DENVER ( KDVR ) — Some of the best places to live in the U.S. are here in Colorado, according to recent rankings released by Livability.
The website Livability has been curating the list for over a decade, evaluating nearly 100 factors across eight equal-weight main categories: economy, housing and cost of living, amenities, transportation, environment, safety, education and health.
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The list focuses on affordability and is limited to cities where median home values are under $500,000. Out of 2,000 cities, the report analyzed data to find the best small to mid-sized places to live in across the U.S.
Three Colorado cities were recognized in the report as some of the best places to live .
Loveland
Loveland ranked the highest of any city in the Centennial State at No. 21 overall with a livability score of 744. The city, located just south of Fort Collins in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, ranked among the top 100 places to live in both 2024 and 2025, according to Livability…