Edwards, CO vs Boulder, CO

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

MetricEdwards, COBoulder, CO
Population10,785106,433
Median Household Income$81,909$87,493
Median Rent$1,845/mo$2,018/mo
Median Home Value$937,300$1,039,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)—105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income69.9%63%
Poverty Rate12.5%21.5%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k100*354
Property Crime Rate /100k589*2,424
Median AQI—48
Good AQI Days /yr—213
Summer Highs76°F86°F
Winter Lows6°F22°F
Snowfall—85 in/yr
Avg Commute17.3 min18.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher13.317.3
College Degree Rate59.8%76.8%
Foreign-Born %20.7%10.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.4%-2.6%

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