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Please help!!! Still looking for that perfect hippie town in Colorado.? |
Travel Info I have received the name of a number of hippie towns in Colorado from a previous question, but I'm not sure if I've found the ultimate place to live yet. Some of the towns named were Ward, Salida, Nederland, Ouray, Alma, Boulder, Crestone, Fairplay, Southpark, and Ft. Collins. Are there any more out there? The more affordable the housing the better. What would make one town better than another? Travel Tips These towns vary considerably in population and lifestyle. Many hippies sought to get away from it all, while others actively sought the company of like minds. Modern hippies can be corporate executives in sandals, professional people with long hair, environmental activists, homesteaders, outdoorsmen, craftsmen, artisans, or just plain recluses. A few counter-culture towns in Colorado, their population, and their median home value in 2000: Fort Collins - population 122,297 鈥?median home $229,700 Boulder - population 83,432 鈥?median home $457,400 Salida - population 5504 鈥?median home $135,000 Manitou Springs- population 4980 鈥?median home $175,300 Buena Vista - population 2195 鈥?median home $119,500 Chipita Park - population 1709 鈥?median home $172,500 Nederland - population 1394 鈥?median home $218,500 Beulah - population 1164 鈥?median home $147,500 Ouray - population 813 鈥?median home $221,700 Ridgway - population 713 鈥?median home $215,000 Fairplay - population 610 鈥?median home $147,300 Red Feather Lakes - population 525 鈥?median home $134,400 Silver Cliff - population 512 鈥?median home $110,000 Allenspark - population 496 鈥?median home $233,300 Poncha Springs - population 466 鈥?median home $133,700 Westcliffe - population 417 鈥?median home $138,800 Red Cliff - population 289 鈥?median home $180,400 Gold Hill - population 210 鈥?median home $261,500 Jamestown - population 205 鈥?median home $196,400 Rye - population 202 鈥?median home $87,100 Alma - population 179 鈥?median home $133,000 Eldora - population 170 鈥?median home $119,600 Ward - population 169 鈥?median home $118,800 Tabernash - population 165 鈥?median home $117,900 Crestone - population 73 鈥?median home $86,300 Montezuma - population 42 鈥?median home $118,800 Bonanza - population 14 鈥?median home $120,000 Source(s): American FactFinder at http://factfinder.census.gov/ Other Travel Tips Boulder is of course the number 1, I think it attracts the most hippies because of it's reputation therefore perpetuating itself- also having a large college population of like-minded hippies increases the base. Boulder ain't cheap though. My second pick would be Nederland due to the fact that their pride and joy is KB and none is better. If economy is what you're looking I have 2 suggestions for you- First would be Manitou Springs- nestled in the foothills of Pikes Peak just to the west of Colorado Springs- it's got steep winding pathes and driveways that lead to clusters of quaint little shacks falling off the edge of the mountains. Population low and community type feel with the crystals and dragons and good and evil elves type mentality with the addition of Colorado Springs 15 min. away and all the big-city convienences. (Although for fair warning- this is the Wicca capital of the world) If you're looking for woodland hippy style- I would send you to Green Mountain Falls- perched halfway up the road to Pikes Peak. Very small town- practically closes in winter, tight community of the counterculture with the grren forests and delicate columbines and mountain vistas to back up your ideals. Affordable cabins and still close enough to drive your VW down the mountain to Colorado Springs for work every day. Best of luck to you. experience You should move to Climax, MN. move to minnesota Manitue Springs, Colorado. It's a suburb of Colorado Springs. Every time I'm there I feel like I'm back in the 60's.. Hippie town, lot of arts and crafts stores, mineral water. Very affordable. I lived there about 8 years ago. I lived in a 2 bedroom apartment and was paying $375 a month. |
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