Best PlacesDenver International Airport, Denver, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Denver International Airport, Denver, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Denver International Airport, Denver ranks 2,896th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Denver International Airport, Denver
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.
Denver International Airport, Denver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Denver International Airport, Denver ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Denver International Airport, Denver ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,775 a month, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Denver International Airport, Denver
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Denver International Airport, Denver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,834, 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 Denver International Airport, Denver's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Denver International Airport, Denver
Denver International Airport, Denver runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Denver International Airport, Denver.
Who works in Denver International Airport, Denver, and how
Work in Denver International Airport, Denver centers on transportation & warehousing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Denver International Airport, Denver
Denver International Airport, Denver has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 96% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Denver International Airport, Denver and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Denver International Airport, Denver, month by month
Denver International Airport, Denver sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 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 | 65° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 92° | 74° | 59° |
| October | 70° | 51° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Denver International Airport, Denver
Denver International sits about 6 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 Denver International Airport, Denver
Schools across Denver International Airport, Denver average a D+, better than 20% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Creativity Challenge CommunityB · 50% proficient
- Joe Shoemaker SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Second Creek Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dsst: Conservatory Green Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Otho E Stuart Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Northeast Early CollegeD · 23% proficient
- Prairie View High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Denver International Airport, Denver school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Denver International Airport, Denver 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 Denver International Airport, Denver against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Denver International Airport, Denver
Is Denver International Airport, Denver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Denver International Airport, Denver ranks 2,896th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, a strong job market, and population health, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Denver International Airport, Denver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $434,380. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $95,834 median income, cost of living beats 70% of neighborhoods.
Is Denver International Airport, Denver safe?
Yes, Denver International Airport, Denver is safer than 75% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $437 per resident a year.
Compare Denver International Airport, Denver with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Denver International Airport, Denver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Denver International Airport, Denver 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.
Denver International Airport, Denver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Denver International Airport, Denver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Denver International Airport, Denver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Denver International Airport, Denver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Denver International Airport, Denver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Denver International Airport, Denver 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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