Louisville, CO vs Boulder, CO

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

MetricLouisville, COBoulder, CO
Population20,786106,433
Median Household Income$147,319$87,493
Median Rent$2,166/mo$2,018/mo
Median Home Value$883,900$1,039,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.8%63%
Poverty Rate4.5%21.5%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k106354
Property Crime Rate /100k1,5402,424
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr213213
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows22°F22°F
Snowfall65 in/yr85 in/yr
Avg Commute22.4 min18.1 min
Hospitals21
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 54.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1917.3
College Degree Rate69.9%76.8%
Foreign-Born %7.4%10.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.1%-2.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.