Best Places80908, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80908, 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.
80908 ranks 912th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80908
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.
80908's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80908 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$148,229 median, better than 96% of zip codes
Where 80908 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% 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
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80908
A household needs to earn about $201,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80908 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $148,229, 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 80908's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 80908
80908 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80908.
Who works in 80908, and how
Work in 80908 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 80908
80908 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 80908 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80908, month by month
80908 sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 29° | 14° |
| April | 63° | 45° | 29° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 53° |
| October | 67° | 48° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 80908
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80908
Schools across 80908 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Ray E Kilmer Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Edith Wolford Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Lewis-palmer Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Skyview Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Lewis-palmer High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Pine Creek High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80908 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80908 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 80908 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 80908 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 25% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 80908
Is 80908 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80908 ranks 912th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, what local pay buys, and few empty homes, and lowest on air quality and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80908 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $805,998. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $148,229 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 80908 safe?
Yes, 80908 is safer than 89% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80908?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 14. That works out to about 94 pleasant days a year, more than 59% of zip codes.
Is 80908 good for families?
Schools beat 72% of zip codes, crime safety beats 89%, and childcare runs $1,474 a month.
Compare 80908 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80908. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80908 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.
80908 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80908: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80908: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80908: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80908: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80908 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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