Arvada, CO vs Sherrelwood, CO

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

MetricArvada, COSherrelwood, CO
Population122,63418,692
Median Household Income$117,348$75,327
Median Rent$1,888/mo$1,702/mo
Median Home Value$632,600$432,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.4%56.9%
Poverty Rate5.8%10.7%
Unemployment Rate3.9%4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k307380*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,3472,127*
Median AQI4849
Good AQI Days /yr215201
Summer Highs84°F88°F
Winter Lows23°F19°F
Snowfall55 in/yr45 in/yr
Avg Commute26.1 min29.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.317.1
College Degree Rate51.6%20%
Foreign-Born %5.6%17.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.2%+0.8%

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