BerkleyCO
A town of 10,789 in Colorado.
Is Berkley a good place to live?
Schools are its weak spot: its public schools trail 89% of Colorado towns on state tests and graduation. Taken together, its subjects give Berkley a C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 144th of 158 in Colorado. Homes run about $468K for a typical one, 4.4 times the Denver metro’s $106K median household income. Where it does best is walkability: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area, at 55 acres. Just over one in ten residents are 65 or older here, below both the Colorado town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). 14% of residents live below the poverty line here, above both Colorado’s towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Berkley stand out
Where Berkley beats most towns.
Berkley has grown 12% from 2010 to 2020
11,207 counted in 2010 and 12,536 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Berkley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Berkley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Empower Field at Mile High and 62 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Berkley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
4 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
Big draw14 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
4 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
4 mi Theme parkElitch Gardens Theme Park
3 mi Theme parkLakeside Amusement ParkPhoto credits
Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain · Lakeside Amusement Park: Atjoe1972, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Berkley: who provides what
Berkley is unincorporated, so Adams County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Berkley.
Berkley has added a third more jobs in ten years and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Colorado.
Berkley earns a D for schools
Public schools: the Westminster Public Schools. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 3 public schools in Berkley teach 1,253 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine Hodgkins Leadership AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 597 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Berkley has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here grew from 2,473 in 2013 to 3,238.
Berkley’s mean commuting time is 27 minutes. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 2% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: jobs in Berkley grew by 765 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 3,238. 10% of workers do their job from home in the town.
| Berkley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 7.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 10.3% of Berkley
There are 4.0 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. Berkley’s density of trails comes in at 1.0 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 3, covering 95 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clear Creek Valley Park | 0.3 mi | 37 |
| 2. Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area | 0.1 mi | 55 |
| 3. Berkeley Hills Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and hot summers: that is Berkley’s year
In Berkley, the typical July afternoon high is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Berkley than in most of Colorado or the rest of the country
Within Colorado it is less healthy than 84% of the 159 graded towns: Colorado sets a high bar. All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its B, from Twin Lakes (B+) to Arvada (A).
Among adults in Berkley, 21% say their health is fair or poor and 25% get no exercise outside work. CDC measures, 26 in all: Berkley beats Colorado on 2 and trails on 11. The share of adults in Berkley who have obesity: 34%.
| Berkley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 71% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | Berkley | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.9% | 22.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 21.3% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Berkley faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Berkley, 35% come from inland flooding and 28% from hail. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 23 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Berkley sell for about $598K
Berkley’s midpoint rent stands at $1,777 a month. Bidding over the asking price: 38% of homes sold in the town. A home in Berkley typically sold within 14 days of listing.
| Berkley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,777 a month | $1,812 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Berkley
Colleges nearby
20 within 15 miles of the center of Berkley
About 5 of every 100 Berkley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
98% of working residents leave Berkley for work
Where Berkley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Berkley
Census-designated place in Adams County, Colorado, United States
Berkley is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in southwestern Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Berkley CDP was 12,536 at the United States Census 2020. Berkley never had a post office, but Denver post office 80221 serves the area.
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,213 ft
- Area code
- 720
Berkley’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Berkley.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Twin Lakes (C) is closest.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkley | #144 | C− | C− | — | D | B |
| Westminster | #76 | B | C | D | A− | A |
| Arvada | #64 | B+ | C− | C− | A− | A |
| Denver | #119 | C+ | C− | D− | B− | A |
| Twin Lakes | #125 | C | C− | — | D | B+ |
| North Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Berkley and Twin Lakes report no FBI crime data of their own. North Washington isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Berkley with a neighbor →
Questions about Berkley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Berkley, CO a good place to live?
Berkley grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #144 of 158 in Colorado. It grades B for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Berkley, CO expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $468,000, 12% below the Colorado typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.