Best PlacesNorth Washington, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Washington, 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 Washington ranks 44,380th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Washington
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 Washington's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Washington ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
Where North Washington ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,598 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Washington
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Washington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,178, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Washington'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 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 Washington
North Washington 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 Washington.
Who works in North Washington, and how
Work in North Washington centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in North Washington
North Washington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of North Washington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Washington, month by month
North Washington sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of North Washington
Denver International sits about 17 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.1 million passengers in 2025, with 250 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North Washington
Schools across North Washington average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Joe Shoemaker SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Josephine Hodgkins Leadership AcademyD− · 15% proficient
- Alsup Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Adams City Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Denver Montessori Junior/senior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Academy High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Westminster High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Washington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Washington 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 Washington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Washington
Is North Washington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Washington ranks 44,380th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and a strong job market, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Washington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $636,252. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $73,178 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is North Washington safe?
North Washington is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $4,436 per resident a year.
Compare North Washington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Washington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Washington 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 Washington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Washington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Washington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Washington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Washington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Washington 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.