11 Best Places to Retire in Colorado

2. Bent

Score: 24

Median home price: $70,500

Property tax: $497

Cost of living index: 79.8

Home to close to 6,200 people with a median age of 40.6 years, Bent is situated in the western area of Colorado. The average home price in the area is just $70,500 for which you’d have to shell out under $500 as property tax. The cost of living index in Bent County is the lowest among the counties on our list, namely 79.8.

If you want, you can visit the John Martin Reservoir State Park which is a state protected area or visit the Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway. Other than that, the entire county is pretty plain as far as geography goes.

1. Baca

Score: 29

Median home price: $72,200

Property tax: $412

Cost of living index: 80.9

In Colorado’s southeast corner sits Baca County, bordering Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico at the same time. It is home to close to 3,800 people with a median age of 47.8 years, indicating there are plenty of other retirees living here. Homes costs in average $72,200 for which authorities settled a tax of $412. The cost of living index is 80.9, well below the national average.

This is a rather dry area that took a hard hit in the 1930s when the dust storms hit. The government put in some efforts to conserve the soil, resulting today in some 220,000 acres of grassland which was purchased and cultivated decades ago.

All in all, Baca County tops the list of the 11 best places to retire in Colorado.

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