Gunbarrel, CO vs Boulder, CO

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

MetricGunbarrel, COBoulder, CO
Population10,051106,433
Median Household Income$109,407$87,493
Median Rent$1,972/mo$2,018/mo
Median Home Value$821,000$1,039,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.4%63%
Poverty Rate8.8%21.5%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k184*354
Property Crime Rate /100k881*2,424
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr213213
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows22°F22°F
Snowfall85 in/yr85 in/yr
Avg Commute21.8 min18.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1517.3
College Degree Rate70.4%76.8%
Foreign-Born %8.7%10.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.2%-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 Gunbarrel (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.