Best PlacesPurcell, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Purcell, 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.
Purcell ranks 32,235th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Purcell
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.
Purcell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Purcell ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of towns
- Household income$94,601 median, better than 81% of towns
Where Purcell ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,425 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Purcell
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Purcell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $94,601, 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 Purcell's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 Purcell
Purcell runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Purcell.
Who works in Purcell, and how
Work in Purcell centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Purcell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Purcell.
What the weather is like in Purcell, month by month
Purcell sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 25° | 10° |
| April | 67° | 48° | 31° |
| July | 94° | 74° | 57° |
| October | 69° | 48° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Purcell
The nearest airport, Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Purcell
Schools across Purcell average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Benjamin Eaton Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Galeton Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Highland Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eaton Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Highland Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Eaton High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Wiggins High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Highland High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Purcell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Purcell 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 Purcell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Purcell
Is Purcell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Purcell ranks 32,235th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, the weather, and an educated workforce, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Purcell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $675,424. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $94,601 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Purcell safe?
Purcell is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $886 per resident a year.
Compare Purcell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Purcell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Purcell 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.
Purcell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Purcell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Purcell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Purcell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Purcell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Purcell 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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