Best PlacesStetson Hills, Colorado Springs, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stetson Hills, 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.
Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs ranks 1,282nd 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 Stetson Hills, 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.
Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,474 a month, better than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,540, 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 Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs' effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs
Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs.
Who works in Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs, and how
Work in Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs
Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs, month by month
Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs sees roughly 118 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 Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs
Schools across Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs average a C, better than 38% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Scott Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Rudy Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Remington Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Skyview Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Jenkins Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Sabin Middle SchoolD · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Sand Creek High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Vista Ridge High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Doherty High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stetson Hills, 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 Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs
Is Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs ranks 1,282nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low crime, and low property taxes, 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 Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $492,287. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $106,540 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs safe?
Yes, Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $253 per resident a year.
Compare Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stetson Hills, 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.
Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stetson Hills, 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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