Is Boulder, CO a good place to invest in rental property?

Boulder, CO has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-3,521 and a median cap rate of 1.6%, on a median sold price of $980,000. Prices changed +0.9% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Boulder, CO?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Boulder, CO is 1.6%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Boulder, CO?

The median sold price in Boulder, CO is $980,000 (about $535 per square foot).

Investing in Boulder, CO Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Boulder, CO rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$980,000Median sold price

$535Median $/sqft

1.6%Median cap rate

$-3,521Modeled cash flow / mo

+0.9%Appreciation YoY

14.0Months of supply

1,360Active listings

1,164Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Boulder numbers say

In Boulder, CO, the median home sold for $980,000 (about $535 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.6% cap rate with a median $-3,521 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +0.9% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 14.0 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

🔨 See 4 fix-and-flip deals in Boulder — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Boulder, CO by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Boulder deals, or browse the national market data.