Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ward’s July high is 73°F, below both Colorado’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Among 160 Colorado towns, just 6 have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Ward. Its National Register listings include Ward School and Ward Congregational Church. Ward has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Ward beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 424 in 1890, a low of 9 in 1960, 128 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1983 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ward. Close and well known come first.
7 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
35 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
14 mi MountainLongs Peak
35 mi Stadium & arenaCoors FieldRocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Longs Peak: Photo by Scott Bauer., Public domain · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ward, 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 Ward.
Ward’s FEMA risk score is 98 of 100, against 51 of 100 in Colorado’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Ward for work: only 0% work in town. Ward’s median household income is $57,000. The top destinations are Boulder (30%), Denver (20%) and Thornton (6%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ward has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. The January low in Ward is 16°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
23% of Ward adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 1 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Ward. 20% of Ward adults binge drink.
| Ward | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 26% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 16% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Ward | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Ward home is worth about $524,000, up 0.9% in a year, close to the Colorado typical home. 93% of households own their home in Ward.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ward
About 1 of every 100 Ward residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Where Ward’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Colorado, United States
Ward is a home rule municipality in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census. The town is a former mining settlement founded in 1860 in the wake of the discovery of gold at nearby Gold Hill. Once one of the richest towns in the state during the Colorado Gold Rush, it is located on a mountainside at the top of Left Hand Canyon, near the Peak to Peak Highway (State Highway 72) northwest of Boulder at an elevation of 9,450 feet (2,880 m) above sea level.
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Ward has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
