Gunbarrel, CO vs Lafayette, CO

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

MetricGunbarrel, COLafayette, CO
Population10,05130,602
Median Household Income$109,407$119,040
Median Rent$1,972/mo$2,121/mo
Median Home Value$821,000$686,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.4%52.7%
Poverty Rate8.8%5.6%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)3.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k184*284
Property Crime Rate /100k881*1,587
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr213213
Summer Highs86°F88°F
Winter Lows22°F19°F
Snowfall85 in/yr65 in/yr
Avg Commute21.8 min23.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1517.4
College Degree Rate70.4%63.5%
Foreign-Born %8.7%10.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%-0.8%

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