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Boulder vs Carmel

Boulder, CO compared with Carmel, IN · 1,009 miles apart

Boulder has 105,689 residents to Carmel’s 105,634. Boulder comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +. Carmel does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Boulder, CO Carmel, IN
Population 105,689 105,634
Density (per sq mi) 3,925 2,152
Median household income $87,493 $141,505
Median home value $1,039,500 $486,800
Median rent $2,018 $1,712
Homeownership 47.2% 74.3%
Average commute 18.1 min 24.6 min
Median age 28.8 40.6
Bachelor's degree + 76.8% 74.4%
Poverty rate 21.5% 3.9%
Unemployment 6% 2.7%
Price to income 11.9× 3.4×
Clear days a year 21
Days above 90°F 11

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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