Best PlacesTeller County, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Teller County, 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.
Teller County ranks 1,460th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Teller County
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.
Teller County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Teller County ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 93% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of counties
Where Teller County ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of counties
- Short commute31.7 minutes each way, better than only 10% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Teller County
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Teller County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,627, 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 Teller County's effective rate of 0.35%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Teller County
Teller County runs older 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 Teller County.
Who works in Teller County, and how
Work in Teller County centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Teller County
Teller County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Teller County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Teller County growing, and who is moving in?
Teller County has grown about 6% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Colorado Springs, CO metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Teller County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Teller County, month by month
Teller County sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 29° | 14° |
| April | 63° | 45° | 29° |
| July | 87° | 70° | 53° |
| October | 67° | 48° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Teller County
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Teller County
Schools across Teller County average a C, better than 30% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Columbine Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Cresson Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Summit Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodland Park Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodland Park High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Cripple Creek-victor Junior-senior High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Teller County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Teller County 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 Teller County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Teller County suits
Families
Schools land around the 30th percentile and crime safety beats 62%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 75% of counties and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Teller County
Is Teller County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Teller County ranks 1,460th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on civic engagement, heat safety, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Teller County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $494,135. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $86,627 median income, cost of living beats 75% of counties.
Is Teller County safe?
Yes, Teller County is safer than 62% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $463 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Teller County?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 14. That works out to about 86 pleasant days a year, more than 47% of counties.
Is Teller County good for families?
Schools beat 30% of counties, crime safety beats 62%, and childcare runs $1,117 a month.
Compare Teller County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Teller County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Teller County 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.
Teller County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Teller County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Teller County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Teller County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Teller County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Teller County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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