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Compare large Colorado cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current Colorado subset includes 80 West city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 4,290,056.
What the current Colorado catalog shows
Timnath, Colorado has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this Colorado subset at +78.54% since the 2020 estimates base. Brush, Colorado has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 11.3%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.
Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.
Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.
Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.
Timnath, Colorado leads this subset at 83/100.
Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.
| City | Catalog | Grad fit | Median rent | Median income | 2025 population | City unemployment | Growth | Jobs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver, Colorado | #19 | 74/100 | $1,831 | $94,718 | 740,613 | 4.9% | +3.51% | cautious | rent stretched |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | #40 | 63/100 | $1,648 | $84,818 | 494,743 | 5.6% | +3.08% | cautious | rent stretched |
| Aurora, Colorado | #50 | 68/100 | $1,835 | $88,368 | 410,053 | 5.9% | +6.16% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | Colorado coverage | 65/100 | $1,690 | $85,070 | 171,500 | 5.4% | +1.01% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Lakewood, Colorado | Colorado coverage | 61/100 | $1,806 | $89,792 | 156,927 | 4.5% | +0.60% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Thornton, Colorado | Colorado coverage | 63/100 | $1,895 | $103,088 | 147,766 | 4.5% | +4.16% | competitive | rent watch |
| Arvada, Colorado | Colorado coverage | 64/100 | $1,888 | $117,348 | 122,901 | 3.8% | -1.16% | competitive | rent watch |
| Westminster, Colorado | Colorado coverage | 59/100 | $1,882 | $100,272 | 116,182 | 3.7% | -0.40% | competitive | rent watch |
| Greeley, Colorado | Colorado coverage | 63/100 | $1,388 | $69,881 | 115,073 | 5.6% | +5.78% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Pueblo, Colorado | Colorado coverage | 55/100 | $1,082 | $56,664 | 110,404 | 5.0% | -1.31% | competitive | rent watch |
| Centennial, Colorado | 2025 population #299 | 67/100 | $2,148 | $131,928 | 108,658 | 4.6% | +0.64% | competitive | rent watch |
| Boulder, Colorado | 2025 population #311 | 55/100 | $2,018 | $87,493 | 105,689 | 6.0% | -2.62% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Longmont, Colorado | 2025 population #343 | 62/100 | $1,816 | $90,671 | 100,109 | 4.8% | +1.22% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Castle Rock, Colorado | 2025 population #437 | 82/100 | $2,000 | $145,197 | 83,815 | 4.4% | +14.56% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Loveland, Colorado | 2025 population #458 | 69/100 | $1,730 | $84,604 | 81,387 | 5.4% | +6.62% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Broomfield, Colorado | 2025 population #471 | 74/100 | $2,126 | $123,874 | 79,174 | 3.8% | +6.84% | competitive | rent watch |
| Commerce City, Colorado | 2025 population #538 | 73/100 | $1,880 | $111,972 | 72,345 | 4.3% | +15.90% | competitive | rent watch |
| Grand Junction, Colorado | 2025 population #543 | 79/100 | $1,142 | $70,080 | 71,827 | 4.8% | +9.42% | competitive | rent watch |
| Parker, Colorado | 2025 population #602 | 80/100 | $2,096 | $133,369 | 65,985 | 3.0% | +13.02% | competitive | rent watch |
| Littleton, Colorado | 2025 population #889 | 64/100 | $1,819 | $98,839 | 46,246 | 3.8% | +1.31% | competitive | rent watch |
| Brighton, Colorado | 2025 population #915 | 73/100 | $1,779 | $107,679 | 45,395 | 4.8% | +13.31% | competitive | rent watch |
| Windsor, Colorado | 2025 population #951 | 82/100 | $1,793 | $127,028 | 43,840 | 4.5% | +34.01% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Erie, Colorado | 2025 population #1013 | 81/100 | $2,805 | $173,349 | 40,904 | 3.1% | +36.05% | competitive | rent watch |
| Northglenn, Colorado | 2025 population #1073 | 57/100 | $1,775 | $84,030 | 38,893 | 3.7% | +2.05% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Englewood, Colorado | 2025 population #1174 | 67/100 | $1,668 | $86,800 | 35,305 | 4.3% | +4.90% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Wheat Ridge, Colorado | 2025 population #1291 | 63/100 | $1,579 | $90,564 | 32,081 | 5.0% | -0.98% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lafayette, Colorado | 2025 population #1362 | 65/100 | $2,121 | $119,040 | 30,116 | 3.8% | -0.82% | competitive | rent watch |
| Fountain, Colorado | 2025 population #1380 | 56/100 | $1,745 | $86,242 | 29,450 | 5.4% | -1.18% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Evans, Colorado | 2025 population #1759 | 57/100 | $1,582 | $75,563 | 22,500 | 7.6% | +1.42% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Johnstown, Colorado | 2025 population #1769 | 80/100 | $1,835 | $128,995 | 22,433 | 4.2% | +29.47% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Montrose, Colorado | 2025 population #1816 | 69/100 | $1,197 | $70,386 | 21,583 | 5.0% | +6.23% | competitive | rent watch |
| Louisville, Colorado | 2025 population #1897 | 64/100 | $2,166 | $147,319 | 20,581 | 3.6% | -3.12% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Golden, Colorado | 2025 population #1913 | 61/100 | $1,953 | $98,582 | 20,390 | 3.6% | -0.11% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Firestone, Colorado | 2025 population #1936 | 76/100 | $2,009 | $120,150 | 20,129 | 4.2% | +23.02% | competitive | rent watch |
| Durango, Colorado | 2025 population #1969 | 66/100 | $1,636 | $78,602 | 19,733 | 3.1% | +3.39% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Frederick, Colorado | 2025 population #2087 | 75/100 | $2,381 | $129,460 | 18,241 | 3.4% | +25.62% | competitive | rent watch |
| Canon City, Colorado | 2025 population #2207 | 59/100 | $997 | $64,787 | 17,030 | 4.2% | -0.46% | competitive | rent watch |
| Castle Pines, Colorado | 2025 population #2357 | 82/100 | $2,211 | $191,229 | 15,583 | 2.6% | +41.28% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Greenwood Village, Colorado | 2025 population #2379 | 64/100 | $2,123 | $149,029 | 15,323 | 3.3% | -2.20% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Lone Tree, Colorado | 2025 population #2383 | 75/100 | $2,139 | $123,741 | 15,278 | 3.0% | +7.75% | competitive | rent watch |
| Berthoud, Colorado | 2025 population #2517 | 80/100 | $1,795 | $119,385 | 14,080 | 1.5% | +36.37% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Federal Heights, Colorado | 2025 population #2519 | 45/100 | $1,687 | $56,597 | 14,075 | 6.5% | -2.33% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Fruita, Colorado | 2025 population #2528 | 68/100 | $1,472 | $87,184 | 14,003 | 2.5% | +4.47% | competitive | rent watch |
| Monument, Colorado | 2025 population #2559 | 82/100 | $1,929 | $128,816 | 13,813 | 4.3% | +32.91% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Superior, Colorado | 2025 population #2581 | 71/100 | $2,457 | $159,434 | 13,637 | 3.7% | +4.15% | competitive | rent watch |
| Steamboat Springs, Colorado | 2025 population #2590 | 65/100 | $2,017 | $104,964 | 13,557 | 3.0% | +2.54% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Sterling, Colorado | 2025 population #2666 | 47/100 | $1,031 | $43,283 | 13,054 | 7.8% | -4.99% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Wellington, Colorado | 2025 population #2808 | 71/100 | $2,473 | $107,017 | 12,169 | 6.5% | +9.95% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Fort Morgan, Colorado | 2025 population #2861 | 62/100 | $1,067 | $64,158 | 11,841 | 6.4% | +2.12% | competitive | rent watch |
| Severance, Colorado | 2025 population #2862 | 75/100 | $2,569 | $124,572 | 11,841 | 2.3% | +53.46% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Timnath, Colorado | 2025 population #2901 | 83/100 | $2,206 | $178,257 | 11,600 | 0.6% | +78.54% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Rifle, Colorado | 2025 population #3040 | 62/100 | $1,308 | $80,000 | 10,844 | 3.0% | +3.87% | competitive | rent watch |
| Fort Lupton, Colorado | 2025 population #3127 | 72/100 | $1,251 | $80,889 | 10,402 | 8.4% | +30.73% | competitive | rent watch |
| Glenwood Springs, Colorado | 2025 population #3128 | 63/100 | $1,867 | $91,481 | 10,395 | 4.5% | +4.43% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Alamosa, Colorado | 2025 population #3257 | 63/100 | $837 | $49,688 | 9,849 | 4.4% | +0.33% | competitive | rent watch |
| Delta, Colorado | 2025 population #3264 | 69/100 | $990 | $45,250 | 9,802 | 3.7% | +8.50% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Gypsum, Colorado | 2025 population #3410 | 74/100 | $2,183 | $115,564 | 9,212 | 0.9% | +14.17% | competitive | rent watch |
| Milliken, Colorado | 2025 population #3418 | 69/100 | $2,102 | $107,500 | 9,183 | 0.5% | +9.62% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Cortez, Colorado | 2025 population #3430 | 65/100 | $984 | $54,247 | 9,126 | 4.1% | +4.15% | competitive | rent watch |
| Craig, Colorado | 2025 population #3497 | 60/100 | $1,045 | $72,636 | 8,874 | 2.5% | -2.00% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Lochbuie, Colorado | 2025 population #3525 | 63/100 | $2,429 | $97,009 | 8,776 | 2.3% | +8.33% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Trinidad, Colorado | 2025 population #3720 | 56/100 | $910 | $52,273 | 8,091 | 7.3% | -2.89% | competitive | rent watch |
| Woodland Park, Colorado | 2025 population #3742 | 61/100 | $2,007 | $99,238 | 8,014 | 1.8% | +1.31% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Lamar, Colorado | 2025 population #3874 | 59/100 | $858 | $53,188 | 7,588 | 4.8% | -1.29% | competitive | rent watch |
| Eagle, Colorado | 2025 population #3979 | 62/100 | $1,820 | $110,398 | 7,280 | 1.5% | -3.11% | competitive | rent watch |
| Mead, Colorado | 2025 population #4050 | 82/100 | $1,275 | $125,357 | 7,042 | 2.3% | +46.98% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| La Junta, Colorado | 2025 population #4118 | 55/100 | $642 | $52,315 | 6,864 | 7.9% | -6.42% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Dacono, Colorado | 2025 population #4128 | 71/100 | $1,827 | $104,559 | 6,844 | 2.6% | +8.58% | competitive | rent watch |
| Gunnison, Colorado | 2025 population #4132 | 69/100 | $1,230 | $62,189 | 6,836 | 6.3% | +4.29% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Carbondale, Colorado | 2025 population #4155 | 66/100 | $2,167 | $108,324 | 6,762 | 2.4% | +4.84% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Aspen, Colorado | 2025 population #4249 | 46/100 | $2,081 | $74,033 | 6,489 | 2.4% | -7.06% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | 2025 population #4286 | 58/100 | ACS pending | $250,001 | 6,389 | 4.4% | -0.78% | competitive | high rent pressure |
| Avon, Colorado | 2025 population #4351 | 59/100 | $2,192 | $89,027 | 6,184 | 8.1% | +1.91% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Salida, Colorado | 2025 population #4427 | 68/100 | $1,292 | $70,045 | 5,985 | 1.6% | +5.15% | competitive | rent watch |
| Sheridan, Colorado | 2025 population #4433 | 44/100 | $1,622 | $60,608 | 5,972 | 14.5% | -2.15% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Eaton, Colorado | 2025 population #4486 | 65/100 | $1,707 | $106,294 | 5,848 | 4.5% | +0.72% | competitive | rent watch |
| Estes Park, Colorado | 2025 population #4524 | 64/100 | $1,511 | $85,956 | 5,780 | 0.8% | -2.10% | competitive | rent watch |
| Silverthorne, Colorado | 2025 population #4683 | 81/100 | $2,081 | $125,478 | 5,418 | 8.6% | +22.77% | competitive | rent watch |
| Brush, Colorado | 2025 population #4714 | 63/100 | $692 | $73,382 | 5,337 | 7.7% | +0.06% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Breckenridge, Colorado | 2025 population #4894 | 67/100 | $1,752 | $138,191 | 5,015 | 0.5% | -1.20% | competitive | rent-friendly |