Am I in the Boundary?
Enter your address to check whether your property falls within the proposed Niwot incorporation boundary, or browse the interactive map below.
This map is for informational purposes only. The proposed boundary is defined in the incorporation petition filed with Boulder County. You can also click anywhere on the map to check that location. If your address does not resolve, try including the full street address and zip code, or email the committee and we can check for you.
How the Boundary Was Drawn
The proposed incorporation boundary follows the historically recognized Niwot community area. It was drawn using parcel data from the Boulder County Assessor and shaped by three main principles:
1. Community coherence. The boundary includes the residential neighborhoods, commercial areas, and civic spaces that make up the Niwot community as it exists today.
2. Legal requirements. Colorado law (C.R.S. 31-2-101) requires that the proposed area have at least 150 registered voters and form a reasonably compact, contiguous territory. The boundary meets both requirements.
3. Practical service delivery. The boundary was designed to create a manageable municipal footprint — one that can be served efficiently by a lean, contract-first town government.
The boundary is defined in the incorporation petition filed with Boulder County and encompasses approximately 4,300 residents.
Common Boundary Questions
Only registered electors (voters) who reside within the proposed boundary are eligible to vote on the incorporation question. Property owners outside the boundary do not vote, even if they own land inside it.
If your property is outside the proposed boundary, incorporation would not directly affect your taxes, voting, or county services. Future annexation into the town would be a separate process requiring consent.
The boundary in the petition is the boundary that goes to the ballot. After incorporation, the town could consider annexation requests from adjacent property owners, but the initial boundary is fixed by the petition.
Yes — renters inside the boundary are eligible to vote and would experience the proposed 2.5% local sales tax on purchases. Renters do not pay the property tax directly, though it may factor into rental costs over time. See the tax calculator for estimates.
Yes. The 2nd Avenue historic district, Cottonwood Square, Monarch Park, and the Boulder Tech Center are all inside the proposed boundary.