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Boulder is a mid-size city of 106,433 people in Boulder County, Colorado. It's part of the Boulder, CO area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
106,433people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,018/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
90"Snow
251Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 106,433
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,960 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Denver, CO
- In the Boulder, CO area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,555/mo)
- Median rent $2,018/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,363 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 17% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 31% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BJC airport
- 33 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,286 ft
- 751 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,418 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 265 bars within 25 mi
- 475 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 117 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Boulder County: D+56 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk