Security-Widefield, CO vs Fort Carson, CO

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

MetricSecurity-Widefield, COFort Carson, CO
Population37,34518,019
Median Household Income$91,142$66,237
Median Rent$1,793/mo$2,180/mo
Median Home Value$387,500—
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.1%59.5%
Poverty Rate7.3%15.3%
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°F84°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall33 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute23.2 min11 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.516.2
College Degree Rate27.9%25.6%
Foreign-Born %8.7%4.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.4%—

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