Best PlacesTimpas, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Timpas, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Timpas ranks 38,260th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Timpas
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.
Timpas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Timpas ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap childcare$551 a month, better than 87% of towns
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
Where Timpas ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Timpas
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Timpas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,985, 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 Timpas' effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Timpas
Timpas 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 Timpas.
Who works in Timpas, and how
Work in Timpas centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Timpas
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Timpas.
What the weather is like in Timpas, month by month
Timpas sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 31° | 16° |
| April | 74° | 54° | 36° |
| July | 97° | 79° | 63° |
| October | 75° | 55° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Timpas
The nearest airport, Pueblo Memorial, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around Timpas
Schools across Timpas average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Las Animas Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Las Animas Junior High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Las Animas High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- La Junta Jr/sr High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Timpas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Timpas 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 Timpas against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Timpas
Is Timpas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Timpas ranks 38,260th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low property taxes, and clean air, and lowest on tree cover and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Timpas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,211. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $51,985 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Timpas safe?
Timpas is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $680 per resident a year.
Compare Timpas with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Timpas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Timpas 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.
Timpas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Timpas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Timpas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Timpas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Timpas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Timpas 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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