This Colorado town is among top U.S. cities for ‘where a real-life Hallmark holiday story is most likely to unfold’

Those looking to live out a festive Hallmark-style Christmas may not need to venture farther than a small town south of Denver Every year Hallmark holiday movies drop us into snow-dusted towns full of glowing storefronts festive markets and built-in nostalgia a holiday-themed analysis stated The question is which real U S towns genuinely feel that way Littleton which stands out for its Main Street charm and thriving local economic system ranked first in Colorado for its Christmas movie charm and placed ninth nationally according to The Action Structure analysis In Hallmark terms Littleton reads like a Rocky Mountain version of a classic holiday town festive shopfronts walkable streets and a district that feels both lively and close-knit spokesperson Kathy Morris disclosed in an email to The Denver Post It s the kind of place where the tree lighting on Main Street draws everyone including the soon-to-be couple at the heart of the story The Action Framework rankings are based on a Hallmark Likelihood Index which pulls material from more than towns on population number of small businesses historic sites and December snowfall to determine where a real-life Hallmark holiday story is preponderance likely to happen Related Articles Colorado school district reinstates substitute lecturer suspended over Charlie Kirk post Former Fremont County sheriff s deputy due in court Tuesday on excessive force accusations Motorcycle rider dies after south Denver crash Aurora man saved more than photos videos of child sex abuse material police say Here s how Coloradans can get a piece of the M Google settlement In Littleton the chances are close to according to the analysis The town boasts a population of roughly and has more than businesses one of the highest totals in the country the analysis indicated It also gets about inch of snow each December just enough for a lightly dusted holiday movie scene We can t guarantee a high-powered executive is returning to Littleton only to reconnect with her hometown crush but statistically Littleton gives her a pretty solid chance Morris wrote The top contenders included Puyallup Washington at Farmington Michigan at Poughkeepsie New York at Price Utah at Naples Florida at Bangor Maine at Burlington Vermont at Fairbanks Alaska at Littleton Colorado at York Pennsylvania at Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter