Four Square Mile vs Arvada

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Four Square Mile, CO

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Arvada, CO

Area Score

Bottom 31% nationally

Signals

Four Square Mile

Arvada

Opportunity

49 · Bottom 35%

57 · Top 49%

Climate

59 · Bottom 11%

Physical resilience

45 · Bottom 36%

32 · Bottom 25%

Housing affordability

52 · Bottom 11%

72 · Bottom 37%

Access

100 · Top 1%

Economic stability

64 · Top 43%

77 · Top 12%

Measured values

Metric	Four Square Mile	Arvada	Source period
Population	23,024	122,634	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$80,903	$117,348	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$44,926	$59,662	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	8,521/sq mi	3,145/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$474,200	$632,600	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,833	$1,888	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	26.4%	75.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.7%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-2.9%	-2.9%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.0%	51.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	14.8%	5.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	90°F	90°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	18°F	18°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	15.4"	15.4"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	8 mi	5 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	27.7 min	27.9 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	31.2	40.0	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

Four Square Mile

Elevated or high exposure: hail, tornado.

Arvada

Elevated or high exposure: hail, wildfire, tornado.

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