Highlands Ranch Apartments and Rentals

Highlands Ranch has a lot to offer. In fact, the city was ranked No. 21 on CNN Money’s 2012 list of Best Places to Live in the United States for its acclaimed outdoor Colorado lifestyle and vibrant, friendly residents. The city combines a vivid past with modern conveniences, and people here are proud of local accomplishments. Look for Highlands Ranch apartments for rent, and join the 96,000 people who love the fresh Colorado air and exciting environment of downtown Denver.

The first occupants of the Colorado Front France were the Ute, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. After being claimed by French explorers in the late 17th century, Highlands Ranch was sold to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. New residents settled in the Denver Metro area starting in 1859, but a lack of available water near Highlands Ranch halted development in this area by 10 years. The city was comprised mostly of farms and ranches until the Colorado Gold Rush when the population swelled with people looking to get rich by mining gold.

Highlands Ranch became a suburb in 1978 when the continued growth of Denver led the Mission Viejo Company to purchase the unincorporated land in Highlands Ranch and build a planned community. Residents were very content with the growth, as the new development meant they no longer needed to drive to Littleton for groceries, medical care and other necessities. Today, Highlands Ranch is extremely popular with new residents because of the diverse housing options in the city ranging from townhouses to multi-story mansions.

Highlands Ranch residents can take advantage of a number of colleges located within the region. Arapahoe Community College is located in nearby Littleton, and The University of Colorado and Colorado State University have campuses in Denver that join the University of Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Aspen University, Red Rocks Community College, Colorado Christian College and the Art Institute of Colorado in offering local students an unrivaled college education.

Highlands Ranch is home to more than 1,000 acres of land dedicated to corporate headquarters, office and industrial space, commercial and general business use. Working families love having the option to contribute to the local economy, fostering an environment with a livable work-life balance. More than 6,800 residents work in close to 1,000 businesses right in the heart of Highlands Ranch. A whopping 92 percent of workers hold management, sales and office positions and join the 12 percent of residents working in service positions as the majority of the Highlands Ranch workforce. Rent a Highlands Ranch apartment and enjoy the best of corporate America in the picturesque Colorado setting.

There are many attractive aspects of the Colorado lifestyle which unfortunately drive up rent prices in Highlands Ranch. United States Census Bureau statistics indicate that the standard apartment here costs $1,505 a month, which is almost $650 more than the state average. Although rent prices are expensive, Highlands Ranch received a cost of living index only slightly above that found in the average American city. Residents here enjoy an extremely high quality of life and see the perks of living in Highlands Ranch apartments as being well worth the price.

Highlands Ranch has a very active community that enjoys the Scottish Festival and Rocky Mountain Highland Games, Highlands Ranch Music Arts Festival, the Art Festival Wine Tasting, Festival of the Bastardino and Handmade in Colorado Expo. The Rocky Mountain region is also hailed as the “Napa Valley of Beer,” and provides residents with a number of great breweries to choose from.

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