Moving from Colorado Springs to Boulder
Colorado Springs to Boulder: $156 more leftover
$2,496/mo leftover in Boulder vs $2,340 in Colorado Springs after tax and rent ($156 more). +$1,872 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Colorado Springs leftover
$2,340
a month after tax and rent
Boulder leftover
$2,496
+$156 vs Colorado Springs
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 190 households moved Colorado Springs → Boulder (about 285 people, average AGI $68,668). 183 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Colorado Springs | Boulder |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,644 | $5,896 |
| Rent | $1,298 | $1,647 |
| All other costs | $2,006 | $1,753 |
| Left over | $2,340 | $2,496 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Colorado Springs and Boulder moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 114 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,650–$3,100
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,050
- Rent a truck
- $400–$750
Other moves from Colorado Springs
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Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Boulder than Colorado Springs?
A one-bedroom is about $1,298 in Colorado Springs versus $1,647 in Boulder. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $156 a month higher in Boulder. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Boulder have state income tax?
Boulder is in Colorado, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Colorado Springs to Boulder?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Colorado Springs → Boulder move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.