2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Louisville, CO vs Boulder, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in Boulder or is it cheaper to live in Louisville?
- Boulder is 0.0% more expensive than Louisville.

Which city has more affordable housing, Boulder or Louisville?
- Boulder housing costs are 22.9% more expensive than Louisville housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Louisville or is Health Care more affordable in Boulder.
- Health related expenses are 0.0% less in Boulder.
 Louisville, COBoulder, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock141.3100
 Food & Groceries104.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock85.5100
 Housing262.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$997,100$338,100
 Utilities93  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock95.2100
 Miscellaneous154.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Louisville    3 Reviews

Louisville, CO has been a tremendous place for our family (2 kids, 9 and 12) to live. Small town living/values with nearly no crime, good locally owned  More

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I've lived in Louisville, Colo. for 11 years [and in the Front Range area, off & on, for more than 33 yrs.]. In my opinion, Louisville is scarcely affordable for  More

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Over 19 years ago

Louisville is a great place to live, it was rated in Money magazine has one of the best places, low crime, high education, community value, sense of pride. Home prices  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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