Boulder Colorado Real Estate

Located at the doorstep of the Rocky Mountains, Boulder is the jewel of the Colorado Front Range.  With its outstanding climate and healthy economy Boulder provides an excellent quality of life for the nearly 100,000 that call it home.  The University of Colorado founded in 1876 gives Boulder its vibrant “college town” feel.  The new economy has a firm hold in Boulder and the surrounding area.  Firms such as IBM, Sun Microsystems, Ball Aerospace, StorageTek, and Level 3 Technologies have recognized the benefits of living and working in this area.  Statistically, the citizens of Boulder are the most highly educated per capita in the country. 

In the 1970’s Boulder devised a plan which eventually allowed for the purchase of key land in and around Boulder.  These acquisitions over time have created a greenbelt that now surrounds the city.  The open space plan has served to provide recreational opportunities, preserved the view and
separated Boulder from its neighbors.  The beautiful backdrop of the flatirons has been preserved for many generations to come. 

People coming in from other parts of the country perceive Colorado as being cold and rugged. 
Although Colorado including Boulder is ruggedly beautiful, our climate along the Front Range is wonderful.  It can get cold during the winter but it is common to be sunny and warm just a few days later.  It is not uncommon to have 60 degree weather following a snow storm.  During the summer the heat is made more comfortable by the low humidity and the cool nights.  We have all four seasons and sun over 300 days per year. 

Overall, Boulder is a great place to live, work and play.  The population enjoys the outdoors and
everyday of the week you will find runners and bikers enjoying the miles of bikeways and walkways within the city.

Just the Facts:

Population:  95,000 plus ~30,000 students

Area:   25 square miles

Major Employers: IBM, University of Colorado, Ball Aerospace, National Institute of Technology, Covidien, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Amgen, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, MicroMotion, Google, Crocs

Links:

City of Boulder http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/

Boulder County http://www.co.boulder.co.us/

Boulder Chamber of Commerce http://www.boulderchamber.com/

Boulder Valley School District http://www.bvsd.k12.co.us

Boulder Information Network http://bcn.boulder.co.us

Boulder Dining http://www.insideboulder.com/insideboulder/downtown/dining.html

University of Colorado http://www.colorado.edu

Boulder Daily Camera http://BoulderNews.com

Wikipedia - Boulder Colorado http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder_Colorado

 

 

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