Arvada, CO vs Berkley, CO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricArvada, COBerkley, CO
Population122,63410,789
Median Household Income$117,348$84,637
Median Rent$1,888/mo$1,777/mo
Median Home Value$632,600$468,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.4%53.7%
Poverty Rate5.8%14.1%
Unemployment Rate3.9%4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k307380*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,3472,127*
Median AQI4849
Good AQI Days /yr215201
Summer Highs84°F86°F
Winter Lows23°F17°F
Snowfall55 in/yr76 in/yr
Avg Commute26.1 min27.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.315.2
College Degree Rate51.6%30.3%
Foreign-Born %5.6%21.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.2%-8.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Berkley (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.