Best Places80909, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80909, 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.
80909 ranks 17,915th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 80909
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.
80909's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80909 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 80909 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better 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
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80909
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80909 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,796, 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 80909's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80909
80909's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 80909.
Who works in 80909, and how
Work in 80909 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 80909
80909 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 80909 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80909, month by month
80909 sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 32° | 18° |
| April | 66° | 49° | 33° |
| July | 90° | 73° | 57° |
| October | 70° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 80909
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80909
Schools across 80909 average a D, better than 5% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stratton Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Columbia Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- James Irwin Charter AcademyC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Sabin Middle SchoolD · 24% proficient
- Mann Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Odyssey Early College And Career OptionsC+ · 37% proficient
- Palmer High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- The Bijou SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80909 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80909 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 80909 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 80909 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 80909
Is 80909 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80909 ranks 17,915th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on air quality and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80909 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $380,374. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $67,796 median income, cost of living beats 36% of zip codes.
Is 80909 safe?
80909 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $881 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80909?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 18. That works out to about 141 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of zip codes.
Is 80909 good for families?
Schools beat 5% of zip codes, crime safety beats 10%, and childcare runs $1,474 a month.
Compare 80909 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80909. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80909 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.
80909 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80909: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80909: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80909: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80909: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80909 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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