Blue ValleyCO
A town of 120.
Is Blue Valley a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Arapaho National Forest, at 90 acres. Blue Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
120 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 68 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blue Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
26 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
11 mi MountainMount Blue Sky
27 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
32 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Blue Valley: who provides what
Blue Valley is unincorporated, so Clear Creek 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 Blue Valley.
The median age in Blue Valley is higher than in most of Colorado or the rest of the country
The share of adults 25 and older in Blue Valley who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 52%.
| Blue Valley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 67.3 years | 38.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 52% | 44% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 38% and 60% women
The Census survey reached too few of Blue Valley’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.8 points. Across Colorado, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Blue Valley | CO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 28.3% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 71.7% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 5.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 0% | 19.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 37.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.8% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.8% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest natural risk in Blue Valley is avalanches, at a very high overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 91% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 71% of Blue Valley’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 13% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Blue Valley has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For half of commuters, work is under 27 miles away. The top destinations are Denver (13%), Idaho Springs (9%) and Aurora (8%). The middle household income for Blue Valley comes to $80,000, below the Colorado town median ($95,000) and near the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Blue Valley is cooler than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
The seasons in Blue Valley: chilly, snowy winters, cool summers. July afternoons reach 74°, January nights drop to 16° and about 195 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Blue Valley is
7.2% of adults have diabetes in Blue Valley. This Colorado town beats the Colorado average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. In Blue Valley, nearly a quarter of adults have obesity, and 13% get no exercise outside work.
| Blue Valley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 26% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.2% | 8.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Blue Valley | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.8% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.8% of the land in Blue Valley is protected from building
Trails total 0.8 miles in 1 park or preserve. Blue Valley’s trail density comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Blue Valley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arapaho National Forest | 0.5 mi | 90 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Blue Valley
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Blue Valley
About 0 of every 100 Blue Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
100% of working residents leave Blue Valley for work
Where Blue Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blue Valley
Census-designated place in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
Blue Valley is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The population was 173 at the 2020 census. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Blue Valley has never had a post office, but the Idaho Springs post office (Zip Code 80452) serves the area.
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- Elevation
- 9,282 ft
Questions about Blue Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue Valley, CO a good place to live?
Blue Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.