Millennials Leaving Boulder At High Rates: Report

BOULDER, CO — Boulder ranks sixth among the top cities that millennials were leaving in 2018, according to a new report. In its fourth annual study, SmartAsset analyzed the most recently available Census Bureau data (2018) on migration patterns of people between the ages of 25 and 39.

In 2018, around 1,178 millennials moved into Boulder from a different state, while around 4,460 millennials moved out of the city to a different state, resulting in a net loss of 3,282 millennials, according to the report.

Out of all 50 states, Colorado ranks as the third-most popular state where millennials are moving.

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Denver is the second-most popular city in the nation where millennials are moving, according to the report. In 2018, nearly 17,800 millennials moved to Denver from a different state. With around 11,531 millennials moving out of Denver to a different state, there was a net migration of about 6,241 people.

Aurora also ranks among the top 25 cities where millennials are moving, with a net migration of 2,147 millennials to the city, SmartAsset reported.

>> Read the full SmartAsset report here.