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Wheat Ridge

Wheat Ridge, Colorado crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
37,165
Wheat Ridge covered by 8 underlying areas.
Violent crime
4.3 / 1k
Violent crime has declined 9% since 2021.
Property crime
43.5 / 1k
Property crime has declined 24% since 2021.
Market rent
$1,850
Market rent has increased 29% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Wheat Ridge is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

12/100

Scores in the 12th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

50/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 50th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

50/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 50th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Wheat Ridge compared with Colorado

Wheat Ridge city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

4.3 / 1k

5.2 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

43.5 / 1k

31.3 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,850

$1,996 state

Permits 12M

0

6,350 state