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Denver vs Grand Junction

Denver, CO compared with Grand Junction, CO · 202 miles apart

Denver has 740,613 residents to Grand Junction’s 71,827. Denver comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Grand Junction does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Denver, CO Grand Junction, CO
Population 740,613 71,827
Density (per sq mi) 4,838 1,762
Median household income $94,718 $70,080
Median home value $616,000 $389,800
Median rent $1,831 $1,142
Homeownership 48.8% 63.5%
Average commute 24.9 min 15.8 min
Median age 35.3 40.4
Bachelor's degree + 56.5% 38.1%
Poverty rate 11.2% 11.8%
Unemployment 4.9% 4.8%
Price to income 6.5× 5.6×
Clear days a year 67
Days above 90°F 77

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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