WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026

Best Neighborhoods
in Colorado

Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.

25 neighborhoods reviewed
1 "Settle here" picks
11 "Good for now" picks

#1 Pick in Colorado

Brighton, Brighton is the top-rated neighborhood in Colorado — our highest verdict.

Top 25 Neighborhoods in Colorado

#1

Brighton

Settle here

Brighton, CO

Price

$431K

Schools

8.8/10

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#2

Wash Park

Good for now

Wash Park, CO

Price

$813K

Walk

53/100

Schools

8.1/10

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#3

Denver

Good for now

Denver, CO

Price

$813K

Walk

53/100

Schools

8.1/10

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#4

Highland

Good for now

Highland, CO

Price

$693K

Walk

55/100

Schools

8/10

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#5

Congress Park

Good for now

Congress Park, CO

Price

$565K

Walk

59/100

Schools

7.8/10

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#6

Lakewood

Good for now

Lakewood, CO

Price

$478K

Walk

44/100

Schools

8.1/10

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#7

Grand Junction

Good for now

Grand Junction, CO

Price

$258K

Walk

33/100

Schools

8.3/10

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#8

Arvada

Good for now

Arvada, CO

Price

$487K

Walk

4/100

Schools

7.9/10

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#9

Broomfield

Good for now

Broomfield, CO

Price

$483K

Schools

8.5/10

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#10

Fort Collins

Good for now

Fort Collins, CO

Price

$495K

Walk

24/100

Schools

8.8/10

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#11

Westminster

Good for now

Westminster, CO

Price

$375K

Walk

26/100

Schools

8.1/10

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#12

Littleton

Good for now

Littleton, CO

Price

$549K

Schools

8.5/10

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#13

Denver

Think twice

Denver, CO

Price

$462K

Walk

89/100

Schools

7.8/10

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#14

Denver

Think twice

Denver, CO

Price

$662K

Walk

73/100

Schools

8.1/10

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#15

Denver

Think twice

Denver, CO

Price

$693K

Walk

55/100

Schools

8/10

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#16

Denver

Think twice

Denver, CO

Price

$565K

Walk

59/100

Schools

7.8/10

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#17

Denver

Think twice

Denver, CO

Price

$600K

Walk

46/100

Schools

7.8/10

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#18

Rino

Think twice

Rino, CO

Price

$600K

Walk

46/100

Schools

7.8/10

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#19

Aurora

Think twice

Aurora, CO

Price

$361K

Walk

43/100

Schools

8/10

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#20

Longmont

Think twice

Longmont, CO

Price

$433K

Walk

25/100

Schools

8.7/10

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#21

Denver

Think twice

Denver, CO

Price

$459K

Walk

21/100

Schools

9/10

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#22

Colorado Springs

Think twice

Colorado Springs, CO

Price

$373K

Walk

24/100

Schools

8.1/10

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#23

Denver

Think twice

Denver, CO

Price

$600K

Walk

15/100

Schools

8/10

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#24

Boulder

Think twice

Boulder, CO

Price

$695K

Walk

4/100

Schools

8.9/10

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#25

Loveland

Think twice

Loveland, CO

Price

$432K

Walk

6/100

Schools

8.8/10

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How we rank neighborhoods in Colorado

Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Colorado average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.

Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.

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