Berkley, CO vs Denver, CO

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

MetricBerkley, CODenver, CO
Population10,789718,877
Median Household Income$84,637$94,718
Median Rent$1,777/mo$1,831/mo
Median Home Value$468,100$616,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.7%46.1%
Poverty Rate14.1%11.2%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k380*882
Property Crime Rate /100k2,127*4,142
Median AQI4950
Good AQI Days /yr201184
Summer Highs86°F87°F
Winter Lows17°F18°F
Snowfall76 in/yr49 in/yr
Avg Commute27.2 min24.9 min
Hospitals—7
Avg Hospital Rating—3.6 / 5
Students per Teacher15.215.1
College Degree Rate30.3%56.5%
Foreign-Born %21.8%14.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-8.8%+3.5%

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.