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The greater effect has been on the suburban sprawl towns in between Boulder and Denver. Places like Louisville, Lafeyette, and Longmont have seen dramatic incre
by pcmaffey 11y ago
The greater effect has been on the suburban sprawl towns in between Boulder and Denver. Places like Louisville, Lafeyette, and Longmont have seen dramatic increases in both prices and quality of living, just in the past 5 years. These towns don't have the restrictions on development that Boulder does. So that's where the growth is going.
Boulder continues to develop, but its pace can't keep up with demand at all (which is a good thing). It's a university town, so there's lots of rentals. But as for purchasing homes, there's really nothing "affordable" in Boulder proper (except perhaps compared to SF). Nor are there any "unsafe" parts of Boulder...
- shostack 11y agoInteresting, thanks for the insight. Would you consider any of these sprawl areas as desirable at all? I'm trying to form a comparison to the Peninsula here in the Bay Area. How is safety in those other areas or Denver proper?
- pcmaffey 11y agoYeah, certainly, each has its own vibe. Sort of depends on what you're looking for. Colorado in general IMO is the coolest state in the nation (and I've lived in a few). The different areas represent magnitudes of that. They are all relatively safe, compared to East coast (where I'm from). Though I can't speak much for Denver as I don't need to go there much... Compared to the bay area, I used to live in the mountains of Santa Cruz, and now live in the mountains outside Boulder. Other than that, I don't have much experience with the differing areas of the SF peninsula. I'd recommend maybe starting your research with Louisville. It's blown up quite a bit recently, but is not quite at Boulder prices. If you have some specific questions about places from there, I'm happy to help. :)