Entrepreneurs / Small Business  April 21, 2022

Area communities rank as best small cities to start a business

Cities in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado rank among the best small cities to start a business, according to the latest analysis by personal-finance website WalletHub.

WalletHub compared 1,334 small cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000. Cities were evaluated based on business environment, access to resources and business costs.

Seventeen Colorado cities made the list, with Englewood at No. 26, Grand Junction at No. 33, Longmont at No 40, Windsor at No. 58, Loveland at No. 65, Lafayette at No. 74, Fountain at No. 82, Littleton at No. 132, Broomfield at No. 136, Northglenn at No. 146, Brighton at No. 148, Commerce City at No. 179, Wheat Ridge at No. 180, Parker at No. 219, Castle Rock at No. 228, Columbine at No. 384 and Pueblo West at No. 463.More on the rankings can be found here.

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