Oh yeah, I know about Boulder. Been there a number of times. Actually a cool city to walk around in — I actually like Pearl Street Mall’s quirky shops and laid-back atmosphere — but NO WAY would I want to live there.
If you want to know a secret, the city and county of Boulder is not that bad, its actually close to 50-50 republican-democrat. Its the University, the city council, Boulder high school, the Boulder public library, and the traffic police that make life intolerable there. If you can live just on the outskirts of town, away from those places its actually nice. Or just stay in Longmont, Layfayette, or Louisville and go into Boulder when you need to.