Boulder vs Longmont
Boulder, CO compared with Longmont, CO · 13 miles apart
Boulder has 105,689 residents to Longmont’s 100,109. Boulder comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +. Longmont does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Boulder, CO | Longmont, CO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 105,689 | 100,109 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,925 | 3,419 |
| Median household income | $87,493 | $90,671 |
| Median home value | $1,039,500 | $572,800 |
| Median rent | $2,018 | $1,816 |
| Homeownership | 47.2% | 62.5% |
| Average commute | 18.1 min | 24.5 min |
| Median age | 28.8 | 40.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 76.8% | 47% |
| Poverty rate | 21.5% | 8.6% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 4.8% |
| Price to income | 11.9× | 6.3× |
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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