Commerce City, CO vs Brighton, CO

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

MetricCommerce City, COBrighton, CO
Population66,44542,059
Median Household Income$111,972$107,679
Median Rent$1,880/mo$1,779/mo
Median Home Value$499,700$499,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.8%53.2%
Poverty Rate8.7%9.4%
Unemployment Rate4.3%4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k742497
Property Crime Rate /100k2,4922,390
Median AQI4949
Good AQI Days /yr201201
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows17°F17°F
Snowfall35 in/yr35 in/yr
Avg Commute29.7 min31.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.418.3
College Degree Rate25.8%23.5%
Foreign-Born %15.2%9.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+15.9%+13.3%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.