Best PlacesColumbine Knolls South, Columbine, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Columbine Knolls South, Columbine, 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.
Columbine Knolls South, Columbine ranks 417th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine
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.
Columbine Knolls South, Columbine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Columbine Knolls South, Columbine ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$184,946 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Columbine Knolls South, Columbine ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,769 a month, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine
A household needs to earn about $200,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Columbine Knolls South, Columbine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $184,946; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Columbine Knolls South, Columbine's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine
Columbine Knolls South, Columbine runs older than the country, 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 Columbine Knolls South, Columbine.
Who works in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine, and how
Work in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine 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 69%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine
Columbine Knolls South, Columbine has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Columbine Knolls South, Columbine and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine, month by month
Columbine Knolls South, Columbine sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 31° | 18° |
| April | 64° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 90° | 74° | 59° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Columbine Knolls South, Columbine
Denver International sits about 29 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 Columbine Knolls South, Columbine
Schools across Columbine Knolls South, Columbine average a B+, better than 85% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Coronado Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Normandy Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Jefferson County Open Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manning Options SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Falcon Bluffs Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Ken Caryl Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- D'evelyn Junior/senior High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Chatfield High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Columbine Knolls South, Columbine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Columbine Knolls South, Columbine 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 Columbine Knolls South, Columbine against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine
Is Columbine Knolls South, Columbine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Columbine Knolls South, Columbine ranks 417th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, civic engagement, and high incomes, and lowest on cell coverage and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Columbine Knolls South, Columbine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $795,308. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $184,946 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Columbine Knolls South, Columbine safe?
Yes, Columbine Knolls South, Columbine is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $433 per resident a year.
Compare Columbine Knolls South, Columbine with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Columbine Knolls South, Columbine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine 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.
Columbine Knolls South, Columbine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Columbine Knolls South, Columbine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Columbine Knolls South, Columbine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Columbine Knolls South, Columbine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Columbine Knolls South, Columbine 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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