Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,030 in Colorado.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Schools are its weak spot: its public schools trail 91% of Colorado towns on state tests and graduation. Its strongest subject is walkability (A) — it is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $588K for a typical one, 5.6 times the Denver metro’s $106K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, ranking 125th of 158 in Colorado. It comes out better than 30% of U.S. towns. 1.5% of working residents work locally in Twin Lakes, below both the Colorado town median (7.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · Census LEHD, 2023.
Where Twin Lakes beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Trailside Academy | PK–8 | 492 |
| Colorado Sports Leadership Academy | PK–8 | 425 |
| Valley View Innovation School | PK–5 | 183 |
6,101 counted in 2010 and 8,226 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Twin Lakes is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,301 in 2000, 8,226 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 5 maps from 1941 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Twin Lakes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
5 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
Big draw15 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
5 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
6 mi Stadium & arenaDick's Sporting Goods Park
5 mi Theme parkElitch Gardens Theme ParkEmpower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park: Tom Pratt, CC BY 2.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain
Twin Lakes is unincorporated, so Adams 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Twin Lakes.
Public schools: the Mapleton School District No. 1. One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailside AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 492 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Since 2013, Twin Lakes has added 274 jobs, to 3,139 in 2023. For most workers, Twin Lakes is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. In Twin Lakes, the average trip to work is 30 minutes. Half commute less than 8 miles.
| Twin Lakes | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 7.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 17% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Twin Lakes, the concentration of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 1.8 miles. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 16 acres.
| Twin Lakes | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.5% | 7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Twin Lakes Park | 0.2 mi | 15 |
| 2. Midtown Eastside Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within Colorado it is less healthy than 73% of the 159 graded towns: Colorado sets a high bar.
For adults in Twin Lakes, the share who have diabetes is 9.8%. The town beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. Two figures for adults locally: 27% have high blood pressure, 34% have obesity.
| Twin Lakes | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 71% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 35% |
| What stands out | Twin Lakes | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.8% | 22.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.4% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In July, afternoons reach 89°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults 25 and older in Twin Lakes who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 44%. The age mix tracks Colorado closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off. The midpoint age for Twin Lakes comes to 36.7 years.
| Twin Lakes | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.7 years | 38.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 45% | 29% |
42% women, 58% men
About 136 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.9 points). Across Colorado, 49.3% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 74% are men (CO 48%).
| Twin Lakes | CO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.8% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.2% | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 21.8% | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 5.4% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 5.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.9% | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.3% | 19.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Twin Lakes’ median rent is $1,596 a month. Homes sold in Twin Lakes spent a median 23 days on the market. Three quarters of households are owner-occupiers locally.
| Twin Lakes | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,596 a month | $1,812 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected losses in Twin Lakes break down as 33% from inland flooding and 30% from hail. On expected storm and flood damage, Twin Lakes sits above 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
18 within 15 miles of the center of Twin Lakes
About 5 of every 100 Twin Lakes residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
Where Twin Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Adams County, CO, USA
Twin Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States]. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Twin Lakes CDP was 8,226 at the United States Census 2020. Denver post office 80221 serves the area.
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5 towns share a border with Twin Lakes.
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Lakes | #125 | C | C− | — | D | B+ |
| North Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westminster | #76 | B | C | D | A− | A |
| Berkley | #144 | C− | C− | — | D | B |
| Sherrelwood | #126 | C | C | — | D | B |
| Welby | #106 | C+ | C+ | — | B | C+ |
Twin Lakes, Berkley, Sherrelwood and Welby report no FBI crime data of their own. North Washington isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Twin Lakes with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Twin Lakes grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #125 of 158 in Colorado. It grades B+ for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $588,000, 11% 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−.
