Population
Boulder
106,274
Davis
66,801
Median Income
Boulder
$85,364
Davis
$87,421
Home Value
Boulder
$982,600
Davis
$829,000
Rent
Boulder
$1,924
Davis
$2,043
Crime Rate
Boulder
3.22
Davis
1.86
Cost of Living
Boulder
191.3
Davis
184.5
Avg Temp
Boulder
N/A
Davis
N/A
Unemployment
Boulder
6.1%
Davis
5.6%
How Similar Are Boulder & Davis?
Davis is Boulder's #1 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Boulder
106,274
Davis
66,801
Boulder has a 37% larger population than Davis.
Violent Crime
Boulder
3.22
Davis
1.86
Boulder has a 42% higher violent crime than Davis.
Property Crime
Boulder
27.33
Davis
22.11
Boulder has a 19% higher property crime than Davis.
Political Leaning
Boulder
20.8%
Davis
30.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Davis has a stronger Democratic lean (31% difference).
Unemployment
Boulder
6.1%
Davis
5.6%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 8% difference.
Median Income
Boulder
$85,364
Davis
$87,421
Both cities have similar median income — just a 2% difference.
Home Values
Boulder
$982,600
Davis
$829,000
Boulder has a 16% higher home values than Davis.
Education
Boulder
44.0%
Davis
40.5%
Both cities have similar education — just a 8% difference.
Demographics
Boulder
81.8%
Davis
56.3%
Boulder has a 31% higher demographics than Davis.
Cost of Living
Boulder
191.3
Davis
184.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Boulder and Davis share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Boulder leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Davis leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDDavis scores 102.4 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 130.5 in Boulder. Davis has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,615 vs $1,795 in Boulder (11% lower). Davis has a living wage (family of 4) of $191,886 vs $198,985 in Boulder.
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Housing Market — Boulder leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoulder has a median property tax of $5,023 vs $6,569 in Davis (24% lower). Boulder has a median home value of $982,600 vs $829,000 in Davis (19% higher). Davis has a single-family homes of 54.8% compared to 47.0% in Boulder.
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Jobs & Economy — Boulder leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoulder: 61,216 vs Davis: 34,861 for labor force. Boulder has a government sector of 41.0% compared to 28.0% in Davis. Boulder has a work from home of 31.6% compared to 22.6% in Davis.
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Crime & Safety — Davis leads
Source: FBI UCRDavis has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.42 compared to 3.83 in Boulder. Boulder has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.02 in Davis. Davis has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.24 compared to 2.42 in Boulder.
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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 40.5% in Davis. Boulder has a high school diploma or higher of 47.6% compared to 44.6% in Davis.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoulder has a population of 106,274, about 1.6x the size of Davis (66,801). Davis skews younger with a median age of 27.2 vs 28.8.
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Boulder
Davis
Healthcare — Boulder leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBoulder: 4.3 vs Davis: 4.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoulder has a work from home of 31.6% compared to 22.6% in Davis. Davis has a bicycle of 12.0% compared to 7.6% in Boulder. Davis has a drive alone of 52.2% compared to 41.9% in Boulder.
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