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Participant[quote=briansd1]. . . I believe that the actual tax rates, inclusive of the fixed charges, have to do with how old the developments are rather than what city they’re located in.[/quote]
briansd1, some fixed charges are common thruout the county and some have *everything* to do with the jurisdiction of the property.
I checked the tax bill from the link you provided for the Solana Beach property. The bill is correct. The County DID figure it out at the 1.00430% base rate for SB. If the property closed 12/5/06 at an $843K selling price, the assessments are as follows:
F/Y 06/07 Supp. Bill for $7 for 5 days portion of prev. owner’s low prop. 13 bill (12/5 – 12/10)
F/Y 07/08 $843,000
F/Y 08/09 $859,859
F/Y 09/10 $877,055 (the bill shows this as the Net Taxable Value)
Subtract $7,000 for HOEX and you have an assessment of $870,055. Then add the voter-approved MWD D/S Remainder of SDCWA for the .00430% and that is $37.41, making the Total on Net Value $8,737.96.
briansd1, you are confusing the Fixed Charge Assessments as part of the 1.00430% tax rate. In SB, these charges include $143.62 in nine provided public services attached to that area and $559.28 in sewer fee (which comes to $46.60 per month). When you add these fixed chg. assessments to the Total on Net Value, the total tax for that property $9,440.86.
When the sewer fee is paid on the tax bill, the lighter water users subsidize the heavy water users because every homeowner pays the same fixed rate. In my jurisdiction (City of CV), the sewer bill is mailed bimonthly and is NOT on the tax bill. It is reset every July 1 to the property’s water usage in the last six winter months. However, I have lived in Bonita where the sewer chg. is on the tax bill and also the City of SD where the sewer charge is combined with the water bill.
Here is a sampling of the proprietary public svcs that your sample Solana Beach property owner pays for:
Coastal Rail Trail (maint. on Coaster rails??) $19.50
Vector Disease Control (for swamp areas – valuable svc) $5.92
CSA 17 Emergency Ambulance Svc. (it costs $$ to keep them on standby every day with no hospitals nearby) $26.12
CWA Water Availability $10.00
Fire Benefit Fee (for substation??) $50.00
MWD Water Standby Chg. (storage tank maint??) $11.50
CSA Radio Equip ZN H (prob. for emergency notification) $5.66
Hwy 101 Railroad Maint. $3.12
Solana Beach Ltg. Zn A $8.80
Mosquito Surveillance $3.00
Total fixed chgs. $143.62 + $559.28 sewer fee, making total tax bill $9,440.86
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A sample (uninc) Bonita property I just ran an 09/10 tax bill on is as follows:Assessed value: $374,872 minus HOEX of 7,000 = Net Taxable Value of $367,872.
Base Rate for uninc. Bonita is 1.11959. This includes 18 different school construction bonds voted in since 2000.
8 CVESD Bonds totaling $92.20
4 SUHSD Bonds totaling $205.25
5 Southwestern CC Bonds totaling $126.59
MWD D/S Remainder of SDCWA $15.81The .11959 = $439.85 making the Total on Net Value $4,118.57.
The fixed charge assessments are as follows:
MWD Water Standby Chg. (2 tanks) $11.50
Mosquito Surveillance $2.28
CWA Water Availability $10.00
Fire Suppression Assessment $41.20
Vector Disease Control $5.92
Sewer Svc. Charge $336.00
SD Co St. Ltg. Zone A $6.48Total Fixed Chgs. $413.45, making total tax bill $4,532.02.
It appears here that Solana Beach voters shot down all bond issues before them in the last ten years, but there’s still no free lunch, anywhere.
Participant[quote=briansd1]. . . I believe that the actual tax rates, inclusive of the fixed charges, have to do with how old the developments are rather than what city they’re located in.[/quote]
briansd1, some fixed charges are common thruout the county and some have *everything* to do with the jurisdiction of the property.
I checked the tax bill from the link you provided for the Solana Beach property. The bill is correct. The County DID figure it out at the 1.00430% base rate for SB. If the property closed 12/5/06 at an $843K selling price, the assessments are as follows:
F/Y 06/07 Supp. Bill for $7 for 5 days portion of prev. owner’s low prop. 13 bill (12/5 – 12/10)
F/Y 07/08 $843,000
F/Y 08/09 $859,859
F/Y 09/10 $877,055 (the bill shows this as the Net Taxable Value)
Subtract $7,000 for HOEX and you have an assessment of $870,055. Then add the voter-approved MWD D/S Remainder of SDCWA for the .00430% and that is $37.41, making the Total on Net Value $8,737.96.
briansd1, you are confusing the Fixed Charge Assessments as part of the 1.00430% tax rate. In SB, these charges include $143.62 in nine provided public services attached to that area and $559.28 in sewer fee (which comes to $46.60 per month). When you add these fixed chg. assessments to the Total on Net Value, the total tax for that property $9,440.86.
When the sewer fee is paid on the tax bill, the lighter water users subsidize the heavy water users because every homeowner pays the same fixed rate. In my jurisdiction (City of CV), the sewer bill is mailed bimonthly and is NOT on the tax bill. It is reset every July 1 to the property’s water usage in the last six winter months. However, I have lived in Bonita where the sewer chg. is on the tax bill and also the City of SD where the sewer charge is combined with the water bill.
Here is a sampling of the proprietary public svcs that your sample Solana Beach property owner pays for:
Coastal Rail Trail (maint. on Coaster rails??) $19.50
Vector Disease Control (for swamp areas – valuable svc) $5.92
CSA 17 Emergency Ambulance Svc. (it costs $$ to keep them on standby every day with no hospitals nearby) $26.12
CWA Water Availability $10.00
Fire Benefit Fee (for substation??) $50.00
MWD Water Standby Chg. (storage tank maint??) $11.50
CSA Radio Equip ZN H (prob. for emergency notification) $5.66
Hwy 101 Railroad Maint. $3.12
Solana Beach Ltg. Zn A $8.80
Mosquito Surveillance $3.00
Total fixed chgs. $143.62 + $559.28 sewer fee, making total tax bill $9,440.86
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A sample (uninc) Bonita property I just ran an 09/10 tax bill on is as follows:Assessed value: $374,872 minus HOEX of 7,000 = Net Taxable Value of $367,872.
Base Rate for uninc. Bonita is 1.11959. This includes 18 different school construction bonds voted in since 2000.
8 CVESD Bonds totaling $92.20
4 SUHSD Bonds totaling $205.25
5 Southwestern CC Bonds totaling $126.59
MWD D/S Remainder of SDCWA $15.81The .11959 = $439.85 making the Total on Net Value $4,118.57.
The fixed charge assessments are as follows:
MWD Water Standby Chg. (2 tanks) $11.50
Mosquito Surveillance $2.28
CWA Water Availability $10.00
Fire Suppression Assessment $41.20
Vector Disease Control $5.92
Sewer Svc. Charge $336.00
SD Co St. Ltg. Zone A $6.48Total Fixed Chgs. $413.45, making total tax bill $4,532.02.
It appears here that Solana Beach voters shot down all bond issues before them in the last ten years, but there’s still no free lunch, anywhere.
Participant[quote=briansd1]
. . . Parcel #2633032700 in Solana Beach.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-EC341C50-358_N_Sierra_Ave_Solana_Beach_CA_92075%5B/quote%5Dbriansd1, this property was Prop 13 eligible (and still is), but was reassessed to $843K upon the City signing off the complete remodel on 12/5/06. Under “Held,” it says NA. It could have also been passed to another family member on that date as well, trigging the filing of a mandatory “Change of Ownership” form. Under Prop. 13, the 1975 base value prevails, plus 2% per year on that base value, which we can’t see here on the SDlookup screen.
[quote=briansd1]Parcel #2672600600 in San Diego, West Bernardo.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-3F7C8A27-17024_Blue_Shadows_Ln_San_Diego_CA_92127%5B/quote%5DBriansd1, the assessment on this property was successfully appealed for F/Y 08/09 and the new tax is reflective of that successful appeal by the owners or a lender that took it back. You will note the owners pd. $1,390,000 for it on 7/20/07 but there is no previous sale. Under “Held” it says N/A. You will note in the SDlookup property description it also lists an exorbitant Mello Roos tax of $500 mo. ($6K yr) but I do not think this is reflected in the stated tax amount on SDLookup.
[quote=briansd1] . . . Site to look at tax bill on individual properties:
https://www.sdctreastax.com/ebpp3/%5B/quote%5DThank you for this link, briansd1. I was wondering when SD county was going to get around to doing this as other counties were on this bandwagon years ago.
Participant[quote=briansd1]
. . . Parcel #2633032700 in Solana Beach.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-EC341C50-358_N_Sierra_Ave_Solana_Beach_CA_92075%5B/quote%5Dbriansd1, this property was Prop 13 eligible (and still is), but was reassessed to $843K upon the City signing off the complete remodel on 12/5/06. Under “Held,” it says NA. It could have also been passed to another family member on that date as well, trigging the filing of a mandatory “Change of Ownership” form. Under Prop. 13, the 1975 base value prevails, plus 2% per year on that base value, which we can’t see here on the SDlookup screen.
[quote=briansd1]Parcel #2672600600 in San Diego, West Bernardo.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-3F7C8A27-17024_Blue_Shadows_Ln_San_Diego_CA_92127%5B/quote%5DBriansd1, the assessment on this property was successfully appealed for F/Y 08/09 and the new tax is reflective of that successful appeal by the owners or a lender that took it back. You will note the owners pd. $1,390,000 for it on 7/20/07 but there is no previous sale. Under “Held” it says N/A. You will note in the SDlookup property description it also lists an exorbitant Mello Roos tax of $500 mo. ($6K yr) but I do not think this is reflected in the stated tax amount on SDLookup.
[quote=briansd1] . . . Site to look at tax bill on individual properties:
https://www.sdctreastax.com/ebpp3/%5B/quote%5DThank you for this link, briansd1. I was wondering when SD county was going to get around to doing this as other counties were on this bandwagon years ago.
Participant[quote=briansd1]
. . . Parcel #2633032700 in Solana Beach.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-EC341C50-358_N_Sierra_Ave_Solana_Beach_CA_92075%5B/quote%5Dbriansd1, this property was Prop 13 eligible (and still is), but was reassessed to $843K upon the City signing off the complete remodel on 12/5/06. Under “Held,” it says NA. It could have also been passed to another family member on that date as well, trigging the filing of a mandatory “Change of Ownership” form. Under Prop. 13, the 1975 base value prevails, plus 2% per year on that base value, which we can’t see here on the SDlookup screen.
[quote=briansd1]Parcel #2672600600 in San Diego, West Bernardo.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-3F7C8A27-17024_Blue_Shadows_Ln_San_Diego_CA_92127%5B/quote%5DBriansd1, the assessment on this property was successfully appealed for F/Y 08/09 and the new tax is reflective of that successful appeal by the owners or a lender that took it back. You will note the owners pd. $1,390,000 for it on 7/20/07 but there is no previous sale. Under “Held” it says N/A. You will note in the SDlookup property description it also lists an exorbitant Mello Roos tax of $500 mo. ($6K yr) but I do not think this is reflected in the stated tax amount on SDLookup.
[quote=briansd1] . . . Site to look at tax bill on individual properties:
https://www.sdctreastax.com/ebpp3/%5B/quote%5DThank you for this link, briansd1. I was wondering when SD county was going to get around to doing this as other counties were on this bandwagon years ago.
Participant[quote=briansd1]
. . . Parcel #2633032700 in Solana Beach.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-EC341C50-358_N_Sierra_Ave_Solana_Beach_CA_92075%5B/quote%5Dbriansd1, this property was Prop 13 eligible (and still is), but was reassessed to $843K upon the City signing off the complete remodel on 12/5/06. Under “Held,” it says NA. It could have also been passed to another family member on that date as well, trigging the filing of a mandatory “Change of Ownership” form. Under Prop. 13, the 1975 base value prevails, plus 2% per year on that base value, which we can’t see here on the SDlookup screen.
[quote=briansd1]Parcel #2672600600 in San Diego, West Bernardo.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-3F7C8A27-17024_Blue_Shadows_Ln_San_Diego_CA_92127%5B/quote%5DBriansd1, the assessment on this property was successfully appealed for F/Y 08/09 and the new tax is reflective of that successful appeal by the owners or a lender that took it back. You will note the owners pd. $1,390,000 for it on 7/20/07 but there is no previous sale. Under “Held” it says N/A. You will note in the SDlookup property description it also lists an exorbitant Mello Roos tax of $500 mo. ($6K yr) but I do not think this is reflected in the stated tax amount on SDLookup.
[quote=briansd1] . . . Site to look at tax bill on individual properties:
https://www.sdctreastax.com/ebpp3/%5B/quote%5DThank you for this link, briansd1. I was wondering when SD county was going to get around to doing this as other counties were on this bandwagon years ago.
Participant[quote=briansd1]
. . . Parcel #2633032700 in Solana Beach.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-EC341C50-358_N_Sierra_Ave_Solana_Beach_CA_92075%5B/quote%5Dbriansd1, this property was Prop 13 eligible (and still is), but was reassessed to $843K upon the City signing off the complete remodel on 12/5/06. Under “Held,” it says NA. It could have also been passed to another family member on that date as well, trigging the filing of a mandatory “Change of Ownership” form. Under Prop. 13, the 1975 base value prevails, plus 2% per year on that base value, which we can’t see here on the SDlookup screen.
[quote=briansd1]Parcel #2672600600 in San Diego, West Bernardo.
http://www.sdlookup.com/Property-3F7C8A27-17024_Blue_Shadows_Ln_San_Diego_CA_92127%5B/quote%5DBriansd1, the assessment on this property was successfully appealed for F/Y 08/09 and the new tax is reflective of that successful appeal by the owners or a lender that took it back. You will note the owners pd. $1,390,000 for it on 7/20/07 but there is no previous sale. Under “Held” it says N/A. You will note in the SDlookup property description it also lists an exorbitant Mello Roos tax of $500 mo. ($6K yr) but I do not think this is reflected in the stated tax amount on SDLookup.
[quote=briansd1] . . . Site to look at tax bill on individual properties:
https://www.sdctreastax.com/ebpp3/%5B/quote%5DThank you for this link, briansd1. I was wondering when SD county was going to get around to doing this as other counties were on this bandwagon years ago.
Participant[quote=nocommonsense]What are you talking about? Hispanics are the majority here too in SD 🙂 No I don’t consider them a minority. I was thinking of asians.[/quote]
Acc. to the my link above, in 2008, Denver County had:
50.9% Cauc (C)
34.3% Hisp (H)
10.0% Black (B)
3.4% Asian (A)
1.4% Native Am. (NA)
.2% Haw/Pac Is (PI)Acc. to http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06073.html SD County in 2008 had VERY SIMILAR demographics as Denver County:
50.9% C
30.9% H
10.3% A
5.5% B
1.0% NA
.5% PISince Denver is a “metro area” comprised of four counties, I will add in some more stats.
Arapahoe County (home of high-paying jobs at the “Tech Cntr”) had:
66.0% C
17.7% H
9.8% B
4.5% A
.8% NA
.2% PIJefferson County had:
79.9% C
14.2% H
2.6% A
1.6% B
1.0% NA
.2 PIAdams County had:
56.1% C
35.6% H
3.5% B
3.3% A
1.4% NA
.2 PIAcc. to http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_4333236, Weld County, CO had the HIGHEST FORECLOSURE RATE in the nation in 2006. “Greeley” (county seat) is a “bedroom community” (wheat field, stockyard and giant grasshopper territory with a smattering of oil rigs back in my day) located 65+ miles NE of Denver. Thousands of buyers moved there in recent years and attempted to commute to work to Denver (sound like RIV CO here, folks?).
FWIW, here are the demos for Weld County:
68.9% C
27.4% H
1.3% A
1.1% B
1.0% AI
.2 PIAcc. to the 2008 Zillow map, posted earlier in this thread, Jefferson County had the two most stable homeowner zips (both located in the foothills of the Rockies) followed by Denver County for the 3rd and 4th most stable-homeowner zip (both urban core zips).
I just wanted to contribute to dispel any misconceptions about CO being percieved as “lacking in diversity.” nocommonsense, A HIGHER PERCENTAGE of Denver County and Adams County’s population is Hispanic than SD County’s population, but there are definitely fewer Asians in CO than here.
Bear in mind that CO’s ENTIRE POPULATION for 2008 was just over 5.5 million.
Participant[quote=nocommonsense]What are you talking about? Hispanics are the majority here too in SD 🙂 No I don’t consider them a minority. I was thinking of asians.[/quote]
Acc. to the my link above, in 2008, Denver County had:
50.9% Cauc (C)
34.3% Hisp (H)
10.0% Black (B)
3.4% Asian (A)
1.4% Native Am. (NA)
.2% Haw/Pac Is (PI)Acc. to http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06073.html SD County in 2008 had VERY SIMILAR demographics as Denver County:
50.9% C
30.9% H
10.3% A
5.5% B
1.0% NA
.5% PISince Denver is a “metro area” comprised of four counties, I will add in some more stats.
Arapahoe County (home of high-paying jobs at the “Tech Cntr”) had:
66.0% C
17.7% H
9.8% B
4.5% A
.8% NA
.2% PIJefferson County had:
79.9% C
14.2% H
2.6% A
1.6% B
1.0% NA
.2 PIAdams County had:
56.1% C
35.6% H
3.5% B
3.3% A
1.4% NA
.2 PIAcc. to http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_4333236, Weld County, CO had the HIGHEST FORECLOSURE RATE in the nation in 2006. “Greeley” (county seat) is a “bedroom community” (wheat field, stockyard and giant grasshopper territory with a smattering of oil rigs back in my day) located 65+ miles NE of Denver. Thousands of buyers moved there in recent years and attempted to commute to work to Denver (sound like RIV CO here, folks?).
FWIW, here are the demos for Weld County:
68.9% C
27.4% H
1.3% A
1.1% B
1.0% AI
.2 PIAcc. to the 2008 Zillow map, posted earlier in this thread, Jefferson County had the two most stable homeowner zips (both located in the foothills of the Rockies) followed by Denver County for the 3rd and 4th most stable-homeowner zip (both urban core zips).
I just wanted to contribute to dispel any misconceptions about CO being percieved as “lacking in diversity.” nocommonsense, A HIGHER PERCENTAGE of Denver County and Adams County’s population is Hispanic than SD County’s population, but there are definitely fewer Asians in CO than here.
Bear in mind that CO’s ENTIRE POPULATION for 2008 was just over 5.5 million.
Participant[quote=nocommonsense]What are you talking about? Hispanics are the majority here too in SD 🙂 No I don’t consider them a minority. I was thinking of asians.[/quote]
Acc. to the my link above, in 2008, Denver County had:
50.9% Cauc (C)
34.3% Hisp (H)
10.0% Black (B)
3.4% Asian (A)
1.4% Native Am. (NA)
.2% Haw/Pac Is (PI)Acc. to http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06073.html SD County in 2008 had VERY SIMILAR demographics as Denver County:
50.9% C
30.9% H
10.3% A
5.5% B
1.0% NA
.5% PISince Denver is a “metro area” comprised of four counties, I will add in some more stats.
Arapahoe County (home of high-paying jobs at the “Tech Cntr”) had:
66.0% C
17.7% H
9.8% B
4.5% A
.8% NA
.2% PIJefferson County had:
79.9% C
14.2% H
2.6% A
1.6% B
1.0% NA
.2 PIAdams County had:
56.1% C
35.6% H
3.5% B
3.3% A
1.4% NA
.2 PIAcc. to http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_4333236, Weld County, CO had the HIGHEST FORECLOSURE RATE in the nation in 2006. “Greeley” (county seat) is a “bedroom community” (wheat field, stockyard and giant grasshopper territory with a smattering of oil rigs back in my day) located 65+ miles NE of Denver. Thousands of buyers moved there in recent years and attempted to commute to work to Denver (sound like RIV CO here, folks?).
FWIW, here are the demos for Weld County:
68.9% C
27.4% H
1.3% A
1.1% B
1.0% AI
.2 PIAcc. to the 2008 Zillow map, posted earlier in this thread, Jefferson County had the two most stable homeowner zips (both located in the foothills of the Rockies) followed by Denver County for the 3rd and 4th most stable-homeowner zip (both urban core zips).
I just wanted to contribute to dispel any misconceptions about CO being percieved as “lacking in diversity.” nocommonsense, A HIGHER PERCENTAGE of Denver County and Adams County’s population is Hispanic than SD County’s population, but there are definitely fewer Asians in CO than here.
Bear in mind that CO’s ENTIRE POPULATION for 2008 was just over 5.5 million.
Participant[quote=nocommonsense]What are you talking about? Hispanics are the majority here too in SD 🙂 No I don’t consider them a minority. I was thinking of asians.[/quote]
Acc. to the my link above, in 2008, Denver County had:
50.9% Cauc (C)
34.3% Hisp (H)
10.0% Black (B)
3.4% Asian (A)
1.4% Native Am. (NA)
.2% Haw/Pac Is (PI)Acc. to http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06073.html SD County in 2008 had VERY SIMILAR demographics as Denver County:
50.9% C
30.9% H
10.3% A
5.5% B
1.0% NA
.5% PISince Denver is a “metro area” comprised of four counties, I will add in some more stats.
Arapahoe County (home of high-paying jobs at the “Tech Cntr”) had:
66.0% C
17.7% H
9.8% B
4.5% A
.8% NA
.2% PIJefferson County had:
79.9% C
14.2% H
2.6% A
1.6% B
1.0% NA
.2 PIAdams County had:
56.1% C
35.6% H
3.5% B
3.3% A
1.4% NA
.2 PIAcc. to http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_4333236, Weld County, CO had the HIGHEST FORECLOSURE RATE in the nation in 2006. “Greeley” (county seat) is a “bedroom community” (wheat field, stockyard and giant grasshopper territory with a smattering of oil rigs back in my day) located 65+ miles NE of Denver. Thousands of buyers moved there in recent years and attempted to commute to work to Denver (sound like RIV CO here, folks?).
FWIW, here are the demos for Weld County:
68.9% C
27.4% H
1.3% A
1.1% B
1.0% AI
.2 PIAcc. to the 2008 Zillow map, posted earlier in this thread, Jefferson County had the two most stable homeowner zips (both located in the foothills of the Rockies) followed by Denver County for the 3rd and 4th most stable-homeowner zip (both urban core zips).
I just wanted to contribute to dispel any misconceptions about CO being percieved as “lacking in diversity.” nocommonsense, A HIGHER PERCENTAGE of Denver County and Adams County’s population is Hispanic than SD County’s population, but there are definitely fewer Asians in CO than here.
Bear in mind that CO’s ENTIRE POPULATION for 2008 was just over 5.5 million.
Participant[quote=nocommonsense]What are you talking about? Hispanics are the majority here too in SD 🙂 No I don’t consider them a minority. I was thinking of asians.[/quote]
Acc. to the my link above, in 2008, Denver County had:
50.9% Cauc (C)
34.3% Hisp (H)
10.0% Black (B)
3.4% Asian (A)
1.4% Native Am. (NA)
.2% Haw/Pac Is (PI)Acc. to http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06073.html SD County in 2008 had VERY SIMILAR demographics as Denver County:
50.9% C
30.9% H
10.3% A
5.5% B
1.0% NA
.5% PISince Denver is a “metro area” comprised of four counties, I will add in some more stats.
Arapahoe County (home of high-paying jobs at the “Tech Cntr”) had:
66.0% C
17.7% H
9.8% B
4.5% A
.8% NA
.2% PIJefferson County had:
79.9% C
14.2% H
2.6% A
1.6% B
1.0% NA
.2 PIAdams County had:
56.1% C
35.6% H
3.5% B
3.3% A
1.4% NA
.2 PIAcc. to http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_4333236, Weld County, CO had the HIGHEST FORECLOSURE RATE in the nation in 2006. “Greeley” (county seat) is a “bedroom community” (wheat field, stockyard and giant grasshopper territory with a smattering of oil rigs back in my day) located 65+ miles NE of Denver. Thousands of buyers moved there in recent years and attempted to commute to work to Denver (sound like RIV CO here, folks?).
FWIW, here are the demos for Weld County:
68.9% C
27.4% H
1.3% A
1.1% B
1.0% AI
.2 PIAcc. to the 2008 Zillow map, posted earlier in this thread, Jefferson County had the two most stable homeowner zips (both located in the foothills of the Rockies) followed by Denver County for the 3rd and 4th most stable-homeowner zip (both urban core zips).
I just wanted to contribute to dispel any misconceptions about CO being percieved as “lacking in diversity.” nocommonsense, A HIGHER PERCENTAGE of Denver County and Adams County’s population is Hispanic than SD County’s population, but there are definitely fewer Asians in CO than here.
Bear in mind that CO’s ENTIRE POPULATION for 2008 was just over 5.5 million.
Participant[quote=nocommonsense]I envy you for being able to make such a move. I say go for it. Having lived in various parts of the US, I really like the racial diversity in California, which would be my only reservation to move away. If you’re not a minority, there’s simply NO reason to miss California. Colorado is a great place. Enjoy it.[/quote]
nocommonsense, do you consider “Hispanic” a minority? When I left CO and moved to SD in the seventies, the state was heavily Hispanic overall and Denver was about 17% Black at that time. Many smaller cities and towns in CO have a >75% Hispanic population. CO’s leadership and representatives have ALWAYS been reflective of its population, even back then. The 2008 numbers suggest this as well.
http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/article_1227.shtml
Acc. to the above link, Colo. had 71% of its citizens in 2008 claiming to be of “non-Hispanic caucasian” descent. I would consider it to be diversified. BTW, I “give the impression” that I am of one “race” but in fact am of mixed heritage and therefore am a “qualified minority.” 🙂
Denver to SD = similar demographics but VASTLY DIFFERENT terrain and weather.
Participant[quote=nocommonsense]I envy you for being able to make such a move. I say go for it. Having lived in various parts of the US, I really like the racial diversity in California, which would be my only reservation to move away. If you’re not a minority, there’s simply NO reason to miss California. Colorado is a great place. Enjoy it.[/quote]
nocommonsense, do you consider “Hispanic” a minority? When I left CO and moved to SD in the seventies, the state was heavily Hispanic overall and Denver was about 17% Black at that time. Many smaller cities and towns in CO have a >75% Hispanic population. CO’s leadership and representatives have ALWAYS been reflective of its population, even back then. The 2008 numbers suggest this as well.
http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/article_1227.shtml
Acc. to the above link, Colo. had 71% of its citizens in 2008 claiming to be of “non-Hispanic caucasian” descent. I would consider it to be diversified. BTW, I “give the impression” that I am of one “race” but in fact am of mixed heritage and therefore am a “qualified minority.” 🙂
Denver to SD = similar demographics but VASTLY DIFFERENT terrain and weather.
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