Can someone compare living in Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Denver?
I absolutely love Durango, CO. It's small without being tiny, has a young population, and is in the mountains. I want to work in sports however, and there are no sports jobs there. Denver is a sports mecca, but not mountainish enough. How close is it to the mountains? What about Boulder or Colorado Springs compared to Durango, CO?
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I live in a suburb of Denver. Denver is close to the mountains. 20-30 minutes to the foothills. Colo springs is nice, I lived there as a kid. Things seem to be cheaper there than in denver (houses, gas, etc). Boulder is WAY expensive as far as houses, apartments, etc.
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Boulder, Denver, and CO Springs are all close to the mountains but if you want to work with sports, I suggest you look into Denver or the CU buffs since they have big sports programs that you can start out with.
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Colorado Springs is a mid sized town with some very nice areas and near the mountains. Its a very conservative town with an older and high military population. Won't be as much opportunity for a sports job with only a few colleges in the city. Great place to raise a family(I was raised there) but for young professionals I think Denver is much better in my opinion. Boulder is very close to the mountains and a very lively and young crowd. It is also somewhat expensive to live there due to the lack of space. There are nice areas in West Denver that are close to the mountains and still a short drive to Downtown, Boulder, etc. Golden, Lakewood, Littleton, Evergreen are all on the west side near the mountains. Here is a little more info on each town, good luck!
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Boulder is indeed expensive, but you might have luck getting work there due to the University presence. Colorado Springs might have some hidden opportunities as well, due to the military bases. One of our friends has a great job at Fort Carson teaching climbing and kayaking on base. The bases are like cities in themselves, so maybe check out those websites. Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever Air Force Base, and the US Air Force Academy. Maybe they're looking for people in your field? A government job can be good money. Both cities are incredibly beautiful, but I prefer the mountains and foothills in Colorado Springs over the Flatirons in Boulder. :)
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Boulder - college town Colorado Springs - larger than Boulder, Air Force Academy, a lot of christian activity - Denver - big city
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