Submit your application. Attend a Public Meeting Stay involved with your community. Join a city meeting. Submit a Non-Emergency Police Report File a non-emergency police report and find contact information for police services. Register for Programs Explore arts, parks and recreation activities for all ages. My Neighborhood Find nearby parks and events, utility providers and more. The Rockies to the west offer unlimited recreational opportunities, including skiing, hiking, fishing, and watersports.
Museums, performing arts, libraries, bookstores, and professional sports are abundant and more accessible than in comparable places. The historical heritage of the city and region is interesting and well preserved. New gambling venues have revived such mining ghost towns to the west as Central City and Blackhawk; whether this is a tasteful use of historic sites brings different opinions.
Suburbs offer a lot of attractive living choices and environments in all price ranges. Many have good town centers of their own and plenty of local employment, especially those near the Denver Tech Center to the south. South of town the large suburbs of Littleton and Centennial offer good schools and housing, and still further south Castle Rock offers family living in more of a country setting, though growth in this direction has been maybe a little too rapid.
Aurora, to the east is very large but rather featureless, as is Lakewood to the west. The other more attractive suburbs lie to the northwest towards Boulder — Arvada, Westminster, Lafayette, and Louisville. The latter two are in Boulder County and actually covered under Boulder. These suburbs are self-contained towns with a strong country feel and plenty of local employment. The impact is starting to show in cost of living, now at a borderline high The good news: costs have stayed relatively constant, given this pressure, compared especially to other large cities and other Western locations.
Despite persistent efforts to keep the downtown attractive, urban sprawl has generated traffic, long commute times, and smog, particularly in the summer months and particularly along the I north-south corridor.
The economic picture is still favorable but not without risk, and the area is stimulating and relatively affordable for a big city. The downsides of commutes, air quality and some cost factors brought a drop in ranking, but we like Denver more than the figure indicates. The city lies at the western edge of the undulating high prairie that extends east towards Kansas.
The front wall of the Rockies rises abruptly west of town with numerous stream valleys and canyons converging in the South Platte River. The invigorating continental climate, typical of the Rocky Mountain region, brings frequent changes, but only short durations of extremely warm or cold weather. Situated a long distance from any moisture source and separated from the Pacific Ocean by several high mountain barriers, Denver enjoys low relative humidity, light precipitation, and abundant sunshine.
Summer days are warm with occasional thundershowers and cool evenings. Severe weather is usually confined to areas farther east. The mountains shelter the area from the strongest winter storms and cold air blasts, but fall and spring usually bring at least one snowstorm.
Spring is the cloudiest and wettest season. First freeze is early October, last is late May. Recent job growth is Positive. Lakewood jobs have increased by 2. More Economy. More Voting Stats. Since , it has had a population growth of 6. Situated right off Highway 6 and with major intersections running through it, you can get just about anywhere in Lakewood in 15 to 20 minutes.
Want to drive into Denver for work or play? Lakewood residents can also jump on the W Line, or even a local bike and skip the drive altogether. Of course, weekend life in Lakewood is best of all: you can enjoy local nightlife, restaurants, and shopping, and nature all in one day!
No matter what sort of lifestyle you hope to lead when you move to Lakewood, this area has it all. Here are just some of the highlights:. All you have to do is hop the W Line and you can quickly explore all Denver has to offer, like 16th Street Mall, Union Station, Coors Field, and endless restaurants, breweries, shops, and nightlife. Lakewood combines the best of all worlds: affordable housing, great schools, and peaceful and friendly neighborhoods with virtually instant access to plenty of trails and open space.
Plus you get equal access to fun Colorado experiences and the great outdoors!
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