Best PlacesSouth Central Westminster, Westminster, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Central Westminster, Westminster, 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.
South Central Westminster, Westminster ranks 4,415th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Central Westminster, Westminster
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.
South Central Westminster, Westminster's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Central Westminster, Westminster ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 64% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 61% of neighborhoods
Where South Central Westminster, Westminster ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,598 a month, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Central Westminster, Westminster
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Central Westminster, Westminster home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,351, 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 South Central Westminster, Westminster's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Central Westminster, Westminster
South Central Westminster, Westminster runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Central Westminster, Westminster.
Who works in South Central Westminster, Westminster, and how
Work in South Central Westminster, Westminster centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in South Central Westminster, Westminster
South Central Westminster, Westminster has more parkland per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of South Central Westminster, Westminster and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Central Westminster, Westminster, month by month
South Central Westminster, Westminster sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of South Central Westminster, Westminster
Denver International sits about 19 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 South Central Westminster, Westminster
Schools across South Central Westminster, Westminster average a D−, better than 6% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Crown Pointe Charter AcademyC− · 27% proficient
- Harris Park Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- John E. Flynn A Marzano AcademyD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thornton Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Shaw Heights Middle SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Northglenn High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Westminster High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Central Westminster, Westminster school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Central Westminster, Westminster 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 South Central Westminster, Westminster against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Central Westminster, Westminster
Is South Central Westminster, Westminster a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Central Westminster, Westminster ranks 4,415th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Central Westminster, Westminster expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $410,412. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $84,351 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is South Central Westminster, Westminster safe?
South Central Westminster, Westminster is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $663 per resident a year.
Compare South Central Westminster, Westminster with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Central Westminster, Westminster. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Central Westminster, Westminster 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.
South Central Westminster, Westminster detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Central Westminster, Westminster: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Central Westminster, Westminster: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Central Westminster, Westminster: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Central Westminster, Westminster: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Central Westminster, Westminster 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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