Bonanza Mountain EstatesCO
A town of 56.
Is Bonanza Mountain Estates a good place to live?
Bonanza Mountain Estates has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
56 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bonanza Mountain Estates: who provides what
Bonanza Mountain Estates is unincorporated, so Boulder 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 Bonanza Mountain Estates.
Compared with most of Colorado and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Bonanza Mountain Estates is higher
Of the losses FEMA expects in Bonanza Mountain Estates, 47% come from wildfires and 27% from avalanches. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Bonanza Mountain Estates’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 24 miles. The top destinations are Boulder (18%), Denver (18%) and Nederland (7%). Among residents in Bonanza Mountain Estates, 7.1% live below the poverty line, against 8.4% in Colorado’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Bonanza Mountain Estates, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 76° in July, and January nights bottom out around 16°; snowfall runs to about 184 inches a winter. Bonanza Mountain Estates has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Bonanza Mountain Estates’ adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
Among adults in Bonanza Mountain Estates, 8.3% smoke cigarettes, where Colorado’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 14%. In Bonanza Mountain Estates, 17% of adults binge drink. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Bonanza Mountain Estates is ahead of Colorado on 10 and behind on 1.
| Bonanza Mountain Estates | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 26% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bonanza Mountain Estates | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Bonanza Mountain Estates sells for about $665K at the median
Among households in Bonanza Mountain Estates, 100% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 67 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bonanza Mountain Estates. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
14 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
30 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
30 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
12 mi Stadium & arenaFolsom FieldPhoto credits
Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, 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 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Bonanza Mountain Estates
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bonanza Mountain Estates
About 0 of every 100 Bonanza Mountain Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
100% of working residents leave Bonanza Mountain Estates for work
Where Bonanza Mountain Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bonanza Mountain Estates
Census-designated place in Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Bonanza Mountain Estates is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Bonanza Mountain Estates CDP was 127 at the United States Census 2020. The Nederland post office (Zip Code 80466) serves the area.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 8,450 ft
Questions about Bonanza Mountain Estates
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Is Bonanza Mountain Estates, CO a good place to live?
Bonanza Mountain Estates has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.