The PineryCO
The town, home to 11,871 people, lies in Colorado.
Is The Pinery a good place to live?
A good place to live, if you can afford it. With an A− overall, The Pinery is better than 82% of U.S. towns and ranks 34th of 158 in Colorado. Its strongest is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 98% of the country. It is strong on schools as well (A): its public schools beat 92% of Colorado towns on state tests and graduation. The catch is cost of living (C−): the typical home is worth about $791K, 7.5 years of the Denver metro’s $106K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Mancanta Regional Park, at 330 acres. The town’s median rent is $2,910 a month, above both the Colorado town median ($1,807 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 3 of the 159 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than The Pinery.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
What makes The Pinery stand out
Where The Pinery beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave The Pinery for work
Where The Pinery’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How The Pinery grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far The Pinery is from typical.
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Moving to The Pinery: who provides what
The Pinery is unincorporated, so Douglas 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 The Pinery.
The Pinery has less no health insurance than most of Colorado, sends most of its workers to Denver and beyond and has household incomes well above the Colorado norm.
The Pinery earns an A+ for health
Its widest gap with Colorado is no health insurance: 5.4% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.1% statewide. Against the 1,042 U.S. towns with household incomes like The Pinery’s, it is healthier than 77%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
In The Pinery, 29% of adults have high blood pressure. Among 159 Colorado towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than The Pinery. Two figures for adults locally: 14% report frequent mental distress, 7.9% smoke cigarettes. Of 26 CDC measures, The Pinery beats the Colorado average on 13 and trails it on 2.
| The Pinery | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 11% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | The Pinery | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 11.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 9.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Pinery earns an A for schools
The largest public high school is Ponderosa High School, with 1,406 students. Public schools: Douglas County School District No. Re 1. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 329 | B |
| Ponderosa High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,406 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
The Pinery keeps 10.8% of its land conserved
The Pinery’s density of trails stands at 1.6 miles per square mile. Across 7 parks and preserves: 17 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 2. Mancanta Regional Park | — | 330 |
| 3. Pradera Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median household income in The Pinery is higher than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
The Pinery has 1,037 jobs for its 5,847 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 750 in 2013 to 1,037.
The top destinations are Denver (22%), Aurora (8%) and Centennial (7%). For residents in The Pinery, the share who live below the poverty line is 1%. Jobs in The Pinery grew by 287 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,037. The town’s average commute comes in at 31 minutes.
| The Pinery | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 34% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $194,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1% | 8.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In The Pinery, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 58 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in The Pinery, mostly inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. 64% of The Pinery’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 10%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Pinery stands out in Colorado and nationally, with the median rent higher than most
The median property tax bill is $4,047, against $2,602 across Colorado, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
On the market in The Pinery: a median 43 days to sell. Among 159 Colorado towns, just 8 have a higher share of households owning their home than The Pinery. The median sale price was $915,000 in September 2026.
| The Pinery | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,910 a month | $1,807 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 96% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around The Pinery. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
25 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
25 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
21 mi LandmarkColumbine Memorial
26 mi Stadium & arenaDick's Sporting Goods ParkPhoto 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 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbine Memorial: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park: Tom Pratt, CC BY 2.0
Everything we know about The Pinery
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of The Pinery
About 5 of every 100 The Pinery residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
About The Pinery
Unincorporated community in Douglas County, CO, USA
The Pinery is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of The Pinery CDP was 11,311 at the United States Census 2020. Douglas County governs the unincorporated community. The Parker post office (Zip Code 80134) serves the area.
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- Area
- 10 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,247 ft
The Pinery’s neighbors
One town shares a border with The Pinery.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinery | #34 | A− | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Castle Rock | #17 | A | C− | B+ | A | A+ |
The Pinery reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare The Pinery with a neighbor →
Questions about The Pinery
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is The Pinery, CO a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. The Pinery grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #34 of 158 in Colorado. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is The Pinery, CO expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $791,000, 50% above the Colorado typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.