Best PlacesColorado City, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Colorado City, 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.
Colorado City ranks 39,012th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Colorado City
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.
Colorado City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Colorado City ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 152 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 76% of towns
Where Colorado City ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$49,177 median, better than only 11% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Colorado City
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Colorado City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $49,177, 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 Colorado City's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Colorado City
Colorado City 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 Colorado City.
Who works in Colorado City, and how
Work in Colorado City centers on professional & technical and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Colorado City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Colorado City.
What the weather is like in Colorado City, month by month
Colorado City sees roughly 152 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 31° | 15° |
| April | 73° | 53° | 34° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 61° |
| October | 75° | 54° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Colorado City
The nearest airport, Pueblo Memorial, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Colorado City
Schools across Colorado City average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rye Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Craver Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Rye High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Colorado City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Colorado City 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 Colorado City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Colorado City
Is Colorado City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Colorado City ranks 39,012th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Colorado City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $266,722. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $49,177 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Colorado City safe?
Yes, Colorado City is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $362 per resident a year.
Compare Colorado City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Colorado City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Colorado City 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.
Colorado City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Colorado City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Colorado City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Colorado City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Colorado City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Colorado City 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.