Denver vs New York vs Seattle

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Measure	Denver, CO	New York, NY	Seattle, WA
Overview
Population	729,019	8,478,072	780,995
Density (people per sq mi)	4,763	28,215	9,295
Land area (sq mi)	153.1	300.5	84.0
Elevation (ft)	5,279	82	131
Rankings
Most Walkable Cities	#12 of 22 (score 50.2)	#4 of 22 (score 78.4)	#1 of 22 (score 93.5)
Greenest Cities	#3 of 22 (score 88.6)	#11 of 22 (score 56.2)	#4 of 22 (score 80.0)
Best Cities for Food Lovers	#10 of 22 (score 52.4)	#13 of 22 (score 49.5)	#1 of 22 (score 95.2)
Best Cities for Nightlife	#16 of 22 (score 34.1)	#6 of 22 (score 73.8)	#1 of 22 (score 94.4)
Best Cities for Arts & Culture	#13 of 22 (score 41.5)	#15 of 22 (score 39.5)	#1 of 22 (score 98.6)
Most Bike-Friendly Cities	#2 of 22 (score 96.4)	#10 of 22 (score 45.2)	#3 of 22 (score 91.7)
Best Cities for Healthcare Access	#6 of 22 (score 67.3)	#8 of 22 (score 61.9)	#1 of 22 (score 98.8)
Most Family-Friendly Cities	#1 of 22 (score 89.7)	#14 of 22 (score 34.1)	#2 of 22 (score 84.9)
Best College Cities	#5 of 22 (score 77.0)	#16 of 22 (score 31.0)	#1 of 22 (score 95.2)
Safest Cities from Natural Disasters	#7 of 75 (score 80.2)	#51 of 75 (score 36.6)	#47 of 75 (score 38.7)
Healthiest Cities	#8 of 96 (score 83.5)	#26 of 96 (score 64.9)	#2 of 96 (score 90.0)
Best Cities for Park Access	#20 of 99 (score 72.2)	#9 of 99 (score 80.8)	#12 of 99 (score 77.8)
Cities with the Cleanest Air	#54 of 95 (score 46.1)	#18 of 95 (score 80.8)	#19 of 95 (score 79.0)
Best-Connected Cities	#27 of 100 (score 72.3)	#73 of 100 (score 27.2)	#10 of 100 (score 90.5)
Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting	#22 of 100 (score 72.2)	#10 of 100 (score 80.3)	#4 of 100 (score 83.8)
Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios	#29 of 96 (score 69.0)	#2 of 96 (score 99.0)	#54 of 96 (score 44.2)
Most Affordable Cities	#61 of 100 (score 45.0)	#96 of 100 (score 22.4)	#33 of 100 (score 58.6)
Best Cities Overall	#13 of 100 (score 66.9)	#33 of 100 (score 56.6)	#1 of 100 (score 82.1)
Local facts
Median household income	$91,681	$79,713	$121,984
Median rent	$1,770 / mo	$1,779 / mo	$1,998 / mo
Median home value	$586,700	$751,700	$912,100
Median age	35.2	38.0	35.5
Unemployment	4.6%	7.7%	4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.7%	41.0%	67.5%
Poverty rate	11.2%	17.4%	9.9%
Renter-occupied homes	50.9%	67.2%	55.8%
Public schools
Public schools	234	355	134
Students enrolled	97,969	150,534	59,238
Students per teacher	15.3 : 1	11.7 : 1	16.6 : 1
Free or reduced-price lunch	62.8%	68.2%	40.2%
Charter schools	25.2%	15.8%	3.0%
School districts serving the city	11	63	8
Safety
Violent crime	887	662	715
Property crime	4,167	2,306	4,521
Health & wellbeing
Adults with obesity	21.8%	25.2%	22.5%
No leisure-time physical activity	18.1%	27.9%	12.8%
Adults with diabetes	8.0%	11.5%	6.8%
Adults who smoke	10.3%	11.6%	6.6%
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	15.5%	14.7%
Sleeping under 7 hours	28.4%	39.5%	28.9%
Adults without health insurance	13.1%	10.6%	5.8%
Routine checkup in past year	71.0%	79.5%	70.3%
Parks, air & walkability
Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park	96.3%	99.3%	99.2%
Share of city that is parkland	10.3%	17.4%	12.2%
EPA walkability index (1-20)	13.6	13.4	16.7
Median air quality index (county)	50	39	43
Unhealthy air days (county)	6	0	0
Internet & commuting
Households with broadband	92.2%	89.0%	94.2%
Households with no internet	4.3%	8.7%	3.4%
Average commute	25.4 min	40.6 min	26.6 min
Work from home	24.4%	15.0%	31.3%
Commute by transit	4.5%	45.6%	13.9%
Commute on foot	3.9%	9.4%	8.3%
Commute by bike	1.6%	1.5%	2.5%

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, OpenFEMA, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, FBI Crime Data Explorer, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, USCity.review residents, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, CISA .gov data, U.S. Census Bureau, Wikidata

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