The Town Files

The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Colorado

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 89 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Colorado. #1 is Edgewater, CO.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Colorado1. Edgewater100th pct2. Glendale97th pct3. Sheridan96th pct4. Shaw Heights95th pct5. Manitou Springs94th pct6. Derby92nd pct7. Fruitvale91st pct8. La Junta91st pct9. Sierra Ridge88th pct10. Stonegate86th pct11. Orchard Mesa86th pct12. Lamar85th pct13. Leadville85th pct14. Gunnison84th pct15. Holly Hills83rd pct16. Fort Lupton82nd pct17. Twin Lakes81st pct18. Lincoln Park80th pct19. Brush79th pct20. Salida78th pct21. Craig77th pct22. Monte Vista77th pct23. Evergreen72nd pct24. Alamosa70th pct25. West Pleasant View70th pct
  1. 25West Pleasant View, Colorado

    More walkable than 70% of Colorado towns

    4,327 people · Jefferson County · median home $489,400 · income $95,817 · Jan low 21°F · 58 in snow

  2. 24Alamosa, Colorado

    More walkable than 70% of Colorado towns

    9,806 people · Alamosa County · median home $225,200 · income $49,688 · Jan low 0°F · 30 in snow

  3. 23Evergreen, Colorado

    More walkable than 72% of Colorado towns

    9,307 people · Jefferson County · median home $829,400 · income $150,417 · Jan low 13°F · 81 in snow

  4. 22Monte Vista, Colorado

    More walkable than 77% of Colorado towns

    4,247 people · Rio Grande County · median home $224,500 · income $61,684 · Jan low -2°F · 35 in snow

  5. 21Craig, Colorado

    More walkable than 77% of Colorado towns

    9,060 people · Moffat County · median home $278,500 · income $72,636 · Jan low 3°F · 113 in snow

  6. 20Salida, Colorado

    More walkable than 78% of Colorado towns

    5,666 people · Chaffee County · median home $648,500 · income $70,045 · Jan low 12°F · 37 in snow

  7. 19Brush, Colorado

    More walkable than 79% of Colorado towns

    5,339 people · Morgan County · median home $273,000 · income $73,382 · Jan low 13°F · 27 in snow

  8. 18Lincoln Park, Colorado

    More walkable than 80% of Colorado towns

    3,934 people · Fremont County · median home $295,800 · income $60,036 · Jan low 18°F · 38 in snow

  9. 17Twin Lakes, Colorado

    More walkable than 81% of Colorado towns

    8,226 people · Adams County · median home $587,500 · income $95,583 · Jan low 19°F · 45 in snow

  10. 16Fort Lupton, Colorado

    More walkable than 82% of Colorado towns

    7,955 people · Weld County · median home $416,000 · income $80,889 · Jan low 16°F · 47 in snow

  11. 15Holly Hills, Colorado

    More walkable than 83% of Colorado towns

    2,683 people · Arapahoe County · median home $702,000 · income $122,391 · Jan low 21°F · 41 in snow

  12. 14Gunnison, Colorado

    More walkable than 84% of Colorado towns

    6,560 people · Gunnison County · median home $461,000 · income $62,189 · Jan low -6°F · 46 in snow

  13. 13Leadville, Colorado

    More walkable than 85% of Colorado towns

    2,633 people · Lake County · median home $447,600 · income $86,350 · Jan low 5°F · 154 in snow

  14. 12Lamar, Colorado

    More walkable than 85% of Colorado towns

    7,687 people · Prowers County · median home $152,900 · income $53,188 · Jan low 14°F · 30 in snow

  15. 11Orchard Mesa, Colorado

    More walkable than 86% of Colorado towns

    6,688 people · Mesa County · median home $332,600 · income $80,359 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow

  16. 10Stonegate, Colorado

    More walkable than 86% of Colorado towns

    9,072 people · Douglas County · median home $641,600 · income $159,086 · Jan low 19°F · 64 in snow

  17. 9Sierra Ridge, Colorado

    More walkable than 88% of Colorado towns

    3,490 people · Douglas County · median home $862,500 · income $158,183 · Jan low 19°F · 64 in snow

  18. 8La Junta, Colorado

    More walkable than 91% of Colorado towns

    7,322 people · Otero County · median home $194,800 · income $52,315 · Jan low 17°F · 34 in snow

  19. 7Fruitvale, Colorado

    More walkable than 91% of Colorado towns

    8,271 people · Mesa County · median home $333,100 · income $77,887 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow

  20. 6Derby, Colorado

    More walkable than 92% of Colorado towns

    8,407 people · Adams County · median home $353,000 · income $82,138 · Jan low 18°F · 49 in snow

  21. 5Manitou Springs, Colorado

    More walkable than 94% of Colorado towns

    4,858 people · El Paso County · median home $561,200 · income $85,000 · Jan low 13°F · 134 in snow

  22. 4Shaw Heights, Colorado

    More walkable than 95% of Colorado towns

    5,185 people · Adams County · median home $482,800 · income $86,250 · Jan low 19°F · 45 in snow

  23. 3Sheridan, Colorado

    More walkable than 96% of Colorado towns

    6,105 people · Arapahoe County · median home $380,600 · income $60,608 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow

  24. 2Glendale, Colorado

    More walkable than 97% of Colorado towns

    4,613 people · Arapahoe County · median home $413,500 · income $71,250 · Jan low 21°F · 41 in snow

  25. 1Edgewater, Colorado

    More walkable than 100% of Colorado towns

    5,005 people · Jefferson County · median home $636,900 · income $76,591 · Jan low 21°F · 58 in snow

Price vs ranking

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Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Colorado.

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Methodology. We ranked 89 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Colorado (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: