Best Places80451, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80451, 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.
80451 ranks 12,435th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80451
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.
80451's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80451 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Household income$120,848 median, better than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 80451 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 43 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,533 a month, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80451
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80451 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,848, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 80451's effective rate of 0.22%, 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 80451
80451 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80451.
Who works in 80451, and how
Work in 80451 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 80451
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80451.
What the weather is like in 80451, month by month
80451 sees roughly 43 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 15° | 3° |
| April | 53° | 37° | 23° |
| July | 81° | 61° | 42° |
| October | 58° | 39° | 24° |
Flying in and out of 80451
The nearest airport, Eagle County Regional, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80451
Schools across 80451 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Granby Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- West Grand Elementary And Middle SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Grand Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Middle Park High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- West Grand High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80451 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80451 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 80451 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80451
Is 80451 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80451 ranks 12,435th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and population health, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80451 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $496,284. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $120,848 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 80451 safe?
Yes, 80451 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
Compare 80451 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80451. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80451 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.
80451 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80451: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80451: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80451: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80451: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80451 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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