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Mead vs Berthoud

4 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+62 pts in Berthoud) and trails (5.2× in Berthoud).

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Mead, COHomes around $552KColorado · 5,919 people
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Berthoud, COHomes around $607KColorado · 12,411 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.

MeadHomes around $552K
Housing$552K typical home4% above the CO typical home HealthHealthier than 90%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#45 for schools in COof 142 towns All about Mead →
BerthoudHomes around $607K
Housing$607K typical home14% above the CO typical home Schools#34 for schools in COof 142 towns HealthHealthier than 93%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Berthoud →
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.

Growth since 2010+62 pts
Berthoud has grown faster since 2010
Berthoud +102.4%Mead +40.4%
Trails5.2×
Berthoud has more miles of trail
Berthoud 17.7 miMead 3.4 mi
Street grid2.1×
Berthoud has the more walkable street grid
Berthoud 46.1Mead 21.8
Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Mead
Mead $4,134Berthoud $2,938
Size2.1×
Berthoud is the bigger place
Berthoud 12,411Mead 5,919
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Berthoud

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.

Mead$3,220/mo
Typical home $552K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,275/mo · Housing →
Berthoud$3,460/mo
Typical home $607K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,795/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Berthoud and Mead.

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 13 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
BMeadSafer than 58% of U.S. towns –BerthoudNot graded
Schools
A−MeadBetter than 77% of districts in the state B+BerthoudBetter than 66% of districts in the state
Health
AMeadHealthier than 90% of U.S. towns ABerthoudHealthier than 93% of U.S. towns
6Mead
13Berthoud

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

Lowest depressionHealth · 160 towns #37#138 Lowest obesityHealth · 160 towns #119#36 Most trailsOutdoors · 143 towns #141#77 Most activeHealth · 160 towns #70#20 Most conserved landOutdoors · 152 towns #145#101 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #33#77 Lowest property taxCost of living · 158 towns #133#91 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #60#101

Left end = #1 in Colorado. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mead’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
MeadBerthoud
Snow a year47″47″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th24th
Outdoors & history
MeadBerthoud
Trails3 mi18 mi
Conserved land0.7%4.2%
Settled1906—
National Register places12
Archive photos56
Famous people born here22
Community
MeadBerthoud
Library hours a week—50 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.

Where they are

4 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MeadBerthoudMeadBerthoud
Mead ↔ Berthoud4.5 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.

MeadBerthoud
People
Population 5,919Lowest 12,411Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +40.4%Lowest CO: +14.8% +102.4%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 36.8±4Lowest about the CO average 39.3±3.5Highest 4% above CO
Berthoud and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±6.6Highest CO: 21% 21.7%±3.8Lowest CO: 21%
Mead and Berthoud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.9%±3.8Lowest CO: 15.6% 14.2%±3Highest CO: 15.6%
Berthoud and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 50.3%Highest CO: 45.7% 48.1%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±3.4Highest CO: 6.4% 5.1%±2.5Lowest CO: 6.4%
Mead and Berthoud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,357±$18kHighest 31% above CO $119,385±$13kLowest 25% above CO
Mead and Berthoud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $585,100±$38kHighest 8% above CO $533,500±$34kLowest about the CO average
Mead and Berthoud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,275±$1kLowest 28% below CO $1,795±$77Highest about the CO average
Berthoud and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,134Highest 59% above CO $2,938Lowest 13% above CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.4%±31.4Lowest CO: 52.9% 38.4%±20.1Highest CO: 52.9%
Berthoud and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.4%Lowest CO: 9.4% 4.6%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.7%Highest CO: 66.2% 87.5%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Lowest 18 yrs newer than CO 2011Highest 23 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 21% above CO 32 minHighest 25% above CO
Work from home 18.2%±6.9Lowest CO: 21% 21.1%±4.6Highest CO: 21%
Berthoud and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.8%Lowest 8.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.67Highest 0.53Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Longmont (19%)Longmont (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BerthoudFew work in Mead
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miLowest 17.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.8Lowest 46.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #45 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 Mead High SchoolBerthoud High School
Students per teacherat that high school 21.1Highest 19.7Lowest
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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