Best PlacesPeyton, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Peyton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Peyton ranks 484th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Peyton
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.
Peyton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Peyton ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- QuietBetter than 96% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of cities
Where Peyton ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Peyton
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Peyton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $128,493; 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 Peyton's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Peyton
Peyton'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 Peyton.
Who works in Peyton, and how
Work in Peyton centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Peyton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Peyton.
What the weather is like in Peyton, month by month
Peyton sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 29° | 16° |
| April | 63° | 45° | 30° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 55° |
| October | 67° | 48° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Peyton
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around Peyton
Schools across Peyton average a C, better than 28% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Ray E Kilmer Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Peyton Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Lewis-palmer Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Ellicott Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Lewis-palmer High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Falcon High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Peyton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Peyton 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 Peyton against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Peyton suits
Families
Schools land around the 28th percentile and crime safety beats 88%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Peyton
Is Peyton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Peyton ranks 484th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on heat safety, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on walkability and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Peyton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $529,062. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $128,493 median income, cost of living beats 90% of cities.
Is Peyton safe?
Yes, Peyton is safer than 88% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $283 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Peyton?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 16. That works out to about 122 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of cities.
Is Peyton good for families?
Schools beat 28% of cities, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,474 a month.
Compare Peyton with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Peyton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Peyton 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.
Peyton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Peyton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Peyton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Peyton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Peyton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Peyton 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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