Colorado Springs, CO vs Security-Widefield, CO

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

MetricColorado Springs, COSecurity-Widefield, CO
Population487,88737,345
Median Household Income$84,818$91,142
Median Rent$1,648/mo$1,793/mo
Median Home Value$452,600$387,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.8%53.1%
Poverty Rate9%7.3%
Unemployment Rate4%4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k690320*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,029969*
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr249249
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall55 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute22.7 min23.2 min
Hospitals7—
Avg Hospital Rating3.5 / 5—
Students per Teacher1615.5
College Degree Rate42.7%27.9%
Foreign-Born %7.6%8.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.1%-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 Security-Widefield (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.