Best PlacesNorth Westminster, Westminster, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Westminster, Westminster, 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.
North Westminster, Westminster ranks 1,550th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Westminster, Westminster
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 Westminster, Westminster's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Westminster, Westminster ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where North Westminster, Westminster ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,577 a month, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Westminster, Westminster
A household needs to earn about $141,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Westminster, Westminster home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $115,943, 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 Westminster, Westminster'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, 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 North Westminster, Westminster
North Westminster, Westminster runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Westminster, Westminster.
Who works in North Westminster, Westminster, and how
Work in North Westminster, Westminster centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in North Westminster, Westminster
North Westminster, Westminster has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of North Westminster, Westminster and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Westminster, Westminster, month by month
North Westminster, Westminster sees roughly 158 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 Westminster, Westminster
Denver International sits about 18 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 Westminster, Westminster
Schools across North Westminster, Westminster average a C+, better than 57% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hulstrom Options K-8 SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Meridian Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Silver Creek ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westlake Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Rocky Top Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Century Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Legacy High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Mountain Range High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Northglenn High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Westminster, Westminster school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Westminster, Westminster 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 Westminster, Westminster against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Westminster, Westminster
Is North Westminster, Westminster a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Westminster, Westminster ranks 1,550th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, a stable housing market, and a strong job market, 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 North Westminster, Westminster expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $555,744. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $115,943 median income, cost of living beats 86% of neighborhoods.
Is North Westminster, Westminster safe?
Yes, North Westminster, Westminster is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $515 per resident a year.
Compare North Westminster, Westminster with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Westminster, Westminster. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Westminster, Westminster 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 Westminster, Westminster detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Westminster, Westminster: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Westminster, Westminster: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Westminster, Westminster: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Westminster, Westminster: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Westminster, Westminster 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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