Most Affordable Cities in Colorado

The lowest cost of living across home prices, rent, services and rent burden.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Home Prices · 30% Rent · 20% Cost Index · 25% Rent Burden · 15% Jobs · 10%

Top 12 Affordability Cities in Colorado

Ranked by composite score across 5 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 68.9
Howard, CO
1,159 residents
Home Prices $386,500
Rent $488
Cost Index 103
#2
Score 67.4
Springfield, CO
1,482 residents
Home Prices $122,600
Rent $551
Cost Index 103
#3
Score 66.5
Center, CO
2,312 residents
Home Prices $115,600
Rent $478
Cost Index 103
#4
Score 64.3
Florence, CO
3,870 residents
Home Prices $228,300
Rent $694
Cost Index 103
#5
Score 64.1
Paonia, CO
1,454 residents
Home Prices $301,300
Rent $799
Cost Index 103
#6
Score 62.9
Akron, CO
1,681 residents
Home Prices $186,500
Rent $1,070
Cost Index 103
#7
Score 62.6
Alamosa East, CO
1,404 residents
Home Prices $219,100
Rent $1,100
Cost Index 103
#8
Score 62.2
Battlement Mesa, CO
5,402 residents
Home Prices $231,500
Rent $972
Cost Index 103
#9
Score 61.8
Fowler, CO
1,101 residents
Home Prices $141,300
Rent $823
Cost Index 103
#10
Score 61.2
Ault, CO
2,270 residents
Home Prices $330,200
Rent $623
Cost Index 103
#11
Score 60.9
Alamosa, CO
9,847 residents
Home Prices $200,200
Rent $881
Cost Index 103
#12
Score 60.9
Sanford, CO
1,047 residents
Home Prices $150,000
Rent $727
Cost Index 103

Full Ranking, Colorado

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1 Howard CO 68.9
2 Springfield CO 67.4
3 Center CO 66.5
4 Florence CO 64.3
5 Paonia CO 64.1
6 Akron CO 62.9
7 Alamosa East CO 62.6
8 Battlement Mesa CO 62.2
9 Fowler CO 61.8
10 Ault CO 61.2
11 Alamosa CO 60.9
12 Sanford CO 60.9
13 Rangely CO 60.7
14 Julesburg CO 60.6
15 Craig CO 60.5
16 Meeker CO 60.4
17 La Junta CO 60.3
18 Ouray CO 60
19 Holyoke CO 60
20 Burlington CO 59.6
21 Del Norte CO 59.1
22 Cañon City CO 58.9
23 Wiggins CO 58.9
24 Lamar CO 57.5
25 Granby CO 57.3
26 Rocky Ford CO 57.2
27 Trinidad CO 57.2
28 Pagosa Springs CO 57.1
29 Colorado City CO 57.1
30 Lochbuie CO 57
31 Mancos CO 57
32 Laporte CO 56.9
33 Deer Trail CO 56.8
34 Wray CO 56.8
35 Hudson CO 56.7
36 Sterling CO 56.6
37 Delta CO 56.5
38 Hotchkiss CO 56.4
39 Las Animas CO 56.3
40 Limon CO 56.3
41 Bennett CO 56.3
42 Fort Morgan CO 56.2
43 Fruita CO 55.9
44 Pueblo CO 55.8
45 Stratmoor CO 55.7
46 Keenesburg CO 55.6
47 Aetna Estates CO 55.5
48 Cortez CO 55.4
49 Elizabeth CO 55.2
50 Grand Junction CO 55.1

Howard, CO tops the list with a composite score of 68.9 out of 100, followed by Springfield and Center. CO dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for affordability.

Rankings combine 5 independent metrics: Home Prices, Rent, Cost Index, Rent Burden, Jobs. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to affordability, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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