Fairmount, CO vs Arvada, CO

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

MetricFairmount, COArvada, CO
Population9,902122,634
Median Household Income$163,600$117,348
Median Rent$2,679/mo$1,888/mo
Median Home Value$827,600$632,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.4%50.4%
Poverty Rate2.9%5.8%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k230*307
Property Crime Rate /100k920*2,347
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr215215
Summer Highs86°F84°F
Winter Lows17°F23°F
Snowfall76 in/yr55 in/yr
Avg Commute23.3 min26.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher20.517.3
College Degree Rate65.2%51.6%
Foreign-Born %3.8%5.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-1.2%

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