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Cost of living in Niwot, Colorado

Niwot, Colorado has about 3,447 people. Typical rent is $1,414 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $146,492 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

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Typical rent is $1,414 a month.

Niwot is a Census community, not a separate city government in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $146,492 a year.

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People
3,447
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,414
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$146,492
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$995,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,033
Boulder, CO MSA

Niwot, Colorado has about 3,447 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $995,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Boulder County is $2,033 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Niwot. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Boulder, CO metro area, prices sit at 105.2 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Colorado taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.9% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Niwot's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Colorado home paid 17.00¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Niwot's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Colorado averaged $3.01 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 201 places we list in Colorado with a rent figure, 127 have higher typical rent than Niwot.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.