East Boulder

Sip wine in your backyard while watching your chickens, alpacas and/or goats with the sunsetting over the foothills. Yep, this can be your Tuesday night in Rural East Boulder.

Rural East Boulder lot sizes are much larger than in the city and you get more house for your money here. East Boulder “is rural”ish living 10-20 minute drive from downtown Boulder and in many East Boulder locations only a 5-10 minutes from Louisville and or Lafayette.

There are also less rural neighborhoods in East Boulder – there might not be any alpacas in these areas but the more for your money part still applies.

Fairview Estates Neighborhood

Fairview Estates, made up of three streets, is a pocket of peace surrounded by main thoroughfares – South Boulder Road, 76th Street and Baseline Road. Residents here walk their dogs off-leash down the middle of the street. This area has not seen as much gentrification as other rural East Boulder communities have seen. A lot of the homes are inhabited by people who bought them decades ago. Although homes do have mountain views from this neighborhood, the money views are mostly from the homes located on the west side of Ord Dr. in Fairview Estates.

Average Home Price

Single Family Average: $1,670,000 (2022)

Attached Dwelling Average: No attached dwellings sold (2022)

Zoned Schools

Elementary: Douglas

Middle/Jr.: Platt

High School: Fairview

School District: Bldr Valley Dist Re2

Fox Run/Willow Glen Neighborhood

A horse lovers’ haven, this neighborhood has an HOA owned 17-acre pasture that property owners can use. There is also access to miles and miles trails to ride on or run through in Teller Farms’ Open Space.

Average Home Price

Single Family Average: $2,750,000 (2022)

Attached Dwelling Average: No attached dwellings sold (2022)

Zoned Schools

Elementary: Douglass

Middle/Jr: Platt

High School: Centaurus

School District: Boulder Valley Dist Re2

Park Lake Neighborhood

A straight 8-mile shot down Arapahoe Road from downtown Boulder in unincorporated Boulder County is a cluster of rural-feeling homes – some more down-home than others. There are smaller homes in this community that sell for $1,000,000 or less and there are larger homes with unobstructed views selling in the $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 range. This community has access to Teller Farms’ Open Space and also has a community pond.

Average Home Price

Single Family Average: $1,794,079 (2022)

Attached Dwelling Average: No attached dwellings sold (2022)

Zoned Schools

Elementary: Douglass

Middle/Jr.: Platt

High School: Centaurus

School District: Boulder Valley Dist Re2

Spanish Hills/Paragon Estates Neighborhood

Town really meets country in this community perched above the city of Boulder with panoramic views. Even though this is the largest rural east Boulder community the windy roads feel sleepy. The housing inventory is motley here – ranging 1950s construction to modern dream homes.

Average Home Price

Single Family Average: $1,855,000 (2022)

Attached Dwelling Average: No attached dwellings sold (2022)

***Unfortunately this area was effected by the Marshall Fire Dec. 30, 2021.

Zoned Schools

Elementary: Douglass

Middle/Jr.: Platt

High School: Fairview

School District: Boulder Valley Dist Re2

Keewaydin Neighborhood

Not as rural as other East Boulder neighborhoods but still a peaceful, suburban-feeling place to live. East Boulder Recreation Center is located in this community

Average Home Price

Single Family Average: $1,166,908 (2022)

Attached Dwelling Average: $335,000 (2022)

Zoned Schools

Elementary: Eisenhower

Middle/Jr.: Manhattan

High School: Fairview

School District: Boulder Valley Dist Re2

Frasier Meadows Neighborhood

Frasier Meadows is surrounded by highways and major roads – located just south of Baseline Rd., abutting highway 36 to the east and Foothills Parkway to the west – making this location easy to Downtown Boulder, Louisville, Superior, Denver, and those commuting to Denver International Airport. The regional bus has a major hub in the Frasier Meadows neighborhood – Table Mesa Park-N-Ride making commuting simple.

Average Home Price

Single Family Average: $1,599,220 (2022)

Attached Dwelling Average: $455,000 (2022)

Zoned Schools

Elementary: Eisenhower

Middle/Jr.: Manhattan

High School: Fairview

School District: Bldr Valley Dist Re2

East Boulder Restaurants, Breweries & Bars

Moxie Bread:
Located in the quaint town of Louisville this hipster, old world, quirky bakery is worth a special trip. Moxie mills their own heirloom grains making their pastries and bread worth the hype.

Community:
Fresh creative dishes in no fuss atmosphere.

The Huckleberry:
A country style establishment with it’s own farm to create the freshest dishes. Pro tip: their breakfast is where it’s at.

East Boulder Amenities & Activities

Isabelle’s Farm:
This locally owned 500-acre farm has a farm stand that is open 7 days a week year round.

Fresh Eggs:
If you are as big of a lover of fresh eggs as I am, make sure to keep your eyes out for homemade Fresh Egg signs on the corners of streets. The eggs are usually left in a cooler that you can take in exchange for leaving cash.

Teller Farms’ Open Space

Bobolink Trail

East Boulder Community Center

Table Mesa Park-N-Ride

How Far Is East Boulder From…

Boulder Downtown: ~6.3 miles

Downtown Denver: ~23 miles

Denver Airport: ~36 miles

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