Best Places80208, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80208, 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.
80208 ranks 18,985th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 80208
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.
80208's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80208 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 80208 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,827 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$26,143 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
Who lives in 80208
80208 runs younger 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 80208.
Who works in 80208, and how
Work in 80208 centers on education and real estate. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 33%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 42%
Life in 80208
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80208.
What the weather is like in 80208, month by month
80208 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 80208
Denver International sits about 20 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 80208
Schools across 80208 average a C−, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Joe Shoemaker SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- South High SchoolB · 50% 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 80208 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80208 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 80208 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80208
Is 80208 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80208 ranks 18,985th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and transit, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80208 safe?
80208 is safer than 29% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $547 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80208?
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.
Compare 80208 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80208. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80208 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.
80208 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80208: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80208: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80208: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80208: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80208 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.
- 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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