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Affordability in Boulder

Boulder ranks #89 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 34 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 34th percentile nationally and #6 of 6 in Colorado.

affordability score
34
Some Fun
National rank
#89 of 134
In Colorado
#6 of 6
Percentile
34th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Boulder sits 16 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Boulder

  1. T#87 El Paso, TX 35
  2. T#87 Little Rock, AR 35
  3. #89 Boulder, CO — this page 34
  4. #90 Birmingham, AL 33
  5. T#91 Corpus Christi, TX 32

See the full leaderboard — The most affordable cities →

Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Boulder

Boulder scores 77 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: