Security-Widefield, CO vs Fountain, CO

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

MetricSecurity-Widefield, COFountain, CO
Population37,34529,300
Median Household Income$91,142$86,242
Median Rent$1,793/mo$1,745/mo
Median Home Value$387,500$398,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.1%68.4%
Poverty Rate7.3%10.3%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k320*368
Property Crime Rate /100k969*1,693
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr249249
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall33 in/yr33 in/yr
Avg Commute23.2 min27.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.517
College Degree Rate27.9%34.8%
Foreign-Born %8.7%6.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.4%-1.2%

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.