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Best places to live in Greater Denver

57 places with 2,159,263 residents within about 40 km of Denver, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Denver, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Highlands Ranch
    Colorado, 96,713 residents    71
  2. 2The Pinery
    Colorado, 10,517 residents    70
  3. 3Columbine
    Colorado, 24,280 residents    68
  4. 4Meridian (Colorado)
    Colorado, 2,970 residents    68
  5. 5Acres Green
    Colorado, 3,007 residents    67
  6. 6Roxborough Park
    Colorado, 9,099 residents    66
  7. 7Castle Pines North
    Colorado, 10,360 residents    65
  8. 8Broomfield
    Colorado, 65,065 residents    65
  9. 9Carriage Club
    Colorado, 1,090 residents    65
  10. 10Arvada
    Colorado, 115,368 residents    63

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For retired couples

  1. 1The Pinery
    Colorado, 10,517 residents    71
  2. 2Columbine
    Colorado, 24,280 residents    68
  3. 3Highlands Ranch
    Colorado, 96,713 residents    68
  4. 4Meridian (Colorado)
    Colorado, 2,970 residents    66
  5. 5Lafayette (Colorado)
    Colorado, 27,729 residents    66
  6. 6Louisville (Colorado)
    Colorado, 20,396 residents    66
  7. 7Castle Pines North
    Colorado, 10,360 residents    65
  8. 8Broomfield
    Colorado, 65,065 residents    64
  9. 9Acres Green
    Colorado, 3,007 residents    64
  10. 10Roxborough Park
    Colorado, 9,099 residents    62

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For remote workers

  1. 1Columbine
    Colorado, 24,280 residents    67
  2. 2The Pinery
    Colorado, 10,517 residents    65
  3. 3Highlands Ranch
    Colorado, 96,713 residents    63
  4. 4Broomfield
    Colorado, 65,065 residents    62
  5. 5Wheat Ridge
    Colorado, 31,192 residents    61
  6. 6Ken Caryl
    Colorado, 32,438 residents    61
  7. 7Dakota Ridge
    Colorado, 33,892 residents    61
  8. 8Golden (Colorado)
    Colorado, 20,330 residents    61
  9. 9Arvada
    Colorado, 115,368 residents    61
  10. 10Lakewood (Colorado)
    Colorado, 152,597 residents    60

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For commuters

  1. 1Highlands Ranch
    Colorado, 96,713 residents    83
  2. 2Arvada
    Colorado, 115,368 residents    82
  3. 3Lakewood (Colorado)
    Colorado, 152,597 residents    81
  4. 4Centennial
    Colorado, 109,741 residents    80
  5. 5Thornton (Colorado)
    Colorado, 133,451 residents    79
  6. 6Westminster (Colorado)
    Colorado, 116,317 residents    78
  7. 7Denver (Colorado)
    Colorado, 729,019 residents    77
  8. 8Acres Green
    Colorado, 3,007 residents    77
  9. 9Wheat Ridge
    Colorado, 31,192 residents    76
  10. 10Lone Tree (Colorado)
    Colorado, 13,175 residents    76

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For single professionals

  1. 1Lakewood (Colorado)
    Colorado, 152,597 residents    77
  2. 2Denver (Colorado)
    Colorado, 729,019 residents    76
  3. 3Arvada
    Colorado, 115,368 residents    74
  4. 4Highlands Ranch
    Colorado, 96,713 residents    74
  5. 5Wheat Ridge
    Colorado, 31,192 residents    71
  6. 6Centennial
    Colorado, 109,741 residents    71
  7. 7Westminster (Colorado)
    Colorado, 116,317 residents    70
  8. 8Thornton (Colorado)
    Colorado, 133,451 residents    69
  9. 9Commerce City
    Colorado, 53,696 residents    67
  10. 10Broomfield
    Colorado, 65,065 residents    67

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Highlands Ranch
    Colorado, 96,713 residents    47
  2. 2Acres Green
    Colorado, 3,007 residents    41
  3. 3Broomfield
    Colorado, 65,065 residents    41
  4. 4Meridian (Colorado)
    Colorado, 2,970 residents    40
  5. 5The Pinery
    Colorado, 10,517 residents    40
  6. 6Lone Tree (Colorado)
    Colorado, 13,175 residents    39
  7. 7Columbine
    Colorado, 24,280 residents    39
  8. 8Castle Pines North
    Colorado, 10,360 residents    39
  9. 9Ken Caryl
    Colorado, 32,438 residents    38
  10. 10Dakota Ridge
    Colorado, 33,892 residents    37

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Towns in Greater Denver