Quality Of Life
Quality of Life
An excellent quality of life is critical to the attraction, motivation, and retention of the skilled and talented workers that are essential to the success of a growing business.
Colorado's high quality of life is attractive to businesses and individuals, residents and tourists. An incredible combination of spectacular scenery, recreational opportunities, moderate climate, excellent facilities for arts and culture, and world-class health care and public school systems make Colorado an ideal place to call home.
- Fort Collins ranked #1 in Money magazine's 2006 'Best Places to Live' list.
- Colorado Springs was named the #1 Big City in the 'Best Places to Live' rankings.
- Longmont and Westminster also ranked in the Top 100 nationwide.
- Numerous other Colorado communities have ranked at the top of lists as the best place for everything from Fitness, to Best Place to Retire, Best Place to Raise a Family, best places for recreation, to name a few.
Colorado has abundant artistic and cultural resources with broad public and private support. The state is a national leader in funding for the arts, which are greatly supported by the private and non-profit sectors. A small sales tax set aside for culture and the arts was recently renewed by Colorado voters to assure continued opportunities and the enhancement of these valuable contributions to community life in Colorado.
Red Rocks Amphitheater, a world-renowned venue for concerts near Denver, was named one of the top 50 examples of American architecture. Music and performing arts festivals are plentiful with something for everyone - including pop, rock, classical, jazz, bluegrass and country western, along with ballet, opera, Broadway and excellent regional theater.
Quality Of Life Indicators
Colorado's cities and towns appear frequently in national rankings of the best places to live and work as well as being among the most attractive venues in the nation for business development. Colorado ranks in the Top Ten nationally for a number of quality of life indicators. Rankings from Morgan Quitno's State Rankings 2006 including:
- 2nd in percent of adult population with a bachelor's degree or higher
- 6th in percentage of sunny days
- 6th in number of households with computers
- 6th best small business tax climate (Tax Foundation)
- 8th highest per capita income
- 10th highest median household income
See the links to the left to learn more about Colorado's cost of living and explore Colorado's myriad recreation and cultural opportunities.