Arvada, CO vs Westminster, CO

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

MetricArvada, COWestminster, CO
Population122,634115,484
Median Household Income$117,348$100,272
Median Rent$1,888/mo$1,882/mo
Median Home Value$632,600$532,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.4%48.9%
Poverty Rate5.8%7.3%
Unemployment Rate3.9%3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k307288
Property Crime Rate /100k2,3472,922
Median AQI4849
Good AQI Days /yr215201
Summer Highs84°F88°F
Winter Lows23°F19°F
Snowfall55 in/yr55 in/yr
Avg Commute26.1 min27 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.318.5
College Degree Rate51.6%44.6%
Foreign-Born %5.6%8.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.2%-0.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.