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Affordability in Denver

Denver ranks T#39 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 71 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 72nd percentile nationally and #3 of 6 in Colorado.

affordability score
71
Very Fun
National rank
T#39 of 134
In Colorado
#3 of 6
Percentile
72nd

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Denver sits 21 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Denver

  1. #37 Lexington, KY 73
  2. #38 Mesa, AZ 72
  3. T#39 Denver, CO — this page 71
  4. #41 Santa Barbara, CA 70
  5. #42 Irving, TX 69

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Denver

Denver scores 82 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: