Boulder officially ranked among top ‘green cities’ in the nation

Country Home magazine ranked Boulder No. 5 among the 2008 Top 25 Places to Live, based on factors such as official energy policies, green power, green buildings and the availability of fresh, locally grown food. Fort Collins/Loveland was the only other Colorado metro area to join Boulder on the top 25, coming in at No. 14. Corvallis, Oregon, took the No. 1 slot.

Other Colorado cities, ranked on their eco-friendly lifestyles, to make the list of all 379 “green” cities were Denver-Aurora, No. 29; Colorado Springs, No. 41; Grand Junction, No. 83; and Greeley, No. 91. The Denver metro area also was ranked No. 8 among cities with a population 500,000 or more.