Best Places80024, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80024, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
80024 ranks 29,527th 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 80024
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.
80024's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80024 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 86% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 80024 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,598 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80024
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80024 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $59,992, 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 80024's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80024
80024's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80024.
Who works in 80024, and how
Work in 80024 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 80024
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80024.
What the weather is like in 80024, month by month
80024 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 80024
Denver International sits about 13 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 80024
Schools across 80024 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dupont Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Adams City Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Adams City High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80024 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80024 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 80024 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80024
Is 80024 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80024 ranks 29,527th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, transit, and cell coverage, 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 80024 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $343,300. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $59,992 median income, cost of living beats 16% of zip codes.
Is 80024 safe?
80024 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $715 per resident a year.
Compare 80024 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80024. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80024 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.
80024 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80024: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80024: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80024: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80024: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80024 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.