Best PlacesBerthoud, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Berthoud, 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.
Berthoud ranks 3,202nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Berthoud
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.
Berthoud's strengths and weaknesses
Where Berthoud ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$125,519 median, better than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 93% of towns
Where Berthoud ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,649 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Berthoud
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Berthoud home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $125,519, 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 Berthoud's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Berthoud
Berthoud runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Berthoud.
Who works in Berthoud, and how
Work in Berthoud centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Berthoud
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Berthoud.
What the weather is like in Berthoud, month by month
Berthoud sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 31° | 18° |
| April | 68° | 50° | 35° |
| July | 94° | 76° | 59° |
| October | 71° | 52° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Berthoud
Denver International sits about 38 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 Berthoud
Schools across Berthoud average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Carrie Martin Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Berthoud Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Big Thompson Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mead Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Turner Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Walt Clark Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Berthoud High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Thompson Valley High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Mead High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Berthoud school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Berthoud 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 Berthoud against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Berthoud
Is Berthoud a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Berthoud ranks 3,202nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, a strong job market, and high incomes, 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 Berthoud expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $635,538. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $125,519 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Berthoud safe?
Yes, Berthoud is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
Compare Berthoud with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Berthoud. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Berthoud 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.
Berthoud detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Berthoud: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Berthoud: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Berthoud: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Berthoud: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Berthoud 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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