[davesque]

> Even in the 90s boulder was largely empty

Uh, no it wasn't? I was living there and continued living there for the next 30 years. It always felt about as dense to me as it did back then.

[decimalenough]

Even today Boulder is "largely empty". It's an overgrown village and not a city, and planning rules ensure it will stay that way.

[HDThoreaun]

>It always felt about as dense to me as it did back then.

This is why its so expensive. Demand for housing has increased but supply has not. The government refusing to allow densification in the face of increased demand means prices skyrocket