GlendaleCO
69 residents make their home in this town in Colorado.
Is Glendale a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Glendale, where Colorado’s towns sit at 44% and U.S. towns at 29%. Among 160 Colorado towns, just one has a higher share of households owning their home than Glendale. 46% of the land in Glendale is conserved, above both the Colorado town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Glendale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
69 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Glendale: who provides what
Glendale 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 Glendale.
Glendale keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
1.0 miles of trail. The trail network density in Glendale is 0.8 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Glendale, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
Of the losses FEMA expects in Glendale, 53% come from avalanches and 24% from wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Glendale has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 81° on a July afternoon, with about 184 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Glendale stands out in Colorado and nationally: a smaller share of its adults get no exercise outside work
For adults in Glendale, the share who had a checkup this year is 73%. Of the 160 Colorado towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Glendale. This Colorado town does better than the Colorado average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 3.
| Glendale | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 26% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | Glendale | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 10% | 17.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glendale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
12 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
30 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
8 mi Stadium & arenaFolsom Field
30 mi Stadium & arenaCoors 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 · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Glendale
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Glendale
About 13 of every 100 Glendale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
About Glendale
Census-designated place in Boulder County, CO, USA
Glendale is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Glendale CDP was 64 at the United States Census 2020. The Jamestown post office (Zip Code 80455) serves the area.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,807 ft
Questions about Glendale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glendale, CO a good place to live?
Glendale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.