Looking for a mid- to upper-class Denver suburb

[BabyBoomers2]

Still think that Parker, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree are nice bets to live. By the way, the way Parker is growing, there will be very little/to none horse property there anymore. From visiting Highlands Ranch, a lot of Doctors and Lawyers live there. It is definitely upper-class there. Lone Tree is middle to upper class.
Good Luck

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by LoveBoating

Still think that Parker, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree are nice bets to live. By the way, the way Parker is growing, there will be very little/to none horse property there anymore. From visiting Highlands Ranch, a lot of Doctors and Lawyers live there. It is definitely upper-class there. Lone Tree is middle to upper class.
Good Luck

I really wouldn't classify ALL of HR as upperclass. there are plenty of middle class neighborhoods with govt. workers, teachers, and single income families that have to watch their spending to get by.

[formercalifornian]

You might want to take a look at Centennial, which has relatively easy access to Denver and very good schools, particularly the neighborhoods that feed to Cherry Creek High School. Housing prices for single-family properties start in the high $200s.

[tachyon]

Thanks for the helpful replies, all. We probably will focus on HR and Centennial, but some of the other cities you've discussed also sound great. Thanks again!

[livecontent]

Originally Posted by steveindenver

I'd suggest avoiding the suburbs entirely given the falling prices that will only accelerate as gas climbs further north.

You know, steve, I agree with this somewhat because I know that City of Denver is a great place to live and certainly provides more public transportation options. However, there are many suburban areas that provide good public transport.

Ther older suburbs that are close-in have just the same density of bus service as some areas of Denver. For example: most of Englewood, some of Littleton, most of Wheat Ridge, parts of Arvada, parts of Lakewood, parts of Westminsters, western parts of Aurora etc.

In addition, some of the outlining suburbs that are built around the new light rails have good expanding public service with the feeder buses that go to the stations. An example would be parts of Centennial and Lone Tree.

I also like to point out that certain bus routes are almost 24 hours, run express buses and are considered major routes. These routes run out into the suburbs like the 16 and 16L on west colfax, 15 and 15L on east colfax, the 0 and OL on Broadway etc. Also there are buses like the 76 on Wadsworth which is a main bus line running exclusively through the suburbs.

Living in Denver is ideal and I know you promote that type of living and I agree; more people should consider living in the Great City of Denver. However, if you are working in some areas of the suburbs, a suburban area to live would make more sense, as long as you made good choices to be on a major transit route. One of my concerns about the regional transportation system is that it is does not provide enough suburbs to suburbs public transit and concentrates too much on the central hub of downtown.

Livecontent

[steveindenver]

Livecontent, when I make reference to the city I consider those places to be a part of the city. Arvada in particular is one of my favorite cities within the city.

Highlands Ranch, Lonetree, Castle Pines, these are not in or near the city, or any other city. I know a guy who commutes from Castle Pines downtown and has the nerve to whine daily about the price of gas and how much it costs to fill up his Escalade......sucker.