11 Best Places to Retire in Colorado

4. Cheyenne

Score: 21

Median home price: $81,800

Property tax: $434

Cost of living index: 82

Having Kansas for a border in the east means that the scenery in Cheyenne County is pretty plain, the highest point in the entire county hitting 5,255 ft. It is, however, home to over 2,000 people, with the median age hitting 41 years. Houses in the area cost $81,800 on average, while the property taxes for such a house reach $434. The cost of living index is 82, so your wallet is going to be quite happy with your choice if you decide to move here since, thanks to all these stats, it is one of the 11 best places to retire in Colorado.

The place is full of history and there are plenty of trails to visit if you want to have some fun. For instance, the Old Military Trail connecting For Wallace to Fort Lyon, or the Smoky Hill Trail which was used since the 1840s. There are some historic sites as well, such as the Cheyenne County Courthouse built in the early 1900s.

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3. Kiowa

Score: 24

Median home price: $76,200

Property tax: $471

Cost of living index: 81.4

Next door to Kansas once more, Kiowa County is home to under 1,400 people, with a median age of 40.1 years. The median home price in this county sits just north of $76,000, while the property tax for such a house is a mere $471, showing once more just how great it is to have such millage rates.

The cost of living index is 81.4, staying in line with the other less populated counties we’ve presented until now.

Kiowa County has some dark history in its books, specifically the Sand Creek massacre, from back in 1864, before Colorado was even a state. Then, Native Americans, mostly old men, women, and children, were massacred in one of the ugliest pages of Colorado’s books.