Cherry Creek vs Lafayette

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Cherry Creek, CO

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Lafayette, CO

Area Score

Bottom 40% nationally

Signals

Cherry Creek

Lafayette

Opportunity

58 · Top 47%

Climate

62 · Bottom 23%

59 · Bottom 11%

Physical resilience

49 · Bottom 41%

53 · Bottom 45%

Housing affordability

73 · Bottom 38%

65 · Bottom 28%

Access

100 · Top 1%

Economic stability

78 · Top 10%

81 · Top 6%

Measured values

Metric	Cherry Creek	Lafayette	Source period
Population	10,721	30,602	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$153,776	$119,040	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$89,848	$62,261	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	6,420/sq mi	3,307/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$888,900	$686,500	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,093	$2,121	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	79.8%	65.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.6%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-2.9%	-3.1%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.1%	63.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	5.0%	5.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	87°F	90°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	19°F	18°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	15.0"	15.4"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	3 mi	6 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	25.0 min	25.6 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	44.1	39.1	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Cherry Creek

Elevated or high exposure: hail, tornado.

Lafayette

Elevated or high exposure: hail, wildfire, tornado.

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