Curb Canopy

Tree Equity in Wheat Ridge, CO

94.8
Tree Equity Score
23.6%
Canopy Cover
6.7%
Canopy Gap
0
Priority Areas
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What is the Tree Equity Score?

American Forests' Tree Equity Score combines tree canopy coverage, surface temperature, income, employment, race, age, and health data to identify where trees are needed most. Scores range from 0 to 100, and areas below 60 are priority for investment.

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94.8
TES Score / 100
23.6%
Current Canopy
30.0%
Canopy Goal
6.7%
Canopy Gap
Current: 23.6%Goal: 30.0%
Current canopy
Gap to goal

Environmental Benefits

Carbon Sequestered
5.3K tons CO₂/yr
+1.9K tons if gap closed
Stormwater Intercepted
37.7M gal/yr
Canopy Area
5.2 km²
of 23.2 km² total

Estimated using i-Tree urban canopy rates. Methodology ↗

Equity Indicators

These factors show how tree canopy gaps overlap with social and environmental vulnerabilities.

1930s Redlining
16.7%
of neighborhoods were graded "hazardous" or "declining" on 1930s federal lending maps. Banks refused to invest in these areas, and many are still under-treed decades later.
Environmental Justice
54.2%
of neighborhoods are classified as overburdened by the White House's Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool, meaning they face outsized pollution, poverty, or health risks. Trees help, but they're not the whole fix.
Heat Island Effect
-2.4°F
cooler than surrounding areas on average. The canopy is doing its job here.
People in the Data
32,088
people live across the 24 Census block groups we analyzed. That's who these numbers represent.
Data last updated: Feb 2026

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