COL SPGS vs Texas (Denver, Colorado Springs: house, lease, costs)

[txspamom]

So this thread is helping me too! We currently live in Grapevine, TX ... about 10 minutes from Flowermound. My brother has lived in FM with his family for about 13 years. I'm born and raised Texan...soon to move to Colorado and SCARED to death!

Trying to decide on a city and I like what I am hearing and reading about COS. We have 2 kids, ages 7 and 9....and 2 dogs...hoping that there is more for them to do in CO than we can do in TX. Especially during the summer, where yes....all you do is go from AC to AC and in and out of the swimming pool!

[C2H (ComingtoHouston)]

^^^ You probably wouldn't be disappointed because Colorado has some of the best summer weather IMO.

[El Mac]

Originally Posted by txspamom

So this thread is helping me too! We currently live in Grapevine, TX ... about 10 minutes from Flowermound. My brother has lived in FM with his family for about 13 years. I'm born and raised Texan...soon to move to Colorado and SCARED to death!

Trying to decide on a city and I like what I am hearing and reading about COS. We have 2 kids, ages 7 and 9....and 2 dogs...hoping that there is more for them to do in CO than we can do in TX. Especially during the summer, where yes....all you do is go from AC to AC and in and out of the swimming pool!

I skied Grapevine lake many a time.

Don't worry...you will love it here.

[rosie]

Txspamom,

you will love it here! We also moved from TX to Col Springs. We have 3 young kids and 2 dogs. If you like the outdoors - then you will truly enjoy the climate here! The summers can still get hot..but it is a dry heat...also, it cools down in the nights. The mornings and evenings are very pleasant - the kids love to bike, play with the dogs, go to parks...and enjoy swimming at our local club (we are glad they still get to enjoy outdoor swimming during the summer school break!). There is lots to do in Colorado Springs....zoo (handfeed the giraffes , Garden of Gods, Seven Falls, US Olympic Sport Center, parks, etc etc - Denver is only one hour North and you have some great museums there (Science Museum, Aquarium, etc) and also Six Flags etc etc. Here in Col Springs we are within 30 mins in the mountains There is fishing, hiking, etc.

This is a very family friendly area and we are so glad to call it our new home!
We have met other families from Texas...and no one regrets their move

Good Luck!

[summit21]

I moved here from Texas and do not regret it for a minute. Only thing I miss about Big Ol' Texas is the Tex-Mex, and BBQ (though there are a couple here that are pretty good, Slayton's).

[C2H (ComingtoHouston)]

Also try Howard's Pit off Fillmore and I-25 (Colo Spg) and Sam taylor's in Denver. Sam Taylor BBQ is better than anything i've had in Texas.

[Ripleyrose]

The biggest single difference, I think, between Texas and Colorado is OPEN SPACE! Colorado has a lot of open space set aside for the use and enjoyment of everyone. Texas doesn't. For me, that is a deal breaker.

One size does not fit all. I don't feel the need to trash Texas because Colorado is a better fit for me. I love to visit the Hill Country region of Texas. It's beautiful and has many things to offer. For me, I will keep it in my 'nice place to visit' category.

Colorado Springs was voted the most pet friendly city. We have many dog parks. We have great bike and hiking trails. I've gone white water rafting many times.

And the diversity of the state is amazing. Many of my vacations are spent without leaving Colorado. Look for the lesser known and often overlooked places...Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Glenwood Hot Springs, just to name a few.

Come and enjoy! You'll fit right in!

[ikeastinson]

Originally Posted by Postal

We moved from San Antonio to Colorado Springs. SA is a nice place to visit, but I never want to live there again. The heat and humidity were awful. San Antonio is basically a little bumpkin town that became overpopulated overnight. It's a small town that takes 2 hours to cross. The people are some of the stupidest I've ever had the displeasure to live around, only beat by the inbreds in Biloxi, MS. The infrastructure is old and needs to be upgraded, but they are taking their sweet time to do it. I can go on and on.

I totally agree with you. Im stuck in the crap hole san antonio. I moved here from sacramento california, which i thought was bad but this place is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY worse. I wrote a post about how rude people were in san antonio and so many people wrote me saying that they have met nothing but nice friendly people blah blah blah. I havent met many at all. Maybe one a week. Its so dirty, i heard cosmo magazine said its the top 3 sexiest places to live in the world?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! What the hell? Its dirty, the water ways are full of garbage and are green, there are bums everywhere, half sunken in houses with graffiti everywhere. Oh and did i mention the break ins i hear about EVERY single morning on the news or some stupid person pulling out a gun and shooting someone because they didnt like the rap they did about them, yeah i said that right it just happend a few weeks ago. Or all the freaking moms and crazy dads killing there babys, one even put her step son in boiling hot water till he died. Yeah its a beautiful awesome place to live full of friendly nice people..... im sure............. I hate this place with every inch of my body. I hate my 2 babys have to be here for 2 more months, cause i never know if im gonna make it home from the store alive, EVERY day i see an accident and im not over exaderating, every single day. I cant wait to move to colorado springs in june!!! I know big citys have crime yeah im aware of that, but i lived in alot of big citys and never felt this unsafe, every house has a brinks or adt sign out side. Its so gross here, dont move here if your life depends on it, im serious. Sure the little glimps u see at the airport and riverwalk might look nice but its not like that at ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. And the weather, oh let me tell you. I grew up in santa cruz california by the ocean and im used to weird weather, but this is crazy. On day it rained MUD yeah rained mud and no one was even bothered by it. It hails bad, and it get soooooooooooooooooooo humid, its hard to walk. Its freezing cold when its only like 65 cause the wind and atmosphere is so different, and when its hot even though it says its like 89 its HOTTTTTTTTTTT and i mean so hot the ac cant cool you off for awhile. Its crazy. I dont know why anyone would want to live here or think its nice, even if i was raised here i would never admit i liked this place.

[YvZ]

We have lived in Colorado Springs for almost 9 years and are looking at moving to a better climate. Here is a few points that I would like to mention. I haven't been able to read all the previous posts so excuse me if I am repeating things.
* Yes we have wonderful Summers here but it lasts 4 months max. The rest of the time you are pretty much confined to your house and the inside of buildings unless you enjoy being cold.
* We have two boys and it is killing us to raise them indoors for most of the year.
* We don't enjoy any Winter sports so we find that there is not much to do in CS. Yes the outdoors is great in the Summer but what about the long Winter period if you do not ski (which is only a weekend activity that costs quite a bit to do)?
* CS is VERY conservative

So it all depends on what your idea is of good quality of life. For us it is having the kids play outside for most of the year.

Good luck with your decision!

[Mike78613]

Originally Posted by YvZ

We have lived in Colorado Springs for almost 9 years and are looking at moving to a better climate. Here is a few points that I would like to mention. I haven't been able to read all the previous posts so excuse me if I am repeating things.
* Yes we have wonderful Summers here but it lasts 4 months max. The rest of the time you are pretty much confined to your house and the inside of buildings unless you enjoy being cold.
* We have two boys and it is killing us to raise them indoors for most of the year.
* We don't enjoy any Winter sports so we find that there is not much to do in CS. Yes the outdoors is great in the Summer but what about the long Winter period if you do not ski (which is only a weekend activity that costs quite a bit to do)?
* CS is VERY conservative

So it all depends on what your idea is of good quality of life. For us it is having the kids play outside for most of the year.

Good luck with your decision!

Very true!

I have to admit that I am more active then I was when I lived in CoS (now in TX). We really don't have winters. I compare them to CoS as Summer and Spring, maybe fall here in considered winter. What stinks about living in TX is that we don't have 4-seasons, no snow and I never seen it get less then 25 degrees. Most of our winter is maybe 30 degrees and ice over for about 2-5 days a year (last year NADA) and that's it. We basically swim all year long here and all sorts of outdoor activities. Now the summer hear is little bit hot, but that is due to the humidity. Humidity is not really bad, it just takes some time getting used to (I came from CoS). Now that I look at it, humidity feels great to my skin and I really have no need for body lotion as I needed when living in CO.