Best PlacesSoutheast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, 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.
Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs ranks 4,095th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs
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.
Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,474 a month, better than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,168, 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 Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs' effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs
Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs.
Who works in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, and how
Work in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs
Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs has more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, month by month
Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs sees roughly 126 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 Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs
Schools across Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs average a D, better than 12% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Broadmoor Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Pinon Valley Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Oak Creek Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cheyenne Mountain Junior High SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- North Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Carson Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Cheyenne Mountain High SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Palmer High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Fountain-fort Carson High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs 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 Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs
Is Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs ranks 4,095th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on state finances and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,300. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $65,168 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs safe?
Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs is safer than 35% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $841 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 18. That works out to about 126 pleasant days a year, more than 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs good for families?
Schools beat 12% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $1,474 a month.
Compare Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs 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.
Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs 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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