Louisville, CO, the #1 Best Place to Live in America (Denver: transplants, homes)

[katysheltie]

I have been reading this forum for about 5 months--great info here. I thank everyone who takes the time to share. We are looking at a relo to Louisville sometime in the next 3-5 months. Dh's job will be in Louisville, but we are open to about a 20-25 minute commute for the right community. We are looking to buy and spend absolute max 650-700, we need good schools (have a 3 and 5 year old), want a "get to know your neighbors" type of community--where people actually get involved with each other, we seem to be drawn to newer homes (definitely don't want something that needs work--BTDT). We have looked at Superior, Louisville, Boulder, Lafayette--are we missing any? We aren't sure if Broomfield and Westminster would be a doable drive? Any neighborhoods come to mind?
Thanks,
Lisa

[Deltagolf]

Money Magazine has rated Louisville as #3 best place as far as safe and affordable that is a good place for families. I have posted the write up below and am curious to here from people who live/lived in Louisville if this is accurate or is it over the top. They compare the town to a place in the 1950s and one example is frsh pies being delivered for new neighbors moving day?


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[Katiana]

Well, it's a little overblown, but yes, Louisville is nice.

[xxman777]

Here's the article: http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate...Places-to-Live

[Micktooth]

We live in Louisville and we absolutely love it. We have 2 kids, one in special ed. Our neighbors are great and so is the community.
Best Places to Live: Top 100 - Louisville, Colo. (3) - Money Magazine

[NoFe2O3]

I'm considering a job transfer from the San Francisco bay area to Louisville. I'm very active - bicycling, hiking, and backpacking. It's hard to beat northern California's weather for such activities, as I can get outside and play pretty much year-round. I keep hearing that the climate in the Danver area is surprisingly temperate, but I'm not sure if the people making these comments are "calibrated" to the climate that I'm used to.

Are any of you folks Bay area transplants? Are you happy or miserable ?

Thanks in advance for your insights.

[CapHillboy]

I grew up in the Bay Area (born in SJ, lived in SF a couple of years). I can attest to the fact that it's very easy to adapt to the climate here. It's colder in the winter and hotter in the summer, but (as the cliche goes) the extremes are not as bad as the Bay Area because the air is generally so dry. I bike ride a lot in the summer (even in in 90+ temps) but it doesn't feel nearly as hot as the Bay Area. And 0 degrees here feels like 40 degrees in SF. If you can run in 40 degrees in SF, you'll have a great time here.

And if you like winter sports (except for snow-shoeing, I don't), you're going to love it here. Good ski slopes are only a couple of hours away, though i'd suggest you try to get to the mountains during the week (during any season). Heading to the mountains on the weekends if you live in the Denver area (including Louisville) are as bad as the Bay Area, though the travel time will be less.

As far as my happiness index, it's gotta be near 100. I moved here over 20 years ago, but I remember that toward the end of my second year, I realized I was not going back. It's not because I didn't love the Bay Area; I did. It was more that the Denver area just suited me better at the time. Perhaps the Bay Area would now suit me better, but I'm pretty much accustomed to Denver so don't think I'll be moving back.

[MarioJ]

Hi Lisa! I have lived in Louisville since 1996. I have in three different areas of Louisville. Neighborhoods in that price range are Harper Lake Area, Trailridge Road, Manorwood and you can also look at some spots in Lafayette.

I love Louisville. I lived in Boulder for 19 years and would not go back. We have two little girls--one is in the Montessori school in Louisville and we are considering Fireside Elementary and maybe Douglass Elementary in East Boulder.

Talk soon.

Mario

[MarioJ]

I have lived in Louisville for 11 years. I have been to San Fran a number of times visiting. One thing I can tell you is the climate here is really great for outdoor activities. The dry climate is even nice in the winter so you can do outdoor activities all year round.

I know everytime I go to Bay Area I always get a cold since I am not used to the humidity and damp weather there.

[Katiana]

Broomfield and Westminister are a 15-25 min drive from Louisville. That said, why not just live in the Louisville/Superior area?