Best PlacesBriggsdale, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Briggsdale, 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.
Briggsdale ranks 42,310th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Briggsdale
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.
Briggsdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Briggsdale ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 68% of towns
Where Briggsdale ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,358 a month, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Briggsdale
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Briggsdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,554, 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 Briggsdale's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 Briggsdale
Briggsdale's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Briggsdale.
Who works in Briggsdale, and how
Work in Briggsdale centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Briggsdale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Briggsdale.
What the weather is like in Briggsdale, month by month
Briggsdale sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 25° | 10° |
| April | 67° | 48° | 31° |
| July | 94° | 74° | 57° |
| October | 69° | 48° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Briggsdale
The nearest airport, Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Briggsdale
Schools across Briggsdale average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Galeton Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Weldon Valley Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Wiggins Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eaton Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Platte Valley Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Highland Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Eaton High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Wiggins High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Briggsdale Undivided High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Briggsdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Briggsdale 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 Briggsdale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Briggsdale
Is Briggsdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Briggsdale ranks 42,310th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and the weather, and lowest on crime and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Briggsdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $429,404. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $70,554 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Briggsdale safe?
Briggsdale is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,308 per resident a year.
Compare Briggsdale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Briggsdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Briggsdale 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.
Briggsdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Briggsdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Briggsdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Briggsdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Briggsdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Briggsdale 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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