Best Places80022, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80022, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
80022 ranks 14,222nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80022
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
80022's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80022 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 80022 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,598 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80022
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80022 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $108,810, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 80022's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80022
80022 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80022.
Who works in 80022, and how
Work in 80022 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 80022
80022 has more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 80022 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80022, month by month
80022 sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 30° | 17° |
| April | 66° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 93° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 71° | 52° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 80022
Denver International sits about 10 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.1 million passengers in 2025, with 250 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 80022
Schools across 80022 average a D−, better than 3% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Landmark Academy At ReunionB · 45% proficient
- Reunion Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Joe Shoemaker SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Prairie View Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Otho E Stuart Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter SF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Dsst: Montview High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Victory Preparatory Academy High State Charter SchB− · 42% proficient
- Prairie View High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80022 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80022 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 80022 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 80022 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 80022
Is 80022 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80022 ranks 14,222nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, biking, and transit, and lowest on thin health care access and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80022 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $481,302. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $108,810 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 80022 safe?
80022 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $592 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80022?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 17. That works out to about 105 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Is 80022 good for families?
Schools beat 3% of zip codes, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $1,598 a month.
Compare 80022 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80022. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80022 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
80022 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80022: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80022: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80022: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80022: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80022 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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