Best PlacesFoothill Green, Dakota Ridge, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge, 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.
Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge ranks 1,024th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge
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.
Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,769 a month, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge
A household needs to earn about $160,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $119,361, 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 Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge
Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge.
Who works in Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge, and how
Work in Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge.
What the weather is like in Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge, month by month
Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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 | 64° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 90° | 74° | 59° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge
Denver International sits about 30 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 Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge
Schools across Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Westridge Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Jefferson County Open Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manning Options SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Summit Ridge Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Dakota Ridge Senior High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge 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 Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge
Is Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge ranks 1,024th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, fast internet, and civic engagement, and lowest on air quality and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $632,287. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $119,361 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge safe?
Yes, Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge is safer than 81% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $395 per resident a year.
Compare Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge 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.
Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge 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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