Fruita, CO vs Edwards, CO

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

MetricFruita, COEdwards, CO
Population13,69110,785
Median Household Income$87,184$81,909
Median Rent$1,472/mo$1,845/mo
Median Home Value$398,200$937,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)96—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.5%69.9%
Poverty Rate4.1%12.5%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k57100*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,012589*
Median AQI46—
Good AQI Days /yr238—
Summer Highs92°F76°F
Winter Lows18°F6°F
Snowfall18 in/yr—
Avg Commute20.5 min17.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.513.3
College Degree Rate33.6%59.8%
Foreign-Born %0.8%20.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.5%+11.4%

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.