Cañon City, CO vs Security-Widefield, CO

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

MetricCañon City, COSecurity-Widefield, CO
Population17,12237,345
Median Household Income$64,787$91,142
Median Rent$997/mo$1,793/mo
Median Home Value$316,100$387,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)—101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.4%53.1%
Poverty Rate13.4%7.3%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k106*320*
Property Crime Rate /100k491*969*
Median AQI2346
Good AQI Days /yr338249
Summer Highs87°F84°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall38 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute18.7 min23.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.615.5
College Degree Rate27.2%27.9%
Foreign-Born %2.1%8.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%-2.4%

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 both cities (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.