Fairmount, CO vs Golden, CO

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

MetricFairmount, COGolden, CO
Population9,90220,417
Median Household Income$163,600$98,582
Median Rent$2,679/mo$1,953/mo
Median Home Value$827,600$837,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.4%49.7%
Poverty Rate2.9%12.6%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k230*124
Property Crime Rate /100k920*2,200
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr215215
Summer Highs86°F83°F
Winter Lows17°F21°F
Snowfall76 in/yr58 in/yr
Avg Commute23.3 min24.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher20.518.6
College Degree Rate65.2%59.1%
Foreign-Born %3.8%6.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-0.1%

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.