Best PlacesSecurity-Widefield, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Security-Widefield, 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.
Security-Widefield ranks 1,043rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Security-Widefield
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.
Security-Widefield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Security-Widefield ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 79% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 73% of cities
Where Security-Widefield ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 12% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of cities
- School gradeC−, better than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Security-Widefield
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Security-Widefield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $97,332; 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 Security-Widefield's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Security-Widefield
Security-Widefield runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Security-Widefield.
Who works in Security-Widefield, and how
Work in Security-Widefield centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Security-Widefield
Security-Widefield has more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Security-Widefield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Security-Widefield, month by month
Security-Widefield sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 32° | 18° |
| April | 66° | 49° | 33° |
| July | 90° | 73° | 57° |
| October | 70° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Security-Widefield
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around Security-Widefield
Schools across Security-Widefield average a C−, better than 14% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Eagleside Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Soaring Eagles Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sproul Junior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Fountain Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Watson Junior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Fountain-fort Carson High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Mesa Ridge High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Widefield High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Security-Widefield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Security-Widefield 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 Security-Widefield against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Security-Widefield suits
Families
Schools land around the 14th percentile and crime safety beats 63%.
Common questions about living in Security-Widefield
Is Security-Widefield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Security-Widefield ranks 1,043rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on air quality and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Security-Widefield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $395,010. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $97,332 median income, cost of living beats 64% of cities.
Is Security-Widefield safe?
Yes, Security-Widefield is safer than 63% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $388 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Security-Widefield?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 18. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of cities.
Is Security-Widefield good for families?
Schools beat 14% of cities, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $1,474 a month.
Compare Security-Widefield with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Security-Widefield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Security-Widefield 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.
Security-Widefield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Security-Widefield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Security-Widefield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Security-Widefield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Security-Widefield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Security-Widefield 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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