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Colorado

Colorado local intelligence hub with statewide signal reads, city briefs, tract pages, and curated local context. Start here for the statewide pattern, then move into the specific markets shaping it.

Violent crime
5.2 / 1k
Violent crime moved up by 7.5 / 1k from 0.0 / 1k in 2013-01-13 to 7.5 / 1k in 2026-05-13. The earlier baseline was too small for a reliable headline percentage.
Median income
$104,694
Median household income has increased 34% since 2019.
Market rent
$1,996
Market rent has increased 29% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Population
5,862,189
Colorado covered by 1447 underlying areas.
Signals

What Colorado is signaling right now

Four scored signals show quality, momentum, safety, and investor upside without loading the full app payload.

Safety

37/100

Scores in the 37th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

89/100

Development activity lands around the 89th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

52/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 52nd percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

72/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 72nd percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

City intelligence

Colorado cities compared

24 largest indexed cities ranked by population with income, rent, and violent crime side-by-side. Open any city for the full hub.

#CityPopulationMedian IncomeMarket RentViolent Crime
1 Denver 718,877
$104,523
$1,936
9.6 / 1k
2 Colorado Springs 508,261
$93,081
$1,666
8.9 / 1k
3 Aurora 415,535
$97,094
$1,851
7.8 / 1k
4 Fort Collins 189,708
$87,596
$2,015
2.6 / 1k
5 Lakewood 176,433
$104,393
$1,771
6.2 / 1k
6 Thornton 149,924
$108,976
$2,039
3.1 / 1k
7 Centennial 144,681
$145,139
$2,205
2.8 / 1k
8 Pueblo West 135,980
$63,755
$1,438
12.0 / 1k
9 Westminster 118,893
$114,939
$1,935
2.8 / 1k
10 Arvada 114,718
$120,322
$2,241
2.6 / 1k
11 Greeley 112,976
$73,655
$1,482
5.2 / 1k
12 Boulder 109,191
$95,630
$2,593
3.1 / 1k
13 Longmont 108,028
$95,597
$1,895
4.8 / 1k
14 Highlands Ranch 106,204
$165,791
$2,544
3.7 / 1k
15 Loveland 92,741
$88,814
$1,881
3.6 / 1k
16 Castle Rock 86,354
$152,696
$2,367
0.5 / 1k
17 Commerce City 80,280
$113,676
$2,621
7.2 / 1k
18 Grand Junction 72,605
$71,188
$1,794
5.3 / 1k
19 Parker 68,373
$142,937
$2,256
2.4 / 1k
20 Broomfield 67,372
$145,744
$2,048
1.7 / 1k
21 Littleton 46,835
$114,281
$1,847
2.5 / 1k
22 Brighton 44,966
$106,634
$2,060
4.7 / 1k
23 Northglenn 41,563
$83,876
$1,719
3.7 / 1k
24 Black Forest 40,277
$147,454
$2,318
1.3 / 1k

Showing top 24 cities by population. Full directories remain available from city and ranking pages.

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