Pine ValleyCO
A town of 392 in Colorado.
Is Pine Valley a good place to live?
89% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pine Valley, 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 Pine Valley. Pine Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
392 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pine Valley.
Pine Valley stands out in Colorado and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
70% of Pine Valley’s expected losses from natural hazards come from avalanches, followed by wildfires at 19%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Pine Valley work out of town
Pine Valley’s median household income comes in at $127,000. Only 6 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher typical journey to work than Pine Valley. Half commute less than 22 miles. The top destinations are Denver (20%), Lakewood (8%) and Evergreen (8%).
| Pine Valley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $127,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Pine Valley’s year
The town’s peak summer temperature stands at 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Colorado and the rest of the country, fewer of Pine Valley’s adults report frequent mental distress
Only one of the 160 Colorado towns we compare has a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Pine Valley. In Pine Valley, one in ten adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the Colorado average, Pine Valley comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 1. Among adults locally, 11% get no exercise outside work and 27% sleep under 7 hours.
| Pine Valley | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pine Valley | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pine Valley
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 66 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
22 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
23 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
14 mi MountainMount Blue Sky
34 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a yearPhoto 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
Moving to Pine Valley: who provides what
Pine Valley is unincorporated, so Clear Creek 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.
100% of working residents leave Pine Valley for work
Where Pine Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Valley
About 6 of every 100 Pine Valley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
About Pine Valley
Census-designated place in Clear County, CO, USA
Pine Valley is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The population was 363 at the 2020 census. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Evergreen post office (Zip Code 80439) serves the area.
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- Elevation
- 8,412 ft
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