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Colorado›Grand County

TabernashCO

Today 466 people live in this town, first settled in 1905.

Is Tabernash a good place to live?

Tabernash’s peak summer temperature is 77°F, against 89°F in Colorado’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only one of the 160 Colorado towns we compare has a lower January low than Tabernash. Tabernash has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

466 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Tabernash: who provides what

Tabernash is unincorporated, so Grand County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMountain Parks Electric17.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTabernash Meadows WSDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers67% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesGrand CountyGrand County provides services here
SchoolsEast Grand School District 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 hereGrand County Clerk and RecorderGrand County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8047880478 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 Tabernash.

Schools

The schools Tabernash’s kids attend

Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Grand County Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12Grades K–1260–

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

The climate in Tabernash brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 1° and about 214 inches of snow falls in a winter.

214″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–32°
Spring20–51°
Summer38–74°
Fall22–54°
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Tabernash is avalanches, at a high overall level

Expected losses in Tabernash break down as 60% from avalanches and 31% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Tabernash sits above 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

A job hub: Tabernash has 1.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 165 commuters

For working residents in Tabernash, the share who work locally is 2.8%. Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles. The top destinations are Winter Park (14%), Granby (8%) and Denver (7%).

3%work in town
TabernashColorado townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line15%8.4%9.6%
Working residents who work in town2.8%7.7%8%

Where working residents work

In Tabernash3%
Winter Park14%
Granby8%
Denver7%
Fraser6%
14 mi
median commute distance
169
jobs based in Tabernash
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Tabernash is

The share of adults in Tabernash who have high blood pressure: 26%. Nearly a quarter of adults have obesity here.

TabernashColorado townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)24%26%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)14%16%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)26%27%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)7.3%8.4%12%
26 measures vs. Colorado
2 better24 too close to call0 worse
What stands outTabernashCO
Fewer uninsured adults6.4%11.1%
More adults seeing a dentist68.7%64.6%
Middle Park Medical Center
29.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Housing

The median home in Tabernash sells for about $837K

80% of Tabernash households own their home.

$837Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in September

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

Nearby attractions

Rocky Mountain National Park and 27 more within 40 miles

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

All 82 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longs Peak: Photo by Scott Bauer., Public domain · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vail: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arapahoe Basin: David Benbennick took this photo, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tabernash

16pages on Tabernash
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Tabernash; the nearest are

Questions about Tabernash

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Tabernash, CO a good place to live?

Tabernash has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.