Best Places80646, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80646, 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.
80646 ranks 12,301st 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 80646
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.
80646's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80646 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 80646 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter 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 80646
A household needs to earn about $228,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80646 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,515, 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 80646's effective rate of 0.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 80646
80646 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 80646.
Who works in 80646, and how
Work in 80646 centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 80646
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80646.
What the weather is like in 80646, month by month
80646 sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 25° | 10° |
| April | 67° | 48° | 31° |
| July | 94° | 74° | 57° |
| October | 69° | 48° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 80646
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 80646
Schools across 80646 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Benjamin Eaton Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eaton Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Eaton High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80646 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80646 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 80646 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80646
Is 80646 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80646 ranks 12,301st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, few empty homes, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80646 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $916,700. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $106,515 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 80646 safe?
80646 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $628 per resident a year.
Compare 80646 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80646. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80646 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.
80646 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80646: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80646: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80646: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80646: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80646 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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