Best PlacesEckert, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eckert, 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.
Eckert ranks 30,481st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eckert
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.
Eckert's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eckert ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 166 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Eckert ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eckert
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eckert home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $55,466, 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 Eckert's effective rate of 0.35%, 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 Eckert
Eckert runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eckert.
Who works in Eckert, and how
Work in Eckert centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Eckert
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eckert.
What the weather is like in Eckert, month by month
Eckert sees roughly 166 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 71° | 54° | 39° |
| July | 98° | 80° | 63° |
| October | 71° | 53° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Eckert
The nearest airport, Montrose Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 189 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eckert
Schools across Eckert average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cedaredge Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cedaredge Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Cedaredge High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Grand Mesa Choice AcademyF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eckert school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eckert 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 Eckert against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eckert
Is Eckert a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eckert ranks 30,481st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, fast internet, and civic engagement, and lowest on air quality and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eckert expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,630. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $55,466 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Eckert safe?
Yes, Eckert is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $362 per resident a year.
Compare Eckert with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eckert. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eckert 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.
Eckert detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eckert: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eckert: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eckert: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eckert: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eckert 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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