2025 Compare Cities Housing:
New York, NY vs Boulder, CO

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- The median age of a home in New York is 38.0% older than the median age of a home in Boulder.
 New York, NYBoulder, COUnited States
 Median Home Age71  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$997,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months7.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock51.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.71.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.3$11.0
 Homes Owned30.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented60.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 New York, NYBoulder, COUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,700$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,250  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,700$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,600  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,740$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,510  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 New York, NYBoulder, COUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 New York, NYBoulder, COUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9995.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99910.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock22.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99917.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock16.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9994.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock8.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 New York, NYBoulder, COUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock12.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock9.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.7%12.2%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  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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