	$90,363
7	Baca County FIPS 08009	68.6	33.9	80.8	63.5	91.8	87.5	94.6	$122,900	$46,215
8	Chaffee County FIPS 08015	68.3	71.3	15.6	95.1	94.5	87.9	92.3	$680,807	$84,132
9	Rio Blanco County FIPS 08103	68.3	53.5	40.2	80.9	98.1	92.9	93.7	$330,882	$65,473
10	Routt County FIPS 08107	68.1	79.3	9.3	99.4	89.3	86.1	82	$1,123,458	$106,489
11	Grand County FIPS 08049	67.6	82.1	9	91.1	93.2	87.5	78.3	$749,416	$88,612
12	Teller County FIPS 08119	67.5	61.5	31.2	87.9	92.8	87.4	80.7	$479,238	$85,361
13	Summit County FIPS 08117	67	84.8	8.5	96.2	80.1	85.1	78.1	$987,547	$109,773
14	Park County FIPS 08093	66.9	77.8	30.4	89	64.1	89.2	71	$521,571	$103,670
15	Phillips County FIPS 08095	66.8	48.4	55.5	70.1	96.6	76	93.7	$262,121	$64,674
16	Jefferson County FIPS 08059	66.7	70.7	26.3	96.7	90.5	76	38.5	$630,481	$110,656
17	Larimer County FIPS 08069	66.6	66.5	20.6	98.1	91.4	73.6	83.1	$552,909	$93,765
18	Prowers County FIPS 08099	66.3	40.8	70	49.5	96.5	94.7	95.6	$175,198	$53,508
19	Pitkin County FIPS 08097	65.9	79.6	3.6	93	96.9	78.1	83.1	$2,661,788	$102,645
20	San Miguel County FIPS 08113	65.4	68.7	3.9	97.7	97.6	87.1	86.6	$1,581,198	$79,024
21	Gunnison County FIPS 08051	65.3	72	6.3	91.7	95.4	88.7	83.4	$713,232	$84,527
22	Hinsdale County FIPS 08053	65.3	62.5	13.5	98.5	88.4	90.7	85.7	$472,780	$75,972
23	Lincoln County FIPS 08073	65.3	44.4	52.7	86.7	71.4	85.5	88.6	$263,357	$62,861
24	Boulder County FIPS 08013	64.4	67.3	15.4	98.7	94.7	67	62.4	$725,126	$103,994
25	Conejos County FIPS 08021	64.2	39.5	55.6	75	81.5	88.9	85.2	$211,485	$50,978
26	Crowley County FIPS 08025	64.2	47.2	74.5	44	76.1	92.8	85.1	$152,856	$48,826
27	Weld County FIPS 08123	64.1	70.3	37.7	56.8	92.2	77.3	84	$494,686	$97,097
28	Custer County FIPS 08027	64	64.1	27.3	87.3	77.6	85.1	71.1	$410,602	$72,674
29	Arapahoe County FIPS 08005	63.8	68.7	32.6	81.6	89.4	71.6	32	$517,194	$101,087
30	Broomfield County FIPS 08014	63.2	75.4	30.9	98.7	61.2	66.4	20.8	$629,328	$123,874
31	Eagle County FIPS 08037	63	82.1	5.5	76.5	91.4	81.5	78.6	$1,311,797	$104,096
32	Ouray County FIPS 08091	63	68.9	14.4	99.3	-	87.9	80.6	$795,988	$91,020
33	Yuma County FIPS 08125	63	52	46.3	55.5	90.1	88.9	99.2	$285,313	$60,545
34	Logan County FIPS 08075	62	48.5	46.2	76.4	66.9	81.5	97.2	$253,326	$51,829
35	La Plata County FIPS 08067	61.9	63.8	13.8	83	83	90.5	88.9	$673,258	$86,056
36	Clear Creek County FIPS 08019	61.5	61.5	21.8	91.4	68.1	81.1	81.7	$563,107	$94,577
37	Jackson County FIPS 08057	61.3	48.3	36.9	65	88.1	94.7	85.7	$239,600	$47,667
38	Gilpin County FIPS 08047	60.6	74.3	26.9	83.8	34.9	93	79.1	$547,968	$95,361
39	Bent County FIPS 08011	60.5	25	84.4	81.4	23.4	88.2	90.5	$117,954	$50,179
40	Kit Carson County FIPS 08063	60.4	58.3	63.1	34.7	68.1	82	93.8	$238,814	$70,259
41	Washington County FIPS 08121	60.2	49.8	57.6	57.5	53.7	92.3	92.1	$268,630	$67,167
42	Moffat County FIPS 08081	58.9	51.7	53	27.9	91.2	88.2	92.6	$301,764	$73,849
43	Mesa County FIPS 08077	58.5	58	28	62.8	73.1	88.1	93.5	$430,881	$73,658
44	San Juan County FIPS 08111	57.8	64.7	1.7	80.4	78.6	90.9	85.7	$551,662	$77,824
45	Montrose County FIPS 08085	57.7	59	21.1	51.5	91.9	89.8	92.6	$456,826	$72,120
46	Morgan County FIPS 08087	57.3	53.8	49.1	36.8	80.3	76.1	91.8	$327,911	$73,278
47	Pueblo County FIPS 08101	57.2	37.2	52.1	48.1	87.1	77.5	89.1	$284,548	$64,010
48	Mineral County FIPS 08079	56.8	49	11.7	76	91.9	83.6	85.7	$438,028	$56,250
49	Fremont County FIPS 08043	56.7	38.5	38	60.4	82.5	87.9	87.1	$336,800	$62,664
50	Delta County FIPS 08029	56.2	43.7	22.9	83.9	62.7	90.3	87.3	$408,110	$57,774
51	Garfield County FIPS 08045	56.2	69.9	15.3	47.2	83.6	86.5	85.8	$708,392	$91,131
52	Otero County FIPS 08089	54.2	28.2	76.9	25	60.2	93.3	90.8	$157,784	$54,037
53	Lake County FIPS 08065	53.2	84.8	26	4.1	80.1	85.4	81.9	$513,522	$96,575
54	Alamosa County FIPS 08003	53	34.5	25.9	48.4	96.3	89.5	96.5	$324,072	$55,397
55	Adams County FIPS 08001	52.2	66.3	35.2	30.1	74.2	68.3	56.2	$486,343	$94,571
56	Saguache County FIPS 08109	51.6	29.5	53.5	12.9	95.2	93	94.6	$233,072	$50,082
57	Dolores County FIPS 08033	51.5	36.2	48	23.2	78.4	94.7	91.1	$306,338	$64,907
58	Archuleta County FIPS 08007	49.7	68.6	11.5	39.9	58.4	89.2	79.9	$566,277	$83,065
59	Las Animas County FIPS 08071	48.2	20.3	48.2	30.2	74	94.7	89.6	$241,542	$52,074
60	Rio Grande County FIPS 08105	47.8	32	36.4	19	88.2	92.7	88.2	$321,325	$64,411
61	Montezuma County FIPS 08083	46.5	39.6	24.5	22.2	80.5	92.5	93.5	$407,795	$65,244
62	Huerfano County FIPS 08055	40.5	27.3	37.6	24.2	40.5	93.3	81.3	$270,939	$52,526
63	Denver County FIPS 08031	37	68.1	20.4	30.3	2.4	74.7	20.5	$546,602	$94,718
64	Costilla County FIPS 08023	36.6	19.3	47.8	6.4	-	91	79	$182,490	$36,861