Best Places80902, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80902, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
80902 ranks 10,973rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80902
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.
80902's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80902 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute15.2 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 80902 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,474 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of zip codes
Who lives in 80902
80902 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80902.
Who works in 80902, and how
Work in 80902 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 80902
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80902.
What the weather is like in 80902, month by month
80902 sees roughly 103 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 80902
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80902
Schools across 80902 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pinon Valley Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Weikel Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Patriot Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cheyenne Mountain Junior High SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Carson Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Cheyenne Mountain High SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Fountain-fort Carson High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80902 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80902 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 80902 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80902
Is 80902 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80902 ranks 10,973rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, short commutes, and population health, and lowest on thin health care access and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80902 safe?
Yes, 80902 is safer than 81% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80902?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 22. That works out to about 103 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Compare 80902 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80902. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80902 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.
80902 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80902: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80902: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80902: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80902: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80902 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.
- 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.
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