U.S. News & World Report: Boulder, Fort Collins top places to live

BOULDER and FORT COLLINS — Residents of the Front Range have long known that they live in one of the best places in the nation — now the outside world is catching on.

U.S. News & World Report unveiled its annual Best Places to Live rankings Tuesday and anointed Boulder the country’s top city in which to live. Fort Collins ranked fifth on the list.

In all, Colorado’s Front Range made up four of the top 10 cities, with Denver coming in at second and Colorado Springs at fourth. 

Fort Collins also topped MarketWatch’s Livability index.