CO 3 I70 NARA 1960 18, 1960
Floyd Hill’s story
114 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1960 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
- 1912Floyd Hill is settled
Floyd HillCO
With 841 residents, this town was settled in 1912.
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
841
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$803K
Census ACS
Household income
$183K
median
Median age
49.4
years
Jobs based here
183
A commuter town
Is Floyd Hill a good place to live?
Floyd Hill’s middle household income is $183,000, above both the Colorado town median ($95,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Among 160 Colorado towns, just 6 have a lower peak summer temperature than Floyd Hill. Floyd Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
841 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Nearby attractions
All 86 attractions →Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 68 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Floyd Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
23 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
24 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
14 mi MountainMount Blue Sky
31 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a yearSources: 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 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Floyd Hill: who provides what
Floyd Hill is unincorporated, so Clear Creek County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerCORE Electric Cooperative15.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLookout Mountain WD water system11 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers30% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesClear Creek CountyClear Creek 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 hereClear Creek County Clerk and RecorderClear Creek 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 Floyd Hill.
Schools
The schools Floyd Hill’s kids attend
Public schools: the Clear Creek School District No. Re-1. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Floyd Hill teach 261 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 79 | C+ |
| Clear Creek High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 182 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: very high risk in Floyd Hill, mostly avalanches
Expected losses in Floyd Hill break down as 71% from avalanches and 13% from inland flooding. Floyd Hill’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 91 of 100.
91risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesInland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Most of Floyd Hill’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Only 8 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher average commute than Floyd Hill. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Floyd Hill has added 65 jobs, to 183 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles.
3%work in town
| Floyd Hill | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 7.7% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Floyd Hill3%
Denver19%
Idaho Springs7%
Lakewood5%
Aurora4%
23 mi
median commute distance
183
jobs based in Floyd Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Outdoors
19.9% of Floyd Hill is conserved land
In Floyd Hill, the density of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile. 5.7 miles of trail.
19.9%conserved
19.9%
conserved · 798 of 4,004 acres
5.7 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
In Floyd Hill, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Floyd Hill’s January low stands at 16°F.
106″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–39°
Spring28–53°
Summer47–76°
Fall31–58°
Sep 19
typical first frost
May 30
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Floyd Hill is
For adults in Floyd Hill, the share who report frequent physical distress is 11%. Of 26 CDC measures, Floyd Hill beats the Colorado average on 8 and trails it on 1. In Floyd Hill, 23% of adults have obesity, and 13% get no exercise outside work.
| Floyd Hill | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 26% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
26 measures vs. Colorado
8 better17 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Floyd Hill | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.8% |
Centura Health-St. Anthony Hospital
16.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
Homes in Floyd Hill sell for about $885K
Floyd Hill: 89% of households live in a home they own. Its median rent comes in at $1,348 a month.
$885Kmedian sale price
| Floyd Hill | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,348 a month | $1,808 a month | $1,185 a month |
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Floyd Hill
17pages on Floyd Hill
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Floyd Hill
About 7 of every 100 Floyd Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Floyd Hill for work
Where Floyd Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
183jobs based in Floyd Hill
3%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Floyd Hill
Census-designated place in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
Floyd Hill is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Interstate 70 passes through the community. Floyd Hill is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Floyd Hill CDP was 1,048 at the United States Census 2020.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 8,681 ft
Questions about Floyd Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Floyd Hill, CO a good place to live?
Floyd Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.