Best Places80549, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80549, 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.
80549 ranks 7,005th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 80549
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.
80549's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80549 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Household income$108,106 median, better than 85% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 80549 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,656 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80549
A household needs to earn about $127,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80549 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $108,106, 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 80549's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80549
80549 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80549.
Who works in 80549, and how
Work in 80549 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 80549
80549 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 80549 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80549, month by month
80549 sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 27° | 15° |
| April | 63° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 90° | 72° | 55° |
| October | 66° | 47° | 33° |
Flying in and out of 80549
The nearest airport, Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80549
Schools across 80549 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Traut Core Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Rice Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Eyestone Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kinard Core Knowledge Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Highland Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Wellington Middle-high SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Poudre High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Highland High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80549 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80549 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 80549 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80549
Is 80549 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80549 ranks 7,005th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, the weather, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80549 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $495,315. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $108,106 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 80549 safe?
Yes, 80549 is safer than 67% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $388 per resident a year.
Compare 80549 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80549. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80549 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.
80549 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80549: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80549: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80549: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80549: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80549 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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