Boulder
Colorado · Ranked #95 of 102 metros
22Crisis
Median Home Price
🏠$720K
Need $207K income
Median Rent
🔑$2K
Need $80K income
Housing Shortage
📉10,000
units needed
Building Permits
🔨2,500
annual
Median Income
💰$86K
Pop: 330,758
Rent Burden
⚠️34.0%
of renters paying >30%
Price Change (YoY)
📈+2%
Homeownership
🏡57.0%
Rent Burden
vs. National Average
Key Facts vs. National Average
| Metric | Boulder | National |
|---|---|---|
| Price-to-Income Ratio | 8.3x | 6.1x |
| Rent Burden | 34.0% | 31.5% |
| Homeownership Rate | 57.0% | 65.5% |
| YoY Price Change | +2% | +3.5% |
| YoY Rent Change | +1% | +2.8% |
| Mortgage Denial Rate | 9.5% | 13.5% |
| Eviction Rate | 2.0% | 3.6% |