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Place dossier plate
SheetCO-LONE-TREE-CO · Lone Tree, CO 14,136 pop · income 89th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lone Tree
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Lone Tree on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Sterling · lowest
44,242
Sterling · lowest
44,242 median HH income
28.0% of the leader · rank #1
Driftwood · near
125,667
Driftwood · near
125,667 median HH income
79.6% of the leader · rank #2
Mercerville · near
125,678
Mercerville · near
125,678 median HH income
79.6% of the leader · rank #3
Lone Tree · this city
125,699
Lone Tree · this city
125,699 median HH income
79.6% of the leader · rank #4
Grayson · near
125,704
Grayson · near
125,704 median HH income
79.6% of the leader · rank #5
Descanso · near
125,714
Descanso · near
125,714 median HH income
79.6% of the leader · rank #6
Superior · highest
157,909
Superior · highest
157,909 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Lone Tree on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 14,136.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Lone Tree - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Lone Tree places in the 89th percentile for household income and the 0th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
89th
percentile, household income
95th
percentile, home value
68th
percentile, median rent
0th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Lone Tree, CO
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 14,136 residents in Lone Tree, a small town within Colorado. Households in Lone Tree report a median income of $125,699 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.0%. Lone Tree's housing stock carries a median value of $819,800, and the median resident age is 41.1 years. About 69.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 69.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 605 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 1187% from five years earlier. Lone Tree's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 11413.7 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, above the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Colorado carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Colorado scores 103.1 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,429 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Colorado's average monthly utility costs around $202 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 40.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Lone Tree's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to comparison shortlist to population change to housing and income to schools and households to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Lone Tree, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, commute-mode shares, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Lone Tree?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 11413.7 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 400% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Which cities make useful reference points for Lone Tree?
Within Colorado, the closest population matches are Federal Heights (14,160 residents, $57,957 income); Black Forest (14,658 residents, $142,173 income); Fruita (13,578 residents, $77,680 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are McFarland, CA (14,138 residents); Fergus Falls, MN (14,138 residents); Braselton, GA (14,139 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Is Lone Tree growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,064 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +7.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 605 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
How far does income reach against housing in Lone Tree?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Lone Tree?
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 69.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
4
Bachelor's degree+
69.8%
Poverty estimate
3.0%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
What does the journey to work look like in Lone Tree?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 63.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
1.8%
Work from home
26.1%
Drive alone
63.3%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 8,168 workers age 16+.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Colorado average
C+
City profile score · Lone Tree, CO
62/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A+
69.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A
$125,699
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate B+
3.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living F
103.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime F
436 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Lone Tree profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 97/100 (A+) · 69.8%
Household income: 88/100 (A) · $125,699
Poverty rate: 79/100 (B+) · 3.0%
Cost of living: 26/100 (F) · 103.1 index
Violent crime: 20/100 (F) · 436 /100k
Where Lone Tree sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Lone Tree's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Lone Tree highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Lone Tree, CO (this city): home $819,800, crime 11,414/100k
McFarland, CA : home $245,500, crime 1,199/100k
Fergus Falls, MN : home $173,300, crime 2,569/100k
Braselton, GA : home $425,900, crime 788/100k
Circleville, OH : home $182,400, crime 1,983/100k
Grass Valley, CA : home $458,400, crime 2,687/100k
Chicago Ridge, IL : home $217,800, crime 2,079/100k
Fruita, CO : home $361,500, crime 781/100k
Steamboat Springs, CO : home $874,400, crime 1,588/100k
Sterling, CO : home $205,200, crime 3,319/100k
How does Lone Tree compare to other US cities?
Lone Tree measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income89% higher than other cities
Home value95% pricier than other cities
Median rent68% pricier than other cities
Safety0% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Colorado, Lone Tree ranks #115 of 116 Colorado cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Lone Tree against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Colorado only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Colorado-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Lone Tree near the bottom of Colorado's cities
Among the 408 Colorado cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Lone Tree ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Lone Tree only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#74 of 379
80th percentile in Colorado
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 408
0th percentile in Colorado
Median Home Value
#51 of 388
87th percentile in Colorado
Poverty Rate
#242 of 408
40th percentile in Colorado
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#42 of 408
90th percentile in Colorado
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Colorado only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
89th percentile nationally for median household income · 0th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Lone Tree's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Lone Tree's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Lone Tree's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$819,8005th percentilemore affordable than 5% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Lone Tree's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,447 of 15,516
More affordable than 7% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,050 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 6.5×, Lone Tree sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,447 of 15,516 and #3,050 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$125,699Lone Tree, CO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Lone Tree, CO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Lone Tree, CO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)69.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)69.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
14,136
Median Income
$125,699
Median Home Value
$819,800
Median Age
41.1
Poverty Rate
3.0%
Labor force participation
69.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
69.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
11413.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
436.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
10977.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Lone Tree's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
14,214 residents
2021
14,240 residents
2022
14,123 residents
2023
14,028 residents
2024
14,027 residents
2025
15,278 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
605
housing units authorized
Single-Family
154
detached homes
Multifamily
451
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
42.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
47
47
0
$18.1M
2020
30
30
0
$12.0M
2021
775
14
761
$108.7M
2022
7
3
4
$1.7M
2023
226
13
213
$61.5M
2024
605
154
451
$128.3M
Permit volume increased 1187% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
63.3%
Carpool
4.7%
Public Transit
1.8%
Walk
2.4%
Work from Home
26.1%
Other
1.7%
Based on 8,168 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Colorado statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $202
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Colorado at $202 (electricity about $90 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Colorado statewide averages, not a meter reading for Lone Tree. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Colorado's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.1 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Lone Tree is $1,429/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Colorado statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 40.7 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Colorado statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Lone Tree sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Lone Tree compares to similar-size Colorado cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.