Arvada, CO vs Fairmount, CO

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

MetricArvada, COFairmount, CO
Population122,6349,902
Median Household Income$117,348$163,600
Median Rent$1,888/mo$2,679/mo
Median Home Value$632,600$827,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.4%40.4%
Poverty Rate5.8%2.9%
Unemployment Rate3.9%3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k307230*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,347920*
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr215215
Summer Highs84°F86°F
Winter Lows23°F17°F
Snowfall55 in/yr76 in/yr
Avg Commute26.1 min23.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.320.5
College Degree Rate51.6%65.2%
Foreign-Born %5.6%3.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.2%—

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 Fairmount (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.