Honors, Awards & Recognition

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The City of Littleton has been recognized for a variety of notable accomplishments.

Weekends on Main, winner of the Downtown Colorado Inc.'s Governor's Award for Downtown Excellence in the Pandemic Response category
2nd Place, 2020 Littleton Calendar and Annual Report; NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards, calendar category
2nd Place, The Littleton Report Online; NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards, eNewsletter category
Awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Federal Government Finance Officers Association for Littleton's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Littleton is one of Colorado's Safest Cities according to a report based on FBI crime statistics.
The City of Littleton's Finance Team achieved ResourceXcellence in Resource Reallocation and Maximization in the ResourceX Annual Report for their work in Priority Based Budgeting (PBB).

Littleton's Weekends on Main was mentioned in CDOT's Can•Do Colorado Streetscape Challenge [PDF] as an example of a "low-cost, quick-win activity" that supports "creative use of public infrastructure."
Littleton Twilight Criterium was voted the "Best of the Best 2020" by readers of Colorado Community Media, parent company of the Littleton Independent.

Ranked 19th in the Best Small Cities in America by wallethub.com
Named #1 Best Commuter Town Near Denver by CommercialCafé.com
Named 15th Best City to Raise a Family in Colorado by wallethub.com
Ranked #1 for Best Places to Retire in Colorado by smartasset.com
Ranked #9 Best City to Live in Colorado by ChamberofCommerce.org
Recognized by Colorado AAA as one of Colorado's Coolest Main Streets
Littleton's Twilight Criterium recognized with an honorable mention for the 2019 Colorado Governor's Awards for Downtown Excellence
Ranked #13 in the Best Places to Visit in Colorado by Dream Vacation Magazine
1st Place, Instruction/Training — Lockdown Procedures; NATOA Government Programming Awards
2nd Place, Use of Social Media Platforms; NATOA Government Programming Awards
2nd Place, Event/Program Promotion — Littleton Twilight Criterium; NATOA Government Programming Awards
2nd Place, Documentary — Modern Buildings of Old Littleton; NATOA Government Programming Awards
3rd Place, Partnership Production — History of Littleton Fire Rescue; NATOA Government Programming Awards
4th Place, Promotion of a City — Best Small City in America; NATOA Government Programming Awards

Ranked #8 in the Best Small Cities in America by wallethub.com
7th most-visited city in Colorado — Denver Business Journal
3rd Place, Public Education — Drive Littleton: Traffic Congestion; NATOA Government Programming Awards
3rd Place, Documentary — Discover Littleton: Crabapple Route; NATOA Government Programming Awards
Recognized as the second Greenest City in Colorado by Insurify
Ranked #42 in the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. by livability.com
Named one of the Top 15 Safest Cities in Colorado by the National Council for Home Safety and Security

3rd Place, Arts & Culture — #ShareLittleton; NATOA Government Programming Awards
Honorable Mention, Videography — Littleton Videography Reel; NATOA Government Programming Awards
Award of Excellence, Redesigned Website — Littleton, Colorado Website, NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
Award of Excellence, News Release — Toilet Paper Helps Extend the Life of Roads, NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
Award of Excellence, Educational Program — Littleton Fire Rescue 2016 Recruit Training; NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
Ranked 6th in Colorado in crime reduction from 2012-2016 from ValuePenguin.com
Named #1 Small Town in Colorado, and 10th Best Small City in America by wallethub.com
Named one of the Top 10 Hottest Housing Markets in the U.S. by CBS Money Watch
Ranked #8 in the 2017 Best Places to Retire by Livability
Ranked 9th Best City in Colorado for Families by SmartAsset
Public Technology Institute's 2017 Technology Solutions Significant Achievement Award in GIS for Development Activity List and Historic Walking Tour
Ranked first among the easiest places to sell a home in Colorado by SmartAsset.com
Ranked #51 in the top 100 U.S. cities for seniors to retire by goodcall.com
Ranked #1 in consumer credit scores for the 100 largest U.S. cities by LendEDU.com
Ranked sixth in Colorado for money management by wallethub.com

1st Place, Special Event — 2015 Downtown Littleton Elf Crawl, NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
One of 5 Fun Day Trips from Denver mentioned on US News & World Report Travel website
Ranked #4 Best Small City in America by Wallethub.com
Arapahoe Community College ranked 8th on Washington Monthly's Best Colleges for Adult Learners - 2-Year Colleges list
Listed in the 10 Best Places to Live in Colorado by Livability.com
Ranked #1 in Colorado for the Best Places to Retire by SmartAsset.com
Ranked #4 for cities in Colorado which made the top 100 Best Places to Live in the USA
Ranked #1 city in Colorado for fewest traffic fatalities per 100k by ConsumerAffairs.com
Ranked #9 in the Top 10 Healthiest Large Employers in Denver Metro Area by the Denver Business Journal
Ranked #24 in the Top 100 Best Places to Live by Livability.com
Finalist for the Denver Business Journal's 2016 Healthiest Employers
Ranked #7 in SmartAsset's Healthiest Housing Markets in Colorado

Ranked #2 Best Small City in America by Wallethub.com
Second Place, Documentary — Danny Dietz Littleton History Moment; NATOA Government Programming Awards
Third Place, Profile of a City/County Dept. — Littleton Conflict Resolution Center; NATOA Government Programming Awards
Award of Excellence, Community Scorecard and Annual Report, NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
Ranked #2 in Movoto's Best Denver Suburb to Retire
Ranked #5 in Movoto's Best Denver Suburbs For Young Professionals
Ranked #10 in Movoto's Best Denver Suburbs
Ranked #9 in NerdWallet's Best Places for Millennial Job Seekers
Ranked #9 in ValuePenguin's Safest Places in Colorado
Nominee for Metro Denver Healthiest Employer; Denver Business Journal

First Place, Profile of a City Department — I Found My Dream Home in Littleton; NATOA Government Programming Awards
Second Place, Documentary — Littleton History Moment, Wolhurst; NATOA Government Programming Awards
Second Place, Documentary, Event Coverage — Coloradans Helping Coloradans: September 2013 Flood; NATOA Government Programming Awards
Silver Circle Award for Branding/New Logo; 3CMA Savvy Award
APA Colorado Merit Award for Community Engagement — Inspire Littleton; Online community engagement project
Top 10 Cities on the Rise in Colorado (#7); NerdWallet.com
Second Place, Public Art & Points of Interest in Littleton; NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
"Fit City," first city in Colorado to receive this designation from LiveWell Colorado's HEAL Cities & Towns campaign
Make a Splash Hero Award — Tim Woodward, LFR Water Rescue Team Leader; National Drowning Prevention Alliance
Top 10 Friendliest Small Cities (#6); Movoto Blog
Gold AVA Digital Award for Outstanding Digital Communication (Web site); Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals

Member's Choice Award for Small Population — LittletonGov.org; NAGW Pinnacle Award
First Place, Promotional Video Campaign — Littleton History Moments; NATOA Government Programming Awards
Second Place, Ethnic Experience — Mapuche: The People of the Land; NATOA Government Programming Awards
First Place, Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award — READ Posters; NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards

First Place, Public Safety Programming — Littleton Fire Rescue Ice Rescue Training; NATOA Government Programming Awards

First Place, Documentary — Pivotal Points: A Maps Exhibit at the Littleton Museum; NATOA Government Programming Awards
Best Places to Raise Kids in Colorado (#7); Bloomberg Businessweek