Best PlacesBoncarbo, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boncarbo, 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.
Boncarbo ranks 45,427th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Boncarbo
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.
Boncarbo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Boncarbo ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$470 a month, better than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Boncarbo ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Boncarbo
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boncarbo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,880, 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 Boncarbo's effective rate of 0.25%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Boncarbo
Boncarbo 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 Boncarbo.
Who works in Boncarbo, and how
Work in Boncarbo centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Boncarbo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Boncarbo.
What the weather is like in Boncarbo, month by month
Boncarbo sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 32° | 17° |
| April | 70° | 51° | 33° |
| July | 93° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 73° | 53° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Boncarbo
The nearest airport, San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around Boncarbo
Schools across Boncarbo average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Primero Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Fisher's Peak Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trinidad Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Trinidad High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Boncarbo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boncarbo 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 Boncarbo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Boncarbo
Is Boncarbo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boncarbo ranks 45,427th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Boncarbo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,921. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $46,880 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Boncarbo safe?
Boncarbo is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $628 per resident a year.
Compare Boncarbo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boncarbo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boncarbo 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.
Boncarbo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boncarbo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boncarbo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boncarbo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boncarbo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boncarbo 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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