Town guide

Brook Forest, Colorado

Brook Forest is a community in Clear Creek County, Colorado, home to about 355 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 80439.

Homes sold for a median of $369 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population355255 per sq mi
Median home value$693,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$369Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Brook Forest

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Brook Forest

Distances

Nearest major airportDenver International Airport (DEN)39 miles away
Closer regional airportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO26 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ562 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Brook Forest; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Brook Forest

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

It’s the 324th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.

Clear Creek County grew from 7,082 residents in 1900 to 9,397 in 2020.

Clear Creek County, 1900–2020

Clear Creek County population, 1900 to 20201900: 7,082, 1910: 5,001, 1920: 2,891, 1930: 2,155, 1940: 3,784, 1950: 3,289, 1960: 2,793, 1970: 4,819, 1980: 7,308, 1990: 7,619, 2000: 9,322, 2010: 9,088, 2020: 9,3977K’00’103K’20’304K’40’503K’60’707K’80’909K’00’109K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 18.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 81 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Brook ForestJan: high 44°F, low 13°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 13°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 21°F, 1.8 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 27°F, 2.4 in; May: high 64°F, low 36°F, 2.5 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 43°F, 1.7 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 49°F, 2.2 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 47°F, 2.3 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 40°F, 1.6 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 29°F, 1.2 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 20°F, 0.8 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 13°F, 0.7 in44°13°Jan0.644°13°Feb0.951°21°Mar1.856°27°Apr2.464°36°May2.576°43°Jun1.781°49°Jul2.279°47°Aug2.373°40°Sep1.661°29°Oct1.251°20°Nov0.844°13°Dec0.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Evergreen, CO weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Clear Creek County

3,044 jobs at 340 businesses in Clear Creek County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Clear Creek CountyArts, entertainment and recreation: 810 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 654 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 541 jobs; Retail trade: 304 jobs; Manufacturing: 115 jobs; Construction: 96 jobs; Professional services: 86 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 81 jobsArts, entertainment and recreation 27% Hotels and restaurants 22% Mining, oil and gas 18% Retail trade 10% Manufacturing 4% Construction 3% Professional services 3% Health care and social assistance 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

290 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brook Forest.

Nearest hospitals

  • Orthocolorado Hosp at St. Anthony Med CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · Lakewood12.6 miles
  • Centura Health-St. Anthony HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lakewood12.6 miles
  • Intermountain Health Lutheran HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wheat Ridge16.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors22
Specialist doctors15
Dentists31
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants19
Mental health providers108
Physical and occupational therapists74
Optometrists3
Chiropractors18
Pharmacies5

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Brook Forest

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Dedisse Park · 241 acres0.5 mi
  • Hiwan Heritage Park · 4 acres0.9 mi
  • Dedisse Park0.4 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Safeway0.6 mi

Libraries

  • Jefferson County Public Library1.2 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Hiwan Homestead Museum0.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Evergreen Art School1.3 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Brook Forest

Public schools here are run by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, Clear Creek School District No. Re-1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bergen Elementary SchoolEvergreenPre-K–5456Public3.8 mi
King-Murphy Elementary SchoolEvergreenPre-K–6151Public4.1 mi
Marshdale Elementary SchoolEvergreenPre-K–5375Public3.9 mi
Wilmot Elementary SchoolEvergreenPre-K–5327Public1.2 mi
Rocky Mountain Academy of EvergreenEvergreenK–8350Charter1.8 mi
Evergreen Middle SchoolEvergreen6–8478Public3.0 mi
Clear Creek Middle SchoolEvergreen7–879Public6.4 mi
Clear Creek High SchoolEvergreen9–12182Public6.4 mi
Evergreen High SchoolEvergreen9–12909Public1.2 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Evergreen Country Day SchoolEvergreenPre-K–8141Nonsectarian4.3 mi
Montessori School of EvergreenEvergreenPre-K–K11Nonsectarian0.5 mi
Vertical Skills AcademyEvergreen2–728Nonsectarian3.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Evergreen, Upper Bear Creek, Floyd Hill, Upper Witter Gulch, Kittredge, Pine Valley and Echo Hills.

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