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Locals know that Boulder housing prices are sky high.
That’s why so many people who work within the city limits live outside them.
But a common assumption about the community — that the pricier the neighborhood, the better the schools in them — doesn’t always prove to be the case.
That’s the conclusion of the folks at FindTheBest.com — and they’ve got heat maps aplenty to back up this assertion.
Here, for example, is one that compares public-school ratings with housing prices. As you can see, the 80301 zip code, which sports a median house price of just over $383,000, sports the best school ranking — considerably better than then 80304 zip, where houses cost nearly twice as much.
Boulder Metro Public School Ratings vs. Home Prices | FindTheHome
Below, find additional heat maps for each zip code in the Boulder area, complete with facts and figures about schools, income, education and FindTheBest’s “Bang for Your Buck” figures.
And in Boulder, a lot of bucks are at stake. Check out the maps below — and click on them for more information.
80301 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 70/100
Median Sale Price: $383,750
1-Year Home Price Forecast: 5.56%
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 88.58/100
80540 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 82/100
Median Sale Price: $360,000
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 87.86/100
80503 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 83/100
Median Sale Price: $415,000
1-Year Home Price Forecast: 5.86%
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 85.58/100
80466 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 78/100
Median Sale Price: $220,000
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 85.51/100
80027 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 88/100
Median Sale Price: $485,000
1-Year Home Price Forecast: 5.36%
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 85.13/100
80305 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 88/100
Median Sale Price: $542,550
1-Year Home Price Forecast: 5.47%
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 84.09/100
80303 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 74/100
Median Sale Price: $338,000
1-Year Home Price Forecast: 5.37%
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 82.74/100
80302 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 76/100
Median Sale Price: $550,000
1-Year Home Price Forecast: 5.60%
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 62.63/100
80026 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 57/100
Median Sale Price: $370,338
1-Year Home Price Forecast: 5.06%
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 60.57/100
80304 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 72/100
Median Sale Price: $722,500
1-Year Home Price Forecast: 5.84%
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 57.28/100
80501 | FindTheHome
Public School Rating: 54/100
Median Sale Price: $250,000
1-Year Home Price Forecast: 3.55%
Education “Bang For Your Buck”: 44.56/100
80455 | FindTheHome
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