Denver, CO vs Sherrelwood, CO

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

MetricDenver, COSherrelwood, CO
Population718,87718,692
Median Household Income$94,718$75,327
Median Rent$1,831/mo$1,702/mo
Median Home Value$616,000$432,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.1%56.9%
Poverty Rate11.2%10.7%
Unemployment Rate4.1%4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k882380*
Property Crime Rate /100k4,1422,127*
Median AQI5049
Good AQI Days /yr184201
Summer Highs87°F88°F
Winter Lows18°F19°F
Snowfall49 in/yr45 in/yr
Avg Commute24.9 min29.6 min
Hospitals7—
Avg Hospital Rating3.6 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.117.1
College Degree Rate56.5%20%
Foreign-Born %14.5%17.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.5%+0.8%

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