A4HB Homebuyer's Blog

For links to local county and city governments, chambers of commerce, and newspapers, use the following list. We linked each county and community listed below to their page on Wikipedia. You’ll find extensive data, commentary, and links on each of these counties and communities on the Wikipedia site. Boulder County Boulder County Government BizWest Boulder Daily Camera Longmont Daily Times-Call Broomfield County Broomfield County Government Jefferson County Jefferson County Government Arvada Arvada Government Arvada Chamber of Commerce City of Boulder Boulder City Government Boulder Chamber of Commerce Boulder Daily Camera Broomfield Broomfield Government Broomfield Chamber of Commerce Broomfield Enterprise Erie Erie

Comparative data on communities around the country, including information on income, crime, schools, and cost of living, can be found on a variety of sites, including Sperling’s Best Places, City-Data and Relocation Essentials. You can use these sites to compare the various Boulder County communities or to compare Boulder County communities to communities elsewhere in the country that you are more familiar with. If you really want to get serious, go to the federal government source for most of this data at FedStats. This site contains data on almost anything. For information on the state of Colorado and on the

Three resources deserve immediate mention. First, you’ll find great info on our local communities on Wikipedia. Look at the information there on the Boulder, Colorado page for example, and you’ll find a huge amount of text and hundreds of links to information on Boulder’s history, geography, demographics, schools, politics and culture. You’ll find the same for counties, communities and school districts across the state and country. We’ve linked to the relevant Wikipedia pages in the 4.1.3 Community Links section of this Knowledge Base. The links you’ll find on the Boulder Community Network website provide a nearly inexhaustible supply of information

Buying a home differs from buying a car because a home has a fixed location. It’s true that a home’s location is a critical factor in its utility and value. While issues like lot size, orientation, and proximity to busy streets is part of this critical “location” issue, the community where the home is located looms large as well. When you’re buying a home, you are also buying into the community and school district as well. In important respects, the community you buy into will determine your lifestyle, friends, job possibilities, shopping, and recreational opportunities. It may also have an