Berkley, CO vs Golden, CO

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

MetricBerkley, COGolden, CO
Population10,78920,417
Median Household Income$84,637$98,582
Median Rent$1,777/mo$1,953/mo
Median Home Value$468,100$837,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.7%49.7%
Poverty Rate14.1%12.6%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k380*124
Property Crime Rate /100k2,127*2,200
Median AQI4948
Good AQI Days /yr201215
Summer Highs86°F83°F
Winter Lows17°F21°F
Snowfall76 in/yr58 in/yr
Avg Commute27.2 min24.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.918.4
College Degree Rate30.3%59.1%
Foreign-Born %21.8%6.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-8.8%-0.1%

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.