Best PlacesEast Boulder, Boulder, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Boulder, 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.
East Boulder, Boulder ranks 3,740th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Boulder, 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.
East Boulder, Boulder's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Boulder, Boulder ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where East Boulder, Boulder ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- 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
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Boulder, Boulder
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Boulder, Boulder home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $87,106, 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 East Boulder, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Boulder, Boulder
East Boulder, Boulder 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 East Boulder, Boulder.
Who works in East Boulder, Boulder, and how
Work in East Boulder, Boulder centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 38%
- Work from home 50%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in East Boulder, Boulder
East Boulder, Boulder has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of East Boulder, Boulder and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Boulder, Boulder, month by month
East Boulder, 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 East Boulder, Boulder
Denver International sits about 32 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 East Boulder, Boulder
Schools across East Boulder, Boulder average a C+, better than 56% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pioneer Bilingual Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nevin Platt Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Casey Middle SchoolC · 35% 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 East Boulder, Boulder school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Boulder, 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 East Boulder, Boulder against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Boulder, Boulder
Is East Boulder, Boulder a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Boulder, Boulder ranks 3,740th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, biking, and civic engagement, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Boulder, Boulder expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $469,485. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $87,106 median income, cost of living beats 54% of neighborhoods.
Is East Boulder, Boulder safe?
East Boulder, Boulder is safer than 18% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,289 per resident a year.
Compare East Boulder, Boulder with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Boulder, Boulder. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Boulder, 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.
East Boulder, Boulder detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Boulder, Boulder: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Boulder, Boulder: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Boulder, Boulder: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Boulder, Boulder: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Boulder, 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.