Best PlacesElbert, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elbert, 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.
Elbert ranks 2,521st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elbert
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.
Elbert's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elbert ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$147,117 median, better than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
Where Elbert ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,450 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute35.4 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elbert
A household needs to earn about $181,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elbert home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $147,117, 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 Elbert's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Elbert
Elbert runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Elbert.
Who works in Elbert, and how
Work in Elbert centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Elbert
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elbert.
What the weather is like in Elbert, month by month
Elbert sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 29° | 16° |
| April | 63° | 45° | 30° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 55° |
| October | 67° | 48° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Elbert
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elbert
Schools across Elbert average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Ray E Kilmer Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Lewis-palmer Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Elizabeth Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Lewis-palmer High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Douglas County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elbert school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elbert 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 Elbert against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elbert
Is Elbert a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elbert ranks 2,521st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on air quality and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elbert expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $725,008. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $147,117 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Elbert safe?
Yes, Elbert is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $317 per resident a year.
Compare Elbert with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elbert. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elbert 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.
Elbert detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elbert: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elbert: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elbert: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elbert: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elbert 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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