Wellington, CO vs Loveland, CO

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

MetricWellington, COLoveland, CO
Population11,79878,410
Median Household Income$107,017$84,604
Median Rent$2,473/mo$1,730/mo
Median Home Value$464,200$479,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.2%52.1%
Poverty Rate8.8%8.5%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k176*163
Property Crime Rate /100k732*1,442
Median AQI5050
Good AQI Days /yr185185
Summer Highs85°F86°F
Winter Lows16°F14°F
Snowfall34 in/yr47 in/yr
Avg Commute30.9 min26.2 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.216.7
College Degree Rate46.3%39%
Foreign-Born %2.1%4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.9%+6.6%

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.