Best Places80535, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80535, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
80535 ranks 12,269th 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 80535
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.
80535's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80535 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 80535 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,660 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80535
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80535 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $99,797, 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 80535's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 80535
80535 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 80535.
Who works in 80535, and how
Work in 80535 centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 80535
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80535.
What the weather is like in 80535, month by month
80535 sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 28° | 15° |
| April | 66° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 56° |
| October | 69° | 50° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 80535
The nearest airport, Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80535
Schools across 80535 average a B+, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Traut Core Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Cache La Poudre Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Eyestone Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kinard Core Knowledge Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Cache La Poudre Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Wellington Middle-high SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Poudre High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80535 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80535 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 80535 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80535
Is 80535 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80535 ranks 12,269th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, few empty homes, and an educated workforce, 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 80535 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $522,845. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $99,797 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 80535 safe?
80535 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $578 per resident a year.
Compare 80535 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80535. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80535 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.
80535 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80535: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80535: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80535: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80535: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80535 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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