Best PlacesTri-Lakes, Woodmoor, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor, 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.
Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor ranks 847th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor
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.
Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
Where Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor
A household needs to earn about $177,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $166,368; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor's effective rate of 0.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor
Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor.
Who works in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor, and how
Work in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor
Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor, month by month
Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor sees roughly 90 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 Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor
The nearest airport, City of Colorado Springs Municipal, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor
Schools across Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor average an A−, better than 87% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lewis-palmer Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Palmer Lake Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lewis-palmer Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Palmer Ridge High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Lewis-palmer High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor 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 Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor
Is Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor ranks 847th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, civic engagement, and what local pay buys, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $717,424. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $166,368 median income, cost of living beats 98% of neighborhoods.
Is Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor safe?
Yes, Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor is safer than 90% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $334 per resident a year.
Compare Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor 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.
Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor 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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