Gunbarrel, CO vs Longmont, CO

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

MetricGunbarrel, COLongmont, CO
Population10,05199,406
Median Household Income$109,407$90,671
Median Rent$1,972/mo$1,816/mo
Median Home Value$821,000$572,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.4%58.3%
Poverty Rate8.8%8.6%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k184*350
Property Crime Rate /100k881*2,439
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr213213
Summer Highs86°F88°F
Winter Lows22°F15°F
Snowfall85 in/yr47 in/yr
Avg Commute21.8 min24.5 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1515.7
College Degree Rate70.4%47%
Foreign-Born %8.7%10.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%+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 Gunbarrel (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.