Matthew Wolfinger

Finding the perfect gift on a budget can feel impossible. You want to show your loved ones you care but can’t afford to spend too much. Whether you plan to wait out in the cold for Black Friday deals or find yourself scrambling last-minute the night before, holiday shopping is a stressful time for the average American. Tack on a seemingly endless cost-of-living crisis and widespread credit card debt, and you have a holiday season where economic uncertainty brings an extra chill to the air.

Colorado’s wide-spanning roads take its drivers from snowcapped mountaintops to the heart of its densely populated cities. Unfortunately, some of the state’s drivers aren’t the best people to share the road with. But how bad are they compared with the rest of the country’s drivers, and in which cities do you find the most dangerous drivers? Understanding which cities have the worst drivers in your state can help you stay alert and informed.

ConsumerAffairs weighed four factors to determine the cheapest cities to live in 2024. These include a cost of living index, state and local tax burden per capita, median income and unemployment rate. The Council for Community and Economic Research's (C2ER) Cost of Living Index uses six different factors: the cost of groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, health care and miscellaneous goods and services.