Best PlacesWalnut Grove, Broomfield, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walnut Grove, Broomfield, 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.
Walnut Grove, Broomfield ranks 1,416th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Walnut Grove, Broomfield
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.
Walnut Grove, Broomfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Walnut Grove, Broomfield ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Walnut Grove, Broomfield ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Walnut Grove, Broomfield
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walnut Grove, Broomfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $142,846, 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 Walnut Grove, Broomfield's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Walnut Grove, Broomfield
Walnut Grove, Broomfield's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Walnut Grove, Broomfield.
Who works in Walnut Grove, Broomfield, and how
Work in Walnut Grove, Broomfield centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Walnut Grove, Broomfield
Walnut Grove, Broomfield has more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Walnut Grove, Broomfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Walnut Grove, Broomfield, month by month
Walnut Grove, Broomfield sees roughly 76 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 Walnut Grove, Broomfield
Denver International sits about 23 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 Walnut Grove, Broomfield
Schools across Walnut Grove, Broomfield average a C+, better than 52% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson County Open Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Lukas Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Witt Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manning Options SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Wayne Carle Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Standley Lake High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Pomona High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walnut Grove, Broomfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walnut Grove, Broomfield 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 Walnut Grove, Broomfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Walnut Grove, Broomfield
Is Walnut Grove, Broomfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walnut Grove, Broomfield ranks 1,416th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on walkability and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Walnut Grove, Broomfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $542,825. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $142,846 median income, cost of living beats 94% of neighborhoods.
Is Walnut Grove, Broomfield safe?
Yes, Walnut Grove, Broomfield is safer than 84% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare Walnut Grove, Broomfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walnut Grove, Broomfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walnut Grove, Broomfield 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.
Walnut Grove, Broomfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walnut Grove, Broomfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walnut Grove, Broomfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walnut Grove, Broomfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walnut Grove, Broomfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walnut Grove, Broomfield 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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