Moving to Colorado / Compare

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Walkability, drive times and typical prices. The third column is Golden for the Denver metro and mountain towns, and downtown Colorado Springs for the Springs and Pueblo.

Place	Walkability	To Downtown Denver	To Golden / Springs	Typical price
Denver metro
LoDo / Union Station	Very walkable	under 5 min	about 20–25 min	~$572K
RiNo / Five Points	Walkable near Larimer & Welton	about 5–10 min	about 20–25 min	~$475K–$600K
LoHi / Highlands	Walkable near main streets	about 5–10 min	about 15–20 min	~$909K–$931K
Tennyson / Berkeley	Walkable near Tennyson St	about 10–15 min	about 15–20 min	~$837K
Sloan's Lake	Walkable in pockets	about 10–15 min	about 15–20 min	~$1.05M
Capitol Hill / Uptown	Very walkable	about 5–10 min	about 20–25 min	~$294K–$475K
Congress Park / Cheesman Park	Walkable	about 5–10 min	about 20–25 min	~$418K–$980K
Cherry Creek	Walkable in Cherry Creek North	about 10–15 min	about 25–30 min	~$1M–$1.65M
Hilltop	Quiet, mostly residential	about 15–20 min	about 25–30 min	~$1.59M
Washington Park / Platt Park (South Pearl)	Walkable	about 10–15 min	about 25–30 min	~$910K–$2.17M
Baker / South Broadway	Walkable on Broadway	about 5–10 min	about 20–25 min	~$537K
City Park / Park Hill	Walkable in places	about 10–15 min	about 25–30 min	~$670K–$895K
Lowry	Walkable in pockets	about 15–20 min	about 25–30 min	~$872K
Central Park	Mostly car-oriented	about 15–20 min	about 25–35 min	~$700K
Golden (downtown)	Walkable downtown	about 20–25 min	under 5 min	~$910K
Olde Town Arvada	Walkable in Olde Town	about 15–20 min	about 15–20 min	~$477K–$625K
Edgewater	Walkable in pockets	about 10–15 min	about 15–20 min	~$669K
Wheat Ridge (38th Ave)	Mostly car-oriented	about 15–20 min	about 10–15 min	~$630K
Lakewood: Belmar and 40 West	Walkable in Belmar	about 15–20 min	about 10–15 min	~$574K
Applewood	Not walkable; quiet	about 15–25 min	about 5–10 min	~$1.21M
Littleton (Downtown / Main St)	Walkable on Main Street	about 20–25 min	about 25–30 min	~$605K–$720K
Boulder (central)	Very walkable	about 30–35 min	about 25–30 min	~$942K–$1.27M
Colorado Springs and Pueblo
Colorado Springs (central) / Old Colorado City	Walkable downtown and in Old Colorado City	about 65–75 min	under 10 min	~$394K–$507K
Manitou Springs	Walkable downtown	about 70–80 min	about 10–15 min	~$626K
Monument	Walkable only downtown	about 45–55 min	about 20–25 min	~$649K
Fountain / Security-Widefield	Car-oriented	about 75–85 min	about 15–20 min	~$400K
Pueblo	Walkable downtown	about 1 hr 45 min to 2 hr	about 40–50 min	~$261K
Mountain towns
Evergreen	Walkable only downtown	about 35–45 min	about 25–30 min	~$957K
Bailey / Conifer	Not walkable	about 40–65 min	about 35–60 min	~$549K–$775K
Idaho Springs	Walkable downtown	about 35–45 min	about 25–30 min	~$409K
Leadville	Walkable downtown	about 1 hr 40 min to 2 hr	about 1 hr 30 min to 1 hr 50 min	~$560K
Buena Vista	Walkable downtown	about 2 hr to 2 hr 15 min	about 1 hr 55 min to 2 hr 10 min	~$537K
Salida	Walkable downtown	about 2 hr 20 min to 2 hr 40 min	about 2 hr 20 min to 2 hr 35 min	~$681K

Drive times are approximate, at normal (non-rush) traffic. Prices: Redfin medians, three months ending September 2026, viewed November 2026. Each town page lists its exact sources.

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