Best PlacesCrossroads, Boulder, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crossroads, Boulder, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Crossroads, Boulder ranks 3,114th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crossroads, Boulder
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.
Crossroads, Boulder's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crossroads, Boulder ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.5 minutes each way, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Crossroads, Boulder ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,834 a month, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Crossroads, Boulder
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crossroads, Boulder home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,439, 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 Crossroads, Boulder's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Crossroads, Boulder
Crossroads, Boulder runs younger 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 Crossroads, Boulder.
Who works in Crossroads, Boulder, and how
Work in Crossroads, Boulder centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 40%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 32%
Life in Crossroads, Boulder
Crossroads, Boulder has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Crossroads, Boulder and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Crossroads, Boulder, month by month
Crossroads, Boulder sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 64° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 90° | 75° | 61° |
| October | 67° | 52° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Crossroads, Boulder
Denver International sits about 33 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.1 million passengers in 2025, with 250 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Crossroads, Boulder
Schools across Crossroads, Boulder average a C+, better than 55% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pioneer Bilingual Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nevin Platt Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Manhattan Middle School Of The Arts And AcademicsB− · 42% proficient
- Centennial Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- New Vista High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crossroads, Boulder school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crossroads, Boulder 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 Crossroads, Boulder against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Crossroads, Boulder
Is Crossroads, Boulder a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crossroads, Boulder ranks 3,114th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, heat safety, and short commutes, and lowest on air quality and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crossroads, Boulder expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $496,103. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $69,439 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Crossroads, Boulder safe?
Crossroads, Boulder is safer than 12% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,215 per resident a year.
Compare Crossroads, Boulder with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crossroads, Boulder. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crossroads, Boulder 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.
Crossroads, Boulder detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crossroads, Boulder: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crossroads, Boulder: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crossroads, Boulder: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crossroads, Boulder: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crossroads, Boulder 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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