Best PlacesOlney Springs, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Olney Springs, 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.
Olney Springs ranks 43,844th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Olney Springs
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.
Olney Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Olney Springs ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- BikingBetter than 82% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 72% of towns
Where Olney Springs ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Olney Springs
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Olney Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,879, 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 Olney Springs' effective rate of 0.28%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Olney Springs
Olney Springs's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Olney Springs.
Who works in Olney Springs, and how
Work in Olney Springs centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Olney Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Olney Springs.
What the weather is like in Olney Springs, month by month
Olney Springs sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 29° | 14° |
| April | 73° | 52° | 33° |
| July | 96° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 75° | 52° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Olney Springs
The nearest airport, Pueblo Memorial, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Olney Springs
Schools across Olney Springs average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fowler Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Edison Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Crowley County Elementary K-6D+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fowler Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Fountain Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Fowler High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Crowley County Junior And Senior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Manzanola Junior-senior High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Olney Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Olney Springs 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 Olney Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Olney Springs
Is Olney Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Olney Springs ranks 43,844th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, the weather, and quiet, and lowest on thin health care access and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Olney Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,545. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $47,879 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Olney Springs safe?
Olney Springs is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $583 per resident a year.
Compare Olney Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Olney Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Olney Springs 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.
Olney Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Olney Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Olney Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Olney Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Olney Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Olney Springs 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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