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Boulder, Colorado is one of the great places in the U.S. for that retirement or second home. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, weather and other demographics.


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Boulder, Colorado
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Boulder, Colorado


Population
. 1990 2000 2007
Boulder County blank 291,288 blank
Boulder 83,312 94,673 93,552



Boulder
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2010 .$485,0849.0%
Jun $462,496 . .
May $496,278 . .
Apr $424,780 . .
Mar $472,208 . .
Feb $635,815 . .
Jan $508,222 . .
2009 .$444,971-8.0%
2008 .$483,535-1.0%
2007 . $488,362 -0.7%
2006 . $491,929 7.1%
2005 . $459,458 10.9%
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Cost of Living (2010)
168% GPTR 99 City Average
127%



Home Sales Price Comparison
(2010)
. . GPTR 99 City Avg
Near Large City Denver na
Home Sales Price in Denver $225,000 $213,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 216% of Denver home prices 155%



Boulder
Distance to Nearest Large City
(pop. > 200,000)
29 miles  to Denver GPTR 99 City Average
97 miles



Air Quality
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days
2008 221 72 4 0
2007 273 85 7 0
2006 308 54 3 0
2005 325 40 0 0




Boulder
Water Quality
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2006 na na na
2004 60 0 40
2002 90 0 10




Taxes
(2009-2010)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 7.2% -- 13* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 100 days 17* -- 99 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Boulder
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
Rocky Mountain National Park and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
70 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 7 11



Crime Report
(crimes per 10,000 population)
. Total Crimes Violent Crimes Property Crimes
2008 334 22 312
2007 289 24 265
2006 348 25 323
2005 411 23 388




Boulder
Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 19 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 33 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 72 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 87 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 20 in 35 in



Elevation
5,484 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,660 feet



Boulder
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Lower Moderate
Earthquake .4% .6%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 0 0
Flood Low Very High
Tornado Very Low Low
Volcano No Risk No Risk
Wildfire High Low



Demographics
(2006)
. . 99 City Avg
White 85.5% 83.3%
Black 1.0% 6.9%
Native American 0.9% 0.8%
Asian 6.2% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Other 4.5% 3.3%
Multiple Races 1.9% 2.4%
Hispanic (of any race) 8.9% 8.7%



Boulder
Median Age (2006)
29 years GPTR 99 City Average
36 years



Family Income & Housing
(2006)
. . 99 City Average
Total Housing Units 40,726 26,131
Occupied Housing Units 97% 86%
Vacant Housing Units (seasonal or recreational use) 3% 14%
Home Ownership Rate 50% 54%
Median Family Income $70,257 $55,423
Average Family Size 2.84 2.91



Boulder
Medical Care
(2009)
Hospital/Medical Center City Distance from City Accredited - Dept. of HHS, AOA or JCAHO GPTR 99 City
Average
Boulder Community Hospital Boulder In the city Yes 4 accredited hospitals within 10 miles of city
Centura Health - Avista Adventist Hospit Louisville 7 miles Yes
Centennial Peaks Louisville 7 miles Yes
1 more hospital(s) can be viewed at the Medical Care page.



Population Density
(2007)
. . 99 City Avg
Land Area (sq mi) 24 31
People Per Square Mile 3,898 2,035



Boulder
Building Permits
(single family homes)
2009 43
2008 19
2007 41
2006 55
2005 77




Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 6,239 5,926
HDD 5,687 4,677
CDD 552 1,249



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Boulder Area)
Boulder Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)



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