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Two Colorado cities crack the top 10 for best drivers in America

Jul 14, 2026, 3:37 PM

Turns out that all those white-knuckle drives over Vail Pass and icy I-25 merges have made Coloradans really, really good at not hitting each other.

Allstate’s 2026 America’s Best Drivers Report landed this month and two Colorado cities cracked the national top 10 — while Boston, shockingly to no one who has ever witnessed a Massachusetts left turn, finished dead last for the second straight year.

Fort Collins nabbed the No. 2 spot nationwide, with drivers averaging nearly 15 years between collisions — 27.4% less likely to crash than the national average. Colorado Springs was right behind at No. 8 after leaping 15 spots from last year’s rankings, with its drivers going an average of 12.68 years between fender benders. Lakewood and Thornton also landed above average, checking in at No. 27 and No. 32, respectively. Denver, bless its heart, did not fare as well, with drivers averaging a collision every 8.49 years.

Boston, meanwhile, earned its crown of shame with a collision rate 189% above the national average. The typical Boston driver crashes every 3.76 years — which, for perspective, is roughly the lifespan of a Dunkin’ iced coffee loyalty streak. Massachusetts managed to stuff three cities into the bottom 10, with Worcester and Springfield finishing at Nos. 197 and 196. Washington, D.C., and Baltimore rounded out the bottom five.

The report analyzed auto insurance claims data from the 200 most populated cities between January 2023 and December 2024. Brownsville, Texas, took the top spot for the second consecutive year. The full top 10: Brownsville, Fort Collins, Boise, Laredo, Cary, North Carolina, Madison, McAllen, Colorado Springs, Eugene and Olathe, Kansas.

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Two Colorado cities crack the top 10 for best drivers in America