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Colorado Springs vs Parker

Colorado Springs, CO compared with Parker, CO · 44 miles apart

Colorado Springs has 494,743 residents to Parker’s 65,985. Colorado Springs comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Parker does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Colorado Springs, CO Parker, CO
Population 494,743 65,985
Density (per sq mi) 2,446 2,939
Median household income $84,818 $133,369
Median home value $452,600 $646,300
Median rent $1,648 $2,096
Homeownership 60.9% 71.8%
Average commute 22.7 min 26.1 min
Median age 35.7 36.2
Bachelor's degree + 42.7% 56%
Poverty rate 9% 4.4%
Unemployment 5.6% 3%
Price to income 5.3× 4.8×

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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