Berkley, CO vs Arvada, CO

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

MetricBerkley, COArvada, CO
Population10,789122,634
Median Household Income$84,637$117,348
Median Rent$1,777/mo$1,888/mo
Median Home Value$468,100$632,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.7%50.4%
Poverty Rate14.1%5.8%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k380*307
Property Crime Rate /100k2,127*2,347
Median AQI4948
Good AQI Days /yr201215
Summer Highs86°F84°F
Winter Lows17°F23°F
Snowfall76 in/yr55 in/yr
Avg Commute27.2 min26.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.217.3
College Degree Rate30.3%51.6%
Foreign-Born %21.8%5.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-8.8%-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 Berkley (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.