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Boulder City is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 9th among Nevada's 42 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 60% of U.S. towns. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $470K, 6.2 years of the Las Vegas metro’s $76K median household income. Boulder City’s July high is 106°F, above both the Nevada town median (94°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 3 of Nevada’s 66 towns score higher on hazard risk. The biggest place to walk is Boulder City Conservation Easement, 90,740 acres with 109.9 miles of trail.
Where Boulder City beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far Boulder City is from typical.
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Census counts: 3,903 in 1950, 14,885 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boulder City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi DamHoover Dam
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaAllegiant Stadium
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Arena
24 mi LookoutThe STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod
23 mi Stadium & arenaMGM Grand Garden Arena
17 mi Stadium & arenaSam Boyd StadiumHoover Dam: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allegiant Stadium: Tomás Del Coro, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Arena: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod: Original uploader was Timjarrett at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MGM Grand Garden Arena: Slargent, CC BY 1.0 · Sam Boyd Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Boulder City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Boulder City.
Boulder City fares better on crime within Nevada than nationally, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Nevada (mostly inland flooding) and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 93% of Nevada towns, with expected losses of about $389 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Boulder City is 21 of 100. Since 1984, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Boulder City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Clark County school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Boulder City HS, with 616 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Elton M JHSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 399 | B+ |
| Boulder City HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 616 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NV on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Boulder City for work: only 19% work in town. Jobs based in Boulder City fell to 3,817 in 2023, 628 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Las Vegas (21%), Henderson (17%) and Paradise (15%).
| Boulder City | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 16% | 8% |
| Work from home | 12% | 9% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). Boulder City’s median age is 53.5 years. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Nevada.
| Boulder City | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.5 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 22% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Nevada, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Boulder City | NV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 14.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.5% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 12.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.4% | 27.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.2% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 18.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 9.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Boulder City | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.7 miles per square mile | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 5.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boulder City Conservation Easement | 109.9 mi | 90,740 |
| 2. Veterans' Memorial Park | 2.8 mi | 105 |
| 3. Bootleg Canyon Park | 0.9 mi | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
January nights average 40.9°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 105.8°.
Only 1 of the 42 Nevada towns we compare have a higher January low than Boulder City. Boulder City has warm winters and scorching summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 14.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 100% of Nevada’s graded towns.
Among 12 Nevada towns, just 1 have a lower property crime rate than Boulder City.
| Boulder City | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.8 per 1,000 residents | 14.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Boulder City beats the Nevada average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Boulder City | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Boulder City | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 18% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Boulder City home is worth about $470,000, down 1.5% in a year, 7% above the Nevada typical home. 78% of Boulder City households own their home.
| Boulder City | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,427 a month | $1,404 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Boulder City
About 3 of every 100 Boulder City residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Nevada.
2 places in Boulder City on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Boulder City.
City in Nevada, United States
Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2020 census, the population of Boulder City was 14,885. The city took its name from Boulder Canyon. Boulder City is one of only two places in Nevada that prohibits gambling, the other being the town of Panaca.
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One town shares a border with Boulder City.
| Town | NV rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder City | #9 | C+ | C | B | C | B |
| Henderson | #29 | C− | D | C | C | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Boulder City grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #9 of 42 in Nevada. It grades B for health, B for safety and C for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
7 notable people were born here, including Deanna Brooks and Zane Grothe.
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