What level of radon is dangerous?

The EPA recommends mitigation at 4 pCi/L or higher. Between 2 and 4 pCi/L, you should consider mitigation — long-term exposure at this range still carries lung-cancer risk. Below 2 pCi/L, the EPA suggests retesting every two years.

How much does radon mitigation cost in Colorado?

A standard sub-slab depressurization system in Colorado typically runs $1,200–$2,500, depending on home size, foundation type, and venting path. That single system reduces indoor radon by 95% or more in the majority of homes. Crawlspace installs cost more ($2,000–$5,000) because the membrane and tie-ins are more involved.

Why are radon levels elevated in Boulder County?

Geology drives most of it. Granitic bedrock and uranium-bearing soils — common across Colorado — release radon as they decay, and Front Range building style (basements, tight envelopes, forced-air systems) concentrates that gas indoors. Higher-elevation counties also tend to have lower atmospheric pressure, which can pull radon up through the foundation more aggressively.

Colorado · Boulder County

Radon Mitigation & Testing in Boulder County, Colorado

Name: Colorado Pre-Mitigation Indoor Radon Test Results, 2005–2024
Creator: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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In Boulder County, Colorado, 43.8% of pre-mitigation home radon tests came back at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L — based on 17,992 tests collected by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment between 2005 and 2024. The county’s median pre-mitigation reading was 3.3 pCi/L, with a maximum recorded result of 384.6 pCi/L.

EPA recommends mitigation when long-term indoor radon measures at or above 4 pCi/L. Counties with elevated medians and large test counts — like Boulder — typically warrant testing during real-estate transactions and seasonal retesting in occupied homes.

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Boulder County by the numbers

Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Pre-mitigation indoor radon tests, 2005–2024.

Tests above 4 pCi/L: 43.8%
Total tests recorded: 17,992
Median result: 3.3 pCi/L
Maximum recorded: 384.6 pCi/L

How Boulder compares to Colorado as a whole

Both bars show the percentage of pre-mitigation tests that came back at or above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L.

Boulder County43.8%

Colorado statewide46.9%

CDPHE 2005–2024

Boulder County tests 3.1 percentage points lower than the statewide average — but any home can still test high.

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We service these Boulder County cities & towns

Boulder
Longmont
Louisville
Lafayette
Erie (north)
Superior
Niwot
Nederland
Jamestown
Ward

If you live in or near any of these, we cover you. Outside the Front Range service area? See the section below for an NRPP referral.

Boulder County radon questions

What level of radon is dangerous?: The EPA recommends mitigation at 4 pCi/L or higher. Between 2 and 4 pCi/L, you should consider mitigation — long-term exposure at this range still carries lung-cancer risk. Below 2 pCi/L, the EPA suggests retesting every two years.
How much does radon mitigation cost in Colorado?: A standard sub-slab depressurization system in Colorado typically runs $1,200–$2,500, depending on home size, foundation type, and venting path. That single system reduces indoor radon by 95% or more in the majority of homes. Crawlspace installs cost more ($2,000–$5,000) because the membrane and tie-ins are more involved.
Why are radon levels elevated in Boulder County?: Geology drives most of it. Granitic bedrock and uranium-bearing soils — common across Colorado — release radon as they decay, and Front Range building style (basements, tight envelopes, forced-air systems) concentrates that gas indoors. Higher-elevation counties also tend to have lower atmospheric pressure, which can pull radon up through the foundation more aggressively.

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Radon data for counties near Boulder

Radon risk varies by geology, not by county line. Check the data for neighboring Colorado counties:

Percentage shown = share of pre-mitigation tests at or above the EPA 4 pCi/L action level. FR tags mark Front Range counties we service directly.