Best PlacesEast Central Westminster, Westminster, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Central Westminster, Westminster, 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.
East Central Westminster, Westminster ranks 2,213th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Central Westminster, Westminster
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.
East Central Westminster, Westminster's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Central Westminster, Westminster ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where East Central Westminster, Westminster ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,598 a month, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Central Westminster, Westminster
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Central Westminster, Westminster home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,533, 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 East Central Westminster, Westminster's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 East Central Westminster, Westminster
East Central Westminster, Westminster'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 East Central Westminster, Westminster.
Who works in East Central Westminster, Westminster, and how
Work in East Central Westminster, Westminster 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 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in East Central Westminster, Westminster
East Central Westminster, Westminster has more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of East Central Westminster, Westminster and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Central Westminster, Westminster, month by month
East Central Westminster, Westminster sees roughly 77 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 East Central Westminster, Westminster
Denver International sits about 19 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 East Central Westminster, Westminster
Schools across East Central Westminster, Westminster average a D−, better than 7% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hulstrom Options K-8 SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Sunset Ridge Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Mesa Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Silver Hills Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Northglenn Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Shaw Heights Middle SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Northglenn High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Westminster High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Central Westminster, Westminster school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Central Westminster, Westminster 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 East Central Westminster, Westminster against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Central Westminster, Westminster
Is East Central Westminster, Westminster a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Central Westminster, Westminster ranks 2,213th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, civic engagement, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Central Westminster, Westminster expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $582,277. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $127,533 median income, cost of living beats 89% of neighborhoods.
Is East Central Westminster, Westminster safe?
Yes, East Central Westminster, Westminster is safer than 58% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $562 per resident a year.
Compare East Central Westminster, Westminster with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Central Westminster, Westminster. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Central Westminster, Westminster 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.
East Central Westminster, Westminster detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Central Westminster, Westminster: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Central Westminster, Westminster: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Central Westminster, Westminster: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Central Westminster, Westminster: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Central Westminster, Westminster 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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