Edwards, CO vs Fruita, CO

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

MetricEdwards, COFruita, CO
Population10,78513,691
Median Household Income$81,909$87,184
Median Rent$1,845/mo$1,472/mo
Median Home Value$937,300$398,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)—96
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income69.9%34.5%
Poverty Rate12.5%4.1%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k100*57
Property Crime Rate /100k589*1,012
Median AQI—46
Good AQI Days /yr—238
Summer Highs76°F92°F
Winter Lows6°F18°F
Snowfall—18 in/yr
Avg Commute17.3 min20.5 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.317.5
College Degree Rate59.8%33.6%
Foreign-Born %20.7%0.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.4%+4.5%

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