Best PlacesFlying Horse, Colorado Springs, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Flying Horse, 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.
Flying Horse, Colorado Springs ranks 553rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Flying Horse, 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.
Flying Horse, Colorado Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Flying Horse, Colorado Springs ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Flying Horse, Colorado Springs ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Flying Horse, Colorado Springs
A household needs to earn about $192,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Flying Horse, Colorado Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $155,993, 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 Flying Horse, Colorado Springs' effective rate of 0.58%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Flying Horse, Colorado Springs
Flying Horse, Colorado Springs runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Flying Horse, Colorado Springs.
Who works in Flying Horse, Colorado Springs, and how
Work in Flying Horse, Colorado Springs 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 68%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Flying Horse, Colorado Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Flying Horse, Colorado Springs.
What the weather is like in Flying Horse, Colorado Springs, month by month
Flying Horse, Colorado Springs sees roughly 90 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 Flying Horse, Colorado Springs
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Flying Horse, Colorado Springs
Schools across Flying Horse, 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 Flying Horse, Colorado Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Flying Horse, 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 Flying Horse, Colorado Springs against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Flying Horse, Colorado Springs
Is Flying Horse, Colorado Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Flying Horse, Colorado Springs ranks 553rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, heat safety, and what local pay buys, and lowest on transit and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Flying Horse, Colorado Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $758,173. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $155,993 median income, cost of living beats 98% of neighborhoods.
Is Flying Horse, Colorado Springs safe?
Flying Horse, Colorado Springs is safer than 55% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $594 per resident a year.
Compare Flying Horse, Colorado Springs with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Flying Horse, Colorado Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Flying Horse, 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.
Flying Horse, Colorado Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Flying Horse, Colorado Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Flying Horse, Colorado Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Flying Horse, Colorado Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Flying Horse, Colorado Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Flying Horse, 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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