Best PlacesManzanola, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Manzanola, 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.
Manzanola ranks 44,129th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Manzanola
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.
Manzanola's strengths and weaknesses
Where Manzanola ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of towns
- QuietBetter than 69% of towns
Where Manzanola ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Manzanola
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Manzanola home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,980, 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 Manzanola's effective rate of 0.28%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Manzanola
Manzanola's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Manzanola.
Who works in Manzanola, and how
Work in Manzanola centers on construction 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 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Manzanola
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Manzanola.
What the weather is like in Manzanola, month by month
Manzanola sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 29° | 14° |
| April | 73° | 52° | 33° |
| July | 96° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 75° | 52° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Manzanola
The nearest airport, Pueblo Memorial, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around Manzanola
Schools across Manzanola average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fowler Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Crowley County Elementary K-6D+ · 23% proficient
- Manzanola Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fowler Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Fowler High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Crowley County Junior And Senior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Rocky Ford Junior/senior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Manzanola school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Manzanola 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 Manzanola against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Manzanola
Is Manzanola a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Manzanola ranks 44,129th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, transit, and the weather, and lowest on thin health care access and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Manzanola expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,136. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $49,980 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Manzanola safe?
Manzanola is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $515 per resident a year.
Compare Manzanola with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Manzanola. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Manzanola 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.
Manzanola detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Manzanola: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Manzanola: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Manzanola: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Manzanola: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Manzanola 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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