Wow OBNOXIOUS! When I'm looking for a realtor or a recommendation on anything, this pretty boy "expert" will not be selected. Very amateurish. I guess he's lucky mommy let him play with her phone.
@@chrisz5245you don’t seem like the type of person anyone would want as a client anyway. No offense but who wants to deal with someone so obliviously obnoxious.
The Westminster mall closed. The picture you used is from The Westminster Mall in California. Out on I25 there’s The Orchard and the outlet stores though. 🙌
You are spot on! I lived in Highlands Ranch for about 20 years. Moved there from central Denver when I found out I was pregnant and finally moved out when my son graduated from one of the 4 great high schools. Highlands Ranch is a planned community for families with children. Although I didn't like certain parts because it IS such a huge HOA, it WAS great for families.
FYI .. Highlands Ranch is not technically a city. Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado.
I recently moved out of Lakewood…there are some nice parts, but a lot of not-so-nice parts, and a lot of theft. I feel relieved to be in one of the better suburbs now! It feels so much safer! And no more driving on highway 6! I swear that’s one of the most dangerous stretches of road to merge onto to head towards i25 (all the on-ramps east of and not including Simms/Union)
I love HR and Parker!! We lived in HR when we moved here but for the homes you got (needed updates), it was expensive. There is a lot there and all the rec centers… you’re right not much character but a lot to do.
We live (as in own a house) in Littleton, but live our lives (as in doing day to day activities) in Highlands Ranch. We do have two children and find that Littleton is lacking for us. Yes HR is not for everyone, but it is about as good as it gets for families. No other area in Denver has the versatility of facilities and activities that HR does. It is also home to some top notch schools. We are putting our Littleton home on the market this spring and moving to HR as a result.
Highlands ranch is very kid and family focused. More so than any other area in Colorado. It’s also pretty expensive but the best place to raise a kid in the Denver metro area.
Just found you posts and as a native, well done! Honestly, I have no idea how anyone, even with two half decent incomes, can afford all these homes that even start at a half mil.
Yo! I’m a fan of Arvada-very close to the mountains and as safe as anything else from what I understand. It’s big though, and there are a few different parts. I don’t love some of the sprawling NW new build areas.
Arvada is terrible. In the 90s, studies where done and higher rates of cancer where detected because it was in the wind path of a former nuclear site. Rocky Flats. A place where many radiological spills took place, and were covered up while they produced plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons.
Moved to Erie a year ago. Haven't really gotten to know Denver much, yet. I like your thoughtful commentary. It made me interested to get out to the places I haven't seen, and I'll definitely watch some of your city of Denver videos for ideas. I found the frequent zoom in, zoom out editing style to be a bit distracting, but you're the guy who knows how to make effective videos, not me!
We’ve lived in Erie since we moved from VA in 2011. I adore Erie! Great people and loved the schools! #erietigermama Even though they’ve both graduated. #cumama #csumama #housedivided! Mama here has a split jersey!
Lived in se aurora when we moved from texas. Aurora is the 2nd largest city in CO by area but it doesnt really have its own identity, a downtown of its own. Just a giant town vs a small city. We loved our time in SE aurora but we hardly went to north aurora. I wish there was a transit option from the SE. But it was close to the airport and less than 20mins from park meadows area. It was nice being 5min from 470. Plus the schools were great. We now live in the country and love it.
I am with you on Highlands Ranch and Commerce City. If you really want a suburban cocoon and easy access to chain stores Highlands Ranch is a great location. The houses in there seem to be old enough to be out of date but not old enough for someone to have invest in a nice renovation. When I say these things, I always worry that I am going to eat my words and wind up buying a house there. :-) If I found a nice house with a nice view on the westside or one to the south with easy access to trails I would consider it. You can get nicer and new homes for a lot less money in Parker or some of the outlying Aurora neighborhoods. Commerce City is a sad story. No one should have to live with the pollution that area deals with. The air pollution from the refinery, the highways and the other industries is bad!
I was in the Ranch today, and this one lot had mountain views and backed to open space and was…kind of nice! So it depends where you are. But you’re dead on about the age…JUST old enough that most people haven’t gotten around to renovations.
We occasionally tour new developments for the heck of it (not looking to buy, and am happy with the house I have). But wife likes design ideas. Toured one of the new home developments near I-25 and Tower Road (not Reunion) a few months ago. They kept bragging that Commerce City was going to be building a new water treatment center that would make their water taste as good as anywhere else. Yeah....definitely not believing that. And if they do, it will probably happen after my generation.
The photo of "Westminster Mall" you show is actually Westminster, CALIFORNIA. There is no "Westminster Mall". In Broomfield, there is in fact Flatirons Crossing, a mall. Disappointing that your info is so off.
I was hoping you'd comment on Superior and Erie. Personally not a fan of either, but I'd love to see your take on the 'burbs north of Northglenn! There are some great ones, like Lafayette, Longmont, Firestone, Dacono, etc. Hard to say they aren't Denver Metro since you can be in the heart of the city in 30 minutes assuming it isn't rush-hour traffic.
You nailed it with Highlands Ranch. It's all chain restaurants and houses that look the same. The best thing about it is the trails and open space. The schools are good, but good lord is it sterile down here.
Northglenn is terrible! Avoid at all costs. (Side note: not really, I'm just trying to slow the traffic growth until the highway system catches up to where it should have been 20 years ago).
I found out AFTER MOVING IN that my HOA (as annoying as they can be) owns over 50 miles of private singletrack in Ken Caryl Ranch. That itself is the biggest benefit of living in KCR for me. There are not many neighborhoods that can offer that alongside 2 grocery stores and a dozen restaurants all within short cycling distance with decent walking/biking infrastructure.
The correct answer for any kind of which suburb is best list is… “they’re all the worst”. Suburbs are subsidized by cities and the infrastructure for suburbs cannot be supported by the taxes they pay. Every mile of additional sprawl is tightening the fiscal chokehold that will eventually come due. Denver needs to prioritize density and public transit. Cities are not noisy by nature. Cities are noisy because people in suburbs bring their cars into the city and expect fast roads, free parking, and for everyone else to accommodate their private property.
In all fairness, RTD isn't bad.....if you live along the light rail or commuter rail corridors. There are bus lines but much fewer after the light rail took off. There are plenty of cities in the USA where the public transit lines pale in comparison to Denver/Metro.
So I've lived in Colorado since 1988 also practiced real estate for 27 years--now retired from that field. I can tell you this is one of the best assessments I've heard and very interesting. Great job Sam on the segment. Your assessment in North Glenn is spot on. Something I would add about Northglenn is a lot of the homes are built by Pearl Mack and they're really well-built. But a lot of them do have Federal Pacific panels as far as electrical so it's something to watch out for if you buy in there.
Parker in 1990 population 4400 and number 2 in US in horses per capita. Then criminal mayors and County Commissioners started taking bribes from developers to build unlimited housing and businesses with a result that population now about 70K and a mirror of Aurora.
I'd agree with most of your assessment of HR. I have a lot of friends (and businesses) that are in the Highlands Ranch circle, but all have a Littleton address. It's tough to say you love one but not the other when there's a large overlap there.
The address thing is definitely weird! "Littleton" addresses seem to extend all the way to Centennial in some places. Still, I see a huge difference between the more prominent parts of Littleton (downtown and Ken Caryl ranch, for example) and Highlands Ranch, don't you?
I’ve found most ppl who hate on Aurora actually don’t spend much time here cause they’re afraid of not seeing the fresh snow all over the place… if you catch my drift…
@@DenverLivingwithSam Just stay away from the ghetto area, is basically what you were pointing out there. I know cause that's one of the areas they let us minorities buy houses in.
I was born in Denver. Lived there many decades, so I know Denver area. This video is very accurate. I'm kind of weird, I like industrial areas, so I like the old Commerce City area. I did live for a few years just off Colfax in Aurora, so I know exactly what Sam is saying there. But as he pointed out, Aurora a huge city in population and area and actually some areas of Aurora very upscale. But along Colfax and near the Anschutz Medical Campus is pretty crappy. I don't know the political correct terms for ghetto or slums, but, yeah, pretty crappy. It kind of wore me down living there for a few years. So, happy to be out of there. Actually happy I'm outside the whole metro area now!! My advice, Denver much better than suburbs, so look there. Walkablilty much better. Traffic in Denver metro area horrible, so if you live in whatever suburb, plan to spend hours in traffic jams every week.
When’s the last time you been around the campus in Aurora? The entire place is completely different than it used to be. People hate on Aurora are people that haven’t been here for awhile. Or haven’t actually spent any time in the city.
After living in the Broomfield/Superior area for the last few years, the Denver area is so over rated. If you’re not desperate enough to make it up the I-70 slog for activities, there are so many better places to live with better climate, activities and cheaper too. Like 15 years ago Denver got lucky with pot, low interest rates, and millennials. Now, pot’s legal in many states. Interest are higher than the mortgages are worth here. I love to ski but I-70 is not worth it. I’m going to look at Morrison or Golden but I’ll probably end up in Salt Lake City area.
lol you consider Parker to be a suburb of Denver and think Northglenn is growing? You have no idea what you're talking about. Literally everything you discussed as a positive of Northglenn is present in Thornton and better. Meanwhile, Northglenn's boundaries are constrained (can't annex more land) yet Thorton can. Meaning a home is a better investment in Thornton than northglenn. Lastly, none of these communities have significant difference in access to the mountains. I like in Thornton and can be to Idaho springs in 45 to 50 minutes. It's nearly the same commute time from many spots in Littleton & Broomfield. You're obviously bias to the Westside where prices are more inflated.
You didn't mention the crime in and around downtown. Lot's of teens with guns, creating havoc. this has become a near daily event! It's very say, all the people I meet from Denver. I talk about it back in 1969- 1973 when the USAF sent me to North Dakota. All the new resturants are frequent by those who don't go to older/established resturants.
Lmao did you just recommend the (extinct) Westminster Mall and then show pictures of the one in California? Why are these transplants making channels about our city? 💀
Westy Promenade is 100% still alive and the pics are a running bit. 😜 We’ve also shown Westminster in London and the Westminster dog show. Love u KMac 300 zx!
@@DenverLivingwithSam as someone that grew up going to the Promenade and the Vans skatepark back in the day, I can safely say nobody would consider that a mall lol
Lakewood is Bipolar, definitely hit or miss. NW side of Lakewood, Green Mountain area, is nice. Closer you get to Denver, worse it gets. And TBH, lots of the residential areas close to Denver actually aren't bad, it is just all the run down retail on the major roads bringing in homelessness and crime. More and more is migrating to this area from Denver. Just saw two homes in Green Mountain go for 100k over asking. Over asking just keeps happening, pretty nuts.There simply isn't enough inventory for sale in the Green Mountain area. 1152 S Vivian St 13366 W Warren Circle 1771 S Youngfield Court 660 S Arbutus Street Green Mountain is definitely a sought after suburb. You can't beat the location, quick access to DT Denver and the mountains, plus it has the W line. The 6 is a hidden gem, makes access to DT Denver easy.
@@A_Bake5 no doubt any community that boarders the foothills will have a greater risk of this, but I have been in GM for six years now and there hasn’t been any scares. None so far. Edit: that isn’t true. There was one fire a few years ago by the motocross track, but was taken care of quickly. My house insurance hasn’t gone up much either, which is somewhat surprising considering the state of insurance all over. I think it is because GM has the 470 between the foothills and the houses. It creates a good fire break and lowers the risk. Given the right circumstances though, mainly wind, another Boulder fire situation can happen in any neighborhood. This is why xcel energy cut power off during that last huge wind storm.
Hating on Aurora 🙄 shocking. I’ve lived in Aurora since 2008. It’s literally my favorite part of the metro area cause people here are real. They’re not fake wanna be yuppies like the rest of the metro minus Lakewood.
By the way, if you want to live with the most annoying Karen like people on the state, move to Parker. I’d rather live in the Springs and the ppl there are pretty horrible in their own right
Just a heads up, the constant zooming in and out is unpleasant.
I thought that was the shrooms kicking in
You ain't kidding, it's terrible!
It's like Zakk Wylde and pinch harmonics. "Hey, this technique is cool to do once, so I should do it a billion times!"
Wow OBNOXIOUS! When I'm looking for a realtor or a recommendation on anything, this pretty boy "expert" will not be selected. Very amateurish. I guess he's lucky mommy let him play with her phone.
@@chrisz5245you don’t seem like the type of person anyone would want as a client anyway. No offense but who wants to deal with someone so obliviously obnoxious.
Favs
1. Golden
2. Littleton
3. Lakewood
Least Favs
1. Commerce City
2. Brighton
3. Aurora
could you elaborate?
@@lucasmoraes1790 better views of the mountains
The Westminster mall closed. The picture you used is from The Westminster Mall in California. Out on I25 there’s The Orchard and the outlet stores though. 🙌
You are spot on! I lived in Highlands Ranch for about 20 years. Moved there from central Denver when I found out I was pregnant and finally moved out when my son graduated from one of the 4 great high schools. Highlands Ranch is a planned community for families with children. Although I didn't like certain parts because it IS such a huge HOA, it WAS great for families.
FYI .. Highlands Ranch is not technically a city. Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado.
I recently moved out of Lakewood…there are some nice parts, but a lot of not-so-nice parts, and a lot of theft. I feel relieved to be in one of the better suburbs now! It feels so much safer!
And no more driving on highway 6! I swear that’s one of the most dangerous stretches of road to merge onto to head towards i25 (all the on-ramps east of and not including Simms/Union)
Grew up in Centennial. Have lived in Reunion, Highlands Ranch, Parker, Westminster, and now Castle Rock. This entire video is pretty damn accurate
I love HR and Parker!! We lived in HR when we moved here but for the homes you got (needed updates), it was expensive. There is a lot there and all the rec centers… you’re right not much character but a lot to do.
Thinking about taking a job in Denver, loving your videos. Well done!
Glad they’re helpful!
We live (as in own a house) in Littleton, but live our lives (as in doing day to day activities) in Highlands Ranch. We do have two children and find that Littleton is lacking for us. Yes HR is not for everyone, but it is about as good as it gets for families. No other area in Denver has the versatility of facilities and activities that HR does. It is also home to some top notch schools. We are putting our Littleton home on the market this spring and moving to HR as a result.
I grew up in Westminster. Loved it!
Highlands ranch is very kid and family focused. More so than any other area in Colorado. It’s also pretty expensive but the best place to raise a kid in the Denver metro area.
Just found you posts and as a native, well done! Honestly, I have no idea how anyone, even with two half decent incomes, can afford all these homes that even start at a half mil.
Hi Sam, What do you think of Arvada in terms of safety and ease of getting to the mountains?
Yo! I’m a fan of Arvada-very close to the mountains and as safe as anything else from what I understand. It’s big though, and there are a few different parts. I don’t love some of the sprawling NW new build areas.
Im not a fan of its close proximity to the Rocky Flats nuclear facility. Not a great place if you are trying to avoid radiation exposure.
One thing I don't like about Arvada, is it only has so many major roads to get to and past the 70, so lots of traffic at times.
Arvada is terrible. In the 90s, studies where done and higher rates of cancer where detected because it was in the wind path of a former nuclear site. Rocky Flats. A place where many radiological spills took place, and were covered up while they produced plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons.
Arvada has always seemed way more sketchy than me than Aurora. May be cause I’m more familiar with Aurora but I wouldn’t live in Arvada
Moved to Erie a year ago. Haven't really gotten to know Denver much, yet. I like your thoughtful commentary. It made me interested to get out to the places I haven't seen, and I'll definitely watch some of your city of Denver videos for ideas.
I found the frequent zoom in, zoom out editing style to be a bit distracting, but you're the guy who knows how to make effective videos, not me!
We’ve lived in Erie since we moved from VA in 2011. I adore Erie! Great people and loved the schools! #erietigermama Even though they’ve both graduated. #cumama #csumama #housedivided! Mama here has a split jersey!
Northglenn at #3 should never have been under favorites
Lived in se aurora when we moved from texas. Aurora is the 2nd largest city in CO by area but it doesnt really have its own identity, a downtown of its own. Just a giant town vs a small city. We loved our time in SE aurora but we hardly went to north aurora. I wish there was a transit option from the SE. But it was close to the airport and less than 20mins from park meadows area. It was nice being 5min from 470. Plus the schools were great. We now live in the country and love it.
Pro for Littleton: the Crabapple Route. Very charming during the spring blossoms
I am with you on Highlands Ranch and Commerce City. If you really want a suburban cocoon and easy access to chain stores Highlands Ranch is a great location. The houses in there seem to be old enough to be out of date but not old enough for someone to have invest in a nice renovation. When I say these things, I always worry that I am going to eat my words and wind up buying a house there. :-) If I found a nice house with a nice view on the westside or one to the south with easy access to trails I would consider it. You can get nicer and new homes for a lot less money in Parker or some of the outlying Aurora neighborhoods.
Commerce City is a sad story. No one should have to live with the pollution that area deals with. The air pollution from the refinery, the highways and the other industries is bad!
I was in the Ranch today, and this one lot had mountain views and backed to open space and was…kind of nice! So it depends where you are. But you’re dead on about the age…JUST old enough that most people haven’t gotten around to renovations.
We occasionally tour new developments for the heck of it (not looking to buy, and am happy with the house I have). But wife likes design ideas. Toured one of the new home developments near I-25 and Tower Road (not Reunion) a few months ago. They kept bragging that Commerce City was going to be building a new water treatment center that would make their water taste as good as anywhere else. Yeah....definitely not believing that. And if they do, it will probably happen after my generation.
The photo of "Westminster Mall" you show is actually Westminster, CALIFORNIA. There is no "Westminster Mall". In Broomfield, there is in fact Flatirons Crossing, a mall. Disappointing that your info is so off.
Read the previous comments, love. 😘
I was hoping you'd comment on Superior and Erie. Personally not a fan of either, but I'd love to see your take on the 'burbs north of Northglenn! There are some great ones, like Lafayette, Longmont, Firestone, Dacono, etc. Hard to say they aren't Denver Metro since you can be in the heart of the city in 30 minutes assuming it isn't rush-hour traffic.
Love HR...
You nailed it with Highlands Ranch. It's all chain restaurants and houses that look the same. The best thing about it is the trails and open space. The schools are good, but good lord is it sterile down here.
Ha ha, shout out to Elizabeth! That’s my hometown but don’t live there anymore
Littleton is nice but if you have to commute good luck
Is 30$ an hour enough to live a sustainable lifestyle in Colorado
Northglenn is terrible! Avoid at all costs. (Side note: not really, I'm just trying to slow the traffic growth until the highway system catches up to where it should have been 20 years ago).
I found out AFTER MOVING IN that my HOA (as annoying as they can be) owns over 50 miles of private singletrack in Ken Caryl Ranch. That itself is the biggest benefit of living in KCR for me. There are not many neighborhoods that can offer that alongside 2 grocery stores and a dozen restaurants all within short cycling distance with decent walking/biking infrastructure.
The correct answer for any kind of which suburb is best list is… “they’re all the worst”. Suburbs are subsidized by cities and the infrastructure for suburbs cannot be supported by the taxes they pay. Every mile of additional sprawl is tightening the fiscal chokehold that will eventually come due.
Denver needs to prioritize density and public transit. Cities are not noisy by nature. Cities are noisy because people in suburbs bring their cars into the city and expect fast roads, free parking, and for everyone else to accommodate their private property.
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I agree. You sound like City Nerd. I'd bet you watch his channel at times.
@@rebauer2000 Wow what an honor to be compared to City Nerd. Love his channel.
In all fairness, RTD isn't bad.....if you live along the light rail or commuter rail corridors. There are bus lines but much fewer after the light rail took off. There are plenty of cities in the USA where the public transit lines pale in comparison to Denver/Metro.
City nerd ! The noise from music cranking, people shouting, dog poop & homeless poop , crime drove me out of RINO district a few years ago..
So I've lived in Colorado since 1988 also practiced real estate for 27 years--now retired from that field.
I can tell you this is one of the best assessments I've heard and very interesting.
Great job Sam on the segment.
Your assessment in North Glenn is spot on. Something I would add about Northglenn is a lot of the homes are built by Pearl Mack and they're really well-built. But a lot of them do have Federal Pacific panels as far as electrical so it's something to watch out for if you buy in there.
You are a mensch, sir.
85?? No one calls it 85. How long have you lived here?
He’s not from here I’m guessing .
What is this 'Boulder" you speak of?
The People’s Republic of Boulder, Colorado.
Woo-hoo! LOVE ❤ living in Littleton!!!
Parker in 1990 population 4400 and number 2 in US in horses per capita. Then criminal mayors and County Commissioners started taking bribes from developers to build unlimited housing and businesses with a result that population now about 70K and a mirror of Aurora.
I'd agree with most of your assessment of HR. I have a lot of friends (and businesses) that are in the Highlands Ranch circle, but all have a Littleton address. It's tough to say you love one but not the other when there's a large overlap there.
The address thing is definitely weird! "Littleton" addresses seem to extend all the way to Centennial in some places. Still, I see a huge difference between the more prominent parts of Littleton (downtown and Ken Caryl ranch, for example) and Highlands Ranch, don't you?
@@DenverLivingwithSam I agree. Littleton and HR have a different feel for sure.
The good food places in aurora clears
Aurora does have some legit food, I will grant you that.
I’ve found most ppl who hate on Aurora actually don’t spend much time here cause they’re afraid of not seeing the fresh snow all over the place… if you catch my drift…
@@DenverLivingwithSam Just stay away from the ghetto area, is basically what you were pointing out there. I know cause that's one of the areas they let us minorities buy houses in.
I was born in Denver. Lived there many decades, so I know Denver area. This video is very accurate. I'm kind of weird, I like industrial areas, so I like the old Commerce City area.
I did live for a few years just off Colfax in Aurora, so I know exactly what Sam is saying there. But as he pointed out, Aurora a huge city in population and area and actually some areas of Aurora very upscale. But along Colfax and near the Anschutz Medical Campus is pretty crappy. I don't know the political correct terms for ghetto or slums, but, yeah, pretty crappy. It kind of wore me down living there for a few years. So, happy to be out of there. Actually happy I'm outside the whole metro area now!!
My advice, Denver much better than suburbs, so look there. Walkablilty much better. Traffic in Denver metro area horrible, so if you live in whatever suburb, plan to spend hours in traffic jams every week.
When’s the last time you been around the campus in Aurora? The entire place is completely different than it used to be. People hate on Aurora are people that haven’t been here for awhile. Or haven’t actually spent any time in the city.
All suburbs suffer when Sam doesn't come to training....
Gerb I can explain! I promise I have a perfectly good excuse. What I’m saying is please don’t choke me extra hard when I’m back next week! 😆😆😆
Grew up in littlefun...
The constant zooming in and out is nauseating
After living in the Broomfield/Superior area for the last few years, the Denver area is so over rated. If you’re not desperate enough to make it up the I-70 slog for activities, there are so many better places to live with better climate, activities and cheaper too. Like 15 years ago Denver got lucky with pot, low interest rates, and millennials. Now, pot’s legal in many states. Interest are higher than the mortgages are worth here. I love to ski but I-70 is not worth it. I’m going to look at Morrison or Golden but I’ll probably end up in Salt Lake City area.
lol you consider Parker to be a suburb of Denver and think Northglenn is growing? You have no idea what you're talking about.
Literally everything you discussed as a positive of Northglenn is present in Thornton and better. Meanwhile, Northglenn's boundaries are constrained (can't annex more land) yet Thorton can. Meaning a home is a better investment in Thornton than northglenn.
Lastly, none of these communities have significant difference in access to the mountains. I like in Thornton and can be to Idaho springs in 45 to 50 minutes. It's nearly the same commute time from many spots in Littleton & Broomfield.
You're obviously bias to the Westside where prices are more inflated.
If I’m biased* toward anything because of prices, it’s gonna be Cherry Hills.
Littleton is the best!
You didn't mention the crime in and around downtown. Lot's of teens with guns, creating havoc. this has become a near daily event! It's very say, all the people I meet from Denver. I talk about it back in 1969- 1973 when the USAF sent me to North Dakota. All the new resturants are frequent by those who don't go to older/established resturants.
Lmao did you just recommend the (extinct) Westminster Mall and then show pictures of the one in California? Why are these transplants making channels about our city? 💀
Westy Promenade is 100% still alive and the pics are a running bit. 😜 We’ve also shown Westminster in London and the Westminster dog show. Love u KMac 300 zx!
@@DenverLivingwithSam as someone that grew up going to the Promenade and the Vans skatepark back in the day, I can safely say nobody would consider that a mall lol
Kev Dog I know you’re the expert here but pretty bold of you to speak for everyone in the world.
Lakewood for sure.
Lakewood is Bipolar, definitely hit or miss.
NW side of Lakewood, Green Mountain area, is nice. Closer you get to Denver, worse it gets. And TBH, lots of the residential areas close to Denver actually aren't bad, it is just all the run down retail on the major roads bringing in homelessness and crime. More and more is migrating to this area from Denver.
Just saw two homes in Green Mountain go for 100k over asking. Over asking just keeps happening, pretty nuts.There simply isn't enough inventory for sale in the Green Mountain area.
1152 S Vivian St
13366 W Warren Circle
1771 S Youngfield Court
660 S Arbutus Street
Green Mountain is definitely a sought after suburb. You can't beat the location, quick access to DT Denver and the mountains, plus it has the W line. The 6 is a hidden gem, makes access to DT Denver easy.
Green mountain area is known for a ton of wild fires breaking out. Just about every year the inhabitants get a nice scare.
@@A_Bake5 no doubt any community that boarders the foothills will have a greater risk of this, but I have been in GM for six years now and there hasn’t been any scares. None so far.
Edit: that isn’t true. There was one fire a few years ago by the motocross track, but was taken care of quickly.
My house insurance hasn’t gone up much either, which is somewhat surprising considering the state of insurance all over.
I think it is because GM has the 470 between the foothills and the houses. It creates a good fire break and lowers the risk.
Given the right circumstances though, mainly wind, another Boulder fire situation can happen in any neighborhood. This is why xcel energy cut power off during that last huge wind storm.
Frederick is the best suburb of Denver
Suburb of Denver? Hardly.
I'm going to guess that you are a Libra.
Hating on Aurora 🙄 shocking. I’ve lived in Aurora since 2008. It’s literally my favorite part of the metro area cause people here are real. They’re not fake wanna be yuppies like the rest of the metro minus Lakewood.
By the way, if you want to live with the most annoying Karen like people on the state, move to Parker. I’d rather live in the Springs and the ppl there are pretty horrible in their own right