Best PlacesNorth Avondale, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Avondale, 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.
North Avondale ranks 44,146th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Avondale
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.
North Avondale's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Avondale ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 76% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 65% of towns
Where North Avondale ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Avondale
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Avondale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $57,792; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 North Avondale's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 North Avondale
North Avondale 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 North Avondale.
Who works in North Avondale, and how
Work in North Avondale centers on retail trade and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in North Avondale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Avondale.
What the weather is like in North Avondale, month by month
North Avondale sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 31° | 15° |
| April | 73° | 53° | 34° |
| July | 97° | 78° | 61° |
| October | 75° | 54° | 36° |
Flying in and out of North Avondale
The nearest airport, Pueblo Memorial, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Avondale
Schools across North Avondale average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Fowler Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Vineland Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sky View Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Craver Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Fowler Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Pueblo County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Rye High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Pueblo West High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Avondale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Avondale 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 North Avondale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Avondale
Is North Avondale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Avondale ranks 44,146th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on air quality and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Avondale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,000. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $57,792 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is North Avondale safe?
North Avondale is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $899 per resident a year.
Compare North Avondale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Avondale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Avondale 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.
North Avondale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Avondale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Avondale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Avondale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Avondale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Avondale 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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