Best PlacesTolland, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tolland, 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.
Tolland ranks 14,392nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tolland
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.
Tolland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tolland ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of towns
Where Tolland ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 38 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tolland
A household needs to earn about $143,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tolland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,010, 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 Tolland's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tolland
Tolland 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 Tolland.
Who works in Tolland, and how
Work in Tolland centers on other services and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Tolland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tolland.
What the weather is like in Tolland, month by month
Tolland sees roughly 38 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 70 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs July.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 20° | 12° |
| April | 43° | 31° | 22° |
| July | 70° | 56° | 43° |
| October | 50° | 37° | 27° |
Flying in and out of Tolland
Denver International sits about 48 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 Tolland
Schools across Tolland average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gilpin County Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Coal Creek Canyon K-8 Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Pioneer Bilingual Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- New Vista High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tolland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tolland 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 Tolland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tolland
Is Tolland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tolland ranks 14,392nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, a strong job market, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tolland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $570,500. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $116,010 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Tolland safe?
Yes, Tolland is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $367 per resident a year.
Compare Tolland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tolland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tolland 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.
Tolland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tolland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tolland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tolland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tolland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tolland 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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