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 A−FrederickSafer than 76% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−FirestoneBetter than 77% of districts in the state A−FrederickBetter than 77% of districts in the state

Health

A−FirestoneHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns AFrederickHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns

7Firestone

14Frederick

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

Most trailsOutdoors · 143 towns #43#102 Best schoolsSchools · 142 towns #61#102 Lowest depressionHealth · 160 towns #76#37 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #106#138 SafestSafety · 83 towns #24#9 Fewest smokersHealth · 160 towns #92#66 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 160 towns #84#59 Highest incomeIncome · 160 towns #46#34

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

Where they are

Firestone and Frederick share a border

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

FirestoneFrederick

Firestone ↔ Frederick3.7 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

328 Firestone residents work in Frederick (3.5% of its workers)

Work & commute in Firestone →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 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 →

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 Firestone and Frederick.

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

FirestoneFrederick

Snow a year47″47″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 39th

Outdoors & history

FirestoneFrederick

Trails32 mi 16 mi

Conserved land7.8%7.9%

Archive photos3 3

Famous people born here—1

Community

FirestoneFrederick

Library hours a week62 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

FirestoneFrederick

People

Population 18,049Highest 16,651Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +61.4%Lowest CO: +14.8% +67.2%Highest CO: +14.8%

Median age 35.9±1.8Lowest 5% below CO 36.4±1Highest 3% below CO

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

Kids under 18 24.3%±3.1Lowest CO: 21% 26.5%±2.4Highest CO: 21%

Frederick 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% 11.5%±1.4Highest CO: 15.6%

Frederick 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% 38.5%Highest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.2Highest CO: 6.4% 3.4%±0.8Lowest CO: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $120,150±$10kLowest 26% above CO $129,460±$9kHighest 36% above CO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $560,100±$21kLowest 4% above CO $568,300±$13kHighest 5% above CO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,009±$178Lowest 14% above CO $2,381±$269Highest 35% above CO

Frederick and Firestone 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 $3,255Lowest 25% above CO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43%±11.1Lowest CO: 52.9% 54%±16Highest CO: 52.9%

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

Below poverty line 4.6%Highest CO: 9.4% 3.3%Lowest CO: 9.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.3%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 33 minHighest 29% above CO 32 minLowest 27% above CO

Work from home 18.1%±3.6Lowest CO: 21% 20%±2.8Highest CO: 21%

Frederick 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 5.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 0.57Highest

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in FrederickFew work in Firestone

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.8%Lowest 7.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 32.4 miHighest 15.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.2 miHighest 1.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 9Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.9Highest 46.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 142 in CO #102 of 142 in CO

School district St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1JSt. 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

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 Frederick

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Frederick places higher on 14 of 22 CO lists

Firestone and Frederick share a border

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Firestone

What daily life feels like in each

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