U.S. News and World Report released its annual Best Places to Live rankings on Tuesday, and four out of the five top cities are in Colorado.
Boulder zoomed to No. 1, while Denver held its spot at No. 2. Colorado Springs ranked No. 4 and Fort Collins ranked No. 5.
Austin took third place.
U.S. News analyzed the 150 most populous metro areas and ranked them on multiple factors, including job market, housing affordability, quality of life, desirability and net migration ratings. In addition to public surveys, data was drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. News’ own internal resources.
Rounding out the top 10 were Charlotte at No. 6, followed by Des Moines; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Portland, Oregon and San Francisco.
Among Best Places to Retire, Colorado Springs ranked No. 39, Boulder ranked No. 53, Denver ranked No. 55 and Fort Collins ranked No. 71.
Read the full report and methodology here.
By Denver Business Journal Staff
Original article here
