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America is new. Even in the 90s boulder was largely empty, competition for land was low, so land was cheap. As people spread to newer cities and gained wealth t
by HDThoreaun 6mo ago
America is new. Even in the 90s boulder was largely empty, competition for land was low, so land was cheap. As people spread to newer cities and gained wealth they bid up the price on land.
- mothballed 6mo agoStill plenty of cheap land in CO, but they made drilling a well a nightmare in many cases. So people wanting to use cheap land either have to haul water or do some kind of low-key wildcat drilling.
- davesque 6mo ago> Even in the 90s boulder was largely empty Uh, no it wasn't? I was living there and continued living there for the next 30 years. It always felt about as dense to me as it did back then.
- decimalenough 6mo agoEven today Boulder is "largely empty". It's an overgrown village and not a city, and planning rules ensure it will stay that way.
- HDThoreaun 6mo ago>It always felt about as dense to me as it did back then. This is why its so expensive. Demand for housing has increased but supply has not. The government refusing to allow densification in the face of increased demand means prices skyrocket