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The Denver Metropolitan Area - Colorado

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Everyone is talking about the Denver metropolitan area - whether it's the nearby skiing, the vibrant cultural and recreation opportunities, the championship sports teams, or the spectacular new airport. The Denver metro area is poised to become the virtual hub for leading global firms in computer hardware and software, telecommunications, and biotechnology.

Location and Climate

The Denver metropolitan area is located where the east meets the west...where the Rocky Mountains begin and the eastern plans end. Only 346 miles west of the geographic center of the United States, Denver is centrally located and lies in the foothills of the Rocky Mountain region. The Denver Metro area offers an excellent location to serve the entire nation especially the fast growing western and southwestern regions of the United States. Denver's climate, boasting 250 sun days a year, offers new residents the four seasons with a mild and dry climate throughout the year.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in the Denver metro area is lower than most major cities. The Denver metro area has a strong housing market, with good levels of appreciation and an active market. A good mix of both executive housing and entry-level housing exists.

Transportation

All modes of transportation except water converge in the Denver metro area, providing access to the rest of the United States and the world. Excellent highway systems, the new light rail system, and bus service gives residents excellent means for commuting. Metropolitan Denver has more than doubled in population since 1960. This represents an annual growth rate of about 2.4 percent since 1990. Denver has evolved into a city with a very high concentration of “baby boomers,” and has a median age that is very close to the U.S. median age of 34.4.

Denver Home Styles

Denver is a clean, young and green city with over 200 parks and dozens of tree-lined boulevards. The architecture reflects the city’s three boom periods: Victorian, when silver was discovered in Leadville; turn-of-the century, when gold was discovered in Cripple Creek; and contemporary, when the energy boom added 16 skyscrapers to the downtown skyline in a three-year period, 1980-1983.

Downtown

Unlike some Western cities, Denver has a central downtown area. Here, within easy walking distance, are 5,200 hotel rooms, the city’s convention complex, performing arts complex, and a wide variety of shops, department stores, restaurants, and nightspots. Also within easy walking distance are some of the city’s top attractions including the U.S. Mint, Denver Art Museum and Colorado History Museum. A mile-long pedestrian mall cuts through the heart of downtown Denver and is surrounded by a series of parks and plazas that soften the towering skyscrapers and provide viewpoints from which to see and appreciate the modern architecture.

LoDo

Lower Downtown (also known as 'LoDo') is on the northern edge of downtown Denver and offers one of the nations greatest concentrations of Victorian buildings and warehouses, many of which have been refurbished to house restaurants, art galleries, offices and shops. This is the center of the city’s brew pubs, with six large brew pubs and micro breweries, each brewing six to eight exclusive beers, all within easy walking distance of each other. Downtown is also the home of Auraria Campus where three colleges have over 30,000 students.

Entertainment

In May of 1995, Six Flags Elitch Gardens moved to downtown Denver with a year-round amusement park similar to Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens offering 48 thrill rides, formal gardens, restaurants and shops. Also in May 1995, downtown Denver unveiled a new 50,000-seat stadium Coors Field, for the Colorado Rockies, Denver's Major League Baseball Team. Following soon after was the addition of the Pepsi Center - home of the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets, and Invesco Field - home of the Denver Broncos.

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