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Best cities in Colorado
for retirees (2026)

Pueblo tops the Colorado ranking for retirees with an UrbRank Score of 50/100. See the full state ranking below.

What matters for retirees

25% climate, 25% affordability, 20% safety, 20% walkability, 10% environment.

Colorado ranking

21 scored cities in Colorado, ranked by UrbRank Score.

1
PuebloCO
50
D
2
Grand JunctionCO
46
D
3
LongmontCO
44
D
4
Colorado SpringsCO
42
D
5
Fort CollinsCO
41
D
6
Castle RockCO
41
D
7
GreeleyCO
38
F
8
BoulderCO
38
F
9
LovelandCO
37
F
10
ThorntonCO
36
F
11
CentennialCO
36
F
12
LittletonCO
29
F
13
LakewoodCO
28
F
14
ArvadaCO
28
F
15
DenverCO
27
F
16
WestminsterCO
25
F
17
ParkerCO
25
F
18
Commerce CityCO
24
F
19
BroomfieldCO
23
F
20
Highlands RanchCO
21
F
21
AuroraCO
21
F

Top cities for retirees nationally

How Colorado's best stack up against the rest of the country.

1
ScrantonPA
80
A-
2
BlacksburgVA
80
B+
3
LakelandFL
78
B+
4
Wilkes-BarrePA
78
B+
5
HarlingenTX
77
B+
6
BendOR
77
B+
7
BiloxiMS
77
B+
8
Johnson CityTN
77
B+
9
AuburnAL
76
B+
10
CharlotteNC
75
B+

See the full national ranking →

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