Best PlacesTwo Buttes, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Two Buttes, 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.
Two Buttes ranks 36,976th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Two Buttes
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.
Two Buttes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Two Buttes ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute15.5 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$555 a month, better than 86% of towns
Where Two Buttes ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Two Buttes
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Two Buttes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,020, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Two Buttes' 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Two Buttes
Two Buttes 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 Two Buttes.
Who works in Two Buttes, and how
Work in Two Buttes centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Two Buttes
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Two Buttes.
What the weather is like in Two Buttes, month by month
Two Buttes sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 32° | 17° |
| April | 72° | 52° | 35° |
| July | 94° | 77° | 61° |
| October | 74° | 54° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Two Buttes
The nearest airport, Liberal Mid-America Regional, is about 91 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 197 miles away.
The best schools in and around Two Buttes
Schools across Two Buttes average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Walsh Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Granada Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Vilas Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lamar Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Walsh High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Lamar High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Granada Undivided High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Two Buttes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Two Buttes 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 Two Buttes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Two Buttes
Is Two Buttes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Two Buttes ranks 36,976th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Two Buttes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,560. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $55,020 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Two Buttes safe?
Two Buttes is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $696 per resident a year.
Compare Two Buttes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Two Buttes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Two Buttes 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.
Two Buttes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Two Buttes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Two Buttes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Two Buttes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Two Buttes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Two Buttes 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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