Best PlacesElyria Swansea, Denver, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elyria Swansea, Denver, 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.
Elyria Swansea, Denver ranks 5,438th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elyria Swansea, 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.
Elyria Swansea, Denver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elyria Swansea, Denver ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Elyria Swansea, Denver ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,827 a month, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Elyria Swansea, Denver
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elyria Swansea, Denver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,600, 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 Elyria Swansea, Denver's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 Elyria Swansea, Denver
Elyria Swansea, Denver runs younger than the country, 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 Elyria Swansea, Denver.
Who works in Elyria Swansea, Denver, and how
Work in Elyria Swansea, Denver centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Elyria Swansea, Denver
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elyria Swansea, Denver.
What the weather is like in Elyria Swansea, Denver, month by month
Elyria Swansea, Denver sees roughly 64 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 Elyria Swansea, Denver
Denver International sits about 16 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 Elyria Swansea, Denver
Schools across Elyria Swansea, Denver average a D, better than 11% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Joe Shoemaker SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Swansea Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Alsup Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Adams City Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Kearney Middle SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Denver Montessori Junior/senior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Adams City High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Colorado High School Charter - GesF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elyria Swansea, Denver school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elyria Swansea, 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 Elyria Swansea, Denver against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Elyria Swansea, Denver
Is Elyria Swansea, Denver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elyria Swansea, Denver ranks 5,438th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elyria Swansea, Denver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $402,199. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $65,600 median income, cost of living beats 21% of neighborhoods.
Is Elyria Swansea, Denver safe?
Elyria Swansea, Denver is safer than 9% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,204 per resident a year.
Compare Elyria Swansea, Denver with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elyria Swansea, Denver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elyria Swansea, 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.
Elyria Swansea, Denver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elyria Swansea, Denver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elyria Swansea, Denver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elyria Swansea, Denver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elyria Swansea, Denver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elyria Swansea, 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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