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Milliken vs Bennett

45 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+25.5 pts in Milliken) and jobs per worker (2.1× in Bennett).

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Milliken, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 8,871 people
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Bennett, COHomes around $426KColorado · 3,663 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.

MillikenKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 53%of CO districts Housing$446K typical home16% below the CO typical home SafetySafer than 93%of U.S. towns we grade All about Milliken →
BennettHomes around $426K
Housing$426K typical home20% below the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 42%of CO districts All about Bennett →
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+25.5 pts
Milliken has grown faster since 2010
Milliken +49.5%Bennett +24%
Jobs per worker2.1×
Bennett is more of a job hub
Bennett 0.51Milliken 0.24
Average commute7 min
Milliken has the shorter commute
Bennett 39 minMilliken 32 min
Size2.4×
Milliken is the bigger place
Milliken 8,871Bennett 3,663
Trails+60%
Milliken has more miles of trail
Milliken 8.3 miBennett 5.2 mi
★ What stands out · Report cards

Bennett places higher on 10 of 21 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
AMillikenSafer than 93% of U.S. towns –BennettNot graded
Schools
B−MillikenBetter than 53% of districts in the state C+BennettBetter than 42% of districts in the state
Health
A−MillikenHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns BBennettHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns
9Milliken
10Bennett

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 92 towns #50#2 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #116#43 Most remote workersWork · 148 towns #85#136 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #80#133 Fewest smokersHealth · 160 towns #100#148 Most conserved landOutdoors · 152 towns #140#103 HealthiestHealth · 160 towns #97#127 Most activeHealth · 160 towns #91#115

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Milliken

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.

Milliken$2,570/mo
Typical home $446K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $2,102/mo · Housing →
Bennett$2,410/mo
Typical home $426K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $1,407/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Milliken and Bennett.

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
MillikenBennett
Snow a year35″43″
January low18°F14°F
July high92°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th48th
Outdoors & history
MillikenBennett
Trails8 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.9%4.2%
Settled—1930
National Register places1—
Archive photos25
Famous people born here—1
Community
MillikenBennett
Library hours a week—46 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MillikenCOBennettCO
Milliken ↔ Bennett45 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.

MillikenBennett
People
Population 8,871Highest 3,663Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +49.5%Highest CO: +14.8% +24%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 32.4±2.7Lowest 14% below CO 34.1±2.6Highest 10% below CO
Bennett and Milliken are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±7.6Lowest CO: 21% 31.4%±5.7Highest CO: 21%
Bennett and Milliken are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.6%±4.4Highest CO: 15.6% 9.1%±2.8Lowest CO: 15.6%
Milliken and Bennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.5%Lowest CO: 45.7% 25.7%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2Lowest CO: 6.4% 4.6%±1.7Highest CO: 6.4%
Bennett and Milliken are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,500±$34kLowest 13% above CO $107,736±$13kHighest 13% above CO
Bennett and Milliken are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $406,700±$35kLowest 25% below CO $444,000±$22kHighest 18% below CO
Bennett and Milliken are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,102±$922Highest 19% above CO $1,407±$265Lowest 20% below CO
Milliken and Bennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,570Highest about the CO average $2,292Lowest 12% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.7%±37.7Highest CO: 52.9% 19%±34.3Lowest CO: 52.9%
Milliken and Bennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.4%Lowest CO: 9.4% 4.2%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.1%Highest CO: 66.2% 88.4%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 16 yrs newer than CO 2000Lowest 12 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 27% above CO 39 minHighest 55% above CO
Work from home 14.3%±7.9Highest CO: 21% 6.2%±2.6Lowest CO: 21%
Milliken and Bennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.51Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Greeley (16%)Denver (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BennettFew work in Milliken
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.3 miHighest 5.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.0Lowest 29.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #128 of 142 in CO#112 of 142 in CO
School district Weld County School District No. Re-5JBennett School District No. 29J
High school in town CIVICA ColoradoBennett High School
Students per teacherat that high school 19.1Lowest 19.2Highest
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.

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