2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Lake Oswego, OR vs Boulder, CO

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- Household income in Boulder, is 38% less than it is in Lake Oswego and is 8% above the National Average.
- Lake Oswego unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Boulder unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Lake Oswego, ORBoulder, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$72,859  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$74,902$69,021
 Family Median Income$155,406  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Oswego, ORBoulder, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Oswego, ORBoulder, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock16.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.0%13.1%
Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

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

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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

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Over 5 years ago

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

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