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Colorado Springs vs Centennial

Colorado Springs, CO compared with Centennial, CO · 50 miles apart

Colorado Springs has 494,743 residents to Centennial’s 108,658. Colorado Springs comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Centennial does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Colorado Springs, CO Centennial, CO
Population 494,743 108,658
Density (per sq mi) 2,446 3,603
Median household income $84,818 $131,928
Median home value $452,600 $658,100
Median rent $1,648 $2,148
Homeownership 60.9% 80.6%
Average commute 22.7 min 25.9 min
Median age 35.7 42
Bachelor's degree + 42.7% 62.6%
Poverty rate 9% 3.3%
Unemployment 5.6% 4.6%
Price to income 5.3×
Clear days a year 40
Days above 90°F 36

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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