Best PlacesPlatner, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Platner, 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.
Platner ranks 19,802nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in Platner
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.
Platner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Platner ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
Where Platner ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Platner
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Platner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,146, 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 Platner's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Platner
Platner runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Platner.
Who works in Platner, and how
Work in Platner centers on transportation & warehousing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Platner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Platner.
What the weather is like in Platner, month by month
Platner sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 28° | 15° |
| April | 65° | 47° | 32° |
| July | 92° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 69° | 50° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Platner
Denver International sits about 84 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 Platner
Schools across Platner average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Akron Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Otis Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Otis Junior-senior High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Akron High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Platner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Platner 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 Platner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Platner
Is Platner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Platner ranks 19,802nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Platner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $324,350. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $91,146 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Platner safe?
Platner is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $494 per resident a year.
Compare Platner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Platner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Platner 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.
Platner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Platner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Platner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Platner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Platner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Platner 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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