Ken Caryl is a community in Jefferson County, Colorado, home to about 33,233 people across 9.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 80123, 80127 and 80128.
Homes sold for a median of $269 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Part is in Ken Caryl, part in Denver and Columbine
Mostly Dakota Ridge; part is in Ken Caryl
Mostly Columbine; part is in Ken Caryl
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ken Caryl. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)30 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ568 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ken Caryl; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Ken Caryl had 33,811 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 30th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Jefferson County grew from 9,306 residents in 1900 to 582,910 in 2020.
Jefferson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 16.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marston Fltr Plt, CO weather station (3 miles away).
210,701 jobs at 17,999 businesses in Jefferson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,092 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ken Caryl’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 125 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 34 |
| Dentists | 125 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 160 |
| Mental health providers | 330 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 226 |
| Optometrists | 34 |
| Chiropractors | 58 |
| Pharmacies | 29 |
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.
Parks (36 nearby)
Grocery stores (9 nearby)
Pharmacies (8 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe, School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Heron Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 325 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Centennial Academy of Fine Arts EducationLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 334 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Collegiate Academy of ColoradoLittleton | Pre-K–12 | 245 | Charter | 1.9 mi |
| Columbine Hills Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 315 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Coronado Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 384 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Dutch Creek Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 286 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Governor's Ranch Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 458 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Grant Ranch ECE-8 SchoolDenver | Pre-K–8 | 334 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Leawood Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–6 | 321 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Montessori Peaks Charter AcademyLittleton | Pre-K–8 | 444 | Charter | 0.7 mi |
| Mortensen Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 260 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Mount Carbon Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 367 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Normandy Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 262 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Powderhorn Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 522 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Shaffer Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 497 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Stony Creek Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 349 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Ute Meadows Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 374 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Westridge Elementary SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–5 | 400 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Bradford K8 SouthLittleton | K–4 | 371 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Wilder Elementary SchoolLittleton | K–5 | 592 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Bradford K8 NorthLittleton | 5–8 | 350 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Deer Creek Middle SchoolLittleton | 6–8 | 541 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Falcon Bluffs Middle SchoolLittleton | 6–8 | 567 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Goddard Middle SchoolLittleton | 6–8 | 575 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Ken Caryl Middle SchoolLittleton | 6–8 | 725 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Summit Ridge Middle SchoolLittleton | 6–8 | 851 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Chatfield High SchoolLittleton | 9–12 | 1,808 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Columbine High SchoolLittleton | 9–12 | 1,710 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Dakota Ridge Senior High SchoolLittleton | 9–12 | 1,277 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiding Hope PreschoolLittleton | Pre-K–K | 32 | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 1.0 mi |
| Foothills Christian Preschool & KindergartenLittleton | Pre-K–K | 23 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.5 mi |
| Front Range Christian SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–12 | 472 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.2 mi |
| Littleton Montessori SchoolLittleton | Pre-K–K | 2 | Nonsectarian | 2.8 mi |
| Primrose School of Ken CarylLittleton | Pre-K–TK | 11 | Nonsectarian | 2.5 mi |
| Havern SchoolLittleton | 1–8 | 71 | Nonsectarian | 3.6 mi |
| Shiloh Home Inc.Littleton | 4–12 | 76 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 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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