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%

Firestone$3,260/mo

Typical home $570K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $2,009/mo · Housing →

Berthoud$3,460/mo

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

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Berthoud and Firestone.

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

Berthoud places higher on 14 of 20 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

BFirestoneSafer than 60% of U.S. towns –BerthoudNot graded

Schools

A−FirestoneBetter than 77% of districts in the state B+BerthoudBetter than 66% of districts in the state

Health

A−FirestoneHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns ABerthoudHealthier than 93% of U.S. towns

6Firestone

14Berthoud

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

Lowest obesityHealth · 160 towns #136#36 Most activeHealth · 160 towns #91#20 Lowest depressionHealth · 160 towns #76#138 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #49#101 Fewest smokersHealth · 160 towns #92#47 Most trailsOutdoors · 143 towns #43#77 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 160 towns #84#47 HealthiestHealth · 160 towns #94#62

Left end = #1 in Colorado. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Firestone’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

FirestoneBerthoud

Snow a year47″47″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 24th

Outdoors & history

FirestoneBerthoud

Trails32 mi 18 mi

Conserved land7.8%4.2%

National Register places—2

Archive photos3 6

Famous people born here—2

Community

FirestoneBerthoud

Library hours a week62 hrs 50 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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

9 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FirestoneBerthoud

Firestone ↔ Berthoud9.4 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

FirestoneBerthoud

People

Population 18,049Highest 12,411Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +61.4%Lowest CO: +14.8% +102.4%Highest CO: +14.8%

Median age 35.9±1.8Lowest 5% below CO 39.3±3.5Highest 4% above CO

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

Kids under 18 24.3%±3.1Highest CO: 21% 21.7%±3.8Lowest CO: 21%

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

Age 65+ 11%±2.2Lowest CO: 15.6% 14.2%±3Highest CO: 15.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.8%Lowest CO: 45.7% 48.1%Highest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.2Lowest CO: 6.4% 5.1%±2.5Highest CO: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $120,150±$10kHighest 26% above CO $119,385±$13kLowest 25% above CO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $560,100±$21kHighest 4% above CO $533,500±$34kLowest about the CO average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,009±$178Highest 14% above CO $1,795±$77Lowest about the CO average

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,274Highest 26% above CO $2,938Lowest 13% above CO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43%±11.1Highest CO: 52.9% 38.4%±20.1Lowest CO: 52.9%

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

Below poverty line 4.6% CO: 9.4% 4.6% CO: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.3%Lowest CO: 66.2% 87.5%Highest CO: 66.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 2009Lowest 21 yrs newer than CO 2011Highest 23 yrs newer than CO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 29% above CO 32 minLowest 25% above CO

Work from home 18.1%±3.6Lowest CO: 21% 21.1%±4.6Highest CO: 21%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.2%Lowest 8.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 0.53Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Longmont (13%)Longmont (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BerthoudFew work in Firestone

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.8%Highest 4.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 32.4 miHighest 17.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.2 miHighest 1.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.9Highest 46.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 142 in CO #34 of 142 in CO

School district St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1JThompson School District R-2J

High school in town None in townBerthoud High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 19.7

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

Deciding?

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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.

Firestone vs Berthoud

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Berthoud

Berthoud places higher on 14 of 20 CO lists

What daily life feels like in each

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