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St. Ann HighlandsCO

Some 453 people live in this town, in Colorado.

Is St. Ann Highlands a good place to live?

80% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in St. Ann Highlands, where Colorado’s towns sit at 44% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 6 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than St. Ann Highlands. 32% of the land in St. Ann Highlands is conserved, above both the Colorado town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). St. Ann Highlands has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

453 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to St. Ann Highlands: who provides what

St. Ann Highlands is unincorporated, so Boulder County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerXcel Energy15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesBoulder CountyBoulder County provides services here
SchoolsBoulder Valley School District RE-2Which school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereBoulder County Clerk and Recorder, Elections DivisionBoulder County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8046680466 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 St. Ann Highlands.

Natural hazards

In St. Ann Highlands, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town

Of the losses FEMA expects in St. Ann Highlands, 47% come from wildfires and 27% from avalanches. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 98% of U.S. communities.

98risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
98Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireAvalanchesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Nearly a third of St. Ann Highlands is conserved land

The trail network density in St. Ann Highlands is 1.2 miles per square mile.

31.8%conserved
31.8%
conserved · 282 of 886 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Work & commute

Most of St. Ann Highlands’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them

Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in St. Ann Highlands rose by 42, to 64. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Boulder (28%), Denver (10%) and Westminster (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In St. Ann Highlands1%
Boulder28%
Denver10%
Westminster4%
Coal Creek3%
18 mi
median commute distance
64
jobs based in St. Ann Highlands
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in St. Ann Highlands

A July afternoon gets to about 77° and a January night to 17°, and about 184 inches of snow fall in a winter.

184″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–38°
Spring28–52°
Summer46–75°
Fall32–57°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 24
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

St. Ann Highlands stands out in Colorado and nationally, with fewer of its adults who sleep under 7 hours

Among adults in St. Ann Highlands, 17% have obesity. Only 7 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than St. Ann Highlands. The town beats the Colorado average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

St. Ann HighlandsTypical Colorado townTypical U.S. town
Obesity (CDC PLACES)17%26%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)24%30%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)12%16%17%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)11%16%25%
26 measures vs. Colorado
12 better10 too close to call4 worse
What stands outSt. Ann HighlandsCO
Fewer uninsured adults4.8%11.1%
Fewer adults who get no exercise10.8%17.7%
More adults who have had cancer12.7%7.8%
Boulder Community Health
9.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Homes in St. Ann Highlands sell for about $640K

In St. Ann Highlands, 77% of households live in a home they own.

$640Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 67 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Ann Highlands. Close and well known come first.

All 77 attractions →
Sources: 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 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Ann Highlands

15pages on St. Ann Highlands
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of St. Ann Highlands

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave St. Ann Highlands for work

Where St. Ann Highlands’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Boulder Boulder 28% 10% → Denver Denver 10% 4% → Westminster Westminster 4% 3% → Coal Creek Coal Creek 3% 3% → Nederland Nederland 3% 3% → Louisville Louisville 3% St. Ann Highlands · 1% stay
64jobs based in St. Ann Highlands
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About St. Ann Highlands

Census-designated place in Boulder County, CO, USA

St. Anton Highlands or Saint Ann Highlands 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 St. Anton Highlands CDP was 325 at the United States Census 2020. The Nederland post office (Zip Code 80466) serves the area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.4 sq mi
Elevation
8,300 ft

Questions about St. Ann Highlands

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is St. Ann Highlands, CO a good place to live?

St. Ann Highlands has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 453 people live in this town, in Colorado.