Best Places80536, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80536, 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.
80536 ranks 18,077th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 80536
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.
80536's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80536 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Household income$115,637 median, better than 88% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 80536 ranks low
- Short commute57.1 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,660 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80536
A household needs to earn about $142,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80536 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $115,637, 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 80536's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 80536
80536 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 80536.
Who works in 80536, and how
Work in 80536 centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 80536
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80536.
What the weather is like in 80536, month by month
80536 sees roughly 126 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 80536
The nearest airport, Laramie Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80536
Schools across 80536 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Traut Core Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Cache La Poudre Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Harris Bilingual Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kinard Core Knowledge Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Cache La Poudre Middle SchoolC+ · 38% 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 80536 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80536 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 80536 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80536
Is 80536 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80536 ranks 18,077th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, high incomes, and an educated workforce, 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 80536 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $560,881. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $115,637 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 80536 safe?
Yes, 80536 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $408 per resident a year.
Compare 80536 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80536. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80536 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.
80536 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80536: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80536: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80536: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80536: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80536 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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