Lafayette vs Cherry Creek

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Lafayette, CO

Area Score

Bottom 40% nationally

Cherry Creek, CO

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Lafayette

Cherry Creek

Opportunity

58 · Top 47%

Climate

59 · Bottom 11%

62 · Bottom 23%

Physical resilience

53 · Bottom 45%

49 · Bottom 41%

Housing affordability

65 · Bottom 28%

73 · Bottom 38%

Access

100 · Top 1%

Economic stability

81 · Top 6%

78 · Top 10%

Measured values

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

Lafayette

Elevated or high exposure: hail, wildfire, tornado.

Cherry Creek

Elevated or high exposure: hail, tornado.

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