Best Places80223, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80223, 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.
80223 ranks 13,672nd 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 80223
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.
80223's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80223 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 80223 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,827 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80223
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80223 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,748, 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 80223'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 80223
80223 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 80223.
Who works in 80223, and how
Work in 80223 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 80223
80223 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 80223 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80223, month by month
80223 sees roughly 126 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 80223
Denver International sits about 21 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 80223
Schools across 80223 average a D, better than 9% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mathematics And Science Leadership AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
- Joe Shoemaker SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Denver Center For International Studies At FairmonD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- American Indian Academy Of DenverD− · 18% proficient
- Englewood Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
- Kipp Sunshine Peak AcademyF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- South High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Compassion Road AcademyD+ · 25% 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 80223 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80223 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 80223 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 80223 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 25% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 80223
Is 80223 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80223 ranks 13,672nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, and heat safety, and lowest on childcare costs and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80223 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $542,724. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $82,748 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 80223 safe?
80223 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $874 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80223?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 18. That works out to about 126 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of zip codes.
Is 80223 good for families?
Schools beat 9% of zip codes, crime safety beats 10%, and childcare runs $1,827 a month.
Compare 80223 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80223. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80223 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.
80223 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80223: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80223: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80223: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80223: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80223 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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