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Windsor vs Parker

68 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+46.3 pts in Windsor) and street grid (+83% in Parker).

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Windsor, COKnown for its schoolsColorado · 37,914 people
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Parker, COHomes around $676KColorado · 61,783 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.

WindsorKnown for its schools
Schools#26 for schools in COof 142 towns Housing$578K typical home9% above the CO typical home HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Windsor →
ParkerHomes around $676K
Housing$676K typical home27% above the CO typical home Schools#37 for schools in COof 142 towns Outdoors#26 most trails in CO62 miles of trails across 38 parks and preserves All about Parker →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Growth since 2010+46.3 pts
Windsor has grown faster since 2010
Windsor +75.5%Parker +29.2%
Street grid+83%
Parker has the more walkable street grid
Parker 104Windsor 57.0
Conserved land+14.3 pts
Parker has more conserved land
Parker 19.9%Windsor 5.6%
Age 65++7.4 pts
Windsor has more people 65 and up
Windsor 18.1%Parker 10.7%
Work from home+5.8 pts
More people work from home in Parker
Parker 26.2%Windsor 20.4%
Rent+17%
Rent runs higher in Parker
Parker $2,096Windsor $1,793
★ What stands out · Report cards

Parker places higher on 15 of 23 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
AWindsorSafer than 87% of U.S. towns C+ParkerSafer than 41% of U.S. towns
Schools
AWindsorBetter than 86% of districts in the state AParkerBetter than 92% of districts in the state
Health
AWindsorHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns A+ParkerHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns
7Windsor
15Parker

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 160 towns #109#39 Most conserved landOutdoors · 152 towns #86#28 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 160 towns #87#37 SafestSafety · 83 towns #5#30 Most trailsOutdoors · 143 towns #67#26 Cheapest rentCost of living · 153 towns #75#114 Lowest depressionHealth · 160 towns #76#37 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 54 towns #50#41

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $520 more a month in Parker

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.

Windsor$3,340/mo
Typical home $578K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,793/mo · Housing →
Parker$3,860/mo
Typical home $676K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $2,096/mo · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,200 a year, between Parker and Windsor.

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
WindsorParker
Snow a year49″64″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th53rd
Outdoors & history
WindsorParker
Trails44 mi62 mi
Conserved land5.6%19.9%
Settled18821981
National Register places21
Archive photos—18
Famous people born here86
Community
WindsorParker
Library hours a week62 hrs70 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

68 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WindsorCOParkerCO
Windsor ↔ Parker68 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.

WindsorParker
People
Population 37,914Lowest 61,783Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +75.5%Highest CO: +14.8% +29.2%Lowest CO: +14.8%
Median age 40.9±1.8Highest 8% above CO 36.2±0.6Lowest 4% below CO
Kids under 18 23.1%±2Lowest CO: 21% 25.7%±1.5Highest CO: 21%
Parker and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±2Highest CO: 15.6% 10.7%±1Lowest CO: 15.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 55.5%Lowest CO: 45.7% 56%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±0.8Lowest CO: 6.4% 6.4%±1.1Highest CO: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $127,028±$6kLowest 33% above CO $133,369±$4kHighest 40% above CO
Parker and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $604,000±$17kLowest 12% above CO $646,300±$9kHighest 20% above CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,793±$118Lowest about the CO average $2,096±$100Highest 19% above CO
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,863Highest 48% above CO $3,568Lowest 37% above CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.6%±10.8Highest CO: 52.9% 57.6%±8Lowest CO: 52.9%
Windsor and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6%Highest CO: 9.4% 4.4%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.6%Highest CO: 66.2% 71.8%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2009Highest 21 yrs newer than CO 2004Lowest 16 yrs newer than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 5% above CO 26 minLowest 4% above CO
Work from home 20.4%±2.6Lowest CO: 21% 26.2%±2Highest CO: 21%
Work in townworking residents 9.3%Highest 7.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Lowest 0.70Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Collins (19%)Denver (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ParkerFew work in Windsor
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.6%Lowest 19.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 43.7 miLowest 61.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 29Lowest 38Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.0Lowest 104Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #26 of 142 in CO#37 of 142 in CO
School district Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4Douglas County School District No. Re 1
High school in town Windsor High SchoolLegend High School
Students per teacherat that high school 19.2Lowest 23.2Highest
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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