Description: Find information and advice about retirement real estate and the best towns and places to retire in Colorado
Retirement in Colorado is a dream for thousands, whether they already live in the mountains or whether they look forward to buying real estate and moving to a Colorado town like Boulder or Golden. Most are attracted by the mountains and the outdoor living. Whatever your reason, this website will provide you with the useful retirement real estate resources to help your dream become a reality.
Many of Colorado’s towns are famous for their retirement lifestyle. While real estate is extremely expensive in some places, like Aspen (Zillow reports average home price there of $2.6 million), there are plenty of other towns where the living is easy. The broad Denver/Aurora area reports median sales price of $225,000 in the 2nd quarter of 2008. Fort Collins tends to have similar prices, while the NAR reports that the median Boulder home sold for $375,000 in the same period.
One of Colorado’s top retirement cities is Boulder , which is growing fast and blessed with the dynamic University of Colorado. Denver is the largest city in Colorado and its laid back approach to urban living appeals to many retirees. Colorado Springs and Fort Collins are typically less expensive choices. Both of these towns, which have military installations nearby, attract many retirees from the military who have grown to love the area. Grand Junction , Golden, Durango, Littleton, Longmont, and Pueblo ar