Loveland, CO vs Wellington, CO

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

MetricLoveland, COWellington, CO
Population78,41011,798
Median Household Income$84,604$107,017
Median Rent$1,730/mo$2,473/mo
Median Home Value$479,000$464,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.1%52.2%
Poverty Rate8.5%8.8%
Unemployment Rate4.2%3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k163176*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,442732*
Median AQI5050
Good AQI Days /yr185185
Summer Highs86°F85°F
Winter Lows14°F16°F
Snowfall47 in/yr34 in/yr
Avg Commute26.2 min30.9 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.715.2
College Degree Rate39%46.3%
Foreign-Born %4%2.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.6%+9.9%

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