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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $820 more a month in Monument

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%

Berthoud$3,460/mo

Typical home $607K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,795/mo · Housing →

Monument$4,280/mo

Typical home $748K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $1,929/mo · Housing →

The difference: $820 a month, about $9,800 a year, between Monument and Berthoud.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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

–BerthoudNot graded C+MonumentSafer than 44% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+BerthoudBetter than 66% of districts in the state A+MonumentBetter than 97% of districts in the state

Health

ABerthoudHealthier than 93% of U.S. towns AMonumentHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns

9Berthoud

9Monument

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 143 towns #77#122 Most conserved landOutdoors · 152 towns #101#146 Most walkableOutdoors · 160 towns #124#79 Lowest obesityHealth · 160 towns #36#72 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 160 towns #47#14 Most activeHealth · 160 towns #20#51 Most affordableCost of living · 158 towns #78#105 Lowest property taxCost of living · 158 towns #91#116

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

Where they are

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BerthoudCO MonumentCO

Berthoud ↔ Monument84 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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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

BerthoudMonument

People

Population 12,411Highest 11,735Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +102.4%Highest CO: +14.8% +88%Lowest CO: +14.8%

Median age 39.3±3.5Highest 4% above CO 38.3±3.1Lowest about the CO average

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

Kids under 18 21.7%±3.8Lowest CO: 21% 26.8%±4.5Highest CO: 21%

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

Age 65+ 14.2%±3Highest CO: 15.6% 12.9%±3.3Lowest CO: 15.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 48.1%Lowest CO: 45.7% 57.7%Highest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±2.5Lowest CO: 6.4% 6.7%±2.4Highest CO: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $119,385±$13kLowest 25% above CO $128,816±$13kHighest 35% above CO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $533,500±$34kLowest about the CO average $636,700±$42kHighest 18% above CO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,795±$77Lowest about the CO average $1,929±$229Highest 10% above CO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,938Lowest 13% above CO $3,667Highest 41% above CO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.4%±20.1Lowest CO: 52.9% 48.6%±22.9Highest CO: 52.9%

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

Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest CO: 9.4% 4.7%Highest CO: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Highest CO: 66.2% 76.1%Lowest CO: 66.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 2011Highest 23 yrs newer than CO 2006Lowest 18 yrs newer than CO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 25% above CO 29 minLowest 14% above CO

Work from home 21.1%±4.6Lowest CO: 21% 25%±5.8Highest CO: 21%

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

Work in townworking residents 8.1%Highest 6.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Lowest 0.99Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Longmont (14%)Colorado Springs (46%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MonumentFew work in Berthoud

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 17.7 miHighest 4.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 9Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.1Lowest 74.5Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #34 of 142 in CO #13 of 142 in CO

School district Thompson School District R-2JLewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co

High school in town Berthoud High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 19.7 —

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

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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.

Berthoud vs Monument

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Monument gets 74 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $820 more a month in Monument

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