Best PlacesTwin Lakes, Denver, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Twin Lakes, Denver, 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.
Twin Lakes, Denver ranks 4,221st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Twin Lakes, Denver
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.
Twin Lakes, Denver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Twin Lakes, Denver ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
Where Twin Lakes, Denver ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,598 a month, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Twin Lakes, Denver
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Twin Lakes, Denver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $96,196, 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 Twin Lakes, Denver's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Twin Lakes, Denver
Twin Lakes, Denver runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Twin Lakes, Denver.
Who works in Twin Lakes, Denver, and how
Work in Twin Lakes, Denver centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Twin Lakes, Denver
Twin Lakes, Denver has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Twin Lakes, Denver and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Twin Lakes, Denver, month by month
Twin Lakes, Denver sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Twin Lakes, Denver
Denver International sits about 18 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 Twin Lakes, Denver
Schools across Twin Lakes, Denver average a D−, better than 6% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Josephine Hodgkins Leadership AcademyD− · 15% proficient
- Orchard Park AcademyD− · 13% proficient
- Trailside AcademyF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Academy High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Westminster High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Twin Lakes, Denver school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Twin Lakes, Denver 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 Twin Lakes, Denver against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Twin Lakes, Denver
Is Twin Lakes, Denver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Twin Lakes, Denver ranks 4,221st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the schools and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Twin Lakes, Denver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $566,628. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $96,196 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Twin Lakes, Denver safe?
Twin Lakes, Denver is safer than 34% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $804 per resident a year.
Compare Twin Lakes, Denver with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Twin Lakes, Denver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Twin Lakes, Denver 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.
Twin Lakes, Denver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Twin Lakes, Denver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Twin Lakes, Denver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Twin Lakes, Denver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Twin Lakes, Denver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Twin Lakes, Denver 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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