2025 Compare Cities Rankings:
Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM vs Lafayette, CO

#2 2005 Best Places to Live

#9 America’s Best Cities for Foodies

#30 Best Green Cities

#42 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#69 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#1 Best Cities for Teleworking - Small Metro Areas

#2 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#7 Best Green Cities

#17 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#58 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#74 2005 High Gas Prices

#81 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#142 2005 Best Places to Live

I love both Santa Fe and Eldorado at Santa Fe. I enjoy the Southwestern architecture, weather of the high desert especially the monsoon season, the varied cultures, and  More

The City of Lafayette is trying to be attractive and desirable, so that's something. Being on the outskirts of Boulder and metro Denver has the benefits of quick access  More

can't say enough good things about Lafayette - it is next to Louisville CO which has been voted the best place to live by Money Magazine.   More