Best PlacesWest Pleasant View, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Pleasant View, 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.
West Pleasant View ranks 7,818th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Pleasant View
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.
West Pleasant View's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Pleasant View ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
Where West Pleasant View ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,769 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Pleasant View
A household needs to earn about $142,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Pleasant View home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,281, 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 West Pleasant View's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Pleasant View
West Pleasant View runs younger 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 West Pleasant View.
Who works in West Pleasant View, and how
Work in West Pleasant View centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in West Pleasant View
West Pleasant View has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of West Pleasant View and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Pleasant View, month by month
West Pleasant View sees roughly 169 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 West Pleasant View
Denver International sits about 28 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 West Pleasant View
Schools across West Pleasant View average an A−, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Free Horizon MontessoriB · 47% proficient
- Jefferson County Open Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manning Options SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- D'evelyn Junior/senior High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Pleasant View school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Pleasant View 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 West Pleasant View against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Pleasant View
Is West Pleasant View a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Pleasant View ranks 7,818th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, heat safety, and walkability, and lowest on air quality and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Pleasant View expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $553,508. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $85,281 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is West Pleasant View safe?
West Pleasant View is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $648 per resident a year.
Compare West Pleasant View with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Pleasant View. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Pleasant View 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.
West Pleasant View detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Pleasant View: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Pleasant View: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Pleasant View: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Pleasant View: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Pleasant View 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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