Population
Boulder
106,274
Chapel Hill
59,889
Median Income
Boulder
$85,364
Chapel Hill
$85,825
Home Value
Boulder
$982,600
Chapel Hill
$576,500
Rent
Boulder
$1,924
Chapel Hill
$1,483
Crime Rate
Boulder
3.22
Chapel Hill
1.72
Cost of Living
Boulder
191.3
Chapel Hill
160.6
Avg Temp
Boulder
N/A
Chapel Hill
N/A
Unemployment
Boulder
6.1%
Chapel Hill
4.6%
How Similar Are Boulder & Chapel Hill?
Chapel Hill is Boulder's #22 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Boulder
106,274
Chapel Hill
59,889
Boulder has a 44% larger population than Chapel Hill.
Violent Crime
Boulder
3.22
Chapel Hill
1.72
Boulder has a 47% higher violent crime than Chapel Hill.
Property Crime
Boulder
27.33
Chapel Hill
25.15
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Boulder
20.8%
Chapel Hill
23.8%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Chapel Hill has a stronger Democratic lean (13% difference).
Unemployment
Boulder
6.1%
Chapel Hill
4.6%
Boulder has a 23% higher unemployment than Chapel Hill.
Median Income
Boulder
$85,364
Chapel Hill
$85,825
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Boulder
$982,600
Chapel Hill
$576,500
Boulder has a 41% higher home values than Chapel Hill.
Education
Boulder
44.0%
Chapel Hill
40.1%
Both cities have similar education — just a 9% difference.
Demographics
Boulder
81.8%
Chapel Hill
66.7%
Boulder has a 18% higher demographics than Chapel Hill.
Cost of Living
Boulder
191.3
Chapel Hill
160.6
Boulder has a 16% higher cost of living than Chapel Hill.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Boulder and Chapel Hill differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Chapel Hill leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDChapel Hill scores 226.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 310.2 in Boulder. Chapel Hill has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,711 vs $2,124 in Boulder (24% lower). Chapel Hill has a living wage (1 adult) of $70,661 vs $84,186 in Boulder (19% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoulder has a median home value of $982,600 vs $576,500 in Chapel Hill (70% higher). Boulder has a vacancy rate of 6.3% compared to 10.7% in Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill has a median rent of $1,483 vs $1,924 in Boulder (30% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Boulder leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoulder: 61,216 vs Chapel Hill: 30,024 for labor force. Chapel Hill has a unemployment rate of 4.6% compared to 6.1% in Boulder. Boulder has a per capita income of $59,450 vs $50,216 in Chapel Hill (18% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Chapel Hill leads
Source: FBI UCRBoulder has a violent crime clearance of 58.7% compared to 24.5% in Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.13 compared to 2.42 in Boulder. Boulder has a property crime clearance of 15.2% compared to 7.2% in Chapel Hill.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Boulder leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBoulder has a bachelor's degree or higher of 44.0% compared to 40.1% in Chapel Hill. Boulder has a high school diploma or higher of 47.6% compared to 44.1% in Chapel Hill.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoulder has a population of 106,274, about 1.8x the size of Chapel Hill (59,889). Chapel Hill skews younger with a median age of 25.8 vs 28.8.
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Boulder
Chapel Hill
Healthcare — Chapel Hill leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareChapel Hill: 4.5 vs Boulder: 4.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoulder has a bicycle of 7.6% compared to 2.6% in Chapel Hill. Boulder has a work from home of 31.6% compared to 27.1% in Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill has a drive alone of 48.1% compared to 41.9% in Boulder.
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