Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Colorado ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–BennettNot graded BDaconoSafer than 62% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+BennettBetter than 42% of districts in the state A−DaconoBetter than 75% of districts in the state

Health

BBennettHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns B+DaconoHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns

10Bennett

10Dacono

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 92 towns #2#55 Best schoolsSchools · 142 towns #112#35 Lowest depressionHealth · 160 towns #112#37 Most remote workersWork · 148 towns #136#80 Most conserved landOutdoors · 152 towns #103#150 Fewest smokersHealth · 160 towns #148#100 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #43#83 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #133#94

Left end = #1 in Colorado. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bennett’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Dacono

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Bennett$2,410/mo

Typical home $426K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $1,407/mo · Housing →

Dacono$2,860/mo

Typical home $496K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,827/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Dacono and Bennett.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

BennettDacono

Snow a year43″35″

January low14°F 16°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)142d 155d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 32nd

Outdoors & history

BennettDacono

Trails5 mi 5 mi

Conserved land4.2%0.3%

Settled1930 1901

Archive photos5 3

Famous people born here1 —

Community

BennettDacono

Library hours a week46 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

35 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BennettCO DaconoCO

Bennett ↔ Dacono35 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Colorado average

BennettDacono

People

Population 3,663Lowest 6,530Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +24%Lowest CO: +14.8% +51.7%Highest CO: +14.8%

Median age 34.1±2.6Highest 10% below CO 33.8±2.8Lowest 10% below CO

Bennett and Dacono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 31.4%±5.7Highest CO: 21% 27.2%±4.3Lowest CO: 21%

Bennett and Dacono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 9.1%±2.8Lowest CO: 15.6% 10.5%±2.2Highest CO: 15.6%

Dacono and Bennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.7%Lowest CO: 45.7% 27.9%Highest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.7Highest CO: 6.4% 3.8%±1.8Lowest CO: 6.4%

Bennett and Dacono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $107,736±$13kHighest 13% above CO $104,559±$7kLowest 10% above CO

Bennett and Dacono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $444,000±$22kLowest 18% below CO $482,800±$32kHighest 10% below CO

Dacono and Bennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,407±$265Lowest 20% below CO $1,827±$580Highest 4% above CO

Dacono and Bennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,292Lowest 12% below CO $3,041Highest 17% above CO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19%±34.3Lowest CO: 52.9% 48.5%±25.6Highest CO: 52.9%

Dacono and Bennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.2%Highest CO: 9.4% 3.9%Lowest CO: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.4%Highest CO: 66.2% 85.1%Lowest CO: 66.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 2000Lowest 12 yrs newer than CO 2009Highest 21 yrs newer than CO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 55% above CO 32 minLowest 28% above CO

Work from home 6.2%±2.6Lowest CO: 21% 16.2%±6.2Highest CO: 21%

Work in townworking residents 4.2%Highest 1.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.27Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Denver (22%)Denver (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DaconoFew work in Bennett

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 4.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.1Highest 27.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #112 of 142 in CO #35 of 142 in CO

School district Bennett School District No. 29JWeld re-8 schools

High school in town Bennett High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 19.2 —

Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Bennett vs Dacono

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Dacono

What daily life feels like in each

35 miles apart

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