Wellington, CO vs Greeley, CO

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

MetricWellington, COGreeley, CO
Population11,798110,806
Median Household Income$107,017$69,881
Median Rent$2,473/mo$1,388/mo
Median Home Value$464,200$402,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)101100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.2%57.6%
Poverty Rate8.8%15.1%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k176*630
Property Crime Rate /100k732*2,915
Median AQI5052
Good AQI Days /yr185163
Summer Highs85°F89°F
Winter Lows16°F18°F
Snowfall34 in/yr35 in/yr
Avg Commute30.9 min24.3 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.218.5
College Degree Rate46.3%27.8%
Foreign-Born %2.1%12.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.9%+5.8%

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