Wheat Ridge Real Estate

Wheat Ridge is a town with an estimated population of about 33,000, according to the national survey, which is located in Jefferson County, in the state of Colorado. Spread across an area of 9.1 square miles, Wheat Ridge is a suburb of Denver, located just about 5 miles west-northwest of the state capitol. Wheat Ridge real estate has remained steady over the years, and offers quite a lot to potential buyers.

In recent times the city of Wheat Ridge has been highlighted as one of the best cities to live, work and play. It enjoys a mild and sunny climate with an average of about 12.6 inches of precipitation and about 53 inches of snowfall each year. The city is blessed with over 300 days of clear blue sky every year, which is more than San Diego or Miami Beach.

Wheat Ridge is a part of the Jefferson County School System, which is one of the largest school districts in the state of Colorado with over 84,000 students and about 12,000 staff members. It is also famous for the highest equivalency test scores in United States for grades one through twelve. Within this school system, the city has a good number of high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, and private schools. These factors alone draw many people looking to invest in Wheat Ridge CO real estate.

According to a recent survey Wheat Ridge has over 14,500 homes and about 8,300 families. The city’s racial makeup consists of about 89.21% Whites, 0.84% African Americans and about 0.94% Native American. The Asians and the Pacific Islanders together made up of about 1.49% of the total population. Hispanics or Latinos were added up to about 3.47% of the population.

Since its incorporation in 1969, Wheat Ridge has partnered with its citizens and the business community in the overall economic development of the area. Today Wheat Ridge is home to more than 1,500 businesses and services that include the Exempla Lutheran Hospital, Applejack Liquors, King Soopers and the Safeway Stores. It is also home to the Integrated Resource Systems and the Wheat Ridge Cyclery along with other locally owned small and medium-sized businesses.

Wheat Ridge offers a wide variety of recreational and entertainment opportunities. The city has 20 well-developed parks that include the Anderson Park, Discovery Park, Historical Park, Town Center Park and the Sod House & Museum. There are 4 lakes and about 250 acres of greenbelt and conservation area within the city. Wheat Ridge has over 9 miles of trail that runs through this green belt and the conservation area along the Clear Creek. The city also has a Recreation Center spread over 70,000 square feet of area that houses the Children’s Pavilion, Climbing Wall and the Fitness area. Wheat Ridge also offers a healthy and comfortable environment with a wide variety of activities and social opportunities to its senior citizens.

With its vision for the future, Wheat Ridge continues to put in efforts for accomplishing a development plan which allows numerous uses of buildings and properties. These plans include a new outline of development that encourage different modes of transportation thereby creating active lifestyles and giving rise to a vibrant place for its citizens to live, work and play. Contact a local Wheat Ridge realtor today for more information about living in this great city.