Metro area · CBSA 14500
Boulder
The Boulder, CO metro area has 328,961 people. Median rent is $1,966, 22.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Boulder County at $2,033. Of the 16 places we track here, Paragon Estates has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$103,994
Median home value
$756,300
Unemployment
4.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$2,033
HUD, Boulder County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | 106,433 | $2,018 | 27.7% |
| Longmont | 99,406 | $1,816 | 24.0% |
| Erie | 33,808 | $2,805 | 19.4% |
| Lafayette | 30,602 | $2,121 | 21.4% |
| Louisville | 20,786 | $2,166 | 17.6% |
| Superior | 13,305 | $2,457 | 18.5% |
| Gunbarrel | 10,051 | $1,972 | 21.6% |
| Niwot | 3,447 | $1,414 | 11.6% |
| Coal Creek | 2,346 | $1,868 | 16.7% |
| Lyons | 1,838 | $1,981 | 19.4% |
| Nederland | 1,655 | $1,453 | 14.2% |
| Allenspark | 825 | $1,311 | 14.6% |
| Lazy Acres | 778 | $1,966 | 16.0% |
| Paragon Estates | 667 | $1,966 | 10.2% |
| Altona | 587 | $3,501 | 40.4% |
| Pine Brook Hill | 543 | $1,966 | 37.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.