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A town of 13,637, settled in 1896.
Superior is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 4th of 158 graded towns in Colorado. On CDC health estimates it is near the top nationally, the median household earns $159K, and its schools rank ahead of 93% of Colorado towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $805K, 7.7 years of the Boulder metro’s $104K median household income. 79% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Superior, against 44% in Colorado’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 5 of Colorado’s 218 towns score higher on the outdoors. Superior is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 86% of U.S. towns.
Where Superior beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Superior | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 9.2% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Eldorado K-8 School | PK–8 | 529 |
| Superior Elementary School | K–5 | 418 |
35.8% of the town is conserved land, across 9 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Superior is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 349 in 1910, a low of 134 in 1950, 13,094 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Superior. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
15 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
15 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
27 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaFolsom FieldRed 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 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Superior, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Superior.
Superior is the healthiest town in Colorado, has schools in the top 5% of Colorado and keeps more of its land conserved than most of Colorado.
Its 904 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 96% of Colorado towns.
15 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Superior’s trail density is 4.0 miles per square mile. Coyote Ridge Open Space, at 275 acres with 6.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Coyote Ridge Open Space | 6.9 mi | 275 |
| 2. Autrey Park | 0.9 mi | 42 |
| 3. Autrey Park Disc Golf Course | 0.5 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A ranks #6 of the 159 Colorado towns we grade for schools. Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $805K.
Its public schools are run by the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado K-8 SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 529 | A |
| Superior Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 418 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
It is the healthiest of the 159 Colorado towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Colorado is tooth loss: 4.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.2% statewide.
15% of Superior adults have obesity. Among 159 Colorado towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Superior. 5.5% of Superior adults have diabetes.
| Superior | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 26% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | Superior | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 63.4% | 69.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 7.7 years of the Boulder metro’s $104K median household income, the typical home (about $805K) costs more against local pay than in 76% of Colorado towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The typical value, about $805K, is 10% below its June 2022 peak.
The median rent in Superior is $2,457 a month. The typical Superior home is worth about $805,000, down 0.8% in a year, 52% above the Colorado typical home. 61% of households own their home in Superior.
| Superior | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,457 a month | $1,807 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here grew from 1,827 in 2013 to 2,790. 34.3% of workers work from home, against 21% across Colorado.
Most working residents leave Superior for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Superior grew to 2,790 in 2023, 963 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Boulder (20%), Denver (19%) and Broomfield (7%).
| Superior | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 34% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $159,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 8.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Superior has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 20° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Superior.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Superior
About 6 of every 100 Superior residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
Where Superior’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Colorado, United States
Superior is a Home Rule Town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, with a small, uninhabited segment of land area extending into Jefferson County. Superior is a suburban community with a population of 13,361 as of 2024. Located in Colorado's Front Range urban corridor, it is close to the cities of Boulder, Denver, and the foothills of the Front Range mountains.
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One town shares a border with Superior.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior | #4 | A+ | D | — | A | A+ |
| Broomfield | #45 | A− | C− | C+ | A− | A+ |
Superior reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Superior with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Superior grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #4 of 158 in Colorado. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
