Homes in Boulder
No new homes were permitted in 2021.
What kind of housing town is Boulder?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
66% of Boulder households own their home
Half of Boulder’s homes were built before 1975.
Utah: 70% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Garfield County, UT): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2021
No permits for new homes were issued in Boulder in 2021. The last year with any was 2020 (4 new homes).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Boulder gained 1 resident while 28 new homes were permitted: about 0 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year. 30% of Boulder's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. Across Utah: 2.7 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $849,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $545,000 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $364,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $289,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $337,000 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $804,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $515,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $125,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $177,000 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $740,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $793,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $363,000 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $550,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $330,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $335,000 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $360,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $140,000 |
Boulder's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2021, so the 2021 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.