Best Places80120, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80120, 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.
80120 ranks 5,101st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 80120
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.
80120's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80120 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 80120 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,581 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80120
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80120 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $104,224, 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 80120's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80120
80120 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80120.
Who works in 80120, and how
Work in 80120 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 80120
80120 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 80120 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80120, month by month
80120 sees roughly 147 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 80120
Denver International sits about 25 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 80120
Schools across 80120 average a B, better than 64% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Northridge Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Wilder Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Runyon Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ranch View Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Mountain Ridge Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Euclid Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Vista High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Heritage High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Thunderridge High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80120 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80120 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 80120 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 80120 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 80120
Is 80120 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80120 ranks 5,101st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, population health, and an educated workforce, and lowest on childcare costs and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80120 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $610,205. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $104,224 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 80120 safe?
80120 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $590 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80120?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 18. That works out to about 147 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of zip codes.
Is 80120 good for families?
Schools beat 64% of zip codes, crime safety beats 27%, and childcare runs $1,581 a month.
Compare 80120 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80120. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80120 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.
80120 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80120: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80120: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80120: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80120: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80120 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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