Aerial views of drought affected Colorado, 2012
Byers’s story
153 years in pictures
Census counts: 1,065 in 1990, 1,322 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
- 1873Byers is settled
ByersCO
The town was settled in 1873 and has 1,726 residents today.
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
Population
1,726
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$546K
−0.7% in a year
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
29.8
years
Jobs based here
290
A commuter town
Is Byers a good place to live?
Byers’ best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and health; its weakest is a D for schools. Byers’ mean commuting time is 37 minutes, above both the Colorado town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 160 Colorado towns, just 4 have a lower midpoint age than Byers. Byers has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A growing town
Byers has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
1,160 counted in 2010 and 1,322 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Byers grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Byers is from typical.
SchoolsAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listC−Open →Jobs & income$94K median household incomeB+Open →HealthAdventhealth Parker 31.7 miles awayB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.4 of 20; 1.2% of households have no car; 3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors6 miles of trails; 1% conserved landBOpen →HistoryLess recorded history than most townsC+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Byers: who provides what
Byers is unincorporated, so Arapahoe County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerCORE Electric Cooperative15.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterByers WSDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesArapahoe CountyArapahoe County provides services here
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 hereArapahoe County Clerk and RecorderArapahoe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8010380103 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 Byers.
SchoolsD
Public schools in Byers fall behind 88% of Colorado districts
Of its 10 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Its public schools are run by the Byers School District No. 32J. 6 public schools serve Byers, with 2,556 students in all.
12%of CO districts it outscoresDSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byers Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 275 | B+ |
| Byers Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 235 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Most of Byers’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Denver (19%), Aurora (15%) and Strasburg (5%). For most workers, Byers is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Byers has added 56 jobs, to 290 in 2023. 3.3% of Byers residents live below the poverty line.
4%work in town
| Byers | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 7.7% | 8% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Byers4%
Denver19%
Aurora15%
Strasburg5%
Centennial4%
36 mi
median commute distance
290
jobs based in Byers
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Natural hazards: high risk in Byers, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Byers sits above 71% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 37% come from inland flooding and 31% from hail.
71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
The climate in Byers brings snowy winters and hot summers
Byers’ peak summer temperature stands at 90°F.
43″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–44°
Spring32–62°
Summer55–86°
Fall34–66°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB+
Byers ranks healthier than two in three of the country’s towns
15% of adults smoke cigarettes in Byers. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Byers is ahead of Colorado on 1 and behind on 11. Two figures for adults here: 18% report frequent mental distress, 14% report frequent physical distress.
65%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Byers | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 35% |
26 measures vs. Colorado
1 better14 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Byers | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 72.9% | 69.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 5.3% |
Adventhealth Parker
31.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade B
Homes in Byers are worth about $546K, by Zillow’s estimate
The share of households in Byers who are owner-occupiers: 84%. In Byers, the median rent is $1,551 a month.
$546KZillow home value
| Byers | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,551 a month | $1,808 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Byers$546K
Colorado$529K
−0.7%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsB
Conservation land takes up 1.1% of Byers
5.7 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. In Byers, the density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile. This Colorado town has one park or preserve, 2 acres in all.
1.1%conserved
| Byers | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
1.1%
conserved · 81 of 7,615 acres
5.7 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Byers Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Byers
17pages on Byers
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Byers; the nearest are
Community College of AuroraCommunity college · Public · Aurora31.4 mi$4,470 in-state tuitionUniversity of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusUniversity or college · Public · Denver33.3 mi$10,383 in-state tuition
About 9 of every 100 Byers residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Byers for work
Where Byers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
290jobs based in Byers
4%of working residents work in town
36 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Byers
Census-designated place in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States
Byers is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Byers post office has the ZIP Code 80103. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Byers CDP was 1,322.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,203 ft
- ZIP code
- 80103
- Area code
- 303
Questions about Byers
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Byers, CO expensive?
That is 5.2 years of the area's median household income ($105,762 across the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.