Best PlacesMoffat County, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Moffat County, 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.
Moffat County ranks 1,522nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moffat County
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.
Moffat County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moffat County ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of counties
- TransitBetter than 86% of counties
- BikingBetter than 79% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than 78% of counties
Where Moffat County ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of counties
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,287 a month, better than only 7% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Moffat County
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moffat County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,788, 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 Moffat County's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 Moffat County
Moffat County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Moffat County.
Who works in Moffat County, and how
Work in Moffat County centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Moffat County
Moffat County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of counties and more parkland per resident than 70% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Moffat County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Moffat County growing, and who is moving in?
Moffat County has grown about 2% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Killeen, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Moffat County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Moffat County, month by month
Moffat County sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 2. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 16° | 2° |
| April | 61° | 43° | 25° |
| July | 92° | 70° | 47° |
| October | 64° | 43° | 26° |
Flying in and out of Moffat County
The nearest airport, Yampa Valley, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moffat County
Schools across Moffat County average a D, better than 6% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Meeker Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Sunset Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Davis SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barone Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Vernal MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Soroco Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Meeker High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Soroco High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Rangely Junior/senior High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moffat County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moffat County 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 Moffat County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Moffat County
Is Moffat County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moffat County ranks 1,522nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on heat safety, walkability, and transit, 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 Moffat County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $302,487. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $79,788 median income, cost of living beats 74% of counties.
Is Moffat County safe?
Moffat County is safer than 36% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $578 per resident a year.
Compare Moffat County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moffat County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moffat County 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.
Moffat County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moffat County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moffat County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moffat County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moffat County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moffat County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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