Best PlacesBoulder City, NV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boulder City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Boulder City ranks 10,473rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Boulder City
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Boulder City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Boulder City ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 194 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
Where Boulder City ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,198 a month, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Boulder City
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boulder City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,752, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Boulder City's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Boulder City
Boulder City runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Boulder City.
Who works in Boulder City, and how
Work in Boulder City centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Boulder City
Boulder City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of towns and more parkland per resident than 85% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Boulder City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Boulder City, month by month
Boulder City sees roughly 194 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 106 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 82° | 68° | 56° |
| July | 106° | 94° | 79° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Boulder City
The nearest airport, Boulder City Municipal, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Harry Reid International, about 19 miles away.
The best schools in and around Boulder City
Schools across Boulder City average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Smalley James E & A Rae EsB+ · 55% proficient
- King Martha P EsC · 31% proficient
- Sandy Valley EsD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Webb Del E MsA− · 53% proficient
- Mannion Jack & Terry MsB · 45% proficient
- Garrett Elton M JhsC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- College Of So Nv Hs SouthA+ · 83% proficient
- Northwest Career-technical Academy HsA− · 65% proficient
- Boulder City HsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Boulder City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boulder City measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Boulder City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Boulder City
Is Boulder City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boulder City ranks 10,473rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and state infrastructure, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Boulder City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $449,916. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $79,752 median income, cost of living beats 63% of towns.
Is Boulder City safe?
Boulder City is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $479 per resident a year.
Compare Boulder City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boulder City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boulder City represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Boulder City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boulder City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boulder City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boulder City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boulder City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boulder City detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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