Security-Widefield, CO vs Black Forest, CO

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

MetricSecurity-Widefield, COBlack Forest, CO
Population37,34515,738
Median Household Income$91,142$145,460
Median Rent$1,793/mo—
Median Home Value$387,500$856,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.1%29.1%
Poverty Rate7.3%5%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k320*320*
Property Crime Rate /100k969*969*
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr249249
Summer Highs84°F83°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall33 in/yr102 in/yr
Avg Commute23.2 min30.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.515.5
College Degree Rate27.9%56.5%
Foreign-Born %8.7%5.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.4%+4.1%

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