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Denver vs Lakewood

Denver, CO compared with Lakewood, CO · 13 miles apart

Denver has 740,613 residents to Lakewood’s 156,927. Denver comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Lakewood does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.

Denver, CO Lakewood, CO
Population 740,613 156,927
Density (per sq mi) 4,838 3,608
Median household income $94,718 $89,792
Median home value $616,000 $574,400
Median rent $1,831 $1,806
Homeownership 48.8% 58.1%
Average commute 24.9 min 25.5 min
Median age 35.3 38.2
Bachelor's degree + 56.5% 45.3%
Poverty rate 11.2% 9.2%
Unemployment 4.9% 4.5%
Price to income 6.5× 6.4×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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