Lakewood, CO vs Columbine, CO

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

MetricLakewood, COColumbine, CO
Population156,58325,478
Median Household Income$89,792$131,232
Median Rent$1,806/mo$2,448/mo
Median Home Value$574,400$617,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.3%61.9%
Poverty Rate9.2%4.3%
Unemployment Rate4%3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k675230*
Property Crime Rate /100k4,517920*
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr215215
Summer Highs83°F84°F
Winter Lows21°F20°F
Snowfall58 in/yr34 in/yr
Avg Commute25.5 min26.4 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.618.4
College Degree Rate45.3%53.2%
Foreign-Born %8%3.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.6%+1.4%

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