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Biltmore Forest, NC vs Greenwood Village, CO

Biltmore Forest

North Carolina

vs

Greenwood Village

Colorado

Across 35 directional measures we can compare, Biltmore Forest leads on 19 and Greenwood Village on 16. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 56% higher in Greenwood Village, while median household income is higher in Biltmore Forest.

Median gross rent
$1,362$2,123
Biltmore Forest is 36% lower
Median household income
$169,167$149,029
Biltmore Forest is 14% higher
Median home value
$1,333,300$1,237,800
Biltmore Forest is 8% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2022 surveys, rent outran pay by 14.8 points a year in Biltmore Forest, and rent outran pay by 1.1 points a year in Greenwood Village.

How these are calculated

ColoradoNorth CarolinaGreenwood Village, COBiltmore Forest, NCBiltmore ForestGreenwood VillageBiltmore ForestGreenwood Village

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Greenwood Village, COComposite 57.9 / 100
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4087981481757

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureBiltmore ForestGreenwood VillageAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,362$2,123
Rent to income19.7%17.1%
Property tax rate10.6%0.5%
Home price to income17.9x8.3x
Prices vs US average296.5105.8
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,866$2,169
HUD area median income4$103,200$144,000
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$8,464$6,492
Median home value1$1,333,300$1,237,800
Home prices, 1-year change51.2%-0.1%
Home prices, 5-year change553.8%36.0%
Homeownership197.3%64.1%
Renters paying 30%+153.9%48.1%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001$4,001
Vacant homes123.7%4.7%
Median year built119591994
Jobs and income
Median household income1$169,167$149,029
Income per person1$114,210$116,127
Unemployment14.3%3.3%
Average annual pay6$61,596$88,823
Pay growth, 1 year64.8%3.7%
Jobs6134,686340,945
Poverty rate12.0%3.1%
Mean commute118 min20 min
Works from home123.6%32.2%
Commutes by transit10.0%1.4%
People
Population11,58715,420
Population change since 202074.8%-2.2%
Median age152.645.6
Bachelor's or higher187.4%78.6%
High school or higher198.6%98.8%
Household size12.72.3
Born abroad12.6%14.2%
No health insurance110.9%2.2%
Homes with broadband196.9%97.1%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.9%9.1%
Moved from another state14.0%2.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people85.8-8.1
Income of households moving in8$85,869$75,959
Income of households moving out8$68,891$86,559
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k931.622.0
Shops per 10k948.127.8
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k97.94.7
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k936.831.2
Child care centers per 10k91.71.9
Parks per 10k1012.629.8
Playgrounds per 10k100.025.9
Grocery stores per 10k100.03.9
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.072.0
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.116.9
Transit stops per sq mi100.010.6
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a52.4
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a1
National Register listings12226
Safety
Violent crime per 100k1368349
Property crime per 100k137445,039
Schools
Public schools1460170
Public school students1429,691114,610
Students per teacher1414.918.0
Climate
July average high1582°F89°F
January average low1526°F16°F
Average temperature1554°F50°F
Annual precipitation1550.3 in16.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1689.393.8
Hurricane risk1668.6n/a
Tornado risk1681.397.2
Wildfire risk1680.684.7
Heat wave risk162.268.6
Median air quality index174048
Good air days1773.4%58.1%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Biltmore Forest $54,480, Greenwood Village $84,920 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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