Louisville, CO, on the Best Places to Live Lists (Denver: best towns, 2013)

[Katarina Witt]

^^^Fortunately, Louisville is fairly built out. There aren't many empty lots. Maybe the Conoco-Phillips area, but I read that's going to be a training center, not a place that will have a huge number of permanent employees.

[qfrost]

I'm not sure that makes me feel any better. If it's built out, and people still want to come, prices will shoot up, no?

[missikie]

My husband and I are looking to escape Northern California (wine country). My family is in Oregon, and my husband's family is in Denver. We were originally looking at Oregon, but he may actually have an opportunity to transfer with his current job to Boulder.

I have a 9 year-old son, so education and quality of life are very important. I was raised on a small farm before the area became completely urbanized by people from Southern California and the Silicon Valley. The farm I grew up on is now a shopping center :-(

We currently live in a small suburb with excellent neighbors and kids that play together in the neighborhood on a daily basis. I am looking for a similar atmosphere to raise my son.

I was originally drawn to Oregon for it's community spirit and historic towns. It seems from your post that Louisville offers that along with better weather.

[Micktooth]

Originally Posted by missikie

My husband and I are looking to escape Northern California (wine country). My family is in Oregon, and my husband's family is in Denver. We were originally looking at Oregon, but he may actually have an opportunity to transfer with his current job to Boulder.

I have a 9 year-old son, so education and quality of life are very important. I was raised on a small farm before the area became completely urbanized by people from Southern California and the Silicon Valley. The farm I grew up on is now a shopping center :-(

We currently live in a small suburb with excellent neighbors and kids that play together in the neighborhood on a daily basis. I am looking for a similar atmosphere to raise my son.

I was originally drawn to Oregon for it's community spirit and historic towns. It seems from your post that Louisville offers that along with better weather.

We moved to Louisville 3 yrs ago from New Orleans. I wish we had moved sooner. It's great!! We have 2 kids 16 and 13 , we are happy with the Boulder Valley Schools. We often talk about how we feel like we are living in a "Norman Rockwell Painting". If you have specific questions, feel free to PM me. You will love it here, come out and visit.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by Micktooth

We moved to Louisville 3 yrs ago from New Orleans. I wish we had moved sooner. It's great!! We have 2 kids 16 and 13 , we are happy with the Boulder Valley Schools. We often talk about how we feel like we are living in a "Norman Rockwell Painting". If you have specific questions, feel free to PM me. You will love it here, come out and visit.

The Norman Rockwell analogy is how I describe the outdoor ice rink in the winter. My family from Denver, COS, Boulder agrees.

It also applies to the many festivals and activities. Just tonight, I took in the Friday night street fair and concert. Were you there, Micktooth?

[Spincycle]

Originally Posted by katysheltie

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

My advice is to cut back on 650-700 limit and bank some of it incase of a rainy day (e.g. unstable job market in future). Louisville/Superior has great schools, Superior with newer homes. Layfayette may be ok too.

[missikie]

I have also been looking at Longmont, Arveda and Golden. Any input on these locations?

[Spincycle]

I don't mean to change the subject. We hear a lot about Louisville. What makes it desirable - is it proximity to Boulder with less issues, baggage, and costs plus the better schools tossed in? Can any of the Denver area communities such as Littleton or Lakewood rate nearly as good as Louisville?
I would think those towns also have great access to recreation (e.g. Denver or Redrocks) with less issues, baggage, and costs relative to say Boulder but with the advantage being a better job market in metro Denver as opposed to metro Boulder.

[Katarina Witt]

Louisville is very family oriented. There are lots of activites for kids through the rec center, the churches, scouts, etc. Louisville also has a neat little downtown, that gives it kind of a "Norman Rockwell" ish atmosphere. I do not personally think the schools in Louisville are particularly "better" or worse than those in Boulder. It's what fits for each kid.

Many people in Louisville work in the metro Denver area.

I can't speak to the other areas you ask about b/c I live in, well, Louisville.

[Spincycle]

My favorite part of Louisville = west side of town w/mountain views, centered near the Rec. Center as to be close to Harper Lake and the restuarants (e.g. the Outback Steakhouse, or just downtown Main Street).