Fairmount, CO vs Wheat Ridge, CO

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

MetricFairmount, COWheat Ridge, CO
Population9,90232,070
Median Household Income$163,600$90,564
Median Rent$2,679/mo$1,579/mo
Median Home Value$827,600$623,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.4%50.2%
Poverty Rate2.9%11.2%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k230*266
Property Crime Rate /100k920*3,915
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr215215
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows17°F17°F
Snowfall76 in/yr76 in/yr
Avg Commute23.3 min23.4 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher20.515.5
College Degree Rate65.2%47.8%
Foreign-Born %3.8%6.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-1.0%

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.