Best PlacesLowell, Colorado Springs, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lowell, Colorado Springs, 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.
Lowell, Colorado Springs ranks 4,136th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lowell, Colorado Springs
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.
Lowell, Colorado Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Lowell, Colorado Springs ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Lowell, Colorado Springs ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,474 a month, better than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lowell, Colorado Springs
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lowell, Colorado Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,354, 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 Lowell, Colorado Springs' effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Lowell, Colorado Springs
Lowell, Colorado Springs's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Lowell, Colorado Springs.
Who works in Lowell, Colorado Springs, and how
Work in Lowell, Colorado Springs centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Lowell, Colorado Springs
Lowell, Colorado Springs has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Lowell, Colorado Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lowell, Colorado Springs, month by month
Lowell, Colorado Springs sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Lowell, Colorado Springs
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lowell, Colorado Springs
Schools across Lowell, Colorado Springs average a C−, better than 29% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Columbia Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Coperni 2D+ · 22% proficient
- Mountain Vista Community SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Galileo School Of Math And ScienceF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Palmer High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Career Readiness AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lowell, Colorado Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lowell, Colorado Springs 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 Lowell, Colorado Springs against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lowell, Colorado Springs
Is Lowell, Colorado Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lowell, Colorado Springs ranks 4,136th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, heat safety, and low property taxes, and lowest on state finances and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lowell, Colorado Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $397,742. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $58,354 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Lowell, Colorado Springs safe?
Lowell, Colorado Springs is safer than 16% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,048 per resident a year.
Compare Lowell, Colorado Springs with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lowell, Colorado Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lowell, Colorado Springs 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.
Lowell, Colorado Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lowell, Colorado Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lowell, Colorado Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lowell, Colorado Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lowell, Colorado Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lowell, Colorado Springs 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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