Douglas County real estate is located in the southern portion of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area in the State of Colorado. Real estate in Douglas County includes 844 square miles of strikingly beautiful mix of suburban and rural areas, village centers, mountains, foothills and plains. With excellent schools, beautiful landscape, a thriving economy and scenic neighborhoods, you will love to find the perfect house for sale in Douglas County, Colorado, an outstanding place to live, work and raise a family.
Many Douglas County properties for sale are dotted with ponderosa pine and terrain characterized by mesas and small streams. Look for vacation homes in Douglas County near Cherry Creek and Plum Creek. Popular Douglas County real estate also follows the South Platte River, which flows through the Pike National Forest southwest of Denver on Colorado’s Front Range and is known for prize-winning trout fishing.
Neighborhoods
Douglas County ranch lands, estates and open frontier are speckled with some impressive planned communities such as Highlands Ranch and Castle Pines, though the vast majority of the population lives in unincorporated communities. Homes for sale in Douglas County are available in the towns of Castle Rock, Larkspur, Lone Tree, Parker and sections of Aurora and Littleton. Other larger neighborhoods include Acres Green, Carriage Club, Castle Pines, Cottonwood, Franktown, Grand view Estates, Heritage Hills, Highlands Ranch, Louviers, Meridian, Perry Park, Roxborough Park, Sedalia, Stonegate, The Pinery and Westcreek and more.
History
The granite on Pikes Peak dates to pre-Columbian times when Castle Rock was a rain forest! Several tribes, explorers, fur traders, gold miners and then pioneers have flocked to the area. The county is named after Stephen A. Douglas; the county seat became Castle Rock, located about halfway between Denver and Colorado Springs on I-25.
Recreation
Pike National Forest offers camping, fishing, backpacking and some hunting. And Chatfield State Park, located on the South Platte River, is a great place to take in some reservoir boating, fishing and swimming, horseback riding, a model airplane field and more. Nearby Roxborough State Park boasts a 12-mile trail system accessing its red-rock formations and diverse plant and animal life.
Culture and Shopping
Residents can enjoy the quaint downtown charm of specialty shops and restaurants throughout the county. Some may appreciate shopping at one of the nation’s largest outlet malls, the factory Outlet at Castle Rock, which features hundred of stores, or at Park Meadows, one of the nation’s premier malls.
Schools and Colleges
Douglas County School District is one of the fastest-growing districts in the nation with a total of 41,000 students and staff members. The district has many innovative programs and educational approaches and parents can choose from open enrollment, charter schools and special programs. A report released in 2005 included this district as one of the top nine places to work in the country. (For school information, call 303-387-0100.) Additionally, residents can easily access several top-notch universities in the larger metropolitan area.
Businesses and Economy
One of the metropolitan area’s prestigious living zones, the county also has the highest ratio of people commuting outside of the county to reach their jobs. The Southeast I-25 corridor is becoming the dominant economic center of Colorado and a clear leader in creating new partnerships and coalitions to address issues of growth, transportation, community enterprise, housing, workforce development and quality of life. The county is attracting employers such as Lucent Technologies, AT&T Broadband, First Data Corporation, Merrill Lynch and others.
Statistics
Population 175,766
Households 60,924
Median household income $82,929
Per capita income $34,848
Median age 34
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