Mid-size cities with accessible home values, stable populations, and the scale to support healthcare and amenities. Sorted by composite momentum.
Filter criteria
- Population 10,000 – 150,000
- Median home $100k – $600k
- Momentum 40+ (not actively declining)
25 cities match — top 25 shown.
1RifleGlenwood Springs · pop 10,66376Rising$498,163median home 2MontroseMontrose · pop 21,64675Rising$467,456median home 4FruitaGrand Junction · pop 13,91274Rising$482,996median home 5SterlingSterling · pop 13,11463Rising$245,376median home 6Fort MorganFort Morgan · pop 11,83562Rising$330,512median home 7LovelandFort Collins · pop 81,10257Stable$504,237median home 8WindsorGreeley · pop 41,73457Stable$581,952median home 9WellingtonFort Collins · pop 12,10057Stable$472,636median home 10GreeleyGreeley · pop 114,36354Stable$421,363median home 11JohnstownGreeley · pop 20,63954Stable$507,863median home 12FirestoneGreeley · pop 19,39654Stable$582,333median home 13FrederickGreeley · pop 17,93754Stable$545,239median home 14EvansGreeley · pop 22,39453Stable$396,158median home 15PuebloPueblo · pop 111,16652Stable$286,326median home 16Commerce CityDenver-Aurora-Lakewood · pop 70,24552Stable$494,006median home 17FountainColorado Springs · pop 29,45752Stable$394,629median home 18SeveranceGreeley · pop 11,55452Stable$500,778median home 19BrightonDenver-Aurora-Lakewood · pop 43,47350Stable$502,198median home 20ThorntonDenver-Aurora-Lakewood · pop 146,68948Stable$505,085median home 21EnglewoodDenver-Aurora-Lakewood · pop 35,23848Stable$518,786median home 22LongmontBoulder · pop 99,81847Cooling$558,920median home 23WestminsterDenver-Aurora-Lakewood · pop 115,30245Cooling$528,447median home 24NorthglennDenver-Aurora-Lakewood · pop 38,28745Cooling$463,744median home 25Federal HeightsDenver-Aurora-Lakewood · pop 13,97143Cooling$398,432median home See also: Retirees nationally · All Colorado cities · Find-your-match tool.