Steamboat Springs, CO vs Boulder, CO

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

MetricSteamboat Springs, COBoulder, CO
Population13,433106,433
Median Household Income$104,964$87,493
Median Rent$2,017/mo$2,018/mo
Median Home Value$981,800$1,039,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)—105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.9%63%
Poverty Rate4.7%21.5%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k255354
Property Crime Rate /100k1,0062,424
Median AQI2248
Good AQI Days /yr342213
Summer Highs80°F86°F
Winter Lows6°F22°F
Snowfall185 in/yr85 in/yr
Avg Commute14.3 min18.1 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.617.3
College Degree Rate62.2%76.8%
Foreign-Born %8.2%10.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.5%-2.6%

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