Population
Boulder
106,274
Edmonds
42,783
Median Income
Boulder
$85,364
Edmonds
$116,095
Home Value
Boulder
$982,600
Edmonds
$840,200
Rent
Boulder
$1,924
Edmonds
$1,850
Crime Rate
Boulder
3.22
Edmonds
2.60
Cost of Living
Boulder
191.3
Edmonds
196.2
Avg Temp
Boulder
N/A
Edmonds
N/A
Unemployment
Boulder
6.1%
Edmonds
4.2%
How Similar Are Boulder & Edmonds?
Edmonds is Boulder's #13 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Boulder
106,274
Edmonds
42,783
Boulder (106,274) is about 2.5x larger than Edmonds (42,783).
Violent Crime
Boulder
3.22
Edmonds
2.60
Boulder has a 19% higher violent crime than Edmonds.
Property Crime
Boulder
27.33
Edmonds
30.01
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 9% difference.
Political Leaning
Boulder
20.8%
Edmonds
38.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Edmonds has a stronger Democratic lean (47% difference).
Unemployment
Boulder
6.1%
Edmonds
4.2%
Boulder has a 31% higher unemployment than Edmonds.
Median Income
Boulder
$85,364
Edmonds
$116,095
Edmonds has a 26% higher median income than Boulder.
Home Values
Boulder
$982,600
Edmonds
$840,200
Boulder has a 14% higher home values than Edmonds.
Education
Boulder
44.0%
Edmonds
40.6%
Both cities have similar education — just a 8% difference.
Demographics
Boulder
81.8%
Edmonds
76.6%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 6% difference.
Cost of Living
Boulder
191.3
Edmonds
196.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Boulder and Edmonds share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Edmonds
Boulder leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Boulder leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBoulder scores 115.2 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 138.7 in Edmonds. Boulder has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,795 vs $2,146 in Edmonds (16% lower). Boulder has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,124 vs $2,501 in Edmonds (15% lower).
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Housing Market — Edmonds leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEdmonds has a owner-occupied of 70.2% compared to 47.9% in Boulder. Edmonds has a vacancy rate of 4.9% compared to 6.3% in Boulder. Edmonds has a single-family homes of 64.1% compared to 47.0% in Boulder.
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Jobs & Economy — Edmonds leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEdmonds has a poverty rate of 3.5% compared to 21.8% in Boulder. Boulder: 61,216 vs Edmonds: 23,625 for labor force. Edmonds has a unemployment rate of 4.2% compared to 6.1% in Boulder.
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Crime & Safety — Boulder leads
Source: FBI UCRBoulder has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.02 in Edmonds. Edmonds has a property crime clearance of 27.8% compared to 15.2% in Boulder. Edmonds has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.69 compared to 2.42 in Boulder.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauEdmonds has a high school diploma or higher of 53.4% compared to 47.6% in Boulder. Boulder has a bachelor's degree or higher of 44.0% compared to 40.6% in Edmonds.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoulder has a population of 106,274, about 2.5x the size of Edmonds (42,783). Boulder skews younger with a median age of 28.8 vs 46.3.
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Boulder
Edmonds
Healthcare — Boulder leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBoulder: 4.3 vs Edmonds: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Boulder leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoulder has a bicycle of 7.6% compared to 0.3% in Edmonds. Boulder has a public transit of 5.9% compared to 4.0% in Edmonds. Edmonds has a drive alone of 60.3% compared to 41.9% in Boulder.
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