Best Places80827, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80827, 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.
80827 ranks 19,490th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80827
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.
80827's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80827 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Household income$100,459 median, better than 80% of zip codes
Where 80827 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80827
A household needs to earn about $140,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80827 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,459, 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 80827's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 80827
80827 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 80827.
Who works in 80827, and how
Work in 80827 centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 80827
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80827.
What the weather is like in 80827, month by month
80827 sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 68 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 20° | 14° |
| April | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| July | 68° | 56° | 48° |
| October | 49° | 38° | 31° |
Flying in and out of 80827
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80827
Schools across 80827 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Columbine Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Summit Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Edith Teter Elementary SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodland Park Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- South Park Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodland Park High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- South Park High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80827 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80827 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 80827 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80827
Is 80827 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80827 ranks 19,490th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80827 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $565,311. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $100,459 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 80827 safe?
80827 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $537 per resident a year.
Compare 80827 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80827. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80827 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.
80827 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80827: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80827: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80827: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80827: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80827 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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