Best Places80736, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80736, 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.
80736 ranks 23,358th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 80736
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.
80736's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80736 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of zip codes
- Short commute22.3 minutes each way, better than 74% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$772 a month, better than 64% of zip codes
Where 80736 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80736
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80736 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,128, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 80736's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80736
80736 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 80736.
Who works in 80736, and how
Work in 80736 centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 80736
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80736.
What the weather is like in 80736, month by month
80736 sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 66° | 48° | 33° |
| July | 92° | 75° | 60° |
| October | 67° | 49° | 34° |
Flying in and out of 80736
The nearest airport, Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Regional/Wm B Heilig Field, is about 80 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80736
Schools across 80736 average a C, better than 29% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Peetz Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Campbell Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Caliche Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sterling Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Sterling High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Caliche Junior-senior High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Peetz Junior-senior High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80736 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80736 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 80736 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80736
Is 80736 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80736 ranks 23,358th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and the weather, 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 80736 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,879. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $75,128 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 80736 safe?
80736 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $746 per resident a year.
Compare 80736 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80736. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80736 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.
80736 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80736: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80736: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80736: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80736: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80736 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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