[fintstone]

I moved there from NC myself . I really enjoyed it when I lived in the burbs 35 years ago. Lots to do, lots of work and not very crowded. Dry and sunny...winter and summer. Skiing nearby if that suits you. It is pretty populated now, lots of traffic and the metro area has grown 50 miles in every direction. Beautiful blue skies and cool summers (no AC in my house there...but some days, it would be nice). If you hate snow...it can be painful. I had a huge stretch of sidewalk and the city required it be shoveled within 24 hrs of the snow stopping...so I was often out at 2 am shoveling. I have a photo of shoveling out where it is well above my 6 foot fence (drift).

I rent out my first house near there in Aurora. It is probably worth about $285K in today's market. Built in '81 and almost 1200 sq ft. Nothing fancy. I get $1600 mth. It is always rented and has a waiting blist...but they ususally only stay for a year now (1st renter stayed 35 years). It was only $800 a month about 10 years ago. Water must be expensive now as their water bills run about $200 a month. Hard to keep grass growing there.