Best PlacesHereford, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hereford, 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.
Hereford ranks 45,232nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hereford
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.
Hereford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hereford ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Hereford ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,425 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hereford
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hereford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,473, 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 Hereford's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 Hereford
Hereford 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 Hereford.
Who works in Hereford, and how
Work in Hereford centers on agriculture & forestry and other services. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Hereford
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hereford.
What the weather is like in Hereford, month by month
Hereford sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 28° | 16° |
| April | 61° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 88° | 72° | 57° |
| October | 65° | 49° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Hereford
The nearest airport, Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hereford
Schools across Hereford average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top high schools
- Pawnee School Pk-12C− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hereford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hereford 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 Hereford against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hereford
Is Hereford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hereford ranks 45,232nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, heat safety, and quiet, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hereford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $338,086. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $47,473 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Hereford safe?
Hereford is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $897 per resident a year.
Compare Hereford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hereford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hereford 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.
Hereford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hereford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hereford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hereford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hereford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hereford 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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