Best PlacesBriargate, Colorado Springs, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Briargate, Colorado Springs, 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.
Briargate, Colorado Springs ranks 456th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Briargate, Colorado Springs
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.
Briargate, Colorado Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Briargate, Colorado Springs ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Briargate, Colorado Springs ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Briargate, Colorado Springs
A household needs to earn about $140,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Briargate, Colorado Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $124,130, 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 Briargate, Colorado Springs' effective rate of 0.47%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Briargate, Colorado Springs
Briargate, Colorado Springs runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Briargate, Colorado Springs.
Who works in Briargate, Colorado Springs, and how
Work in Briargate, Colorado Springs centers on professional & technical and health care & social. 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 2%
Life in Briargate, Colorado Springs
Briargate, Colorado Springs has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 81% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Briargate, Colorado Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Briargate, Colorado Springs, month by month
Briargate, Colorado Springs sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 29° | 14° |
| April | 63° | 45° | 29° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 53° |
| October | 67° | 48° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Briargate, Colorado Springs
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Briargate, Colorado Springs
Schools across Briargate, Colorado Springs average an A−, better than 91% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Journey K8A+ · 75% proficient
- Chinook Trail Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Chinook Trail Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Timberview Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Liberty High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Village High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Briargate, Colorado Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Briargate, Colorado Springs 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 Briargate, Colorado Springs against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Briargate, Colorado Springs suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Briargate, Colorado Springs
Is Briargate, Colorado Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Briargate, Colorado Springs ranks 456th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low crime, and low property taxes, and lowest on state finances and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Briargate, Colorado Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $559,369. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $124,130 median income, cost of living beats 92% of neighborhoods.
Is Briargate, Colorado Springs safe?
Yes, Briargate, Colorado Springs is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Briargate, Colorado Springs?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 14. That works out to about 89 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Briargate, Colorado Springs good for families?
Schools beat 91% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 96%, and childcare runs $1,474 a month.
Compare Briargate, Colorado Springs with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Briargate, Colorado Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Briargate, Colorado Springs 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.
Briargate, Colorado Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Briargate, Colorado Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Briargate, Colorado Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Briargate, Colorado Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Briargate, Colorado Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Briargate, Colorado Springs 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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