Best Places80109, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80109, 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.
80109 ranks 1,114th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80109
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.
80109's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80109 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$161,464 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 80109 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,607 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80109
A household needs to earn about $174,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80109 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $161,464; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 80109's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80109
80109 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 80109.
Who works in 80109, and how
Work in 80109 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 80109
80109 has more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 80109 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80109, month by month
80109 sees roughly 152 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 31° | 18° |
| April | 64° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 90° | 74° | 59° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 80109
Denver International sits about 34 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 80109
Schools across 80109 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Academy Charter SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Clear Sky ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Soaring Hawk Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Mesa Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Douglas County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Castle View High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80109 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80109 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 80109 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 80109 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of zip codes and 31% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 80109
Is 80109 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80109 ranks 1,114th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, heat safety, and few empty homes, and lowest on air quality and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80109 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $692,330. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $161,464 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 80109 safe?
Yes, 80109 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $325 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80109?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 18. That works out to about 152 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of zip codes.
Is 80109 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 80%, and childcare runs $1,607 a month.
Compare 80109 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80109. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80109 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.
80109 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80109: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80109: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80109: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80109: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80109 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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