Boulder, CO vs Gunbarrel, CO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBoulder, COGunbarrel, CO
Population106,43310,051
Median Household Income$87,493$109,407
Median Rent$2,018/mo$1,972/mo
Median Home Value$1,039,500$821,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income63%41.4%
Poverty Rate21.5%8.8%
Unemployment Rate4.1%4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k354184*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,424881*
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr213213
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows22°F22°F
Snowfall85 in/yr85 in/yr
Avg Commute18.1 min21.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.315
College Degree Rate76.8%70.4%
Foreign-Born %10.8%8.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.6%+2.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Gunbarrel (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.