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

CFort LuptonSafer than 27% of U.S. towns BFirestoneSafer than 60% of U.S. towns

Schools

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

Health

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

5Fort Lupton

17Firestone

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

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

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

Fort Lupton$2,590/mo

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

Firestone$3,260/mo

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

Fort Lupton and Firestone share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fort LuptonFirestone

Fort Lupton ↔ Firestone9.1 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

Fort LuptonFirestone

Snow a year35″47″

January low16°F —

July high90°F —

Growing season (days)155d —

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

Outdoors & history

Fort LuptonFirestone

Trails11 mi 32 mi

Conserved land4.7%7.8%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos6 3

Famous people born here3 —

Community

Fort LuptonFirestone

Library hours a week64 hrs 62 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

Fort LuptonFirestone

People

Population 8,897Lowest 18,049Highest

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

Median age 32.9±3Lowest 13% below CO 35.9±1.8Highest 5% 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 25.7%±3.9Highest CO: 21% 24.3%±3.1Lowest 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+ 11.3%±2.4Highest CO: 15.6% 11%±2.2Lowest 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+ 12.3%Lowest CO: 45.7% 37.8%Highest CO: 45.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.5Lowest CO: 6.4% 4.6%±1.2Highest 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 $80,889±$17kLowest 15% below CO $120,150±$10kHighest 26% above CO

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

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

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59%±17.8Highest CO: 52.9% 43%±11.1Lowest 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 17.6%Highest CO: 9.4% 4.6%Lowest CO: 9.4%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

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

Work in townworking residents 8.4%Highest 4.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FirestoneFew work in Fort Lupton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.7%Lowest 7.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 10.9 miLowest 32.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 2.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 7Highest

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

Schools

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

School district Weld re-8 schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

High school in town Fort Lupton High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 19.1 —

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.

Fort Lupton vs Firestone

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

Fort Lupton and Firestone share a border

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