Best PlacesRuby Hill, Denver, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ruby Hill, Denver, 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.
Ruby Hill, Denver ranks 4,789th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ruby Hill, Denver
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.
Ruby Hill, Denver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ruby Hill, Denver ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Ruby Hill, Denver ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,827 a month, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ruby Hill, Denver
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ruby Hill, Denver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,067, 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 Ruby Hill, Denver's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Ruby Hill, Denver
Ruby Hill, Denver's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ruby Hill, Denver.
Who works in Ruby Hill, Denver, and how
Work in Ruby Hill, Denver centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Ruby Hill, Denver
Ruby Hill, Denver has more parkland per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Ruby Hill, Denver and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ruby Hill, Denver, month by month
Ruby Hill, Denver sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 31° | 18° |
| April | 64° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 90° | 74° | 59° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Ruby Hill, Denver
Denver International sits about 22 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 Ruby Hill, Denver
Schools across Ruby Hill, Denver average a D, better than 10% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Joe Shoemaker SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Godsman Elementary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Schmitt Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- South High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Denver Montessori Junior/senior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- 5280 High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ruby Hill, Denver school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ruby Hill, Denver 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 Ruby Hill, Denver against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ruby Hill, Denver
Is Ruby Hill, Denver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ruby Hill, Denver ranks 4,789th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, cell coverage, and low property taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ruby Hill, Denver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $451,402. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $56,067 median income, cost of living beats 13% of neighborhoods.
Is Ruby Hill, Denver safe?
Ruby Hill, Denver is safer than 32% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $804 per resident a year.
Compare Ruby Hill, Denver with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ruby Hill, Denver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ruby Hill, Denver 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.
Ruby Hill, Denver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ruby Hill, Denver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ruby Hill, Denver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ruby Hill, Denver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ruby Hill, Denver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ruby Hill, Denver 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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