Colorado Springs vs Boulder
Colorado Springs, CO compared with Boulder, CO · 84 miles apart
Colorado Springs has 494,743 residents to Boulder’s 105,689. Colorado Springs comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate. Boulder does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Colorado Springs, CO | Boulder, CO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 494,743 | 105,689 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,446 | 3,925 |
| Median household income | $84,818 | $87,493 |
| Median home value | $452,600 | $1,039,500 |
| Median rent | $1,648 | $2,018 |
| Homeownership | 60.9% | 47.2% |
| Average commute | 22.7 min | 18.1 min |
| Median age | 35.7 | 28.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.7% | 76.8% |
| Poverty rate | 9% | 21.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 6% |
| Price to income | 5.3× | 11.9× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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