Fact text

  • Broomfield's name likely comes from 'broomcorn,' a type of sorghum grown there whose stalks were literally sold to make brooms.
  • The Denver, Boulder Turnpike through Broomfield became the first public toll road in the entire United States to go free, in 1967.
  • Broomfield County was born in 2001 and is the newest county in the whole United States, it's younger than the iPhone.
  • Crocs, the gloriously divisive foam clogs beloved by nurses and dads everywhere, are headquartered right here in Broomfield.
  • Mrs. Fields cookies and Noodles & Company also call Broomfield home, making it arguably the most delicious corporate address in Colorado.
Your
Broomfield
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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69444
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Total Population
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$
101206
Median Income
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$
450600
Median Home
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14
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Broomfield
ranks for retirees?
39
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
0
Affordability
34
Healthcare
99
Climate
5

Results

Broomfield

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
0

Colorado exempts most middle-income retirees from Social Security taxes, with benefits only taxed above certain income thresholds, a meaningful break for fixed-income households.

State sales tax here runs about

3

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
0
3
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
34

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
34
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
99

The area has

1

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

5

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
5
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
5

A

Cold / Snowy

climate — summers peak near

89

°F, winters dip to about

19

°F, with roughly

42

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Very Low

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Very Low

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