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Frederick vs Firestone

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (2.1× in Firestone) and homeowners (+13.7 pts renters in Firestone).

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Frederick, COHomes around $535KColorado · 16,651 people
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Firestone, COHomes around $570KColorado · 18,049 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.

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 →
FirestoneHomes around $570K
Housing$570K typical home7% above the CO typical home Outdoors#43 most trails in CO32 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Firestone →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Trails2.1×
Firestone has more miles of trail
Firestone 32.4 miFrederick 15.5 mi
Homeowners+13.7 pts renters
Firestone has more renters
Frederick 95%Firestone 81.3%
Growth since 2010+5.8 pts
Frederick has grown faster since 2010
Frederick +67.2%Firestone +61.4%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Frederick places higher on 14 of 22 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
A−FrederickSafer than 76% of U.S. towns BFirestoneSafer than 60% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−FrederickBetter than 77% of districts in the state A−FirestoneBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
AFrederickHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns A−FirestoneHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns
14Frederick
7Firestone

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

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

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

Where they are

Frederick and Firestone share a border

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

FrederickFirestoneFrederickFirestone
Frederick ↔ Firestone3.7 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.

Frederick$3,060/mo
Typical home $535K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $2,381/mo · Housing →
Firestone$3,260/mo
Typical home $570K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $2,009/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
FrederickFirestone
Snow a year47″47″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th36th
Outdoors & history
FrederickFirestone
Trails16 mi32 mi
Conserved land7.9%7.8%
Archive photos33
Famous people born here1—
Community
FrederickFirestone
Library hours a week—62 hrs
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.

FrederickFirestone
People
Population 16,651Lowest 18,049Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +67.2%Highest CO: +14.8% +61.4%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 36.4±1Highest 3% below CO 35.9±1.8Lowest 5% 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 26.5%±2.4Highest CO: 21% 24.3%±3.1Lowest CO: 21%
Frederick and Firestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.5%±1.4Highest CO: 15.6% 11%±2.2Lowest 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+ 38.5%Highest CO: 45.7% 37.8%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±0.8Lowest CO: 6.4% 4.6%±1.2Highest 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 $129,460±$9kHighest 36% above CO $120,150±$10kLowest 26% 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 $568,300±$13kHighest 5% above CO $560,100±$21kLowest 4% 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 $2,381±$269Highest 35% above CO $2,009±$178Lowest 14% 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 $3,255Lowest 25% above CO $3,274Highest 26% above CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54%±16Highest CO: 52.9% 43%±11.1Lowest 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 3.3%Lowest CO: 9.4% 4.6%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest CO: 66.2% 81.3%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2008Lowest 20 yrs newer than CO 2009Highest 21 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 27% above CO 33 minHighest 29% above CO
Work from home 20%±2.8Highest CO: 21% 18.1%±3.6Lowest 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 5.2%Highest 4.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.38Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Denver (14%)Longmont (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Firestone3% work in Frederick
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.9%Highest 7.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.5 miLowest 32.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.2Lowest 47.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #102 of 142 in CO#61 of 142 in CO
School district St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1JSt. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
High school in town Frederick Senior High SchoolNone in town
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.

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