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moonshinegnomie

(3,257 posts) Wed Mar 19, 2025, 08:58 PM Mar 19

tell me about pueblo

we currently live in texas but are seriously thinking about leaving for friendlier locations. we are considering colorado and pueblo seems like a possiblility based on affordability.
im a city boy. ive live in 3 big cities (or their suburbs) so i have to live in an urban area. preferably with good access to ethnic restaurants etc...
we would want a 3 br 2 bath house with NO HOA. in a decent area.

denver seem to pricey for us. colorado springs is possible and we;ve been there before.
easy drive to the colorado ren faire is a huge plus..

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tell me about pueblo (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Mar 19 OP

Pueblo is less expensive than Denver and Colorado Springs, which is only niyad Mar 19 #1

Pueblo has some nice areas, but some really not so nice. Bristlecone Mar 20 #2

Northern Front Range is pricey. Greeley less so, but hyperconservative and conservatives decimated hlthe2b Mar 20 #3

Fountain is basically a suburb of Colorado Springs, although my friends niyad Mar 20 #4

niyad

(123,009 posts)

1. Pueblo is less expensive than Denver and Colorado Springs, which is only

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 11:14 PM

Mar 19

about 35 miles away. Some parts are lovely, some not so much. You would have to check on latest crime stats. The Sangre de Christo Art Museum is wonderful. Many good restaurants. .and the Chile Festival in Sept is wonderful. The Riverwalk downtown is fun (the rubber ducky flotilla durung the Chile Festival is a hoot). It can be extremely hot in summer, and brrrrrr in winter. A lot of farming in the surrounding areas.

I have friends who live there, and they like it very much.

Bristlecone

(10,663 posts)

2. Pueblo has some nice areas, but some really not so nice.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Thu Mar 20, 2025, 01:34 AM

Mar 20

My son is a college athlete and has had many outdoor events at CSU Pueblo that I’ve attended. The wind never, and I mean never, stops blowing there.

A little south of CO Springs is a town called Fountain. Maybe look there or perhaps look north of Denver in the Greeley or Windsor areas.

hlthe2b

(108,955 posts)

3. Northern Front Range is pricey. Greeley less so, but hyperconservative and conservatives decimated

Reply to Bristlecone (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 20, 2025, 06:22 AM

Mar 20

public health during COVID-19 to some considerable detriment—likewise some intense MAGA social intolerance. Windsor is up-and-coming and nice, but prices are increasing given its proximity to Fort Collins. And don't forget that is where Lauren Boebert chose to move after her embarrassment and divorce. Sorry Folks but all those Northern Front Range areas east of Fort Collins, Boulder, Denver are pretty much her new District 4.

So, there are positives, but there are definitely negatives to some of these areas.

niyad

(123,009 posts)

4. Fountain is basically a suburb of Colorado Springs, although my friends

Reply to Bristlecone (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 20, 2025, 09:16 AM

Mar 20

who live there like it very much, despite its proximity to Ft. Carson, and our own version of Flint and Love Canal.

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