Security-Widefield, CO vs Colorado Springs, CO

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

MetricSecurity-Widefield, COColorado Springs, CO
Population37,345487,887
Median Household Income$91,142$84,818
Median Rent$1,793/mo$1,648/mo
Median Home Value$387,500$452,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.1%52.8%
Poverty Rate7.3%9%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k320*690
Property Crime Rate /100k969*3,029
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr249249
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall33 in/yr55 in/yr
Avg Commute23.2 min22.7 min
Hospitals—7
Avg Hospital Rating—3.5 / 5
Students per Teacher15.516
College Degree Rate27.9%42.7%
Foreign-Born %8.7%7.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.4%+3.1%

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