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Roughly 63,050 people live in Commerce City, Colorado. Living here costs expensive relative to the rest of the country, 18% above the national average. Median rent runs about $1,540/mo; the typical household pulls in $96,484. On the UrbRank Score it pulls a 40/100 — a D, putting it at #789 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
By the composite index, Commerce City sits at 118 — expensive when stacked against the rest of the country. Running the rent-to-income math ($1,540/mo against $96,484 median household income), housing eats roughly 19% of a typical paycheck — comfortably under the 30% rule of thumb, which is unusual. Buying-side, the median home value is $436,500.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →The weather here is varied: roughly 87°F in summer, 19°F in winter. Annual precipitation lands near 14 inches. Built around the car — walking isn't really an option for daily life. Air quality reads good (AQI 37).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
For families, Commerce City isn't the strongest match. It earns 25/100 (grade F) on the families profile. Strongest on environmental quality (80/100); weakest on walkability (5/100).
For retirees, Commerce City isn't the strongest match. It earns 24/100 (grade F) on the retirees profile. Strongest on environmental quality (80/100); weakest on walkability (5/100).
For remote workers, Commerce City isn't the strongest match. It earns 30/100 (grade F) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on environmental quality (80/100); weakest on walkability (5/100).
For young professionals, Commerce City isn't the strongest match. It earns 35/100 (grade F) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on environmental quality (80/100); weakest on walkability (5/100).
Commerce City, Colorado pulls a 40/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade D), currently ranked #789 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Commerce City's cost-of-living index is 118 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the expensive band — 18% above the national average. Median rent runs about $1,540/mo.
Varied — summer averages around 87°F, winter averages around 19°F, with about 14 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 5/100. Built around the car — walking isn't really an option for daily life.
Commerce City has about 63,050 residents, 24% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 34.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Commerce City head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Commerce City stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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