Tall TimberCO
A town of 382 in Colorado.
Is Tall Timber a good place to live?
84% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Tall Timber, where Colorado’s towns sit at 44% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 160 in Colorado we compare has a higher January low than Tall Timber. 44% of the land in Tall Timber is conserved, above both the Colorado town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Tall Timber has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
382 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 67 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tall Timber. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
26 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
16 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a year
4 mi Stadium & arenaFolsom Field
26 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 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Tall Timber: who provides what
Tall Timber 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tall Timber.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Tall Timber
1.8 miles of trail. Tall Timber’s trail density is 3.0 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The FEMA risk score in Tall Timber is higher than in most of Colorado or the rest of the country
Expected losses in Tall Timber break down as 47% from wildfires and 27% from avalanches.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Tall Timber’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Boulder (25%), Denver (14%) and Nederland (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Tall Timber’s year
Tall Timber’s typical July afternoon high is put at 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Tall Timber’s adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
Tall Timber beats the Colorado average on 11 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. The share of adults in Tall Timber who smoke cigarettes is 7.7%. Only 2 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Tall Timber.
| Tall Timber | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 26% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 27% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | Tall Timber | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 10% | 17.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Tall Timber sells for about $760K
100% of households live in a home they own in Tall Timber.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Tall Timber
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Tall Timber
About 0 of every 100 Tall Timber residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
100% of working residents leave Tall Timber for work
Where Tall Timber’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Questions about Tall Timber
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tall Timber, CO a good place to live?
Tall Timber has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.