Relocating to Denver Area (Lakewood) (Englewood: apartment, rentals, how much)

[ShiverMeTimbers]

My job is being relocated to the Denver Area (Lakewood) and I am interested in any information about what it's like there....... where to live in or around Lakewood. I have 2 kids that will be in Middle School and High School, so I meed information on schools as well. Any information is helpful.

[Jerry Bckr]

Lakewood is an older established neighborhood, which means most of the homes are older with most of the older mix being ranch style homes. There are some pockets of newer homes but not many. Maybe that's what you're looking for, as you didn't specify much on if you were renting compared to buying, or what price range for each option.
I'm not sure where you job is (I'm going to guess it's on the west end of Lakewood), but you've got good access to that part of town via 6th Ave, C-470 from the south and I-70 from the north and northeast, so you have many possibilites.
A good school site is; www.schoolperformancemaps.com/co/. This will tell you where the schools are and how they're rated. I've said this before but it bears repeating; generally good schools are in good neighborhoods. I would start be letting that be your guide.
Figure out how much time you want to spend commuting. Some people on this forum are coming from an area where "normal" commute time is an hour. That would be abnormal here. Half of that would give you other options besides Lakewood.

[natty4city]

I am relocating to Englewood,CO for a job. I am single and i am looking for a place to live ideally not more than 20 minutes drive from the place where i work Englewood).Also i would prefer to be stay close to school since i have tuition reimbursement.
Right now looking forward to stay in an APARTMENT for rent.
Since I am right out of school, my first job, so i want a moderate expensive apartment or house plus really healthy environment and good facilities. I am from vegas therefore looking for something different.

I would mostly prefer to live where more young people live some thing like graduate students.

It would be great if someone could give a better view of the places around.

Natarajan

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by natty4city

I am relocating to Englewood,CO for a job. I am single and i am looking for a place to live ideally not more than 20 minutes drive from the place where i work Englewood).Also i would prefer to be stay close to school since i have tuition reimbursement.
Right now looking forward to stay in an APARTMENT for rent.
Since I am right out of school, my first job, so i want a moderate expensive apartment or house plus really healthy environment and good facilities. I am from vegas therefore looking for something different.

I would mostly prefer to live where more young people live some thing like graduate students.

It would be great if someone could give a better view of the places around.

Natarajan

Use padmapper.com to find rentals. Best of luck to you Natty.

[natty4city]

Thank you Mike! Appreciate it!