Highlands Ranch Colorado Real Estate

Highlands Ranch is a “dream come true” community that offers what every prospective home owner is looking for: the tranquil atmosphere, tree-lined streets, well kept homes, scenic beauty, clean air and open space of suburbia as well as the convenience of close proximity to a major metropolitan city. The city is Denver, and Highlands Ranch is located just south of Denver 's downtown, in Douglas County.

Close to the employment opportunities, shopping, dining and entertainment of the city, Highlands Ranch has nevertheless kept the noise, pollution and fast-paced city life at bay.

Highlands Ranch is best described as an elegant bedroom community, a master planned suburb created in 1981 by a number of Colorado 's premium home builders.

The homes have been individually and uniquely designed. No cookie cutter look-alike tract housing here – with plenty of room left over for the parks and open spaces that contribute much to the town's livability.

As in all desirable areas, Highlands Ranch real estate has appreciated considerably but a wide range of price levels can still be found. As of this writing, median home prices currently hover around the mid to high $200,000's with many of the area's homes selling in the $900,000's to two million dollar range.

Buyers with a more restricted budget can often find Highlands Ranch townhouses at a lower cost than single family housing in many instances.

Highlands Ranch residents enjoy a higher than average quality of life. Air pollution and crime are comparatively low, there are forty-three movie theatres within a fifteen mile area, and literally hundreds of restaurants in the same radius.

No less than sixty-five golf courses are to be found within thirty miles of the town, eighty-two libraries within fifteen miles and five museums in a thirty mile area.

Yearly temperatures average between winter lows of fifteen degrees and summer highs of eighty-nine.

Families with school age children planning to relocate to Highlands Ranch can be assured that the high quality of life in this town is most certainly equaled by the high quality of Highlands Ranch schools whose academics, test scores, safety and extra-curricular activities have consistently ranked among the Colorado State School District 's most highly rated.

Seventeen elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools and five private, charter and alternative schools rank among the best in the state – giving parents a wide choice of educational opportunities for their children.

With the Rocky Mountain Range offering scenic majesty, the many hiking trails beckoning, boating and fishing in the summer months, along with skiing and snowboarding in the winter, and a wealth of shopping, dining and entertainment within a short drive, Highlands Ranch is truly one of the best choices singles, families and seniors could make as a wonderful place to live.