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Living in Wheat Ridge, CO

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Wheat Ridge Area Facts

Wheat Ridge has a Livability Score of 71_/100, which is considered excellent
Wheat Ridge crime rates are 61% higher than the Colorado average
Cost of living in Wheat Ridge is 18% higher than the Colorado average

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Family Friendly

Family friendly

Public transit is accessible

Public transit is accessible

Walkable to grocery stores

Walkable to grocery stores

Yards are well-kept

Yards are well-kept

Lots of parks

Lots of parks

Walkable to restaurants

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Safe at night

Pet-friendly

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

Streets have sidewalks

Quite Area

A quiet area

Sense of community

Sense of community

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Segway Tours For Residents and Tourists in Wheat Ridge, CO 5 rating By Anonymous ( May 14, 2018) Living in Wheat Ridge, Colorado is the only place I want to be. With over 30,000 people going out to restaurants, parks, bars, and shopping areas never gets boring. I love meeting new people everyday and making new friends and acquaintances is easy with so many people in our city ...Read More . On top of the people, Wheat Ridge offers a ton of different amazing attractions that interest both residents and tourists daily. The top two best attractions in our city are for all of the sports lovers: Sports Authority Field and Coors Field. Game days are so much fun and I love getting to sit in the stands as our home teams play. The atmosphere is incredible and everybody is there to have a good time, so you’re all in a common practice.

No worries if you’re not so into the sports life. Wheat Ridge offers many different art attractions like the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities. Or take a tour of the city through Segway Tours. What’s that you say? That sounds like a tourist attraction? It’s meant to be yes, but sometimes it’s just fun for my friends and I to spend a day riding segways in a city we live in and love. Read Less

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Compare Wheat Ridge, CO Livability

C Amenities

Are there many local amenities in Wheat Ridge? Yes, there are some amenities close to this location.

Parks

Splash

Anderson Park

Albert E Anderson Park

Discovery Park

Fairmount Park

Louise Turner Park

Crown Hill Park

Paramount Park

Entertainment

Bowlero

Wheat Ridge Lanes

Harkins Arvada 14

Gallery 1874

McIlvoy House

Western Bowl

Lakeside Amusement Park

Casa Bonita

Food & Drink

Appleridge Cafe

Winchell's Donut House

Taco Bell

Burger King

Popeyes

Liquors

Subway

Little Caesars

A+ Commute

Is public transit available in Wheat Ridge? Of all people who commute, 5.3% take public transportation in Wheat Ridge.

Drive to Work

70%

7% lower than the US average

Take Public Transit

5%

equal to the US average

Walk to Work

1%

2% lower than the US average

F Cost of Living

What is the cost of living in Wheat Ridge? The cost of living in Wheat Ridge is 135/100 - which is 18% higher than Colorado.

35% more expensive than average

15% more expensive than average

National cost of living index

F Crime

What is the crime rate in Wheat Ridge? Wheat Ridge crime rates are 4,947, which are 61% higher than Colorado

4,947 per 100k people

133% higher than the US average

Chance of being a victim

133% higher than the US average

Year-over-year crime

Year over year crime is down

B+ Employment

What is the median income in Wheat Ridge? The median income in Wheat Ridge is $93,435 which is 1% lower than Colorado.

Median household income

$93,43515% higher than the US average

Income per capita

$59,82433% higher than the US average

Unemployment rate

33% lower than the US average

A+ Health & Safety

Is Wheat Ridge a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

Hospitals

SCL Health Lutheran Medical Center

Lutheran Medical Center

Pharmacies

Walgreens

Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy

Doctors

The Little Clinic

Wellmore Family Practice

B Housing

What are Wheat Ridge home prices? Wheat Ridge home prices are $783,169 - which is 64% higher than Colorado

Median home value

$783,169140% higher than the US average

Median rent price

$1,72419% higher than the US average

17% lower than the US average

D Schools

Does Wheat Ridge have good schools? The Wheat Ridge graduation rate is 84% - which is 3% lower than Colorado

High school grad. rates

1% higher than the US average

School test scores

31% lower than the US average

Student teacher ratio

1% lower than the US average

A+ User Ratings

Is Wheat Ridge a good place to live? Wheat Ridge has an overall rating of 98% from 4 reviews.

Overall user rating

4 total ratings

User reviews rating

1 total reviews

User surveys rating

3 total surveys