Best PlacesNast, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nast, 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.
Nast ranks 14,810th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nast
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.
Nast's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nast ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$194,040 median, better than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
Where Nast ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Nast
Nast 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 Nast.
Who works in Nast, and how
Work in Nast centers on education and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Nast
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nast.
What the weather is like in Nast, month by month
Nast sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 21° | 7° |
| April | 57° | 41° | 26° |
| July | 84° | 66° | 47° |
| October | 62° | 43° | 28° |
Flying in and out of Nast
The nearest airport, Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nast
Schools across Nast average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Aspen Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Basalt Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Eagle Valley Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Aspen Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Basalt Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Aspen High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Basalt High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Eagle Valley High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nast school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nast 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 Nast against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nast
Is Nast a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nast ranks 14,810th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, high incomes, and population health, and lowest on cell coverage and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nast safe?
Nast is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,278 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Nast?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 7. That works out to about 91 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of towns.
Compare Nast with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nast. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nast 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.
Nast detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nast: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nast: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nast: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nast: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nast 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.
- 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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