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City guide · Colorado
Moving to Boulder, CO
CU, Flatirons, eye-watering housing.
Pop. 108kCost index 109.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $2,400/moMedian home $845kWalk score 56
Boulder (metro area) has an overall price level 109.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
109.0Housing index
127.4Groceries index (modeled)
102.3Utilities index (modeled)
101.3Electricity rate
16.7 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
101.8Median home value (est.)
$845,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$2,400/moColorado unemployment is 3.9% with median household income $97k.
Unemployment rate
3.9%Median household income
$97,113Per-capita income
$54,531Labor-force participation
68.7%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
MemberBoulder: median home value $845,000.
Home value
$845,000Rent
$2,400/moHomeownership rate
66.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
41/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowColorado 4th-grade math proficiency: 41.6% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
41.6%Per-pupil spending
$12,185Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
53.0%Notable universities
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