Portland has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,922 vs $2,089 in Denver (9% lower). Portland has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,677 vs $1,754 in Denver (5% lower). Portland scores 104.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 108.0 in Denver.

Denver has a median property tax of $2,596 vs $5,495 in Portland (53% lower). Portland has a vacancy rate of 5.6% compared to 6.5% in Denver. Portland has a single-family homes of 58.0% compared to 49.8% in Denver.

Denver has a unemployment rate of 4.6% compared to 5.5% in Portland. Denver: 443,076 vs Portland: 386,923 for labor force. Denver has a poverty rate of 11.2% compared to 12.8% in Portland.

Denver has a property crime clearance of 10.2% compared to 5.4% in Portland. Denver has a violent crime clearance of 53.4% compared to 34.8% in Portland. Portland has a assault rate (per 1k) of 4.81 compared to 7.13 in Denver.

Portland: 3.1" vs Denver: 18.9" for annual snowfall. Denver: 12.9" vs Portland: 47.2" for annual rainfall. Denver gets 57 more sunny days per year than Portland.

Denver has a bachelor's degree or higher of 41.0% compared to 40.5% in Portland.

Denver has a population of 713,734, about 1.1x the size of Portland (642,715). Denver skews younger with a median age of 35.2 vs 38.6.

Denver: 5 vs Portland: 4 for with emergency services. Portland: 3.8 vs Denver: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).

Portland has a bicycle of 3.7% compared to 1.6% in Denver. Portland has a public transit of 7.3% compared to 4.5% in Denver. Denver has a drive alone of 57.7% compared to 50.5% in Portland.