Columbine, CO vs Lakewood, CO

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

MetricColumbine, COLakewood, CO
Population25,478156,583
Median Household Income$131,232$89,792
Median Rent$2,448/mo$1,806/mo
Median Home Value$617,200$574,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income61.9%53.3%
Poverty Rate4.3%9.2%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k230*675
Property Crime Rate /100k920*4,517
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr215215
Summer Highs84°F83°F
Winter Lows20°F21°F
Snowfall34 in/yr58 in/yr
Avg Commute26.4 min25.5 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher18.419.6
College Degree Rate53.2%45.3%
Foreign-Born %3.3%8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.4%+0.6%

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