Best Places80860, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80860, 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.
80860 ranks 30,353rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80860
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.
80860's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80860 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 80860 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80860
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80860 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,754, 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 80860's effective rate of 0.25%, 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 80860
80860 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 80860.
Who works in 80860, and how
Work in 80860 centers on arts & entertainment and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 80860
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80860.
What the weather is like in 80860, month by month
80860 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 80860
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80860
Schools across 80860 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cresson Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Cripple Creek-victor Junior-senior High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80860 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80860 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 80860 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80860
Is 80860 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80860 ranks 30,353rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and heat safety, and lowest on internet speeds and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80860 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,100. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $58,754 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 80860 safe?
80860 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,407 per resident a year.
Compare 80860 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80860. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80860 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.
80860 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80860: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80860: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80860: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80860: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80860 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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