Biggest Town with the best Mountain Views (Denver, Colorado Springs: trip , income)

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Hello, I am considering moving to Colorado, I’ve always been in awe of the Rockies and over the past couple weeks I have been researching the state quite extensively over the internet. With all the research I’ve done its nothing compare to actually being there so I am planning a trip in February, although I don’t know where to start looking. I am a 27 year old male who will be moving out on my own. I am looking for a nice sized town/city with great mountain views, easy access to them and a good job market.

How are the suburbs around Denver? I really wouldn’t want to live in Denver because I am from NYC and have had enough of living in cities…I need natural beauty. I wouldn’t mind working in Denver but would rather live further west or anywhere for that matter that fulfills my criteria, the closer to the mountains the better. I would rent at first and once I’m ready to buy I would be looking to spend around 200K.[/font]

Thank you so much.

[JASMINE13]

Check out Colorado Springs. We have awesome views of Pikes Peak & you can be up in the mountains in roughly 45 mins (depending upon what area of town you are coming from).

Check out these threads for pictures of the area.

Pikes Peak Photographs

http://www.city-data.com/forum/color...o-springs.html

ANY PHOTOS of Colorado Springs ???

I hope this helps.

Kelly

[sunsprit]

A lot depends upon what type of employment/income you want, and what qualifications you have ... and what standard of living you find acceptable.

There's all kinds of places along the front range of Colorado, or you could consider some of the mountain communities/ski resort towns, tourist oriented towns (Estes Park, for example).

It would helpful if you'd give a it more information about what you're seeking ... especially income/price points for housing.

[lolavanatta]

We're looking for the same kind of thing - I want to live in either a nice small mountain town within 30-45 min of a denver/boulder/colorado springs/fort collins or right outside the city with a bit of land/woods/mts. I don't want to get bored from being too far out...I'm not into suburbia.

Read my post "Which City to Choose???"

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by lolavanatta

We're looking for the same kind of thing - I want to live in either a nice small mountain town within 30-45 min of a denver/boulder/colorado springs/fort collins or right outside the city with a bit of land/woods/mts. I don't want to get bored from being too far out...I'm not into suburbia.

Read my post "Which City to Choose???"

The above will be very difficult to accomplish. You might try Evergreen, but it is suburban. Nederland would fit the bill of being about 30 min from Boulder, but it is small and basically a bedroom community of Boulder. There is virtually no acreage right outside the city (I assume you mean Denver) with a bit of land/woods/mtns. For one thing, the mtns themselves are about 30 min. away, at best. The suburbs go right up to the mtns, and in the case of Evergreen, into the mtns. You might find something like that outside of COS, though I think most of the land is east, as it is for Denver, Boulder, and Ft. Collins. In Boulder/Denver, there is lots of suburbia before you get to the open land to the east. As sunsprit indicated, most of the mtn towns are touristy (Estes Pk, Manitou Springs, etc). The places in the mtns are mostly ski towns.

[tfox]

The views are best in Colorado Springs and its surrounding communities, especially Manitou Springs. (Denver's views are not all that impressive, if you ask me). Colorado Springs is also quite inexpensive for housing (at least, if you plan to own), so that fits into your 200k housing range. Main problem in COS is finding a good-paying job, so you may find that career-wise, you're better off in Denver.