Superior, CO vs Westminster, CO

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

MetricSuperior, COWestminster, CO
Population13,305115,484
Median Household Income$159,434$100,272
Median Rent$2,457/mo$1,882/mo
Median Home Value$903,900$532,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)105106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income33.6%48.9%
Poverty Rate3.2%7.3%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k184*288
Property Crime Rate /100k881*2,922
Median AQI4849
Good AQI Days /yr213201
Summer Highs86°F88°F
Winter Lows22°F19°F
Snowfall68 in/yr55 in/yr
Avg Commute22.4 min27 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1818.5
College Degree Rate78.8%44.6%
Foreign-Born %17.1%8.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.1%-0.4%

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