SugarloafCO
Today 474 people live in this town, first settled in 1867.
Is Sugarloaf a good place to live?
86% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sugarloaf, against 44% in Colorado’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher average commute than Sugarloaf. 40% of the land in Sugarloaf is conserved, above both Colorado’s towns (6.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Sugarloaf has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
474 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sugarloaf.
Compared with most of Colorado and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Sugarloaf is higher
Expected losses in Sugarloaf break down as 47% from wildfires and 27% from avalanches.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
nearly a third of the land in Sugarloaf is protected from building
2.5 miles of trail. Sugarloaf’s density of trails is recorded as 1.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Sugarloaf’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 19 miles. The top destinations are Boulder (23%), Denver (15%) and Longmont (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sugarloaf has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Its typical July afternoon high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Sugarloaf sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
Just over a tenth of Sugarloaf adults report frequent mental distress. Among 160 Colorado towns, just one has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Sugarloaf. Also worth knowing: of 26 CDC measures, Sugarloaf beats the Colorado average on 12 and trails it on 2.
| Sugarloaf | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 26% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sugarloaf | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 11.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 9.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sugarloaf
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 67 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sugarloaf. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
13 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a year
28 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
8 mi Stadium & arenaFolsom Field
29 mi Stadium & arenaCoors FieldPhoto 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 · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Sugarloaf: who provides what
Sugarloaf 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.
100% of working residents leave Sugarloaf for work
Where Sugarloaf’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sugarloaf
About 2 of every 100 Sugarloaf residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
About Sugarloaf
Census-designated place in Boulder County, CO, USA
Sugarloaf (also spelled Sugar Loaf) 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 Sugarloaf CDP was 274 at the United States Census 2020. The Boulder post office (Zip Code 80302) serves the area.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,842 ft
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