Boulder, Colorado
About Boulder
Set in the northern part of Colorado, Boulder is a mid-size city with an estimated population of 106,803. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#304 nationwide).
Boulder holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 26.88 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,973 residents per square mile.
📰 Boulder News Today
- City Releases 2026 July Point in Time Count Results City of Boulder (.gov) · Aug 18
- CU named official university partner for Sundance Film Festival's move to Boulder 9News · Aug 18
- University of Colorado Boulder students get discounted Sundance Film Festival tickets CBS News · Aug 18
- Colorado Buffaloes to Host NBA Preseason Matchup in Boulder Sports Illustrated · Aug 18
- CU Boulder named official university partner of Sundance Film Festival Denver7 · Aug 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Boulder Unique
- A top-25 city in Colorado by population (#12 of 271 incorporated places).
- Positioned in northern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 2.4% of Colorado's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Boulder
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Boulder
- A Cup of Peace — korean
- Ali Baba Grill — lebanese
- Alice and Rose — tea (café)
- Aloy Thai Cuisine — thai
- Alpine Modern — coffee shop (café)
- Alpine Modern Cafe — regional (café)
- Amante (café)
- Amante Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Arabesque — middle eastern
- Aviano Coffee — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art · Museum
- Fiske Planetarium
- Media Archaeology Lab · Museum
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center
- Neptune Mountaineering · Museum
- Neptune Museum · Museum
- CU Art Museum · Museum
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre
- Mork & Mindy Show House · Attraction
- Museum Collections - Bruce Curtis Building · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Boulder
- Admiral Arleigh A. Burke Park reviews ★
- Andrews Arboretum reviews ★
- Ann Armstrong Park reviews ★
- Arapahoe Ridge Park reviews ★
- Arrowwood Park reviews ★
- Barker Park reviews ★
- Bluff Park reviews ★
- Catalpa Park reviews ★
- Centennial Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Chautauqua Park reviews ★
- Christensen Park reviews ★
- Columbine Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Boulder
- Bear Creek Elementary School
- Boulder High School
- Casey Middle School
- Centennial Middle School
- Columbine Elementary School
- Crest View Elementary School
- Douglass Elementary School
- Eisenhower Elementary School
- Fairview High School
- Flatirons Elementary School
- Foothill Elementary School
- Heatherwood Elementary School
- Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
- Williamsburg Academy of Colorado
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Boulder Community Health ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.