Best Places80911, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80911, 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.
80911 ranks 9,928th 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 80911
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.
80911's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80911 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 80911 ranks low
- 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
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 80911
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 80911 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $92,479; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 80911's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 80911
80911 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 80911.
Who works in 80911, and how
Work in 80911 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 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 80911
80911 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 65% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 80911 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 80911, month by month
80911 sees roughly 128 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 80911
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80911
Schools across 80911 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Eagleside Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Soaring Eagles Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sproul Junior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Fountain Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Watson Junior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Fountain-fort Carson High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Mesa Ridge High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Widefield High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80911 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80911 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 80911 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 80911 suits
Families
Schools land around the 20th percentile and crime safety beats 61%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 80911
Is 80911 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80911 ranks 9,928th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, few empty homes, and biking, 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 80911 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $380,651. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $92,479 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 80911 safe?
Yes, 80911 is safer than 61% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $396 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80911?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 18. That works out to about 128 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of zip codes.
Is 80911 good for families?
Schools beat 20% of zip codes, crime safety beats 61%, and childcare runs $1,474 a month.
Compare 80911 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80911. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80911 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.
80911 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80911: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80911: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80911: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80911: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80911 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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