How Good Are Coloradans at Keeping New Year’s Resolutions?

As 2024 gets underway, people all over Colorado are starting to nail down their New Year’s Resolutions.

Many Coloradans look towards getting physically fit in the New Year. According to KDVR, weight loss and running a 5K are some of Coloradans’ favorite New Year’s Resolutions.

On the other hand, many others are focused on finding a new career for themselves, while some want to find an intimate relationship. Or, you could be like Dolly Parton, who never has any New Year’s Resolutions.

However, having New Year’s Resolutions is one thing, but keeping them can prove to be difficult. Many either forget about them or just stop caring.

Each year, WalletHub conducts a study to find which cities in the United States are best and worst at keeping their New Year’s Resolutions. They look at health, finances, school & work, and bad habit resolutions and give each city an overall score based on the findings.

Out of 182 cities in the study, three cities in Colorado made the cut for the list. Let’s take a look to see which city is the worst and best in the state.

Worst City in Colorado for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions: Aurora, CO

Coming in last in Colorado is Aurora, which comes in with a total score of 51.65 and ranks in the bottom half of the list at 118th.

Aurora is ahead of the pack when it comes to particular New Year’s Resolutions, however. They sit at 53rd when it comes to health resolutions, which is honestly pretty respectable. However, they are just barely over the middle of the pack when it comes to bad habit resolutions, where they sit at 89th.

The city drops the ball when it comes to the other two categories. They rank 112th for financial resolutions and sit all the way down at 122 for school & work. It would seem these are the easiest to fall through for Aurorans.

Second Best City in Colorado for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions: Colorado Springs, CO

The Springs takes the second spot on WalletHub’s list, with a total score of 58.05 and a ranking of 39th.

Colorado Springs is truly steady across the board, not necessarily getting super high marks in anything in particular but always ahead of the pack. Its best ranking is for health resolutions, where it comes in at 36. Its second best is school & work, where it sits at 69th, which is a nice placement.

The two categories where Colorado Springs does the worst are bad habits and financial resolutions, but they’re not too bad. Its bad habit ranking is 74th, while its financial ranking is 88th. Both are average, but still respectable.

Best City in Colorado for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions: Denver, Colorado

Coming in first place is Denver, Colorado, which has a total score of 60.52 and ranks 22nd overall.

With Denver, we have a completely different story to the Springs: great in two categories, awful in the other two. The city rocks it at financial and health resolutions, placing 32nd and 15th respectively.

However, it would seem Denverites drop the ball when it comes to dealing with breaking their bad habits and doing well in school & work. In bad habits, they rank down at 149, while for school & work, they drop down to 151. It’s pretty safe to say that even if those numbers were just a touch higher, Denver would rocket to the top of the list.

Which New Year’s Resolutions Are Coloradans Best and Worst at Keeping?

Overall, it would appear that Coloradans are great at maintaining their health. Over the past few years, the state has ranked highly in studies to find which places in the US are the most healthy. In a recent list, five counties in Colorado were mentioned.

On the other hand, it would seem that generally, Colorado’s worst category was school & work, where all three cities had an average ranking of 114. Fortunately, things are starting to look up for people seeking a career in Colorado, with 2024 looking to be a great year for job growth in the state.