Boulder neighborhoods, block by block
Every Boulder neighborhood argues it's the best one. These guides walk each area's streets, parks, schools and quirks so you can judge for yourself, whether you're moving here or just curious what's north of Pearl.
Boulder County Neighborhood Guide: Niwot
While it has a name that some find hard to properly pronounce, Niwot has been emerging as a below-the-radar hip mini-version of Boulder. Located along Colorado...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Boulder Heights
Boulder Heights is a modern-day mountain subdivision. With lots that encompass several acres, houses in this neighborhood are large and spacious but feel like t...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Four Mile Creek
Tucked away in the northeast part of town, Boulder’s Four Mile Creek is a quiet neighborhood featuring larger homes, modern construction and easy access to the...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Hillcrest
Sandwiched in between Whittier and Old North Boulder neighborhoods, Boulder’s exclusive Hillcrest neighborhood is perched high on a hill above Boulder’s floodpl...
Boulder County Neighborhood Guide: Gunbarrel
Gunbarrel, named after a historic local stagecoach route, is a neighborhood located northeast of Boulder proper and one of the fastest growing parts of the regi...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: South Boulder
South Boulder, commonly known as SoBo, is the southwest neighborhood located between Table Mesa and Broadway. Houses here border the foothills and sit in the sh...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Dakota Ridge
Dakota Ridge is a fairly new area, located north of Wonderland Hills and alongside the Boulder foothills. The streets are wide and the houses have a modern feel...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Wonderland Hills
You never hear people talking about the Wonderland Hills neighborhood. Perhaps it gets overshadowed by the fancy neighborhood to the south — Newlands — or perha...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Martin Acres
Martin Acres is a fantastically convenient and surprisingly affordable Boulder neighborhood. With easy access to U.S. 36, a major RTD bus route and lots of bike...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Newlands
People love this classic Boulder neighborhood. Wedged in between Mapleton and Wonderland Hills, the Newlands neighborhood is a beautiful one that officially inc...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Whittier
Whittier is one of the most established, and most desirable, neighborhoods in town. Its vibrant mix of older single family homes and student housing, combined w...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Chautauqua
Chautauqua is much more than just the iconic park at the base of Boulder’s most famous rock structures. It’s also the gorgeous sprawling neighborhood surroundin...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: University Hill
It’s the neighborhood that borders CU to the west. Filled with big trees, Victorian homes, and hilly streets, University Hill boasts some of the most beautiful...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: North Boulder
While North Boulder is less than two miles away from downtown, it feels much further. Quiet residential streets give it a distinct neighborhood feeling, and yet...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Downtown
Pearl Street, located in the heart of downtown Boulder, is the bustling center of town. It provides tourists and locals alike a place to walk, eat and shop in t...
Boulder Neighborhood Guide: Mapleton Hill
Mapleton Hill is one of the oldest and dreamiest neighborhoods in Boulder. Walking up tree-lined Mapleton Avenue, you’re presented with almost every late ninete...
Boulder-Area Fun: 5 Fun and Free Things to do in Louisville
Summers are bustling in Louisville. Best of all, most of the fun will cost you nothing (or the price of a drink or food). We took a look at our friendly neighbo...
Discovering Lafayette
Here in Boulder, we’re almost always looking westward. The hiking trail winding up into the foothills we’re about to step onto. A mountain sunset over the Flati...