Best PlacesFairfax, Colorado Springs, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairfax, Colorado Springs, 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.
Fairfax, Colorado Springs ranks 549th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fairfax, Colorado Springs
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.
Fairfax, Colorado Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairfax, Colorado Springs ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Fairfax, Colorado Springs ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fairfax, Colorado Springs
A household needs to earn about $127,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairfax, Colorado Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $130,716, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Fairfax, Colorado Springs' effective rate of 0.52%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairfax, Colorado Springs
Fairfax, Colorado Springs 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 Fairfax, Colorado Springs.
Who works in Fairfax, Colorado Springs, and how
Work in Fairfax, Colorado Springs centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fairfax, Colorado Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fairfax, Colorado Springs.
What the weather is like in Fairfax, Colorado Springs, month by month
Fairfax, Colorado Springs sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 29° | 14° |
| April | 63° | 45° | 29° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 53° |
| October | 67° | 48° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Fairfax, Colorado Springs
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fairfax, Colorado Springs
Schools across Fairfax, Colorado Springs average an A−, better than 91% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairfax, Colorado Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairfax, Colorado Springs 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 Fairfax, Colorado Springs against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fairfax, Colorado Springs
Is Fairfax, Colorado Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairfax, Colorado Springs ranks 549th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low crime, and a stable housing market, and lowest on transit and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairfax, Colorado Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $503,186. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $130,716 median income, cost of living beats 92% of neighborhoods.
Is Fairfax, Colorado Springs safe?
Yes, Fairfax, Colorado Springs is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare Fairfax, Colorado Springs with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairfax, Colorado Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairfax, Colorado Springs 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.
Fairfax, Colorado Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairfax, Colorado Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairfax, Colorado Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairfax, Colorado Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairfax, Colorado Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairfax, Colorado Springs 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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