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 CFort LuptonSafer than 27% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−FirestoneBetter than 77% of districts in the state CFort LuptonBetter than 31% of districts in the state

Health

A−FirestoneHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns CFort LuptonHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns

17Firestone

5Fort Lupton

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 143 towns #43#116 Fastest growingGrowth · 153 towns #12#88 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #106#32 Best schoolsSchools · 142 towns #61#129 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 160 towns #84#154 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #49#116 Most educatedPeople · 160 towns #93#160 Most remote workersWork · 148 towns #70#130

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $670 more a month in Firestone

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 →

Fort Lupton$2,590/mo

Typical home $462K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.45% · or rent about $1,251/mo · Housing →

The difference: $670 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Firestone and Fort Lupton.

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

Firestone and Fort Lupton share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FirestoneFort Lupton

Firestone ↔ Fort Lupton9.1 miles apart · They share a border

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

FirestoneFort Lupton

Snow a year47″35″

January low—16°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—155d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 46th

Outdoors & history

FirestoneFort Lupton

Trails32 mi 11 mi

Conserved land7.8%4.7%

National Register places—1

Archive photos3 6

Famous people born here—3

Community

FirestoneFort Lupton

Library hours a week62 hrs 64 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.

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

FirestoneFort Lupton

People

Population 18,049Highest 8,897Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +61.4%Highest CO: +14.8% +7.8%Lowest CO: +14.8%

Median age 35.9±1.8Highest 5% below CO 32.9±3Lowest 13% below CO

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

Kids under 18 24.3%±3.1Lowest CO: 21% 25.7%±3.9Highest CO: 21%

Fort Lupton and Firestone 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% 11.3%±2.4Highest CO: 15.6%

Fort Lupton 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%Highest CO: 45.7% 12.3%Lowest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.2Highest CO: 6.4% 3.1%±1.5Lowest CO: 6.4%

Firestone and Fort Lupton 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 $80,889±$17kLowest 15% below CO

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $560,100±$21kHighest 4% above CO $416,000±$23kLowest 23% below CO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,009±$178Highest 14% above CO $1,251±$212Lowest 29% below CO

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,274Highest 26% above CO $1,866Lowest 28% below CO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43%±11.1Lowest CO: 52.9% 59%±17.8Highest CO: 52.9%

Fort Lupton and Firestone 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% 17.6%Highest CO: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.3%Highest CO: 66.2% 67%Lowest CO: 66.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 2009Highest 21 yrs newer than CO 1980Lowest 8 yrs older than CO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 29% above CO 33 minHighest 31% above CO

Work from home 18.1%±3.6Highest CO: 21% 7.1%±3.3Lowest CO: 21%

Work in townworking residents 4.2%Lowest 8.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 0.74Highest

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fort LuptonFew work in Firestone

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.8%Highest 4.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 32.4 miHighest 10.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.2 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.9Highest 30.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 142 in CO #129 of 142 in CO

School district St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1JWeld re-8 schools

High school in town None in townFort Lupton High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 19.1

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.

Firestone vs Fort Lupton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Firestone places higher on 17 of 22 CO lists

A typical home costs $670 more a month in Firestone

Firestone and Fort Lupton share a border

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