There are myriad reasons to love living in the Centennial State, from the great outdoors to the four seasons, to the Denver Broncos. Sometimes, however, there comes time for a change.

Maybe it has become too expensive. Maybe it has become too political. Maybe you need to just get further away from family (hopefully, that's not the case).

Whatever your reasons for needing to move, moving to a place very similar to Colorado may be what you're looking for. How about a list of eight places you could move to?

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In reality, nothing can exactly match what it's like living in Colorado, but you can come close, and do it for less. Imagine if Costco made a Kirkland version of Colorado, something like that.

The gang at GoBankingRates.com, which advises on personal finance, investing, retirement and financial products, put together a list of nine places to retire like Colorado. Their list includes a place in Colorado (to be fun, I guess), so we'll exclude Lamar.

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In speaking with their experts, there were three main thing that GoBankingRates.com looked for when finding spots that are similar to Colorado: Natural Beauty, Outdoor Adventures, and a Vibrant Culture.

That does sound like Colorado, doesn't it?

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The list involves eight different states; eight cities/towns that will give you the "feel" of Colorado, without actually being here. With luck, you'll be able to watch Colorado sports in these eight places; that would help you adjust to it all.

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Whatever your reasons for needing to move, moving to a place very similar to Colorado may be what you're looking for. How about a list of eight places you could move to?

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