Best Places80439, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80439, 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.
80439 ranks 3,453rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80439
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.
80439's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80439 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$161,884 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 80439 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,678 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Short commute31.2 minutes each way, better than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80439
A household needs to earn about $229,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80439 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $161,884, 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 80439'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 80439
80439 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 80439.
Who works in 80439, and how
Work in 80439 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 80439
80439 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 80439 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80439, month by month
80439 sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 80439
Denver International sits about 39 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 80439
Schools across 80439 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bergen Valley Intermediate SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Gilpin County Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Wilmot Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manning Options SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Evergreen Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- West Jefferson Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Evergreen High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- D'evelyn Junior/senior High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Conifer Senior High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80439 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80439 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 80439 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 80439 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of zip codes and 38% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 86% of zip codes, health care access beats 77%, and it is quieter than 57%.
Common questions about living in 80439
Is 80439 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80439 ranks 3,453rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, heat safety, and what local pay buys, 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 80439 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $917,056. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $161,884 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 80439 safe?
Yes, 80439 is safer than 58% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $407 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80439?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 25. That works out to about 141 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of zip codes.
Is 80439 good for families?
Schools beat 78% of zip codes, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $1,678 a month.
Compare 80439 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80439. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80439 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.
80439 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80439: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80439: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80439: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80439: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80439 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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