Best Places80206, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80206, 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.
80206 ranks 2,425th 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 80206
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.
80206's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80206 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 80206 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,827 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80206
A household needs to earn about $228,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80206 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $126,220, 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 80206's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 80206
80206's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 80206.
Who works in 80206, and how
Work in 80206 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 80206
80206 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 91% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 80206 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80206, month by month
80206 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 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 | 65° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 92° | 74° | 59° |
| October | 70° | 51° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 80206
Denver International sits about 17 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 80206
Schools across 80206 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Teller Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Bromwell Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Joe Shoemaker SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- George Washington High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- East High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Denver Montessori Junior/senior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80206 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80206 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 80206 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 80206 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 31% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 80206
Is 80206 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80206 ranks 2,425th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, population health, and transit, 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 80206 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $913,831. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $126,220 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 80206 safe?
80206 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $712 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80206?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 18. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of zip codes.
Is 80206 good for families?
Schools beat 34% of zip codes, crime safety beats 16%, and childcare runs $1,827 a month.
Compare 80206 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80206. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80206 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.
80206 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80206: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80206: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80206: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80206: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80206 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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