Wheat Ridge, CO vs Sherrelwood, CO

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

MetricWheat Ridge, COSherrelwood, CO
Population32,07018,692
Median Household Income$90,564$75,327
Median Rent$1,579/mo$1,702/mo
Median Home Value$623,000$432,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.2%56.9%
Poverty Rate11.2%10.7%
Unemployment Rate4.3%4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k266380*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,9152,127*
Median AQI4849
Good AQI Days /yr215201
Summer Highs86°F88°F
Winter Lows17°F19°F
Snowfall76 in/yr45 in/yr
Avg Commute23.4 min29.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.517.1
College Degree Rate47.8%20%
Foreign-Born %6.4%17.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.0%+0.8%

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