Best Places81025, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 81025, 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.
81025 ranks 27,392nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in 81025
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.
81025's strengths and weaknesses
Where 81025 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 69% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 63% of zip codes
Where 81025 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 81025
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 81025 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,014, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 81025'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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 81025
81025 runs older than the country, 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 81025.
Who works in 81025, and how
Work in 81025 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 81025
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 81025.
What the weather is like in 81025, month by month
81025 sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 31° | 15° |
| April | 73° | 53° | 34° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 61° |
| October | 75° | 54° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 81025
The nearest airport, Pueblo Memorial, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around 81025
Schools across 81025 average a C−, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Fowler Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Edison Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sky View Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Fowler Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- W H Heaton Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Pueblo County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Pueblo West High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Fowler High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 81025 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
81025 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 81025 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 81025
Is 81025 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 81025 ranks 27,392nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 81025 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,631. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $65,014 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 81025 safe?
81025 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $837 per resident a year.
Compare 81025 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 81025. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 81025 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.
81025 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 81025: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 81025: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 81025: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 81025: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
81025 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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