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Brook Forest is a tiny town of 355 people in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It's about 30 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 94 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $693k and rent runs about $1k a month.
355people
$693kTypical home
$1,467/moRent
76° / 38°Summer / winter
94"Snow
272Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 355
- Part of a metro area
- About 256 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Denver, CO
- 30 mi to Denver, CO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $693k (≈$4,372/mo)
- Median rent $1,467/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 94" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,177 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BJC airport
- 43 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,472 ft
- 722 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 219 bars within 25 mi
- 360 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clear Creek County: D+17 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.