Best PlacesHolyoke, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holyoke, 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.
Holyoke ranks 18,707th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Holyoke
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.
Holyoke's strengths and weaknesses
Where Holyoke ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$513 a month, better than 91% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
Where Holyoke ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Holyoke
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holyoke home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,580, 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 Holyoke's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Holyoke
Holyoke runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Holyoke.
Who works in Holyoke, and how
Work in Holyoke centers on agriculture & forestry and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Holyoke
Holyoke has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Holyoke and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Holyoke, month by month
Holyoke sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 92° | 76° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 51° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Holyoke
The nearest airport, North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field, is about 92 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Holyoke
Schools across Holyoke average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Holyoke Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Lone Star Undivided High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Holyoke Senior High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Holyoke school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Holyoke 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 Holyoke against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Holyoke
Is Holyoke a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holyoke ranks 18,707th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, clean air, and affordable childcare, and lowest on thin health care access and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Holyoke expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,190. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $83,580 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Holyoke safe?
Holyoke is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $677 per resident a year.
Compare Holyoke with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holyoke. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holyoke 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.
Holyoke detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holyoke: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holyoke: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holyoke: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holyoke: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holyoke 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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