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Dacono vs Frederick

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.2× in Frederick) and growth since 2010 (+15.5 pts in Frederick).

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Dacono, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 6,530 people
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Frederick, COHomes around $535KColorado · 16,651 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.

DaconoKnown for its schools
Schools#35 for schools in COof 142 towns HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$496K typical home7% below the CO typical home All about Dacono →
FrederickHomes around $535K
Housing$535K typical home0% above the CO typical home HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 77%of CO districts All about Frederick →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Trails3.2×
Frederick has more miles of trail
Frederick 15.5 miDacono 4.9 mi
Growth since 2010+15.5 pts
Frederick has grown faster since 2010
Frederick +67.2%Dacono +51.7%
Jobs per worker2.1×
Frederick is more of a job hub
Frederick 0.57Dacono 0.27
Household income+24%
Households in Frederick earn more
Frederick $129,460Dacono $104,559
Street grid+66%
Frederick has the more walkable street grid
Frederick 46.2Dacono 27.8
Size2.5×
Frederick is the bigger place
Frederick 16,651Dacono 6,530
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Frederick

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.

Dacono$2,860/mo
Typical home $496K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,827/mo · Housing →
Frederick$3,060/mo
Typical home $535K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $2,381/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Frederick and Dacono.

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.

Where they are

Dacono and Frederick share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

DaconoFrederickDaconoFrederick
Dacono ↔ Frederick3.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
114 Dacono residents work in Frederick (3.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Dacono →
Report cards

Frederick places higher on 16 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
BDaconoSafer than 62% of U.S. towns A−FrederickSafer than 76% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−DaconoBetter than 75% of districts in the state A−FrederickBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
B+DaconoHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns AFrederickHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns
4Dacono
16Frederick

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

Most conserved landOutdoors · 152 towns #150#70 Best schoolsSchools · 142 towns #35#102 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 160 towns #119#59 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #83#138 Most new homesHousing · 92 towns #55#25 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #94#59 Fewest smokersHealth · 160 towns #100#66 Highest incomeIncome · 160 towns #66#34

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

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
DaconoFrederick
Snow a year35″47″
January low16°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)155d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd39th
Outdoors & history
DaconoFrederick
Trails5 mi16 mi
Conserved land0.3%7.9%
Settled1901—
Archive photos33
Famous people born here—1
Community
DaconoFrederick
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

DaconoFrederick
People
Population 6,530Lowest 16,651Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +51.7%Lowest CO: +14.8% +67.2%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 33.8±2.8Lowest 10% below CO 36.4±1Highest 3% below CO
Frederick and Dacono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.2%±4.3Highest CO: 21% 26.5%±2.4Lowest CO: 21%
Dacono and Frederick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.5%±2.2Lowest CO: 15.6% 11.5%±1.4Highest CO: 15.6%
Frederick and Dacono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.9%Lowest CO: 45.7% 38.5%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.8Highest CO: 6.4% 3.4%±0.8Lowest CO: 6.4%
Dacono and Frederick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $104,559±$7kLowest 10% above CO $129,460±$9kHighest 36% above CO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $482,800±$32kLowest 10% below CO $568,300±$13kHighest 5% above CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,827±$580Lowest 4% above CO $2,381±$269Highest 35% above CO
Frederick and Dacono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,041Lowest 17% above CO $3,255Highest 25% above CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.5%±25.6Lowest CO: 52.9% 54%±16Highest CO: 52.9%
Frederick and Dacono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.9%Highest CO: 9.4% 3.3%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.1%Lowest CO: 66.2% 95%Highest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2009Highest 21 yrs newer than CO 2008Lowest 20 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 28% above CO 32 minLowest 27% above CO
Work from home 16.2%±6.2Lowest CO: 21% 20%±2.8Highest CO: 21%
Frederick and Dacono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Denver (14%)Denver (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in FrederickFew work in Dacono
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 7.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miLowest 15.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.8Lowest 46.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #35 of 142 in CO#102 of 142 in CO
School district Weld re-8 schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
High school in town None in townFrederick Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 22.4
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.

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