Best Places80440, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80440, 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.
80440 ranks 18,111th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80440
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.
80440's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80440 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 80440 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Short commute38.1 minutes each way, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,503 a month, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80440
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80440 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $108,497; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 80440's effective rate of 0.35%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80440
80440 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 80440.
Who works in 80440, and how
Work in 80440 centers on construction and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 80440
80440 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 80440 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80440, month by month
80440 sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 75 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 17° | 3° |
| April | 46° | 32° | 18° |
| July | 75° | 57° | 38° |
| October | 54° | 37° | 22° |
Flying in and out of 80440
The nearest airport, Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80440
Schools across 80440 average a C−, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Edith Teter Elementary SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Park Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- South Park High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80440 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80440 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 80440 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80440
Is 80440 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80440 ranks 18,111th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80440 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $486,812. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $108,497 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 80440 safe?
80440 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $769 per resident a year.
Compare 80440 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80440. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80440 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.
80440 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80440: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80440: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80440: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80440: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80440 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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