Best PlacesWalsh, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walsh, 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.
Walsh ranks 36,773rd 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 Walsh
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.
Walsh's strengths and weaknesses
Where Walsh ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute16.8 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Walsh ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$27,728 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Walsh
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walsh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $27,728, 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 Walsh's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Walsh
Walsh 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 Walsh.
Who works in Walsh, and how
Work in Walsh centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Walsh
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Walsh.
What the weather is like in Walsh, month by month
Walsh sees roughly 146 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 Walsh
The nearest airport, Liberal Mid-America Regional, is about 76 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 215 miles away.
The best schools in and around Walsh
Schools across Walsh average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Walsh Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Campo Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Vilas Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elkhart Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Walsh High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Springfield Junior/senior High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walsh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walsh 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 Walsh against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Walsh
Is Walsh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walsh ranks 36,773rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Walsh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $89,335. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $27,728 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Walsh safe?
Walsh is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $454 per resident a year.
Compare Walsh with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walsh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walsh 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.
Walsh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walsh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walsh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walsh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walsh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walsh 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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