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Boulder, CO

106,433Residents
$87,493Median household income
$2,018/moMedian gross rent
$1,039,500Median home value
28.8Median age
77%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
47%Homes lived in by their owners
11.9×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 28% of the median household income in Boulder.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $81,000 a year. In Colorado that leaves roughly $5,187 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $80,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.