Best PlacesSeverance, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Severance, 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.
Severance ranks 933rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Severance
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.
Severance's strengths and weaknesses
Where Severance ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$140,130 median, better than 96% of towns
Where Severance ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,425 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Severance
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Severance home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $140,130; 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 Severance's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Severance
Severance runs younger than the country, 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 Severance.
Who works in Severance, and how
Work in Severance centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Severance
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Severance.
What the weather is like in Severance, month by month
Severance sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 28° | 15° |
| April | 66° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 56° |
| October | 69° | 50° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Severance
The nearest airport, Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Severance
Schools across Severance average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Benjamin Eaton Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Grandview Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Range View ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Windsor Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Severance Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Eaton Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Windsor High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Eaton High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Severance High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Severance school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Severance 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 Severance against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Severance
Is Severance a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Severance ranks 933rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, population health, and few empty homes, and lowest on air quality and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Severance expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $568,674. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $140,130 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Severance safe?
Yes, Severance is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare Severance with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Severance. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Severance 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.
Severance detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Severance: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Severance: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Severance: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Severance: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Severance 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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