Denver CO Homes For Sale

People looking for Denver CO homes for sale will find that the city is also a sports fan delight. Every major professional sports league has a team based in the city.

The Denver Broncos compete every year in the NFL’s AFC West division at INVESCO Field at Mile High. The Denver Nuggets bring a competitive young team in the Western Conference of the NBA with rising star Carmelo Anthony and slashing guard Allen Iverson. The Colorado Avalanche shares the Pepsi Center with the Nuggets while they remain perennial contenders for the Stanley Cup in the NHL. The Colorado Rockies take advantage of the thin air and keep the balls flying out of Coors Field as they compete in the National League West division.

The city even offers alternative sports to the big four, with the Colorado Crush offering fast paced Arena Football action and the Colorado Mammoth competing in the National Lacrosse League.

This love of sports seems to spill over to the general fitness level of the average Denver-ite. The American Cancer Society declared Denver the thinnest city in America in 2002. Denver was the only city in the nation to boast less than half its population being overweight or obese.

This prestigious honor could also have something to do with the 200 plus parks and 20,000 acres of nature the city maintains. Trails run for miles and parks run throughout downtown with parks like the Grant-Frontier Park and on the outskirts with Red Rocks Park highlighting the mountain parks.

The walking malls of Denver also help. The 16th Street Mall is a mile long promenade that runs through Denver’s downtown. Shops and department stores line the mall with plenty of cafes for the occasional shopping break.

Cherry Creek Shopping Center has 140 stores, by far the most in the city, and tree lined streets perfect for the great weather.

The terrific weather is thanks to the Rocky Mountains to the west. The mountains create a climate that gives 300 sunny days a year, between 8 and 15 inches of rain a year, and mild winters with an average high of 45 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, the Chinook winds descend from the mountain heating up ass they come down make it possible to play golf any day of the year in 60 degree weather.

Denver, CO offers great weather and great competition that accompany great Denver CO homes for sale throughout the 79 distinct neighborhoods.