Best PlacesKen Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl, 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.
Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl ranks 535th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl
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.
Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Household income$149,723 median, better than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,769 a month, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl
A household needs to earn about $172,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $149,723, 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 Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl
Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl 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 Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl.
Who works in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl, and how
Work in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl
Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl has more parkland per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl, month by month
Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl 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 Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl
Denver International sits about 31 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 Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl
Schools across Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl average a B, better than 77% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Shaffer Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Ute Meadows Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Jefferson County Open Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manning Options SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Falcon Bluffs Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Chatfield High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl 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 Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl
Is Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl ranks 535th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and heat safety, 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 Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $678,670. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $149,723 median income, cost of living beats 95% of neighborhoods.
Is Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl safe?
Yes, Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl is safer than 85% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl 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.
Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl 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.
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