Best In Colorado Real Estate™: Boulder

Boulder County’s share of homes built since 2010 is just 9.4% — the lowest among the five largest cities in the metro area. This data comes directly from ALEX Intelligence’s proprietary analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024. What does a housing stock this old mean for future supply, affordability, and investment? How does a city with such a static built environment respond to demographic shifts and climate resilience needs? This is not a question about policy — it’s about the physical limits of the city itself. The answer lies not in building more, but in reimagining what’s already there. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Saint Paul Paul (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=28729428; Slide 2: Let Ideas Compete (Public domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=146125673; Slide 3: Tony Webster (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=156598741; Slide 4: Let Ideas Compete from Lafayette, Colorado, United States (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=86277717 Share of Homes Built Since 2010, top 5 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Broomfield — 32.1% #2 Lafayette — 23.5% #3 Louisville — 18.2% #4 Boulder — 9.4% #5 Gunbarrel — 6.2% Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-16-boulder-recent-stock-share-place-mkt View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902