Best PlacesCrowley, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crowley, 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.
Crowley ranks 43,990th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crowley
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.
Crowley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crowley ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of towns
Where Crowley ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crowley
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crowley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,158, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Crowley's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Crowley
Crowley'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 Crowley.
Who works in Crowley, and how
Work in Crowley centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Crowley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crowley.
What the weather is like in Crowley, month by month
Crowley sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 31° | 16° |
| April | 74° | 54° | 36° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 63° |
| October | 75° | 55° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Crowley
The nearest airport, Pueblo Memorial, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crowley
Schools across Crowley average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fowler Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Edison Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Crowley County Elementary K-6D+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fowler Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Fowler High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Crowley County Junior And Senior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Manzanola Junior-senior High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crowley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crowley 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 Crowley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crowley
Is Crowley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crowley ranks 43,990th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on tree cover and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crowley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,894. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $45,158 median income, cost of living beats 5% of towns.
Is Crowley safe?
Crowley is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $831 per resident a year.
Compare Crowley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crowley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crowley 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.
Crowley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crowley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crowley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crowley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crowley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crowley 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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