Lakewood vs Wheat Ridge

Lakewood and Wheat Ridge on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

66C+

C+66

Dead level on these weightsEditorial weights

Category by category

DHousingD−

Lakewood +2 pts

BSchoolsB

level

B+Cost of livingB

Lakewood +4 pts

B−CommuteB

Wheat Ridge +5 pts

BAmenitiesB+

Wheat Ridge +3 pts

C−EmploymentC−

Lakewood +1 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$574kMedian home value$623k

$1,806Median rent$1,579

25.5 minMean commute23.4 min

$90kMedian household income$91k

0.53%Effective property tax0.57%

88th pctWithin-state proficiency88th pct

87Restaurants & cafés74

156,583Population32,070

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.