Highlands Ranch vs Parker
Highlands Ranch, CO compared with Parker, CO · 11 miles apart
Highlands Ranch has 102,257 residents to Parker’s 65,985. Highlands Ranch comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Parker does better on median rent, unemployment, clear days a year.
| Highlands Ranch, CO | Parker, CO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 102,257 | 65,985 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,212 | 2,939 |
| Median household income | $159,307 | $133,369 |
| Median home value | $712,700 | $646,300 |
| Median rent | $2,531 | $2,096 |
| Homeownership | 78.1% | 71.8% |
| Average commute | 24.2 min | 26.1 min |
| Median age | 41.5 | 36.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 67.8% | 56% |
| Poverty rate | 2.9% | 4.4% |
| Unemployment | 4% | 3% |
| Price to income | 4.5× | 4.8× |
| Clear days a year | 36 | 39 |
| Days above 90°F | 39 | 27 |
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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