Brook Forest Inn · National Register of Historic Places
Brook Forest’s story
105 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1921Brook Forest is settled
Brook ForestCO
This town of 355 people was settled in 1921.
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0
Population
355
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$693K
Census ACS
Household income
$117K
median
Median age
39.1
years
Jobs based here
31
A commuter town
Is Brook Forest a good place to live?
Brook Forest’s mean commuting time is 43 minutes, against 25 minutes in Colorado’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 160 Colorado towns, just 5 have a lower midsummer high than Brook Forest. Brook Forest’s trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile, where Colorado’s towns sit at 1.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Glenisle and Shawnee is on the National Register of Historic Places. Brook Forest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
355 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Nearby attractions
All 94 attractions →Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 63 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brook Forest. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
24 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
25 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
13 mi MountainMount Blue Sky
17 mi LandmarkColumbine MemorialSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbine Memorial: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Brook Forest: who provides what
Brook Forest is unincorporated, so Clear Creek County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerXcel Energy15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBrook Forest WD water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesClear Creek CountyClear Creek County provides services here
SchoolsJefferson County School District R-1Clear Creek School District RE-12 districts serve Brook Forest; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Colorado you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 8 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereJefferson County Clerk and RecorderJefferson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8043980439 100%Census 2020
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 Brook Forest.
Natural hazards
Brook Forest stands out in Colorado and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Of the losses FEMA expects in Brook Forest, 67% come from wildfires and 16% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
97risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
WildfireInland floodingHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Brook Forest has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half of commuters travel less than 24 miles. Brook Forest’s typical household income is $117,000. The top destinations are Denver (25%), Lakewood (12%) and Evergreen (5%).
0%work in town
| Brook Forest | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Brook Forest0%
Denver25%
Lakewood12%
Evergreen5%
Golden4%
24 mi
median commute distance
31
jobs based in Brook Forest
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
106″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–37°
Spring27–51°
Summer46–74°
Fall31–56°
Sep 19
typical first frost
May 30
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
A smaller share of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Brook Forest than in most of Colorado or the rest of the country
For adults in Brook Forest, the share who had a checkup this year is 76%. Among 160 Colorado towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Brook Forest. The town does better than the Colorado average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 3.
| Brook Forest | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 35% |
26 measures vs. Colorado
14 better9 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Brook Forest | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.5% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.5% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.8% |
Centura Health-St. Anthony Hospital
17.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
0.1% of the land in Brook Forest is protected from building
Among 155 Colorado towns, just 8 have a lower share of conserved land than Brook Forest. Parks and preserves here: one, of 1 acres.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 886 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arapaho National Forest | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Housing
A home in Brook Forest sells for about $412K at the median
Among households in Brook Forest, 87% are owner-occupiers.
$412Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brook Forest
16pages on Brook Forest
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Brook Forest; the nearest are
Colorado School of MinesUniversity or college · Public · Golden15.3 mi$21,914 in-state tuitionCommunity College of AuroraCommunity college · Public · Aurora33 mi$4,470 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Brook Forest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Brook Forest for work
Where Brook Forest’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
31jobs based in Brook Forest
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Brook Forest
Census-designated place in Jefferson and Clear Creek counties, Colorado, United States
Brook Forest is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Jefferson and Clear Creek counties, Colorado, United States. The population was 622 at the 2020 census. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Elevation
- 8,035 ft
Questions about Brook Forest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brook Forest, CO a good place to live?
Brook Forest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.