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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Colorado

Best sunny, walkable cities in Colorado

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Denver, CO719k residents

    81/100

    sunny days / year: 245 days · walkability: 61/100 · january low: 21°F

  2. 2.Grand Junction, CO68k residents

    60/100

    sunny days / year: 245 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 19°F

  3. 3.Pueblo, CO112k residents

    59/100

    sunny days / year: 245 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 16°F

  4. 4.Greeley, CO111k residents

    58/100

    sunny days / year: 245 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 18°F

  5. 5.Aurora, CO394k residents

    57/100

    sunny days / year: 245 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 18°F

  6. 6.Lakewood, CO157k residents

    56/100

    sunny days / year: 245 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 21°F

  7. 7.Fort Collins, CO170k residents

    54/100

    sunny days / year: 245 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 18°F

  8. 8.Thornton, CO144k residents

    54/100

    sunny days / year: 245 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 19°F

  9. 9.Westminster, CO115k residents

    53/100

    sunny days / year: 245 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 19°F

  10. 10.Commerce City, CO66k residents

    53/100

    sunny days / year: 245 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 18°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Colorado?
Denver, CO ranks first with a fit score of 81/100, followed by Grand Junction (60) and Pueblo (59), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.