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Bennett vs Milliken

45 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+25.5 pts in Milliken) and jobs per worker (2.1× in Bennett).

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Bennett, COHomes around $426KColorado · 3,663 people
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Milliken, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 8,871 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BennettHomes around $426K
Housing$426K typical home20% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 42%of CO districts All about Bennett →
MillikenKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 53%of CO districts Housing$446K typical home16% below the CO typical home SafetySafer than 93%of U.S. towns we grade All about Milliken →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+25.5 pts
Milliken has grown faster since 2010
Milliken +49.5%Bennett +24%
Jobs per worker2.1×
Bennett is more of a job hub
Bennett 0.51Milliken 0.24
Average commute7 min
Milliken has the shorter commute
Bennett 39 minMilliken 32 min
Size2.4×
Milliken is the bigger place
Milliken 8,871Bennett 3,663
Trails+60%
Milliken has more miles of trail
Milliken 8.3 miBennett 5.2 mi
★ What stands out · Report cards

Bennett places higher on 10 of 21 CO lists

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 AMillikenSafer than 93% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+BennettBetter than 42% of districts in the state B−MillikenBetter than 53% of districts in the state
Health
BBennettHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns A−MillikenHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns
10Bennett
9Milliken

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 92 towns #2#50 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #43#116 Most remote workersWork · 148 towns #136#85 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #133#80 Fewest smokersHealth · 160 towns #148#100 Most conserved landOutdoors · 152 towns #103#140 HealthiestHealth · 160 towns #127#97 Most activeHealth · 160 towns #115#91

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 $160 more a month in Milliken

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.

Bennett$2,410/mo
Typical home $426K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $1,407/mo · Housing →
Milliken$2,570/mo
Typical home $446K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $2,102/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Milliken 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
BennettMilliken
Snow a year43″35″
January low14°F18°F
July high90°F92°F
Growing season (days)142d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th60th
Outdoors & history
BennettMilliken
Trails5 mi8 mi
Conserved land4.2%0.9%
Settled1930—
National Register places—1
Archive photos52
Famous people born here1—
Community
BennettMilliken
Library hours a week46 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BennettCOMillikenCO
Bennett ↔ Milliken45 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.

BennettMilliken
People
Population 3,663Lowest 8,871Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +24%Lowest CO: +14.8% +49.5%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 34.1±2.6Highest 10% below CO 32.4±2.7Lowest 14% below CO
Bennett and Milliken 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% 24.4%±7.6Lowest CO: 21%
Bennett and Milliken 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% 10.6%±4.4Highest CO: 15.6%
Milliken 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%Highest CO: 45.7% 24.5%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.7Highest CO: 6.4% 3.1%±2Lowest CO: 6.4%
Bennett and Milliken 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 $107,500±$34kLowest 13% above CO
Bennett and Milliken are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $444,000±$22kHighest 18% below CO $406,700±$35kLowest 25% below CO
Bennett and Milliken 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 $2,102±$922Highest 19% above CO
Milliken 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 $2,570Highest about the CO average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19%±34.3Lowest CO: 52.9% 57.7%±37.7Highest CO: 52.9%
Milliken 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% 2.4%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.4%Lowest CO: 66.2% 92.1%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Lowest 12 yrs newer than CO 2004Highest 16 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 55% above CO 32 minLowest 27% above CO
Work from home 6.2%±2.6Lowest CO: 21% 14.3%±7.9Highest CO: 21%
Milliken and Bennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Denver (22%)Greeley (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MillikenFew work in Bennett
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miLowest 8.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.1Highest 21.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #112 of 142 in CO#128 of 142 in CO
School district Bennett School District No. 29JWeld County School District No. Re-5J
High school in town Bennett High SchoolCIVICA Colorado
Students per teacherat that high school 19.2Highest 19.1Lowest
Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bennett neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

Bennett High School Pride

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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.

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