Best PlacesBroomfield County, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Broomfield County, 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.
Broomfield County ranks 39th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Broomfield County
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.
Broomfield County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Broomfield County ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of counties
- BikingBetter than 99% of counties
- Household income$139,730 median, better than 99% of counties
Where Broomfield County ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,499 a month, better than only 3% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 12% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Broomfield County
A household needs to earn about $169,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Broomfield County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $139,730, 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 Broomfield County's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Broomfield County
Broomfield County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Broomfield County.
Who works in Broomfield County, and how
Work in Broomfield County centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Broomfield County
Broomfield County has more parkland per resident than 92% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Broomfield County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Broomfield County growing, and who is moving in?
Broomfield County has grown about 27% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Denver, CO metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Broomfield County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Broomfield County, month by month
Broomfield County sees roughly 122 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 Broomfield County
Denver International sits about 21 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 Broomfield County
Schools across Broomfield County average a B, better than 77% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Hulstrom Options K-8 SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Meridian Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Thunder Vista P-8A− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manning Options SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Westlake Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Rocky Top Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson Academy High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Monarch High SchoolA− · 66% proficient
- Legacy High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Broomfield County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Broomfield County 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 Broomfield County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Broomfield County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 31% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Broomfield County
Is Broomfield County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Broomfield County ranks 39th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on population health, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, 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 Broomfield County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $658,987. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $139,730 median income, cost of living beats 99% of counties.
Is Broomfield County safe?
Yes, Broomfield County is safer than 64% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Broomfield County?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 25. That works out to about 122 pleasant days a year, more than 76% of counties.
Is Broomfield County good for families?
Schools beat 77% of counties, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $1,499 a month.
Compare Broomfield County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Broomfield County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Broomfield County 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.
Broomfield County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Broomfield County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Broomfield County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Broomfield County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Broomfield County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Broomfield County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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