Mountains for hiking and skiing, national parks, and state parks provide gorgeous surroundings and year-round outdoor activities.

The state attracts young families,retirees, and those seeking career opportunities in Colorados healthy economy.

From small towns to major cities, Colorado has a wide variety of places to call home.

Mount Crested Butte, Colorado village in summer with colorful sunrise by wooden lodging houses on hills with green trees

Homes in Colorado.Credit:krblokhin/Getty Images

Here are 10 of the best places to live in Colorado, according to local realtors.

Golden is a college town, like Boulder, but less well known and more affordable.

As a result, many green companies have been incubated on and off campus.

A statue in the middle of a busy street

Historic downtown of Golden.Christopher Larson/Travel + Leisure

According toNiche, Golden has high ratings for nightlife, public schools, and family activities, too.

Its a wonderful place to live, especially if you love the outdoors.

We have lakes, mountains, hiking trails, biking, and gorgeous scenery.

Pedestrian street

Downtown Fort Collins, Colorado.Christopher Larson/Travel + Leisure

Grand Junction is a remote area, but its only about 4.5 hours from Denver.

Downtown Grand Junction has restaurants, art galleries, boutiques, and theaters.

Boulder is an inspiring place to live, offering an unmatched blend of natural beauty and outdoor adventure.

A fall morning in Colorado showing the beautiful leaves typical of the state Front Range.

Lake in Longmont, Colorado.GerardoBrucker/Getty Images

Colorado Springsis just amazing, realtorJohnny Allenof The Cutting Edge told T+L.

The walkable downtown area offers shopping, restaurants, parks, museums, festivals, and entertainment.

Whether youre into hiking or soaking up the local culture, Colorado Springs truly feels like home.

Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Mesa County, Colorado

Downtown area of Grand Junction.DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images

Colorado Springs is experiencing strong economic growth, especially within high-tech, defense contracting, and cybersecurity industries.

According toZillow, the average home price is $452,639, andRealtor.comindicates the median as $460,000.

We have rivers, mountains, sunshine, and a wonderful community.

Downtown of Boulder, CO

Mountain Sun Brewery in downtown Boulder, Colorado.Christopher Larson/Travel + Leisure

Kniffen called Durangos environment exhilarating, and mentioned the areas popularity with cyclers and its general focus on health.

Durango offers hiking,skiing, hot springs, and the gorgeous San Juan Mountains.

In Durangos historic downtown, there are restaurants, art galleries, theaters, museums, and shops.

Residential Community in Western USA with Modern Homes at Sunrise

A neighborhood in Colorado Springs.CatLane/Getty Images

Many listings are well into the millions, depending on the neighborhood.

Milliken

This vibrant small town is located about 1.5 hours east ofRocky Mountain National Park.

More than 100 historic buildings remain from Millikens days as a railroad hub.

Image of the front porches on a row of condominiums in historic downtown Durango, Colorado. Behind the homes, the cliff of Smelter mountain can be seem. The many repeating identical homes are typical row homes.

A row of houses in Durango.KaraGrubis/Getty Images

The growing community, beautiful farmland, and quiet, tree-lined streets include scenic parks and open space.

Denver is a large metro area broken up into several tiny neighborhoods.

This will help elevate our city and provide a bit more for those craving a bigger city lifestyle.

Autumn leaves on a golf course with houses in Broomfield, Colorado

Country club in Broomfield, Colorado.sboice/Getty Images

Richardson continued, Northwest Denver has my heart.

Street signs and buildings in Denver

Downtown Denver, Colorado.Ivey Redding/Getty Images