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Relocation Advice: Find the best places to live in Colorado

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Relocation information to help you if you’re moving to Colorado.


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Colorado Relocation Information

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Real Estate / Property Tax rates by County for Colorado

Relative effective property tax level: when compared to counties throughout the US, this is how Colorado ranks on property tax as a percentage of market value.

Median Effective Relatiave Property Tax Rates

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Population Density by County for Colorado

Relative effective density level: when compared to counties throughout the US, this is how Colorado ranks on the ratio of people per square mile.

Relative Population Density

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Residential Real Estate - Colorado

A summary of real estate and cost of living information to help you if you’re moving to Colorado. As part of relocating to Colorado, you can purchase a Locale Report to

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and get include useful information to guide your search—including data that is not easy to find, like cost per square foot, ages of residential real estate, school statistics, and demographics. Use it for your move to Colorado, second home in Colorado, or retirement in Colorado.

Residential Real Estate Snapshot

These statistics give you a benchmark to compare specific locations and decide whether they are affordable to you.

Real Estate Overview

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Status and Year Built for Real Estate in Colorado

Ownership, rental and vacancy rates—and age distribution for residential real estate. Different architectural styles prevailed during these periods, so you can get a sense of whether your preferred style of home is likely to be available.

Residential Status & Year Built

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Types of Residential Real Estate: Colorado compared to the US.

For your primary residence, you may want areas that skew to single home because values tend to appreciate more. For second homes or if you are retiring in Colorado, multiple unit dwellings may offer less cost and time spent on maintenance.

Types of Residences

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Schools - Colorado

Note: “N/A” means data was not reported for that statistic. Even if you are retiring in Colorado, or looking for a vacation home, school district quality will impact property value.

Education Statistics

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NAEP Test results for students in Colorado

Test results
Categorized as: Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced
Reported for: 4th grade Reading, 4th grade Math, 8th grade Reading, 8th grade Math

NAEP Test Scores

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Demographics - Colorado

These statistics are not easy to find and can help you decide if the area is right for you. They provide a benchmark that can help you whether you are relocating for a job, looking for a vacation home, or looking to retire in Colorado.

Demographic Statistics

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Education level and Age Groups for people in Colorado

Note: Education level does not sum to 100% because Bachelors and Graduate degree holders are included in the total of High School graduates.

Education Level & Age Distribution

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Population Mobility: Colorado compared to the US.

Whether people lived in the same place from 1995 to 2000. If they moved, was it within the state, within the US, or from outside the US.

Population Mobility

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List of counties in Colorado

Numerical list   Alphabetical list
No.
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Name
Sedgwick
Logan
Jackson
Phillips
Moffat
Larimer
Routt
Weld
Morgan
Grand
Washington
Boulder
Yuma
Rio Blanco
Adams
Gilpin
Jefferson
Denver
Clear Creek
Arapahoe
Eagle
Summit
Garfield
Douglas
Kit Carson
Elbert
Pitkin
Lake
Park
Lincoln
Mesa
Teller
El Paso
Cheyenne
Delta
Chaffee
Gunnison
Kiowa
Fremont
Montrose
Pueblo
Crowley
Ouray
Custer
Saguache
Bent
Prowers
San Miguel
Otero
Hinsdale
San Juan
Dolores
Mineral
Rio Grande
Huerfano
Alamosa
Montezuma
Baca
Costilla
La Plata
Las Animas
Archuleta
Conejos
Name
Adams
Alamosa
Arapahoe
Archuleta
Baca
Bent
Boulder
Chaffee
Cheyenne
Clear Creek
Conejos
Costilla
Crowley
Custer
Delta
Denver
Dolores
Douglas
Eagle
El Paso
Elbert
Fremont
Garfield
Gilpin
Grand
Gunnison
Hinsdale
Huerfano
Jackson
Jefferson
Kiowa
Kit Carson
La Plata
Lake
Larimer
Las Animas
Lincoln
Logan
Mesa
Mineral
Moffat
Montezuma
Montrose
Morgan
Otero
Ouray
Park
Phillips
Pitkin
Prowers
Pueblo
Rio Blanco
Rio Grande
Routt
Saguache
San Juan
San Miguel
Sedgwick
Summit
Teller
Washington
Weld
Yuma
No.
15
56
20
62
58
46
12
36
34
19
63
59
42
44
35
18
52
24
21
33
26
39
23
16
10
37
50
55
3
17
38
25
60
28
6
61
30
2
31
53
5
57
40
9
49
43
29
4
27
47
41
14
54
7
45
51
48
1
22
32
11
8
13

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List of Metro Areas in Colorado

Boulder - Longmont
Colorado Springs
Denver
Fort Collins - Loveland
Grand Junction
Greeley
Pueblo

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