Cost Of Living in Colorado University, CO

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Colorado University	Boulder	Colorado
Cost of living	186	169	111
Goods & Services	104	104	104
Groceries	96	96	101
Health care	89	89	100
Housing	386	329	134
Transportation	109	109	105
Utilities	88	88	91

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The cost of living in Colorado University is 67% higher than the Boulder average
The cost of living in Colorado University is 86% higher than the national average
Colorado University housing is 286% higher than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 69% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$42,870	$3,573	$1,000	$1,286

Colorado Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Colorado	2.9%	10%

Colorado Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Colorado	4.4%	4.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Boulder	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.33	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$45.45	$45.56	0.3%
Toothpaste	$4.12	$3.70	11.4%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.28	6.8%
Movie	$11.09	$12.13	8.6%
Bowling	$22.22	$18.00	23.5%

Groceries

Item	Boulder	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.56	$5.84	4.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	8.9%
Milk	$4.89	$4.67	4.7%
Potatoes	$4.62	$4.93	6.4%
Pizza	$11.06	$12.09	8.5%
Beer	$11.34	$10.41	8.9%

Health Care

Item	Boulder	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.45	$125.68	12.1%
Doctor	$188.89	$135.78	39.1%
Dentist	$107.78	$113.29	4.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.80	$10.65	1.4%
Lipitor	$477.35	$468.60	1.9%

Housing

Item	Boulder	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$736,000.00	$184,700.00	298.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,542.08	$2,346.69	8.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,588.00	$949.00	67.3%

Transportation

Item	Boulder	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.58	$3.46	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$73.58	$59.92	22.8%

Utilities

Item	Boulder	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.00	$193.99	17.0%
Phone	$195.56	$192.25	1.7%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hidden Lake, CO	30	100	0.1%
Leyner, CO	0	100	0.1%
Eldorado Springs, CO	325	100	0.1%
Gold Hill, CO	195	100	0.1%
Crisman, CO	51	100	0.1%
Boulder, CO	108,777	169	68.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Broken Arrow, OK	108,875	94	5.8%
San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	108,467	164	64.3%
Inglewood, CA	109,309	157	57.4%
Sandy Springs, GA	108,180	135	35.5%
Hillsboro, OR	108,026	132	32.1%
Boulder, CO	108,777	169	68.7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Colorado University, Boulder, CO