Metro Denver Communities

 

Aurora	Cherry Hills Village	Littleton
Broomfield	Denver	Parker
Castle Pines	Greenwood Village	Thornton
Castle Rock	Highlands Ranch	Washington Park
Cherry Creek	Lakewood	Westminster

 

Aurora Colorado Mortgages

Aurora borders Denver on the east with a population of around 275,000, and is second in population to Denver itself in the metro area. There is some employment base but Aurora is primarily a suburb with a large range of housing. The Colorado Health Sciences Center (Colorado University's Medical School) along with several other medical facilities is relocating to the former Fitzimons Army Medical Center providing a significant new employment base for the city. The city has few restrictions to growth and is the location of a substantial portion of the metro are housing built during the past ten years.

Aurora School District to the north and Cherry Creek Schools to the south.

Aurora has some of everything in housing. The most affordable homes are to the north with a wide range of housing including expensive custom homes to the south.

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Broomfield Colorado Mortgages

Broomfield offers a prime location, centrally located within the metro area between Denver and Boulder on the U.S. 36/Boulder Turnpike. Broomfield's location offers a short twenty-minute drive to both Denver and Boulder. The Northwest Parkway and E-470 offer thirty-minute access to the Denver International Airport.

Large and small manufacturing, high technology businesses and wide variety of national/ local retailers thrive in the Broomfield. Your business will find a highly educated and skilled work force, and an economic climate that welcomes business.

Broomfield's panoramic view of the mountains and the many area lakes make it a growing community in the metropolitan area.

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Castle Pines Village

Castle Pines Village is a gated custom home community of approximately 3000 residents in the Douglas County school district, and is located approximately ten miles south of the DTC in Douglas County, an easy fifteen minute drive to DTC -- thirty to forty-five minutes to downtown, depending on traffic. It includes two private golf courses within its boundaries. The Castle Pines Golf Club is home to the PGA "International" tournament and is not open to additional members. The Castle Pines Country Club has limited available memberships. The area is wooded with some view lots.

Castle Pines Village is convenient to good neighborhood shopping and just a few minutes to the Park Meadows Mall. For "power" shoppers, one of the largest factory outlet malls is just a few minutes away.

Townhouse and patio home prices start at about $500,000. Single family home prices range from $600,000 to $2,000,000.

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Castle Rock Colorado

Castle Rock is the location of the Douglas County government offices, approximately fifteen miles south of the DTC, and one of the older cities in Douglas County. Many of the homes with a "Castle Rock" address do not feel as if they are in the "city" due to two factors: 1) Much land has been annexed into the city far beyond its core, and 2) As with many unincorporated areas, the mailing address comes from the post office processing the mail and may be substantially removed. The city itself is growing and changing in response to the changing demographics of the growing population, currently about 20,000, and opportunities for shopping and dining are growing.

Castle Rock has a wide range of home prices, ages and styles from condominiums under $100,000 to million dollar plus custom homes.

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Cherry Creek in Denver

The Cherry Creek area is most unique; it combines top-tier residential demographics, with exciting shopping districts and progressive community organizations.

One of the two top visitor destinations in Denver, Cherry Creek is anchored by the Cherry Creek Shopping Center simply one of the finest malls in the world and by the outdoor, urban, upscale, beautiful pedestrian friendly Cherry Creek North district.

Surrounding these two anchors is Cherry Creek East with its high rise office buildings and condos, many new townhome complexes, all within walking distance of the best shopping available in the Mountain West.

Cherry Creek North neighborhood is a collection of upscale homes, condos and Townhomes, all within a leafy community. Across the creek itself is Cherry Creek South comprises the old Polo Club with new Townhomes and luxury condos with parks and paths complimenting its diversity.

Cherry Creek is one of metro Denver's premier shopping districts, combining a major regional shopping center, Cherry Creek Shopping Center, with an urban, pedestrian shopping district.

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Cherry Hills ViLLAge

Cherry Hills Village is an incorporated municipality. The "Village" allows only three types of building. Homes on a minimum of one-half acre, schools, and churches. Cherry Hills Village is immediately adjacent to the south boundary of Denver and in Arapahoe County. It is a convenient commute to both downtown Denver and the DTC. Many physicians call this home because of proximity many of the medical centers.

The Cherry Creek schools serving Cherry Hills Village are some of the best in one of the best districts. Private schools include Kent Denver, Saint Mary's Academy and Beacon Country Day.

There is no shopping within the Village, but all services are close by. The Cherry Creek Mall, Park Meadows Mall and neighborhood centers are convenient.

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Denver Colorado

When residents talk about living in "Denver", we are usually including the six-county metro area. Those counties are Denver, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Adams and Douglas . The city of Broomfield recently became a county as well but has not yet been reported by separate census figures. If you live in Boulder, you are probably not going to admit to Denver and even those who live in Douglas County may refer to living in Parker, Castle Rock or Highlands Ranch. Due to population growth, many who live in the more outlying counties of Elbert to the southeast and Clear Creek to the west also look at Denver as their "city". When we talk to friends and relatives who are out of state, our location is usually related to Denver because that is what people understand. The population of this six county area is approximately 2,500,000.

The primary office employment centers are Downtown Denver, the Denver Technological Center (DTC - May have started as "technological", but is really general office) Southeast Denver and the Highway 36 corridor between Denver and Boulder including the Interlochen office park.

The City and County of Denver , at a population of 550,000, is the largest municipality in the area. It is generally at the geographic center of the metroplex. Because it was "landlocked" almost thirty years ago by laws passed in neighboring municipalities, growth became extremely limited and the population actually shrank. Events and consumer preferences of the past ten years have had a major impact on demand for housing within it boundaries. The opening of Denver International Airport (DIA) and the concurrent closing of Stapleton Airport, along with the closing of Lowry Air force Base, have provided two very large areas for redevelopment. In addition, the construction of new football and baseball stadiums (both) and a new basketball/hockey arena have contributed to a rejuvenated central city. Lower Downtown (LoDo) has an active nightlife and the combination of factors has lead to many loft conversions and to new residential construction in the City. Many people really enjoy the energy of the downtown life, the maturity, the architecture and/or the pedestrian friendly style in the older but closer neighborhoods.

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Greenwood Village

Greenwood Village was once a primarily rural community, but now has developed into a dynamic blend of urban and rural areas, which include nationally recognized business parks and thirty select neighborhood associations. The residential population is approximately 16,000 with a "daytime" population adding over 75,000 people due to the large number of businesses in Greenwood Village.

Greenwood Village, Colorado is situated in Arapahoe County, directly south of Denver and Cherry Hills Village, encompassing 7.75 square miles. The Village was incorporated as a town in 1950 and received its home rule charter in 1968.

Most of the homes are well above the median price for the metro area. A number of custom and semi-custom home communities are here and the area is generally considered to be very desirable due to the convenient location, quality of neighborhoods, excellent schools and convenient shopping.

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Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch is the very best of Colorado , rolled up into one amazing package. Highlands Ranch has inspiring homes and neighborhoods, miles of beautiful trails, an abundance of parks, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, a thriving business community, award-winning Douglas County schools, and much more.

Convenience is one of the trademark features of Highlands Ranch. Recreation, shopping, and dining are within 5 minutes to most residences. Three recreation centers offer pools, gyms, meeting rooms, and tennis courts. Park Meadows Mall, with four large department stores and over 100 specialty stores, is an exciting place to shop and dine. Restaurants abound within the community from ethnic to home style.

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Littleton Colorado

Littleton, Colorado is a suburb of Denver located along the South Platte River. Littleton’s charm is a result of a wonderful collection of historic buildings and a wonderful downtown.

It was incorporated in 1890 and was a center of activity for the area between Castle Rock and Denver. Littleton lies within three counties: Douglas, Jefferson, and Arapahoe.

Littleton residents enjoy close proximity to two Colorado State Parks—Roxborough and Chatfield—with trails, boating, open space. As part of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District, Littleton residents enjoy entertainment and sports center activities.

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Parker Colorado

A relatively new community, Parker is a city suburb with easy access to the growing commercial centers in far south Denver. For history buffs, the chamber of commerce office in the old town hall is a good place to dive into Parker's past. Here guests can pick up information on nearby attractions, including 20-Mile House, an old way station that served as a post office and boarding facility.

Parker's Main Street houses a couple of local restaurants, including a bar and grill and a Mexican hacienda, but a plethora of sit-down chain restaurants are also available throughout the community. Parker proper house one motel, but many lodging facilities lie just outside the community in neighboring suburbs.

Top recreation spots near Parker include the Cherry Creek Trail, which originates in Denver, runs through Parker and continues south to Castlewood State Canyon. At the Cherry Creek State Park in neighboring Aurora, an 880-surface acre reservoir offers opportunities for boating, fishing and other water sports. Other amenities include camping areas, group picnic sites, wildlife-watching platforms and facilities for special events. Horse trails and open space parks also dot the community.

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Thornton

Thornton, which is located just north of Denver, began in the 1950's as a moderately priced community giving young couples a chance to own their own homes. Today's home prices, however, range from moderate to expensive with many developers taking advantage of the panoramic views available in this community.

The Thornton Recreation Center is a 79,000 square foot, $11 million facility located on 112th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. It has amenities to include: an indoor wave pool and a six-lane lap pool, a second swimming pool, sauna and steam room, conditioning center, fitness and dance room, gym and gymnastics center, racquetball courts, indoor tack, multi-purpose room for meetings with state and pre-school care.

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Washington Park In DENVER

A mix of home styles surround Washington Park , the largest park in this district and is over 100 years old. It hosts over 250 picnic permits per year and has many unique features such as a 2.6-mile jogging path, the busiest recreation center in Denver and 2 of the most flamboyant flower gardens in Denver. It has several soccer fields, 2 playgrounds (1 handicap accessible), 1 basketball and roller blade court, 1 horseshoe court, 10 tennis courts and a lawn bowling green and 2 lakes.

Beautiful, wide-open spaces and two lakes dominate the landscape, and an indoor pool and gym facilities at recently renovated recreation center are just some of the recreational opportunities available. Tennis courts (on both sides of the south lake), a massive playground and jogging paths provide additional diversions. It's a fantasyland for in-line skaters and bicyclists as well as gardening enthusiasts - the park's colorful flower beds along Downing Street are some of Wash Park 's best summer features.

Plenty of shops plus restaurants offering nearly every type of cuisine are nearby: to the east along Old South Gaylord Street, and to the west on South Pearl Street.

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Westminster Colorado

Westminster provides wide range of housing types and prices, and when it comes to community amenities, itr has it all, including 2,000 acres of open space; more than 40 miles of multi-purpose, outdoor trails; 50 developed parks; several recreation facilities; award-winning golf courses; hundreds of restaurants; the Westminster Promenade; the Westminster Mall and many other retail centers. This northwest suburban community benefits from being equidistant between Denver and Boulder. Situated on the Denver - Boulder Turnpike, now U.S. 36, the corridor has become the high-tech by-way between Denver's center of finance and government and Boulder's center of research and education. With good city planning and good school districts, and Front Range Community College.

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