Moving from the East Coast to Denver area-

moving to CO wrote:

I am moving for a job that is in the Westminster area of Colorado. I was just wondering if people on this board had some idea on where is best to look for places to live. I will rent for probably at least a year when I first arrive.

Ideally I am looking for easy access to trails and mountains for running purposes, and not a terrible commute. Good food options is secondary, but outside of that I don't really have an concerns- what are some good areas I should look?

I'd look in the area where your job is going to be. Westminster, Broomfield, Superior is a good place to start. You'll be close to Boulder, so you can go run there, but there's also some good trails off of highway 93 up by the foothills. Westminster has some good places to run up around Front Range Community College.

You also might want to check out Louisville and Lafayette. I'd say Boulder as well, but it's pretty pricey.

Good luck.

Best of luck man, you are going to end up paying 2 - 3x's the rent from the east coast out here and its rising.

To put things into perspective i moved out here in 2013 I payed 1,490 a month for a 1 bedroom 1 bath I now pay 1,980 a month. All the people moving out here are causing prices to skyrocket, also, most 1,100 apts are ruined due to all the homeless out here sleeping in the hallways / parking lot. Even 1.1k a month can't save you from the massive homelesness issue.

Do you think there is a correlation between the legalization of mary j and the population boom as well as the homelessness?

You have to next start acting Asian, i.e. happy about everything, like Denver and West Coast people act. Thus, drop the East Coast sullen, apathetic act.

Shoebacca wrote:

Do you think there is a correlation between the legalization of mary j and the population boom as well as the homelessness?

Absolutely not. There has been a huge homeless issue in the area for years. I think its largely due to social services, good weather, and the fact that the region is at the bisection of I-70 and I-25, making it very accessible from all over.

Thank you for ruining Colorado

Castle Rock Runner wrote:

I'd look in the area where your job is going to be. Westminster, Broomfield, Superior is a good place to start. You'll be close to Boulder, so you can go run there, but there's also some good trails off of highway 93 up by the foothills. Westminster has some good places to run up around Front Range Community College.

You also might want to check out Louisville and Lafayette. I'd say Boulder as well, but it's pretty pricey.

Good luck.

Thanks man. Ill look into these areas for sure!

Best of Luck wrote:

Best of luck man, you are going to end up paying 2 - 3x's the rent from the east coast out here and its rising.

To put things into perspective i moved out here in 2013 I payed 1,490 a month for a 1 bedroom 1 bath I now pay 1,980 a month. All the people moving out here are causing prices to skyrocket, also, most 1,100 apts are ruined due to all the homeless out here sleeping in the hallways / parking lot. Even 1.1k a month can't save you from the massive homelesness issue.

What area are you in?

Happy Land here we ARE wrote:

You have to next start acting Asian, i.e. happy about everything, like Denver and West Coast people act. Thus, drop the East Coast sullen, apathetic act.

I have no issues with that.

asfdsfdasfdasfdsa wrote:

Thank you for ruining Colorado

I didn't actively attempt to go there. It just happened that way. Sorry it's the place I found the best job opportunity. Maybe you should protest the businesses there.

This is good advice, stay north of Denver - better running up here and you'll avoid crossing through the worst of the rush hour commute (Denver proper).

Don't be tempted to move west of Westminster toward hwy 93-Arvada, Superior, etc thinking its closer to mountains. Traffic is horrible- there is a long studied beltway highway that has been stalled in this quadrant for 30 years. Driving in this area is terrible. There's also the issue of Rocky Flats. I'd certainly not live down wind of s Cold War era plutonium processing facility, no matter how safe the government and the real estate agent say it is.

broomfielder wrote:

This is good advice, stay north of Denver - better running up here and you'll avoid crossing through the worst of the rush hour commute (Denver proper).

Nuke em till they glow wrote:

Don't be tempted to move west of Westminster toward hwy 93-Arvada, Superior, etc thinking its closer to mountains. Traffic is horrible- there is a long studied beltway highway that has been stalled in this quadrant for 30 years. Driving in this area is terrible. There's also the issue of Rocky Flats. I'd certainly not live down wind of s Cold War era plutonium processing facility, no matter how safe the government and the real estate agent say it is.

Thanks guys- good stuff,

I just sold my home in Westminster. Nice city, 20 minutes from Boulder, Denver.

Two trails near, Big Dry Creek, Standley Lake. 3Wraces , puts on events at Dry creek.....full marathons to 5k's.

Stores in the area from Whole Foods, Sprouts, King Soopers, Natural Grocers.

Rents go 1,000 bucks for 1 bedroom.

Off of Highway 93, you can access some trails, easy to difficult.

donearun0 wrote:

I just sold my home in Westminster. Nice city, 20 minutes from Boulder, Denver.

Two trails near, Big Dry Creek, Standley Lake. 3Wraces , puts on events at Dry creek.....full marathons to 5k's.

Stores in the area from Whole Foods, Sprouts, King Soopers, Natural Grocers.

Rents go 1,000 bucks for 1 bedroom.

Off of Highway 93, you can access some trails, easy to difficult.

How come you sold?

Met someone, I sold mine, she sold hers.....bought one in Longmont.....more land. Happily ever after.............

Homes in the area I sold, go for 280,000 to 500,000.

donearun0 wrote:

Met someone, I sold mine, she sold hers.....bought one in Longmont.....more land. Happily ever after.............

Homes in the area I sold, go for 280,000 to 500,000.

Totally makes sense- thanks again!

Nuke em till they glow wrote:

Don't be tempted to move west of Westminster toward hwy 93-Arvada, Superior, etc thinking its closer to mountains. Traffic is horrible- there is a long studied beltway highway that has been stalled in this quadrant for 30 years. Driving in this area is terrible. There's also the issue of Rocky Flats. I'd certainly not live down wind of s Cold War era plutonium processing facility, no matter how safe the government and the real estate agent say it is.

I disagree with this. If you work in Westminster and live West (towards Boulder, Superior, and Louisville), you go against the commute traffic. I work right on the border of Broomfield and Westminster and live in Louisville. The traffic going into Boulder in the morning is horrible, but from Boulder to Westminster is very light. It's the opposite direction in the afternoons/evenings, so you get light traffic on your way home too.

If you live North, South, or East of Westminster, the traffic sucks.

That being said, housing prices West of Westminster are high. I could sell my house today, put $150-$200k in my pocket, and move about 20 minutes East and live in a comparable, or perhaps even nicer house.

Agree about traffic, but every thing is growing ALL over.

And Yes homes just west of the Westminster border Higher....closer to foothills, views