Denver CO Homes For Sale

Denver, Colorado is a city of several monikers. As the “Queen City of the Plains,” its role in the progress of the agricultural industry is honored. It is also often referred to as “the mile high city” because its elevation is 5,280 feet (one mile) above sea level. The 15th step of the state capitol is at exactly 5,280 feet, and purple seats, which offer special views of games held at Coors Stadium, are exactly one mile high. Visitors are often surprised to discover that Denver is one of the flattest major cities in the nation and is actually located on a wide Rocky Mountain Platte.

Denver is the capital and most populous city of the state with an estimated population of 610,000. It is also the most educated city in the nation and is considered the baby boomer capital of the country. Denver CO homes for sale as of July, 2010, fall with the median listing price of $282,954. Resale prices are higher than last year and represent the majority of housing sales. This is due largely to the fact that homeowners are paying quite a bit for their homes. Since May, the average sales price increased 9.6 % to $299,375. This marks a rise of 5.7% over the last year.

Since 1960 and particularly over the course of the last decade, the population of Denver has more than doubled. The median age of its residents is 31 and the median household income is $39,910. The area has much to offer its residents, including a fabulous climate, wonderful quality of life, many job opportunities (unemployment rate is 2.4 percent), and numerous tourist attractions and family-theme park environments. The Denver Zoo is a must visit as well as the Botanical Gardens, featuring water lilies and ducklings floating side by side in the Monet Pool. Elitch Gardens and the Island Kingdom Water Park offer spectacular rides, concerts, shows, verdant gardens and genuine fun.

Like so many cities in Colorado, Denver began its life as a mining town back in 1858 during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. Saloons and brothels soon gave way to a more prosperous and respectable way of life as millionaires, such as J.J. Brown and his Titanic-heroine wife, Molly, moved into the area and built elegant mansions that stand proudly to this day.

Today, Denver CO is a sophisticated cosmopolitan city that promises a healthy lifestyle and a dynamic populace that is as diverse as America itself. This city has a rich and colorful past that can only be surpassed by an even brighter future.