Yup.  

That and the simple fact that in Boulder you get to pay approx $700,000 for a 60-yr-old 1500 sq ft crackerbox, along with the approx $4k/yr in property taxes that go with it.   

I'm sure the folks who can afford to live on Mapleton Hill are happy as h3ll.

Boulder is expensive, and if you are a "service-economy"-salaried worker in Boulder
you probably live in Longmont.