About Boulder's Mapleton Hills

After much ado, deliberation, and voting, we have finally picked a winner.

... And the winner is ...

With a total score of 52 out of a possible 60: Downtown Boulder / Mapleton Hill.

Here's how the scoring broke down:

1. Walk Score - 8. Dependant on location within the downtown Boulder/Mapleton Hill neighborhoods, most homes ranged between the Mid 70's and the mid 90's, with the average in the mid 80s. Hence, 8 out of 10.

2. Proximity to Boulder Mountain Parks - 9. At around 1mi. to the Sanitas trailhead, 1.25mi. to the mouth of Boulder Canyon, and 2 miles to the Chautauqua Trailhead, Downtown Boulder is the gateway to the mountains.

3. Proximity to Downtown Boulder - 10. Well, it IS downtown Boulder, just feet away from all of that shopping, dining, arts, music & entertainment for which Downtown Boulder is so famous.

4. Community Aesthetics - 10. With all eyes on the heart of this beautiful city, the residents and business people of Downtown Boulder take a lot of pride in the historic heart of the city. Modern architecture, urban design, and gorgeous historic homes are the epitomy of a beautiful neighborhood, with aboundant parks and outdoor spaces dotting the area.

5. Percentage of rentals vs. owner-occupied - 9. Thanks to high property values and the highest desirability of any neighborhood in town, there's just not a lot of room for rental investors in the heart of our fair city.

6. Affordability - 6. Though downtown has the lowest affordability, it also boasts the most amenities, therefore the bang for the buck is relatively higher than one of those exclusive, gated-type neighborhoods with giant homes that are just expensive for the sake of exclusivity.

If that last criterion made you feel hopeless about your ability to buy a place in the #1 neighborhood in Boulder, please don't be discouraged. If one knows where to look, many Boulder buyers can find a great place in this the best neighborhood in town that supports both their lifestyle and budget. If you'd like to find out how, email me, and we'll chat.

Mapleton Hills is west of the Pearl Street Mall and just east of the foothill mountains of Boulder. A relaxing enclave of homes with spectacular Victorian and Queen Ann architecture, this quiet area is one of Boulder's first neighborhoods.

There are a few more modern architectural styles in the Mapleton Hills homes area that along with the Victorian and Queen Ann style homes create an interesting and diverse neighborhood. Artistic masonry and stone work and earth tone colors contrast rolling lawns and bright flowers at most homes. As the name implies, Mapleton Hills is in fact on a hill and most Mapleton homes have spectacular city and mountain views. Mapleton's main thoroughfare, 6th Avenue, is built around a tree lined median which along with the many other large trees provide a pleasant canopy over the entire neighborhood.

The primary Pearl Street commercial office area is on the West end of the Pearl Street mall and residents of Mapleton Hills have only a short walk or bike ride to get to work if they are so fortunate as to work in that area.

Mapleton Hills is an exclusive retreat from downtown Boulder, but is still part of the downtown area. It truly is a unique Boulder neighborhood with everything you could ask for available to you.
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