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Old 10-17-2007, 03:11 PM
 
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Sometime soon I would like to move. I'm not fond of where I'm living at the moment, and I was considering Colorado. I was wondering which area (Boulder, Fort Collins, or Denver) would be best for me. I'd definetly like to have hiking, and biking trails nearby, good shopping, and I would plan on still living there when I have kids. It needs to be fairly safe, good environment for kids, and a good school system. I'm looking to move here with my boyfriend so we can start out fresh in a new place, and as I said above, I'm not fond of where I'm currently living. I was looking more towards the Boulder area, because my boyfriend loves working with computers, and I hear they have alot of jobs dealing with computers. We were also thinking considering the sizes of the cities, that we'd rather live outside of them. Any info would be much appreciated.
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Can anyone tell me how much snow these cities get during the winter? We'd love to have snow for Christmas.
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Old 10-17-2007, 03:42 PM
 
Location: Denver,Co
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Boulder is a great city for what it seems like you are looking for. It has the university campus there so there are a ton of activities and they just opened a nice shopping center where the old crossroads mall was located. It is a bit on the pricier side because the city enforces a strict growth limits on new construction. Its close enough to Denver to commute no problem and there are several computer related companies through the hwy 36 between denver and boulder
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Old 10-17-2007, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Sometime soon I would like to move. I'm not fond of where I'm living at the moment, and I was considering Colorado. I was wondering which area (Boulder, Fort Collins, or Denver) would be best for me. I'd definetly like to have hiking, and biking trails nearby, good shopping, and I would plan on still living there when I have kids. It needs to be fairly safe, good environment for kids, and a good school system. I'm looking to move here with my boyfriend so we can start out fresh in a new place, and as I said above, I'm not fond of where I'm currently living. I was looking more towards the Boulder area, because my boyfriend loves working with computers, and I hear they have alot of jobs dealing with computers. We were also thinking considering the sizes of the cities, that we'd rather live outside of them. Any info would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

P.S.
Can anyone tell me how much snow these cities get during the winter? We'd love to have snow for Christmas.
It can snow at Christmas. It can also be 65 degrees at Christmas. There are computer jobs in Boulder, also in Denver, especially at the Denver Tech Center. Ft. Collins is more of a college town than Boulder, IMO.
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Old 10-18-2007, 02:01 PM
 
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Are the people friendly around Boulder? because I read on another forum where somebody said they tend to just stick with the people they've known all their lives, and aren't fond of newcomers? I wanna feel welcomed if I move there, not feel like an outsider.
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Old 12-08-2010, 09:00 AM
 
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I moved here less than a year ago now, and I've found people in Boulder to not be that friendly. When I run on the paths, I'll pass maybe 100 people, and will smile or wave at all of them. If I'm lucky, 2 will actually acknowledge me. The people in my office are similar. No one seems to make an effort to welcome new people, and even if you try, you're often shut down. In my 9 mo. experience here. Coming from the east coast where I had a plethora of friends- inside and outside of work. People here just stare straight forward and do their own thing...
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Old 12-08-2010, 10:03 AM
 
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...People here just stare straight forward and do their own thing...
That was our gripe regarding the DC area, where we lived/worked 30+ years.
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Old 12-08-2010, 11:55 AM
 
Location: Wherabouts Unknown!
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forumposter23 wrote:
...People here just stare straight forward and do their own thing...
Sounds like just about EVERY place I've ever lived having a population of more than 50,000. The only exception I recall is Anchorage Alaska where people were genuinely friendly....at least that was the case in the early '70s.
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Old 12-08-2010, 06:40 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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^^Even in Champaign-Urbana, IL, pop of the two cities together ~100,000 in the early 70s when I lived there.
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Old 12-09-2010, 09:09 AM
 
Location: N. Colorado
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What state do you live in now? Have you ever been to Colorado?

I recommend a week long visit and while here put in applications for jobs.
Jobs are hard to come by in most states and that includes here.

The 3 areas you pick are not like each other and each have their own pluses and minuses. I like Boulder but have issues with their pet ownership, smoking laws and such. They are a pricey area.
Fort Collins to me is a little blip that I pass on my way to somewhere else lol. But it is a "city" college, stores and etc but it is up North and a good distance from Denver and the things I like to do.
Denver is a city, my cousin does not believe me ( from NY ) but it is an honest to goodness city complete with traffic and hobos. Lots of things to do but I would not buy a house there even in the nicer neighborhoods since I do not like people on top of me.

So the important thing is visit and fill out apps Nothing worse then moving far and going thorugh that expense only to not have a job or have one fall through at the last minute.
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