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Winter Park’s best subject grades are an A for walkability and schools and an A− for health; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. Winter Park’s July high is 73°F, against 89°F in Colorado’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. 79% of the land in Winter Park is conserved, above both Colorado’s towns (6.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Arapaho National Forest, at 9,799 acres with 32.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Winter Park has 2 places on the National Register. Winter Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Winter Park beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Winter Park is from typical.
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Census counts: 480 in 1980, 1,033 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1956 and 2 maps from 1924 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winter Park, 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 Winter Park.
38 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Winter Park’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arapaho National Forest | 32.6 mi | 9,799 |
| 2. Wolf Park | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 3. Vasquez Peak Wilderness | 0.2 mi | 414 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About one in 3 of Winter Park’s working residents works in town. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Winter Park. Jobs based in Winter Park grew to 2,061 in 2023, 459 more than in 2013.
| Winter Park | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 33% | 7.7% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Winter Park home is worth about $779,000, about the same as a year ago, 47% above the Colorado typical home. 50% of Winter Park households own their home.
| Winter Park | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,648 a month | $1,808 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Winter Park tracks Colorado closely on all 26 CDC measures.
| Winter Park | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 71% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 35 to 64 are 53% of residents (39% statewide); children under 18 are 7% of residents (21% statewide). The median age in Winter Park is 46.3 years. Winter Park has grown 13% since 2020, to 1,217 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Winter Park | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.3 years | 38.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 44% | 29% |
Somewhere between 30% and 58% women
The Census survey reached too few of Winter Park’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.8 points. Across Colorado, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Winter Park | CO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.4% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.2% | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.3% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 5.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.4% | 19.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 38.3% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Winter Park has cold, snowy winters and cool summers. July afternoons reach 73°, January nights drop to 10° and about 214 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Winter Park since 1983.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Winter Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
20 mi National ParkRocky Mountain National Park4.2M visitors a year
21 mi MountainMount Blue Skyin town Ski areaWinter Park Resort155 runs · 2,898 ft vertical
28 mi MountainLongs Peak
29 mi Stadium & arenaFolsom FieldRed Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longs Peak: Photo by Scott Bauer., Public domain · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Winter Park; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Winter Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Where Winter Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Colorado, United States
Winter Park is a home rule municipality in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The permanent population was 1,033 at the 2020 census, although with 2,850 housing units within the town limits the seasonal population can be much higher. It is home to Winter Park Resort, a ski resort owned by the City of Denver and managed by Alterra Mountain Company. The town and resort are served by the Winter Park Express ski train run by Amtrak. The area also has cross-country skiing opportunities, including Devil's Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa. In the spring and summer, Winter Park is known for mountain biking, concerts, hiking, and fishing.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 8.8 years of the area's median household income ($88,612 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including Svea Irving and Jason Donald.
