Upper Bear CreekCO
It is a town of 954 residents in Colorado.
Is Upper Bear Creek a good place to live?
Upper Bear Creek’s median household income is $186,000, against $95,000 in Colorado’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. No town among the 160 in Colorado we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Upper Bear Creek. Upper Bear Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
954 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 66 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Bear Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
23 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
24 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
13 mi MountainMount Blue Sky
38 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a yearPhoto 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 · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Upper Bear Creek: who provides what
Upper Bear Creek is unincorporated, so Clear Creek 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 Upper Bear Creek.
Upper Bear Creek stands out in Colorado and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Of the losses FEMA expects in Upper Bear Creek, 70% come from avalanches and 19% from wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Upper Bear Creek’s kids attend
Public schools: the Clear Creek School District No. Re-1. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Upper Bear Creek’s public school: 151 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| King-Murphy Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 151 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Upper Bear Creek’s workers commute out
3.6% of Upper Bear Creek residents live below the poverty line. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Upper Bear Creek dropped by 94, to 102. The town’s average trip to work stands at 17 minutes.
| Upper Bear Creek | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 7.7% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Upper Bear Creek
Its typical July afternoon high stands at 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Upper Bear Creek’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
4.6% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Upper Bear Creek. Among 160 Colorado towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Upper Bear Creek. Against the Colorado average, Upper Bear Creek comes out ahead on 13 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 5.
| Upper Bear Creek | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Upper Bear Creek | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.1% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.2% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Upper Bear Creek sell for about $929K
The share of households in Upper Bear Creek who own their home: 85%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Upper Bear Creek
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Bear Creek
About 0 of every 100 Upper Bear Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
98% of working residents leave Upper Bear Creek for work
Where Upper Bear Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Upper Bear Creek
Census-designated place in Clear Creek County, CO, USA
Upper Bear Creek is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Upper Bear Creek CDP was 984 at the United States Census 2020. The Evergreen post office (Zip Code 80439) serves the area.
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- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
Questions about Upper Bear Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Upper Bear Creek, CO a good place to live?
Upper Bear Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.