Best PlacesKendrick Lake, Lakewood, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kendrick Lake, Lakewood, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood ranks 1,519th 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 Kendrick Lake, Lakewood
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.
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kendrick Lake, Lakewood ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Kendrick Lake, Lakewood 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
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Short commute28.9 minutes each way, better than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Kendrick Lake, Lakewood
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kendrick Lake, Lakewood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $92,051, 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 Kendrick Lake, Lakewood's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kendrick Lake, Lakewood
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood 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 Kendrick Lake, Lakewood.
Who works in Kendrick Lake, Lakewood, and how
Work in Kendrick Lake, Lakewood centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kendrick Lake, Lakewood
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood has more parkland per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Kendrick Lake, Lakewood and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kendrick Lake, Lakewood, month by month
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Kendrick Lake, Lakewood
Denver International sits about 26 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 Kendrick Lake, Lakewood
Schools across Kendrick Lake, Lakewood average an A−, better than 88% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Kendrick Lakes Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Jefferson County Open Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manning Options SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- D'evelyn Junior/senior High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Alameda International Junior/senior High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kendrick Lake, Lakewood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood 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 Kendrick Lake, Lakewood against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Kendrick Lake, Lakewood
Is Kendrick Lake, Lakewood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kendrick Lake, Lakewood ranks 1,519th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, 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 Kendrick Lake, Lakewood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $496,187. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $92,051 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Kendrick Lake, Lakewood safe?
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood is safer than 52% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $604 per resident a year.
Compare Kendrick Lake, Lakewood with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kendrick Lake, Lakewood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kendrick Lake, Lakewood 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.
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kendrick Lake, Lakewood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kendrick Lake, Lakewood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kendrick Lake, Lakewood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kendrick Lake, Lakewood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood 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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