Best Places80651, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80651, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
80651 ranks 21,972nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in 80651
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.
80651's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80651 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 80651 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better 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 80651
A household needs to earn about $126,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80651 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,661, 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 80651's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80651
80651's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80651.
Who works in 80651, and how
Work in 80651 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 80651
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80651.
What the weather is like in 80651, month by month
80651 sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 28° | 16° |
| April | 65° | 48° | 34° |
| July | 91° | 74° | 58° |
| October | 68° | 50° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 80651
Denver International sits about 26 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 80651
Schools across 80651 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mead Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Pioneer Ridge Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Platteville Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mead Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Milliken Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- South Valley Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Mead High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Roosevelt High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Valley High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80651 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80651 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 80651 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80651
Is 80651 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80651 ranks 21,972nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, low property taxes, and population health, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80651 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $503,562. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $89,661 median income, cost of living beats 57% of zip codes.
Is 80651 safe?
80651 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $428 per resident a year.
Compare 80651 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80651. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80651 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.
80651 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80651: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80651: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80651: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80651: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80651 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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