Best PlacesMcClave, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McClave, 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.
McClave ranks 35,158th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McClave
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.
McClave's strengths and weaknesses
Where McClave ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$533 a month, better than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 125 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of towns
Where McClave ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McClave
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McClave home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,274, 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 McClave'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McClave
McClave 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 McClave.
Who works in McClave, and how
Work in McClave centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in McClave
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McClave.
What the weather is like in McClave, month by month
McClave sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 29° | 13° |
| April | 74° | 53° | 35° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 62° |
| October | 75° | 54° | 35° |
Flying in and out of McClave
The nearest airport, Pueblo Memorial, is about 88 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around McClave
Schools across McClave average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eads Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Mcclave Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Wiley Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eads Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Eads High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Wiley Junior-senior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Mcclave Undivided High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McClave school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McClave 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 McClave against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McClave
Is McClave a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McClave ranks 35,158th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McClave expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,395. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $59,274 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is McClave safe?
McClave is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $626 per resident a year.
Compare McClave with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McClave. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McClave 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.
McClave detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McClave: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McClave: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McClave: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McClave: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McClave 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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