These Colorado Cities Made the “$100K Lower-Middle Class” List

I remember when a salary of $35,000 was not bad, and rent for a one-bedroom apartment was less than $750 per month. Why didn't anyone tell me back then that those would be the good old days and things would be much simpler than they are now?

Why Colorado Feels So Expensive Today

Nowadays, it seems as if you need a salary of at least $100,000 or more to stay afloat in Colorado. Even more if you happen to have children and a mortgage in the state. What it seems like and what it actually is are pretty close in comparison in three Colorado cities.

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According to GoBankingRates, three Colorado cities made the list for locations where someone would need to make at least $100,000 per year to be considered lower-middle class.

Highlands Ranch Tops the Colorado List

One Colorado city has ranked fifth on the list with a threshold of $103,898 to $173,163 to be considered in the bracket of lower-middle class. That city is Highlands Ranch, with a median household income of $155,847.

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The next location in Colorado is Centennial, ranking at number 20, with a threshold of $85,445 to $142,408 in the lower-middle class bracket. The last Colorado city on the list is the town I grew up in as a kid, and it seems that quite a bit has changed for this community over the years.

Arvada Completes the Colorado Trio

Arvada, Colorado, ranked 37th on the list with a threshold of $75,597 to $125,996 to be considered lower-middle class. Not surprisingly, the state with the most cities on the list where someone would need a six-figure income to be considered lower-middle class is California, with a total of 26 cities on the list. See the full list at gobankingrates.com.