Housing Report for Boulder

Boulder recorded a median home value in 2005 of $344,300, reported by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall State of Colorado 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $223,300 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Boulder, there were a total of 121,500 homes in 2005. The metro area has experienced a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding in all 6,928 homes since 2001, or 6 percent.

Throughout the State of Colorado, Boulder stands 7 of the 7 metro areas by percentage growth in residential real estate. The metro area is positioned 169 of 361, in terms of residential real estate percentage change compared to other United States metro areas.

There seems to be a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Boulder, Colorado. In 2005, only 4.6 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Boulder can be understood as having an extremely high percentage of homes that are high in price. For 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 26.8 percent of the houses were valued over a half a million dollars.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau