Denver Suburb Expertise Needed (Aurora, Parker: houses, schools, vouchers)

[MPLStoDENV]

Originally Posted by Mike from back east

I can revise your poll, send me the names to add or delete or post them here.

Thanks for being offering your help!

Please add:
Centennial
Greenwood Village
(Any others you think would be options)


Please remove:
Commerce City
Federal Heights
Idaho Springs
Lone Tree
(Any others that you feel should be ruled out)

It seems you have some first hand experience with the area and as such I would trust your opinions of glaring defects in my poll options.

Thanks again for taking the time to provide assistance.

[MPLStoDENV]

Originally Posted by Lost Roses

Centennial fits your requirements. Since it wasn't there I picked Highlands Ranch, which, like Centennial, has a lot of price points. Many are in your price range. Centennial is also close to the Denver Tech Center for jobs. Happy hunting!

Thanks for your input and for explaining your reasoning. This helps a lot!

[MPLStoDENV]

Originally Posted by davidv

I am not a fan of Douglas County Schools. They are good, but they underperform for their demographic. Plus they are on a downward slide that will get worse in the years to come.

I would stay away from Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, and Parker because of this.

Great information regarding the schools. Especially with the forward thinking viewpoint!

[MPLStoDENV]

Originally Posted by ShampooBanana

You need to have Centennial on your list. If you are looking for job opportunities and you don't want the City of Denver, then anywhere near Denver Tech Center is going to be ideal. That would make places like Littleton, Centennial, Greenwood Village (if you could afford), southeast Aurora, Lone Tree (you can't afford), and Highlands Ranch your best bets. There are even parts of Englewood that might suit your needs. If planning on having kids soon then I'd recommend anywhere within Littleton or Cherry Creek school districts.

Very helpful reply. I have requested Centennial be added to the list as it has come up from numerous responders. Thanks also for the school district recommendations!

[MPLStoDENV]

Originally Posted by SkyDog77

Agree with the others on Centennial. Also Greenwood Village, although price will be tough.

On a side note, I was in Minneapolis on Monday in the Linden Hills neighborhood. Cool spot (although the heat and humidity were unbearable!). The neighborhood reminded me of Wash Park in Denver except siding homes instead of brick.

Woohoo Minneapolis! Linden Hills area is nice. And yes, the typical July weather has finally arrived. I'm eager to see what July is like in Colorado. Seems like it will be, typically, more reasonable temperatures and definitely less humid.

[MPLStoDENV]

Originally Posted by stricklandia

These would be my top 2 recommendations:

Centennial (Tech Center companies close; Cherry Creek school district)
Broomfield (lots of companies moving in there too)

But we just moved here ourselves (to Centennial; work is in Tech Center—I can ride my bike to work!), so these are based on our research (online and on the ground) over the past several months.

Great advice. My fiancé loves that we currently live on a trail that lead directly to her work for her to bike to. We also have some friends who may make the move to CO as well and they would definitely end up near DTC.

[MPLStoDENV]

Originally Posted by davebarnes

and this

Not in my backyard!

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by MPLStoDENV

Thanks for being offering your help!

Please add:
Centennial
Greenwood Village
(Any others you think would be options)


Please remove:
Commerce City
Federal Heights
Idaho Springs
Lone Tree
(Any others that you feel should be ruled out)

It seems you have some first hand experience with the area and as such I would trust your opinions of glaring defects in my poll options.

Thanks again for taking the time to provide assistance.

Most changes made, added a few too.

NOTE TO ALL: Poll is no longer in perfect alphabetical order....

[MPLStoDENV]

Originally Posted by Mike from back east

Most changes made, added a few too.

Thank you, Mike.

[stricklandia]

Originally Posted by MPLStoDENV

Great advice. My fiancé loves that we currently live on a trail that lead directly to her work for her to bike to. We also have some friends who may make the move to CO as well and they would definitely end up near DTC.

Although we've barely spent a month here, I am very impressed by how bike-friendly Denver is (especially compared to San Diego, where we came from) in terms of number of bike paths that criss-cross all over the place. I know that's true of Minneapolis as well, so you'll feel at home in that regard.