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A town of 11,600, settled in 1869.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Timnath grades A overall, 9th of 158 graded towns in Colorado. On CDC health estimates it is near the top nationally. The median household earns $178K and its schools rank ahead of 89% of Colorado towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $670K, 7.1 years of the Fort Collins metro’s $94K median household income. 76% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Timnath, above both the Colorado town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 19 of Colorado’s 218 towns score higher on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Timnath Community Park, at 26 acres.
Where Timnath beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Timnath | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 11.1% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bethke Elementary School | K–5 | 512 |
| Timnath Elementary School | PK–5 | 455 |
| Timnath Middle-High School | 6–12 | 1,456 |
Where Timnath’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Timnath is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 169 in 1930, 6,487 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Timnath, 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 Timnath.
Timnath fares better on crime within Colorado than nationally, has less no health insurance than most of Colorado and pairs an A for schools with high home prices.
Its widest gap with Colorado is no health insurance: 5.8% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.1% statewide.
10% of Timnath adults get no exercise outside work. Only 5 of the 159 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Timnath. 21% of Timnath adults binge drink.
| Timnath | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 27% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Timnath | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 11.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.2% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $670K.
Its public schools are run by the Poudre School District R-1. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Timnath Middle-High School, with 1,456 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethke Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 512 | A |
| Timnath Middle-High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 1,456 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
15 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Timnath’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile.
| Timnath | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.9 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Timnath Community Park | 0.7 mi | 26 |
| 2. Trailside South Park | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 3. Karel Drehle Park | 0.4 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Timnath for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Timnath has added 1,077 jobs, to 1,314 in 2023. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Timnath.
| Timnath | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $178,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 8.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 7.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median property tax bill is $5,381, against $2,602 across Colorado, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Timnath is $2,206 a month. The typical Timnath home is worth about $670,000, down 1.4% in a year, 27% above the Colorado typical home.
| Timnath | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,206 a month | $1,807 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 11.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 83% of Colorado’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 175 to 73 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Only 8 of the 93 Colorado towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Timnath.
| Timnath | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.6 per 1,000 residents | 15.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Timnath has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 15° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Timnath since 2014.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Timnath
About 7 of every 100 Timnath residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
Town in Colorado, United States
The Town of Timnath is a statutory town located in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1882, Timnath is a small agriculture community located southeast of Fort Collins, Colorado, approximately one-half mile east of the Harmony Road/Interstate 25 interchange, on a small bluff east of the Cache la Poudre River. The surrounding farmlands have been used primarily for potatoes, alfalfa, sugar beets, and cattle. Although the town has remained virtually unchanged in recent decades, the encroaching growth of both Fort Collins to the west and Windsor to the south have placed the town in an area considered favorable to development. The population was 6,487 at the 2020 census, and was …
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One town shares a border with Timnath.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timnath | #9 | A | D | B+ | A | A+ |
| Fort Collins | #59 | B+ | D | C− | A | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Timnath grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #9 of 158 in Colorado. It grades A+ for health, B+ for safety 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.