Posted on 09/25/2014 2:36:54 PM PDT by madmominct
I know it may be insane, but I'm thinking of moving to Colorado, Boulder specifically. Do any of you live there and do you think it's possible for a 62-year-old single female Conservative to live happily there? My reasons are that I hear it's beautiful, closer to my family in Los Angeles (but I don't want to live in Calif), has seasons and is a place I haven't lived before. I want to start over in a new place. Unfortunately it's a nest of libs, but where isn't? Just wondering - SOMEONE out there in Freeperland must live there! Thanks in advance for your thoughts and info.
There are four seasons in Colorado. The weather is bone dry. Boulder is one of the larger cities on the Front Range.
Smaller mountain towns in Colorado are safer and more conservative.
Thanks for the tips - definitely have to look into these other towns - I don’t have a lot of money, so it’s sounding like Boulder might be prohibitive just for that reason.
It’s also a nest of communists, not liberals.
That’s the best description of all. They’re hateful bastards from my experiences in Boulder.
I have lived in Boulder. Do not move there. There are many fine close communities that are much better. Move a bit east and you get into conservative Weld county: Erie, Firestone, Frederick, etc.
Check Colorado Springs. It has lots of military and lots of churches and it’s very pretty and cheaper than Boulder.
and they use tax dollars to purchase public land to protect prairie dogs.
As long as you don’t live near the university, Boulder is actually more like any other suburb. It has pretty much merged with Denver now. And Longmont, which is the next small town up the road, is more conservative. It has grown a lot, but it used to be populated by people that didn’t want to live in Boulder.
We left CT 16 years ago, knowing it would be a bad place to raise children. We went to (believe it or not), Illinois. Mainly for the Church, but we picked the Rockford area because it was affordable and just outside the city VERY pro-gun, pro-life and conservative. The failure of Rockford schools helped grow what became a VERY solid home school movement.
That said, Rockford is DEAD job-wise, so I had to work in Wisconsin. More recently, we JUST moved to Columbus, Georgia, for a MUCH better job. GREAT people, the Church we like is over 100 miles away, and our car’s AC is out.
I would look at cities besides Boulder, which went downhill since Mork disappeared. If you insist on seasons even after LAST winter, check out Idaho or even Wyoming. You can also counter some of the southern areas heat by finding a place with some elevation.
For a nice, fairly inexpensive, mostly conservative town, you should definately check out Montrose, CO.
Lots of libs in Boulder.
Thanks - I will check out Colorado Springs. I guess it’s going to depend on where I can get a job with an MA in counseling to accumulate hours. I may not have much of a choice.
Besides Colorado Springs, look at Loveland, Longmont and Fort Collins. Fort Collins is a real nice town.
Oh, if you don’t have money, you definitely don’t want to be in Boulder.
As a single mom, I had a basement apt that rented for $950 a month. A dump. Over 12 years ago. Rentals in the Front Range are on fire right now, can’t imagine getting a decent 2 bd for much less than $1500 or so.
Moved to Longmont, got into a brand new condo for less.
Then moved to Weld county and got a huge home with land for less.
Within 20 minutes of Longmont, within 30 minutes of Boulder.
Thumbs up for that area too.
Salida is two and a half hours southwest of Colorado Springs and is renowned for stunning mountain views and small town charm.
One of the few livable places where folks never have to lock their doors or worry about their stuff being stolen. But small town life isn’t for every one.
Some people just like to live in the city. Different strokes for different folks.
Thanks - good to know and I think you’re right- even if I can get a job as a counselor, I won’t be making enough money to live in Boulder, so that’s out. Will check into those other towns.
As a single woman who doesn’t want to be single forever, small town life might not be the best...but it does sound like a beautiful place.
In general, its less expensive in the small towns and gets expensive in the cities.
The ski resort towns are for trendy yuppies. If you have disposable cash you can live there.
Keep in mind any place in the mountains is going to be a two hour commute to Colorado Springs and a four hour commute to Denver. But on the other hand, the mountain roads pass through some of the most scenic sights you will ever see.
Try Colorado Springs first.
Beautiful as well, much more conservative with regards to politics so the people will not drive you crazy.
A whole lot less expensive as well.
If for no other reason than to not feed the insanity that is liberal Boulder politics with your tax dollars, I would recommend you not live there. But their policies have made it impossible to live there. Cost of living is outrageous.
It is so funny, the road that connects Longmont to Boulder - The Diagonal - is one of the most painful commutes in the morning going into Boulder, and in the afternoons coming into Longmont. People have to live outside of Boulder.
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