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For some of the best outdoor stuff Colorado has to offer, check out Highlands Ranch, a planned community 18 miles from Denver. Residents can take their pick of four state-of-the-art recreation centers, two golf courses, or two dozen parks. Or visit the 22,200-square-foot Highlands Ranch Mansion, once home to oilmen and cattle barons. The community is not, by and large, walkable, but that hasn't slowed population growth. A wealth of housing options helps; with prices ranging from $200,000 to over $1 million, newcomers can buy their first home or their dream home. --L.G.
Due to an error by our data provider, an earlier version listed incorrect stats for this city's number of colleges.
(3) Crime incidences are estimates based on FBI 2011 Universal Crime and incidence reports, OnBoard analysis.
(I) Income tax notes:
These states use the personal exemption amounts provided in the federal Internal Revenue Code.
(II) Sales tax notes:
Most of Aurora is located within Arapahoe County and is subject to an 8 percent sales tax. However, part of the city lies in Adams County and is subject to a total rate of 8.5 percent.
Using statistics from data services company Onboard Informatics, we crunched the numbers in order to zero in on America's best small cities for families. (Last year, we looked at small towns, with populations between 8,500 and 50,000.)
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