These Are The 10 Best Places In Colorado To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Colorado who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Colorado, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Centennial State:

1. Manitou Springs (Photos)
2. Edgewater (Photos)
3. Sheridan (Photos)
4. Berthoud (Photos)
5. Federal Heights (Photos)
6. Milliken (Photos)
7. Monument (Photos)
8. Superior (Photos)
9. Frederick (Photos)
10. Estes Park (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Colorado. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Colorado in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Colorado in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Colorado have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Colorado.

1. Manitou Springs

Population: 5,175
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.59
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.64
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.59
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.47

2. Edgewater

Population: 5,217
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.5
Museums Per 1,000 People: 8.24
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.5
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 6.33

3. Sheridan

Population: 5,819
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.31
Museums Per 1,000 People: 6.36
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.31
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.84

4. Berthoud

Population: 5,323
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.27
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.32
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.27
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.75

5. Federal Heights

Population: 11,835
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.07
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.53
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.07
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.28

6. Milliken

Population: 5,837
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.51
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.54
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.28
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.51

7. Monument

Population: 6,226
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.73
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.8
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.16
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.45

8. Superior

Population: 12,716
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.72
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.34
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.72
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.79

9. Frederick

Population: 9,636
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.6
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.04
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.23
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.42

10. Estes Park

Population: 6,022
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.96
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.0
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.32
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.5

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Colorado where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Colorado with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Lakewood (Photos)
2. Arvada (Photos)
3. Centennial (Photos)
4. Westminster (Photos)
5. Thornton (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Colorado To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Manitou Springs	5,175
2	Edgewater	5,217
3	Sheridan	5,819
4	Berthoud	5,323
5	Federal Heights	11,835
6	Milliken	5,837
7	Monument	6,226
8	Superior	12,716
9	Frederick	9,636
10	Estes Park	6,022
11	Wellington	6,634
12	Castle Pines	10,626
13	Lone Tree	12,328
14	Avon	6,384
15	Louisville	19,171
16	Lochbuie	5,127
17	Golden	19,759
18	Brush	5,493
19	Cortez	8,515
20	Castle Pines	10,626
21	Firestone	10,908
22	Fort Lupton	7,595
23	Wheat Ridge	30,655
24	Woodland Park	7,187
25	Windsor	19,865
26	Englewood	31,298
27	Delta	8,801
28	Erie	19,305
29	Salida	5,329
30	Vail	5,280
31	Evans	19,535
32	La Junta	7,040
33	Fountain	26,881
34	Gunnison	5,927
35	Lafayette	25,812
36	Fruita	12,702
37	Lamar	7,810
38	Carbondale	6,464
39	Aspen	6,700
40	Glenwood Springs	9,668
41	Trinidad	8,657
42	Littleton	43,710
43	Montrose	19,018
44	Fort Morgan	11,397
45	Northglenn	37,075
46	Alamosa	9,427
47	Craig	9,092
48	Durango	17,268
49	Steamboat Springs	12,044
50	Rifle	9,397
51	Sterling	14,709
52	Broomfield	59,027
53	Grand Junction	59,731
54	Arvada	109,800
55	Lakewood	145,880
56	Parker	47,515
57	Westminster	109,296
58	Centennial	104,213
59	Brighton	35,004
60	Eagle	6,511
61	Loveland	70,093
62	Greeley	95,677
63	Boulder	102,002
64	Gypsum	6,587
65	Longmont	88,547
66	Castle Rock	51,802
67	Thornton	124,707
68	Pueblo	107,706
69	Colorado Springs	433,547
70	Fort Collins	149,627
71	Denver	633,777
72	Aurora	339,480