Boulder, CO vs Superior, CO

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

MetricBoulder, COSuperior, CO
Population106,43313,305
Median Household Income$87,493$159,434
Median Rent$2,018/mo$2,457/mo
Median Home Value$1,039,500$903,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income63%33.6%
Poverty Rate21.5%3.2%
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/yr68 in/yr
Avg Commute18.1 min22.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.318
College Degree Rate76.8%78.8%
Foreign-Born %10.8%17.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.6%+4.1%

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 Superior (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.