Berthoud, CO vs Longmont, CO

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

MetricBerthoud, COLongmont, CO
Population12,41199,406
Median Household Income$119,385$90,671
Median Rent$1,795/mo$1,816/mo
Median Home Value$533,500$572,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)101105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.8%58.3%
Poverty Rate4.6%8.6%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k296*350
Property Crime Rate /100k948*2,439
Median AQI5048
Good AQI Days /yr185213
Summer Highs86°F88°F
Winter Lows14°F15°F
Snowfall47 in/yr47 in/yr
Avg Commute31.5 min24.5 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher18.215.7
College Degree Rate48.1%47%
Foreign-Born %4.9%10.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+36.4%+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 Berthoud (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.