Small towns in Colorado
120 small towns, communities and small cities of 1,000 to 75,000 people, plus 49 smaller suburbs, marked as suburbs. In the parts of Colorado outside metro areas, everyday prices run 2.5% below the U.S. average, and housing 3% below.
Closest to a big city
- Lafayette20 miles to Denver
- Louisville20 miles to Denver
- Dacono21 miles to Denver
- Erie21 miles to Denver
- Genesee21 miles to Denver
Straight-line miles to a metro area of about 1 million people or more.
Lowest home values
- Ordway$104,400
- Center$126,000
- Las Animas$132,700
- Springfield$134,100
- Fowler$143,900
Typical value of an owner-occupied home.
Growing fastest
- Elizabethup 73% since 2020
- Keenesburgup 68% since 2020
- Deer Trailup 59% since 2020
- Severanceup 48% since 2020
- Meadup 47% since 2020
College towns
- GunnisonWestern Colorado University
Tourist towns
- Winter Park71% vacation homes
- Keystone60% vacation homes
- Dillon57% vacation homes
- Breckenridge56% vacation homes
- Frisco52% vacation homes
- Vail51% vacation homes
- Fraser50% vacation homes
- Crested Butte34% vacation homes
Hospital in town
- AlamosaSan Luis Valley Regional Medical Center
- AspenAspen Valley Hospital District
- BrushEast Morgan County Hospital
- BurlingtonKit Carson County Memorial Hospital
- Cañon CitySt. Thomas More Hospital
- CortezSouthwest Memorial Hospital
- CraigThe Memorial Hospital
- DeltaDelta County Memorial Hospital
Every town in Colorado
Select a column heading to sort. Miles are straight-line. Home values and incomes: Census survey 2020-2024; population: 2025 estimates.
| Town | People | Since 2020 | Typical home | Household income | Miles to a big city | Miles to an ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acres Green suburb | 2,639 | $580,900 | $142,361 | 14 | 2 | |
| Akron | 1,725 | -2% | $208,100 | $57,321 | 92 | 23 |
| Alamosa | 9,849 | +0.4% | $225,200 | $49,688 | 167 | In town |
| Applewood suburb | 8,350 | $785,900 | $130,545 | 16 | 3 | |
| Aspen | 6,489 | -7% | $74,033 | 111 | In town | |
| Ault | 2,667 | +38.7% | $359,100 | $95,049 | 58 | 12 |
| Avon | 6,184 | +0.7% | $548,900 | $89,027 | 87 | 8 |
| Basalt | 4,009 | +1.1% | $1,180,300 | $105,855 | 119 | 17 |
| Battlement Mesa | 5,755 | $312,700 | $76,152 | 168 | 14 | |
| Bayfield | 2,974 | +3.7% | $412,500 | $93,125 | 228 | 15 |
| Bennett | 4,224 | +45.3% | $444,000 | $107,736 | 24 | 22 |
| Berkley suburb | 10,789 | $468,100 | $84,637 | 8 | 4 | |
| Berthoud suburb | 14,080 | +32.8% | $533,500 | $119,385 | 36 | 10 |
| Black Forest | 15,738 | $856,200 | $145,460 | 49 | 14 | |
| Breckenridge | 5,015 | -0.8% | 64 | 6 | ||
| Brush | 5,337 | +0.4% | $273,000 | $73,382 | 74 | In town |
| Buena Vista | 3,248 | +13.4% | $572,700 | $78,323 | 93 | 22 |
| Burlington | 3,164 | -0.2% | $208,100 | $74,308 | 143 | In town |
| Cañon City | 17,030 | +0.7% | $316,100 | $64,787 | 93 | In town |
| Carbondale | 6,762 | +4.6% | $900,600 | $108,324 | 127 | 11 |
| Castle Pines suburb | 15,583 | +39.1% | $895,500 | $191,229 | 21 | 4 |
| Castle Pines Village suburb | 4,436 | $1,453,400 | $250,000 or more | 22 | 3 | |
| Cedaredge | 2,448 | +7.2% | $276,700 | $47,614 | 173 | 12 |
| Center | 1,890 | -3.5% | $126,000 | 154 | 8 | |
| Cherry Creek suburb | 10,721 | $888,900 | $153,776 | 11 | 6 | |
| Cherry Hills Village suburb | 6,389 | -0.6% | $2,000,000 or more | $250,000 or more | 9 | In town |
| Cimarron Hills suburb | 19,817 | $368,000 | $80,808 | 63 | 3 | |
| Clifton suburb | 19,518 | $250,500 | $52,100 | 197 | 6 | |
| Columbine Valley suburb | 1,684 | +12.1% | $1,578,900 | $250,000 or more | 14 | 3 |
| Cortez | 9,126 | +3.9% | $272,900 | $54,247 | 260 | In town |
| Craig | 8,874 | -1.8% | $278,500 | $72,636 | 151 | In town |
| Crested Butte | 1,693 | +2.2% | $1,010,600 | 128 | 22 | |
| Cripple Creek | 1,120 | -2.9% | $285,800 | $41,840 | 72 | 17 |
| Dacono | 6,844 | +7.8% | $482,800 | $104,559 | 21 | 8 |
| Deer Trail | 1,755 | +58.7% | $373,000 | $73,906 | 46 | 39 |
| Del Norte | 1,396 | -4.1% | $184,400 | $40,700 | 164 | 7 |
| Delta | 9,802 | +8.3% | $283,300 | $45,250 | 185 | In town |
| Derby suburb | 8,453 | $353,000 | $82,138 | 6 | 4 | |
| Dillon | 1,029 | -3% | $1,090,000 | $111,250 | 63 | 4 |
| Dove Valley suburb | 4,806 | $455,600 | $81,524 | 13 | 4 | |
| Durango | 19,733 | +3.3% | $668,400 | $78,602 | 237 | In town |
| Eagle | 7,280 | -3% | $695,100 | $110,398 | 103 | 24 |
| Eaton | 5,848 | +0% | $475,900 | $106,294 | 54 | 8 |
| Edgewater suburb | 4,870 | -2.7% | $636,900 | $76,591 | 10 | 2 |
| Edwards | 10,785 | $937,300 | $81,909 | 93 | 13 | |
| El Jebel | 2,941 | $912,200 | $103,042 | 120 | 15 | |
| Elizabeth | 2,957 | +72.9% | $475,900 | $112,986 | 31 | 15 |
| Erie | 40,904 | +34.5% | $736,500 | $173,349 | 21 | 5 |
| Estes Park | 5,780 | -2.1% | $664,200 | $85,956 | 54 | In town |
| Evergreen | 8,602 | $829,400 | $150,417 | 26 | 13 | |
| Fairmount suburb | 9,902 | $827,600 | $163,600 | 16 | 5 | |
| Federal Heights suburb | 14,075 | -2.2% | $95,300 | $56,597 | 10 | 2 |
| Firestone | 20,129 | +20.9% | $560,100 | $120,150 | 27 | 9 |
| Florence | 3,856 | +0.6% | $249,700 | $50,262 | 96 | 9 |
| Fort Lupton | 10,402 | +30.2% | $416,000 | $80,889 | 23 | 8 |
| Fort Morgan | 11,841 | +2.5% | $313,400 | $64,158 | 67 | In town |
| Fowler | 1,171 | -6.5% | $143,900 | 122 | 28 | |
| Fraser | 1,543 | +10.9% | $600,800 | $89,980 | 50 | 28 |
| Frederick | 18,241 | +24% | $568,300 | $129,460 | 24 | 8 |
| Frisco | 2,792 | -4.6% | $891,400 | $113,506 | 66 | In town |
| Fruita suburb | 14,003 | +4.3% | $398,200 | $87,184 | 203 | In town |
| Fruitvale suburb | 8,019 | $333,100 | $77,887 | 197 | 4 | |
| Genesee | 3,778 | $1,032,700 | $186,667 | 21 | 8 | |
| Georgetown | 1,217 | +8.6% | $521,700 | $79,118 | 43 | 23 |
| Gilcrest | 1,017 | -0.4% | $321,900 | 36 | 7 | |
| Glendale suburb | 4,475 | -2.7% | $413,500 | $71,250 | 5 | 2 |
| Gleneagle suburb | 6,440 | $605,400 | $139,653 | 50 | 12 | |
| Glenwood Springs | 10,395 | +3.9% | $619,000 | $91,481 | 132 | In town |
| Granby | 2,392 | +16.5% | $567,100 | $72,926 | 59 | 25 |
| Grand Junction | 71,827 | +9.2% | $389,800 | $70,080 | 202 | In town |
| Greenwood Village suburb | 15,323 | -2% | $1,237,800 | $149,029 | 10 | 5 |
| Gunbarrel suburb | 10,051 | $821,000 | $109,407 | 26 | 5 | |
| Gunnison | 6,836 | +4% | $461,000 | $62,189 | 138 | In town |
| Gypsum | 9,212 | +13.7% | $633,000 | $115,564 | 111 | 20 |
| Hayden | 2,250 | +16.5% | $407,900 | $90,804 | 136 | 17 |
| Holly Hills suburb | 2,572 | $702,000 | $122,391 | 7 | 3 | |
| Holyoke | 2,264 | -3.4% | $259,000 | $52,482 | 148 | In town |
| Hudson | 1,621 | -1.5% | $373,200 | $81,250 | 27 | 14 |
| Idaho Springs | 1,842 | +2.1% | $446,500 | $89,436 | 33 | 20 |
| Inverness suburb | 2,934 | $862,300 | $109,135 | 13 | 3 | |
| Johnstown | 22,433 | +29.2% | $540,300 | $128,995 | 38 | 9 |
| Julesburg | 1,217 | -6.3% | $149,400 | $43,500 | 162 | In town |
| Keenesburg | 2,107 | +67.8% | $432,900 | $83,950 | 32 | 18 |
| Kersey | 1,500 | -0.5% | $354,600 | $68,281 | 47 | 10 |
| Keystone | 1,274 | -1.6% | $1,284,700 | $51,591 | 57 | 9 |
| Kremmling | 1,451 | -3.9% | $376,400 | $77,407 | 82 | In town |
| La Junta | 6,864 | -6.3% | $194,800 | $52,315 | 143 | In town |
| La Salle suburb | 2,304 | -2.3% | $384,600 | $95,833 | 42 | 5 |
| Lafayette | 30,116 | -0.9% | $686,500 | $119,040 | 20 | In town |
| Lamar | 7,588 | -1.4% | $152,900 | $53,188 | 169 | In town |
| Las Animas | 2,325 | +1.3% | $132,700 | $51,875 | 147 | 19 |
| Leadville | 2,668 | +1.9% | $447,600 | $86,350 | 83 | In town |
| Limon | 2,021 | -0.8% | $219,300 | $65,776 | 72 | 14 |
| Lincoln Park | 3,986 | $295,800 | $60,036 | 94 | 2 | |
| Lochbuie suburb | 8,776 | +6.9% | $423,000 | $97,009 | 19 | 5 |
| Lone Tree suburb | 15,278 | +7.5% | $874,100 | $123,741 | 16 | In town |
| Louisville | 20,581 | -2.9% | $883,900 | $147,319 | 20 | 3 |
| Lyons | 2,119 | -3.9% | $845,400 | $122,837 | 38 | 8 |
| Mancos | 1,266 | +5.7% | $353,200 | $65,833 | 249 | 15 |
| Manitou Springs suburb | 4,577 | -6.2% | $561,200 | $85,000 | 63 | 6 |
| Mead | 7,042 | +47% | $585,100 | $125,357 | 33 | 8 |
| Meeker | 2,417 | +1.7% | $286,000 | $66,548 | 161 | In town |
| Meridian suburb | 5,634 | $581,100 | $89,877 | 15 | In town | |
| Meridian Village suburb | 2,699 | $732,400 | $190,833 | 16 | 3 | |
| Milliken | 9,183 | +8.7% | $406,700 | $107,500 | 38 | 7 |
| Monte Vista | 4,005 | -5.9% | $224,500 | $61,684 | 166 | 13 |
| Montrose | 21,583 | +5.8% | $387,900 | $70,386 | 183 | In town |
| Monument suburb | 13,813 | +32.5% | $636,700 | $128,816 | 48 | 14 |
| Mountain Village | 1,234 | -2.1% | $2,000,000 or more | $52,923 | 204 | 38 |
| Nederland | 1,463 | -0.3% | $707,100 | $122,917 | 36 | 15 |
| New Castle | 4,896 | -0.4% | $454,300 | $80,084 | 141 | 11 |
| Niwot | 3,447 | $995,700 | $146,492 | 27 | 4 | |
| Olathe | 1,927 | -3.7% | $245,600 | $55,767 | 184 | 10 |
| Orchard City | 3,299 | +4.9% | $324,300 | $55,960 | 177 | 7 |
| Orchard Mesa suburb | 6,945 | $332,600 | $80,359 | 201 | 4 | |
| Ordway | 1,053 | -0.9% | $104,400 | $54,583 | 122 | 20 |
| Pagosa Springs | 1,838 | +13.4% | $374,600 | $50,785 | 207 | 4 |
| Palisade suburb | 2,599 | +1.4% | $404,600 | $80,587 | 191 | 11 |
| Palmer Lake suburb | 2,591 | -2.5% | $485,700 | $125,357 | 45 | 13 |
| Paonia | 1,477 | +1.7% | $343,700 | $59,574 | 157 | 26 |
| Parachute | 1,366 | -1.7% | $271,400 | $58,778 | 170 | 16 |
| Park Center | 2,588 | $386,200 | $72,212 | 90 | In town | |
| Penrose | 4,087 | $308,800 | $88,109 | 93 | 13 | |
| Pierce | 1,086 | -0.9% | $330,400 | $61,250 | 61 | 16 |
| Platteville | 2,908 | -1.7% | $416,700 | $74,500 | 32 | 12 |
| Poncha Springs | 1,393 | +46.9% | $522,900 | $97,139 | 107 | 4 |
| Ponderosa Park | 3,453 | $704,000 | $132,154 | 28 | 13 | |
| Pueblo West | 35,681 | $397,000 | $96,810 | 100 | 10 | |
| Rangely | 2,304 | +0.2% | $187,400 | $66,389 | 172 | In town |
| Redlands suburb | 8,868 | $487,500 | $92,391 | 207 | In town | |
| Ridgway | 1,324 | +12.2% | $709,900 | $83,750 | 190 | 23 |
| Rifle | 10,844 | +3.9% | $413,500 | $80,000 | 154 | In town |
| Rocky Ford | 3,752 | -2.8% | $143,900 | $40,655 | 134 | 11 |
| Roxborough Park | 9,085 | $678,800 | $173,083 | 24 | 8 | |
| Salida | 5,985 | +4.7% | $648,500 | $70,045 | 104 | In town |
| Severance | 11,841 | +47.8% | $528,500 | $124,572 | 51 | 8 |
| Shaw Heights suburb | 5,565 | $482,800 | $86,250 | 11 | 3 | |
| Sheridan suburb | 5,972 | -2.1% | $380,600 | $60,608 | 11 | 2 |
| Sherrelwood suburb | 18,692 | $432,200 | $75,327 | 8 | 2 | |
| Sierra Ridge suburb | 3,663 | $862,500 | $158,183 | 16 | 3 | |
| Silt | 3,743 | +5.3% | $446,900 | $93,690 | 148 | 6 |
| Silverthorne | 5,418 | +21.4% | $700,800 | $125,478 | 65 | 6 |
| Snowmass Village | 2,965 | -1.2% | $102,959 | 116 | 6 | |
| Springfield | 1,293 | -2.2% | $134,100 | $48,295 | 204 | In town |
| Steamboat Springs | 13,557 | +2.5% | $981,800 | $104,964 | 114 | In town |
| Stepping Stone suburb | 3,137 | $785,700 | $223,839 | 17 | 3 | |
| Sterling | 13,054 | -2.7% | $217,400 | $43,283 | 107 | In town |
| Sterling Ranch | 4,213 | $802,000 | $206,719 | 21 | 5 | |
| Stonegate suburb | 8,906 | $641,600 | $159,086 | 16 | 2 | |
| Strasburg | 3,455 | $496,100 | $117,845 | 30 | 27 | |
| Stratmoor suburb | 5,412 | $310,000 | $65,000 | 69 | 5 | |
| Superior suburb | 13,637 | +4.1% | $903,900 | $159,434 | 19 | 4 |
| Telluride | 2,454 | -6.2% | $102,405 | 202 | 37 | |
| The Pinery | 11,871 | $791,100 | $194,446 | 23 | 7 | |
| Timnath suburb | 11,600 | +71.7% | $730,100 | $178,257 | 54 | 5 |
| Todd Creek suburb | 5,379 | $897,200 | $194,362 | 15 | 4 | |
| Trinidad | 8,091 | -3% | $226,800 | $52,273 | 180 | In town |
| Twin Lakes suburb | 8,030 | $587,500 | $95,583 | 8 | 3 | |
| Vail | 4,407 | -8.7% | $1,400,700 | $98,893 | 79 | In town |
| Walsenburg | 3,039 | -0.4% | $147,300 | $51,474 | 147 | 3 |
| Welby suburb | 16,197 | $385,000 | $80,026 | 7 | 2 | |
| Wellington | 12,169 | +9% | $464,200 | $107,017 | 65 | 9 |
| West Pleasant View suburb | 5,051 | $489,400 | $95,817 | 16 | 3 | |
| Wiggins | 1,868 | +30% | $363,400 | $91,681 | 54 | 15 |
| Winter Park | 1,217 | +13.1% | 49 | 26 | ||
| Woodland Park | 8,014 | +1.2% | $549,200 | $99,238 | 54 | In town |
| Woodmoor suburb | 8,934 | $771,900 | $171,875 | 45 | 15 | |
| Wray | 2,352 | +1.1% | $173,000 | $57,171 | 142 | In town |
| Yuma | 3,424 | -1.3% | $165,500 | $48,338 | 117 | In town |
Big city: a metro area of about 1 million people or more. ER: the nearest hospital with an emergency room. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, BEA, Medicare.