Best Places80537, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80537, 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.
80537 ranks 12,687th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80537
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.
80537's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80537 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 80537 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,660 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80537
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80537 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,181, 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 80537's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80537
80537's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 80537.
Who works in 80537, and how
Work in 80537 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 80537
80537 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 80537 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80537, month by month
80537 sees roughly 143 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 80537
Denver International sits about 43 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 80537
Schools across 80537 average a C, better than 29% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Carrie Martin Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Berthoud Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Big Thompson Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Turner Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Estes Park Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Walt Clark Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Estes Park High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Loveland High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Berthoud High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80537 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80537 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 80537 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 80537 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 80537
Is 80537 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80537 ranks 12,687th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and biking, 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 80537 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $515,099. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $86,181 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 80537 safe?
80537 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $474 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80537?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 15. That works out to about 143 pleasant days a year, more than 87% of zip codes.
Is 80537 good for families?
Schools beat 29% of zip codes, crime safety beats 47%, and childcare runs $1,660 a month.
Compare 80537 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80537. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80537 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.
80537 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80537: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80537: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80537: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80537: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80537 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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