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Retire To Boulder, CO
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Boulder, Colorado is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Boulder, Colorado
Morning view of the Flatirons outside Boulder, Colorado
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Boulder, Colorado


Boulder Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Boulder County blank blank 294,567
Boulder 83,312 94,673 97,385



Boulder
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$468,112-7.3%
Mar $480,235 . .
Feb $481,362 . .
Jan $452,172 . .
2011 .$504,9564.5%
2010 .$483,0348.6%
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%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Boulder GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $468,112 $276,000
Nearest Big City Denver na
Home Sales Price in Denver $231,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 203% of Denver home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Boulder GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $468,112 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,699 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 18.5 times the annual rent 14.7



Boulder
Cost of Living (2012)
165% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Boulder Taxes
(2012)
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 7.4% -- 15* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 106 days 21* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Boulder Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 115
2009 43
2008 19
2007 41
2006 55
2005 77



Boulder Interactive Maps


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