Best Places80457, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80457, 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.
80457 ranks 6,533rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 80457
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.
80457's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80457 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$174,424 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 80457 ranks low
- Short commute52.4 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,769 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80457
A household needs to earn about $145,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80457 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $174,424, 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 80457's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 80457
80457's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80457.
Who works in 80457, and how
Work in 80457 centers on education and real estate. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 80457
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80457.
What the weather is like in 80457, month by month
80457 sees roughly 176 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 80457
Denver International sits about 36 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 80457
Schools across 80457 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson County Open Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manning Options SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- D'evelyn Junior/senior High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80457 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80457 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 80457 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80457
Is 80457 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80457 ranks 6,533rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, high incomes, and heat safety, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80457 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $577,901. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $174,424 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 80457 safe?
80457 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $459 per resident a year.
Compare 80457 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80457. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80457 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.
80457 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80457: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80457: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80457: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80457: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80457 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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