2025 Compare Cities Rankings:
Boulder, CO vs Cottonwood, AZ

#1 Best Cities for Teleworking - Small Metro Areas

#2 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#7 Best Green Cities

#17 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#58 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#74 2005 High Gas Prices

#81 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#142 2005 Best Places to Live

#6 Emerging Metropolitan Areas

#42 Best Green Cities

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

As a 6th generation AZ Native, someone who had the misfortune of growing up in Phoenix, and who has lived all over the VV and Flagstaff, I think Cottonwood is great  More

I have lived in Cottonwood since 2002. When I first moved here, this place was wonderful. Quiet, friendly and affordable. The weather was good with plenty of sunshine  More

Actually Cottonwood is a great place because of the great LGBTQ community. Without this aspect Cottonwood wouldn't be anything really, except a Wal-mart. The LGBTQ  More