Best Places80729, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80729, 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.
80729 ranks 29,775th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80729
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.
80729's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80729 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 112 pleasant days a year, better than 71% of zip codes
Where 80729 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80729
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80729 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,555, 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 80729's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 80729
80729 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 80729.
Who works in 80729, and how
Work in 80729 centers on agriculture & forestry and other services. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 80729
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80729.
What the weather is like in 80729, month by month
80729 sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 28° | 16° |
| April | 61° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 88° | 72° | 57° |
| October | 65° | 49° | 34° |
Flying in and out of 80729
The nearest airport, Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80729
Schools across 80729 average a D+, better than 17% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Highland Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Prairie Junior-senior High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Briggsdale Undivided High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Highland High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80729 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80729 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 80729 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80729
Is 80729 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80729 ranks 29,775th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, heat safety, and quiet, 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 80729 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $345,045. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $50,555 median income, cost of living beats 7% of zip codes.
Is 80729 safe?
80729 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $886 per resident a year.
Compare 80729 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80729. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80729 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.
80729 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80729: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80729: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80729: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80729: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80729 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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