Best Places80543, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80543, 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.
80543 ranks 8,646th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80543
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.
80543's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80543 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 80543 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,425 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80543
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80543 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $110,546; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 80543's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 80543
80543 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80543.
Who works in 80543, and how
Work in 80543 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 80543
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80543.
What the weather is like in 80543, month by month
80543 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 80543
Denver International sits about 34 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 80543
Schools across 80543 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pioneer Ridge Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Elwell Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Platteville Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Milliken Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Prairie Heights Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- South Valley Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Roosevelt High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Greeley West High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Valley High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80543 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80543 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 80543 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80543
Is 80543 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80543 ranks 8,646th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, few empty homes, and heat safety, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80543 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $449,186. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $110,546 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 80543 safe?
Yes, 80543 is safer than 69% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $364 per resident a year.
Compare 80543 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80543. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80543 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.
80543 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80543: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80543: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80543: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80543: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80543 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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