What is the #1 cheapest places to live in colorado?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Towaoc	1,058	48.1
2	Springfield	1,482	68.6
3	Rocky Ford	3,843	68.9
4	Center	2,312	71.3
5	Walsenburg	3,079	73.1
6	Sanford	1,047	74.0
7	Fowler	1,101	75.9
8	Del Norte	1,576	76.3
9	Julesburg	1,193	77.1
10	Ellicott	1,337	78.1
11	Monte Vista	4,178	81.7
12	Las Animas	2,480	82.9
13	Alamosa	9,847	83.8
14	La Junta	7,211	84.0
15	Limon	1,572	86.1
16	Trinidad	8,309	87.0
17	Lamar	7,629	87.2
18	Sterling	13,273	87.4
19	Ordway	1,718	87.5
20	Yuma	3,427	87.6
21	Cedaredge	2,394	89.2
22	Florence	3,870	89.7
23	Alamosa East	1,404	90.5
24	Delta	9,266	91.4
25	Pagosa Springs	1,718	92.6
26	Cortez	8,898	92.6
27	Paonia	1,454	93.2
28	Wray	2,305	93.6
29	Howard	1,159	95.2
30	Clifton	19,746	95.7
31	Pueblo	111,514	96.3
32	Akron	1,681	96.4
33	Burlington	3,165	97.4
34	Colorado City	1,791	98.5
35	Meeker	2,528	99.4
36	Holyoke	2,378	99.5
37	Aetna Estates	1,177	100.5
38	Fort Morgan	11,521	100.5
39	Olathe	1,788	100.8
40	Rangely	2,572	101.0
41	Parachute	1,513	101.4
42	Hotchkiss	1,147	102.4
43	Kersey	1,318	103.1
44	Cañon City	17,098	104.1
45	Battlement Mesa	5,402	104.3
46	Mancos	1,016	105.9
47	Ignacio	1,255	106.3
48	Federal Heights	14,160	107.1
49	Palisade	2,580	107.4
50	Lincoln Park	4,315	107.5
51	Brush	5,299	108.0
52	Craig	9,022	108.0
53	Stratmoor	6,396	109.2
54	Ault	2,270	110.5
55	Gunnison	6,712	111.6
56	Montrose	20,703	112.1
57	Grand Junction	67,027	114.1
58	Pierce	1,102	114.7
59	Hudson	1,844	115.9
60	Penrose	3,978	116.2
61	Laporte	2,123	117.1
62	Orchard City	3,193	117.5
63	Park Center	2,544	117.7
64	Deer Trail	1,180	118.5
65	Fort Lupton	8,494	119.1
66	Greeley	109,421	122.2
67	Sheridan	6,031	122.7
68	Fruita	13,578	122.9
69	Evans	22,265	125.9
70	Cimarron Hills	18,808	126.6
71	Buena Vista	2,966	127.5
72	Rifle	10,466	127.8
73	Kremmling	1,844	128.1
74	Orchard Mesa	6,597	128.5
75	Idaho Springs	1,968	129.2
76	Ouray	1,031	129.2
77	Fruitvale	7,998	129.6
78	La Salle	3,119	131.1
79	Georgetown	1,082	131.8
80	Granby	2,195	133.0
81	Strasburg	3,249	133.3
82	Glendale	4,546	133.9
83	Derby	8,692	134.5
84	Welby	16,232	135.2
85	Wiggins	1,202	135.5
86	Manitou Springs	4,796	136.1
87	Sherrelwood	19,368	136.6
88	Keenesburg	1,866	137.0
89	Salida	5,786	137.2
90	Pueblo West	34,992	137.5
91	Leadville	2,634	138.0
92	Bayfield	2,862	139.5
93	Fort Carson	18,447	139.8
94	Security-Widefield	38,659	139.9
95	Colorado Springs	483,099	140.4
96	Four Square Mile	21,788	140.7
97	Lochbuie	8,142	142.7
98	Bennett	3,472	142.7
99	Durango	19,257	142.8
100	Platteville	2,924	142.9
101	Berkley	10,838	142.9
102	Fountain	29,327	143.5
103	Aristocrat Ranchettes	2,335	143.7
104	Edgewater	4,955	144.8
105	Estes Park	5,879	145.4
106	Loveland	77,350	145.7
107	Northglenn	37,953	146.7
108	Aurora	390,201	146.9
109	Englewood	33,774	147.7
110	Byers	1,804	148.2
111	Silt	3,575	149.5
112	New Castle	4,878	150.4
113	Hayden	2,010	151.4
114	Leadville North	1,470	151.6
115	Dove Valley	5,313	152.3
116	Fraser	1,189	152.4
117	Ridgway	1,247	152.7
118	Fort Collins	169,705	152.9
119	Redlands	8,771	152.9
120	Lakewood	156,309	153.0
121	West Pleasant View	5,221	153.2
122	Wheat Ridge	32,158	153.7
123	Glenwood Springs	10,171	156.8
124	Keystone	1,111	157.6
125	Shaw Heights	5,309	158.1
126	Denver	713,734	158.2
127	Longmont	98,958	159.0
128	Brighton	41,196	159.2
129	Twin Lakes	8,279	159.2
130	Milliken	8,695	159.7
131	Woodland Park	7,909	160.4
132	Commerce City	64,640	160.9
133	Elizabeth	1,694	161.0
134	Thornton	142,878	161.2
135	Dacono	6,419	161.3
136	Westminster	115,546	161.5
137	Eaton	5,832	161.8
138	Telluride	2,595	163.9
139	Crested Butte	1,436	163.9
140	Dotsero	1,321	164.9
141	Meridian	5,058	165.6
142	Littleton	45,092	166.9
143	Air Force Academy	6,701	168.5
144	Nederland	1,523	168.8
145	Berthoud	11,684	169.0
146	Palmer Lake	2,635	169.6
147	Eagle	7,479	171.7
148	Avon	6,057	172.8
149	Cascade-Chipita Park	1,158	172.8
150	Arvada	122,835	173.0
151	Wellington	11,538	175.0
152	Mead	5,503	175.7
153	Edwards	10,415	176.0
154	Johnstown	18,075	176.7
155	Monument	11,035	177.7
156	Firestone	17,353	178.2
157	Lafayette	30,471	178.6
158	Steamboat Springs	13,341	180.8
159	Golden	20,467	182.1
160	Ken Caryl	33,407	183.8
161	Holly Hills	2,652	184.1
162	Windsor	35,918	184.2
163	Silverthorne	4,657	185.2
164	Centennial	107,386	188.8
165	Dakota Ridge	34,159	189.7
166	Vail	4,729	189.8
167	Carbondale	6,553	191.1
168	Severance	9,302	191.2
169	Boulder	106,274	191.3
170	Coal Creek	2,357	191.7
171	Gypsum	8,481	193.6
172	Inverness	3,088	194.1
173	Columbine	25,681	194.7
174	Breckenridge	5,001	194.9
175	Broomfield	75,110	195.4
176	Gunbarrel	10,424	195.5
177	Parker	60,115	196.3
178	Acres Green	2,709	197.0
179	Gleneagle	6,207	200.9
180	Frederick	15,893	201.2
181	Mountain Village	1,713	203.9
182	Castle Rock	76,614	206.0
183	Frisco	2,865	206.5
184	Applewood	8,120	207.1
185	Niwot	3,773	210.2
186	Aspen	6,862	210.2
187	Lone Tree	14,136	210.3
188	Louisville	20,788	213.4
189	Highlands Ranch	101,437	213.9
190	Lyons	1,927	216.2
191	Evergreen	8,643	217.9
192	El Jebel	3,935	219.1
193	Basalt	3,995	223.2
194	Sierra Ridge	3,264	224.2
195	Cherry Creek	11,011	226.5
196	Ponderosa Park	3,556	226.9
197	Stonegate	9,164	228.1
198	Erie	31,927	231.6
199	Blue River	1,145	234.6
200	Loma	1,365	236.7
201	Timnath	8,007	237.1
202	Woodmoor	8,819	237.8
203	Superior	13,136	239.2
204	Snowmass Village	3,048	239.7
205	Fairmount	10,521	243.4
206	Roxborough Park	9,365	248.8
207	Watkins	1,087	249.8
208	Greenwood Village	15,485	253.5
209	Black Forest	14,658	253.7
210	Castle Pines	12,573	257.5
211	The Pinery	11,740	260.0
212	Indian Hills	1,320	266.2
213	Lazy Acres	1,056	266.7
214	Perry Park	1,801	271.4
215	Genesee	3,826	272.2
216	Meridian Village	2,768	281.9
217	Todd Creek	5,069	291.1
218	Sterling Ranch	2,530	299.3
219	Castle Pines Village	4,441	309.9
220	Stepping Stone	3,079	310.4
221	Bow Mar	1,003	317.2
222	Columbine Valley	2,084	324.6
223	Cherry Hills Village	6,366	324.6

Methodology

Cities in Colorado are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in colorado?: Towaoc ranks #1 with 48.1 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in colorado?: 1. Towaoc (48.1), 2. Springfield (68.6), 3. Rocky Ford (68.9), 4. Center (71.3), 5. Walsenburg (73.1)
How many cities in Colorado are ranked?: This ranking includes 223 cities in Colorado with available data.

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