We’re number 3! Colorado Springs ranked 3rd on ‘Best Places to Live in U.S.’ list

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – If you live in Colorado Springs, you are living in one of the best places in the country!

So says U.S. News’ annual “Best places to live in the U.S.” list!

The list places the Olympic City third out of the 25 cities that made this year’s cut, coming in just behind Naples, Florida, and Boise, Idaho, and ahead of some of the usual suspects, like Austin.

The next-best Colorado city, according to U.S. News, is Boulder, coming in at 10th. No other places in the Centennial State made the cut.

The rankings analyze 150 cities, taking into account housing affordability, household income, quality of education, access to health care, crime rates, commute times, and air quality, among other criteria.

The full rankings:

1. Naples, Florida

2. Boise, Idaho

3. Colorado Springs

4. Greenville, South Carolina

5. Charlotte, North Carolina

6. Raleigh, North Carolina

7. Huntsville, Alabama

8. Virginia Beach, Virginia

9. Austin, Texas

10. Boulder, Colorado

11. Sarasota, Florida

12. Green Bay, Wisconsin

13. Charleston, South Carolina

14. Madison, Wisconsin

15. Lexington, Kentucky

16. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

17. Asheville, North Carolina

18. Omaha, Nebraska

19. Ann Arbor, Michigan

20. Fort Wayne, Indiana

21. Fayetteville, Arkansas

22. San Francisco, California

23. Greensboro, North Carolina

24. Lincoln, Nebraska

25. South Bend, Indiana

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