Denver is the , according to a study released Monday by WalletHub.
The Mile High City is 10th best among pro football cities in the personal finance website’s ranking and tied for 236th for college football teams. Denver does not have a Division I collegiate football team.
Colorado Springs is the next highest-ranked Colorado city at 113th overall with a 90th rank for college football programs with Air Force. Greeley is next at 215th (206th for college football), followed by 220th for Boulder (212th for college football) and 235th for Fort Collins (225th for college football).
Compared to the rest of the AFC West, Denver is third. Oakland, Calif., ranks 10th on the list. Los Angeles — home to both the Rams and Chargers — is 14th, and Kansas City, Mo., is 21st.
The grading system give pro football teams a grade out of 75 points and college football teams a grade out of 25.
Pittsburgh sits at No. 1 overall, followed by Boston, Dallas, Green Bay, Wis., and New York.
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