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Littleton Ranks In Best ZIP Codes For Your Marriage

DENVER (CBS4) - Who you choose to marry is the most important decision in your life. It will determine whether you are happy, if you are safe, where you will call home, and more.

While much of the choice is up to you, there are certainly outside factors capable of influencing that marriage. Like where you live.

The people at Movoto Real Estate Blog narrowed down the best ZIP codes for married couples.

Data came from the U.S. Census American Community Survey from 2009-2013. It yielded populations and marital-status counts for people 15 years and older, across 32,655 ZIP codes. Movoto narrowed the list by including only those ZIPs with over 5,000 people.

Then they ranked the following criteria: not-married people (the lower the better); married people (the higher the better); separated people (the lower the better); widowed people (the lower the better); and divorced people (the lower the better).

The top ten locations are:

1. 28543, Tarawa Terrace, NC, and Jacksonville, NC

2. 50323, Urbandale, IA

3. 33473, Boynton Beach, FL

4. 52411, Cedar Rapids, IA

5. 80125, Littleton, CO

6. 49301, Ada, MI

7. 43021, Galena, OH

8. 66224, Overland Park, KS

9. 55315, Carver, MN

10. 66220, Lenexa, KS

The ZIP code 80125, of Littleton, CO, ranked as the #5 best place to live in the U.S. for a good marriage. Apparently, 76.73% of its 9,821 residents are married.

Movoto notes that the data was gathered before marijuana was legalized in Colorado, and suggests that Littleton's ranking could be even better now! Or worse. It could easily go either way.

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