Best PlacesArvada Plaza Area, Arvada, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada, 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.
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada ranks 3,305th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada
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.
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB, better than 80% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
Where Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,769 a month, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,027, 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 Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada runs younger 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 Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada.
Who works in Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada, and how
Work in Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada, month by month
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada
Denver International sits about 23 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.1 million passengers in 2025, with 250 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada
Schools across Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada average a B, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson County Open Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Arvada K-8F · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manning Options SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- D'evelyn Junior/senior High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada 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 Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada
Is Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada ranks 3,305th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on air quality and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $518,791. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $71,027 median income, cost of living beats 39% of neighborhoods.
Is Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada safe?
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada is safer than 35% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $781 per resident a year.
Compare Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada 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.
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada 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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