Boulder Colorado: A Great Place to Live, Work and Play
Boulder is a small community of approximately 103,000 residents located 25 miles north or Denver. Nestled in the foothills up against the Flatiron range of the Rocky Mountains, Boulder Colorado offers a unique lifestyle combing the best of outdoor activities with a healthy living environment and professional workplaces. The elevation of Boulder is 5,430 feet and the weather typically includes over 300 sunny days every year.
Boulder Colorado was rated the number one Sports Town in America by Outside Magazine largely due to its wide variety of sports and recreational activities that are available year-round. From hiking and backpacking to running and bicycling, Boulder has it all with spectacular views, vast open space and crisp clean air. There are more than 30 art galleries in town in addition to 4 museums and 32 movie and stage theaters. Many different festivals are held in Boulder throughout the year including the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and the Colorado Music Festival.
With more bookstores per capita than any other city in the country, Boulder Colorado is also the most highly educated city in the U.S. with more residents per capita holding college degrees than any other city nationwide. Home to the University of Colorado, and numerous Federal research laboratories, Boulder is a professional worker’s dream location. Top industries include aerospace, bioscience, data storage, renewable energy, and software in addition to natural and organic products.
Boulder Colorado also ranks number 1 among 14 comparable cities in people who either walk to work or work at home. Bicycling is extremely popular with almost as many bicycles in town as there are residents.
Here is a partial list of some of the accolades won by Boulder in 2008 including recreation, culture, health and overall quality of life:
- America’s Smartest City – Forbes magazine, February 2008
#6 in “Top 10 Best Eco-Friendly Restaurants” – The Kitchen - Bon Appetit, Feb 2008 - The West’s Greenest Restaurant – The Kitchen – Sunset magazine, March 2008
- Top 10 World’s “Greener Cities” – Urban Land Green magazine, Spring 2008
- #5 in “Top 25 Best Green Places to Live” – Country Home magazine, April 2008
- Top Pick for Food & Wine Vacations – Organic/Veggie – Orbitz, April 2008
- Top 25 Destinations in the US – TripAdvisor, April 2008
- Top 100 Destinations in the World – TripAdvisor, April 2008
- #3 in “Top 10 Cities for Masters Runners” – Masters Athlete magazine, May 2008
- The 10 Brainiest Places to Retire – US News and World Report, May 2008
- #8 in “Top 25 Small Cities & Towns for Art” – AmericanStyle magazine, June 2008
- America’s Top 5 Cities for Cycling – Bicycling magazine, June 2008
Boulder Colorado has one of the strictest green building codes in the country. Boulder’s Green Points Building Program is designed to help homeowners select products and designs while promoting cost-effective, energy-efficient and sustainable remodeling and construction processes and practices.
No matter how you look at it, Boulder Colorado is a wonderful place to live, work and play. In future post, I’ll examine each of these in more detail along with the prevailing green environmental lifestyle in Boulder.
For more information, visit the Boulder Economic Council or the Boulder Chamber of Commerce websites.
You can also visit my website at E3GreenHOMES.com to learn more about green homes in Denver and Boulder.
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