Best Places80914, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 80914, 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.
80914 ranks 15,661st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 80914
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.
80914's strengths and weaknesses
Where 80914 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute11.1 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 80914 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
Who lives in 80914
80914 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 80914.
Who works in 80914, and how
Work in 80914 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in 80914
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 80914.
What the weather is like in 80914, month by month
80914 sees roughly 143 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 80914
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around 80914
Schools across 80914 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ellicott Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Sand Creek International SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Mcauliffe ElementaryD · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ellicott Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Jack Swigert Aerospace AcademyF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Ellicott Senior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Sierra High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Mitchell High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 80914 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
80914 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 80914 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 80914
Is 80914 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 80914 ranks 15,661st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 80914 safe?
80914 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $807 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 80914?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 18. That works out to about 143 pleasant days a year, more than 87% of zip codes.
Compare 80914 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 80914. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 80914 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.
80914 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 80914: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 80914: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 80914: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 80914: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
80914 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.
Your priorities
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