About Lakewood, CO

If you’re in search of your Rocky Mountain High, but you don’t want to pay Denver rental prices, you should check out a Lakewood apartment. Lakewood is located just to the west of downtown Denver and it provides a great reprieve to Denver’s high prices while still being able to take advantage of all the great things that make Denver a city you want to live in. Lakewood was founded in 1889 and was gobbled up by the Denver metro area in 1989. Lakewood is mostly a bedroom community, although its population is well over 100,000. The cost of living here is right in line with the national average, which is one of the many things that keep people in Lakewood for good.

The city of Lakewood has many fun and interesting things to do, but many of them revolve around the larger city of Denver. The Denver metro area is absolutely crazy about sports, and we mean sports at all levels. High school athletics here is very popular, with some games attracting thousands of people. There is also a major Olympic training facility for amateur athletes just down the road in Colorado Springs. But the real passion for Denver sports fans is for their four major professional sports teams. The football Broncos get the most adulation from the local fan base, but the hockey Avalanche have also won over many of the fans here. There is also a beloved basketball team here (the Nuggets) and a popular baseball team (the Rockies), too.

Without a doubt, the best feature of Lakewood, and the whole Denver area, is the location. The city is exactly one mile above sea level, in the middle of the beautiful Colorado Rockies. The seemingly endless mountains give an almost surreal moonscape to the local area and it is also extremely inviting for hiking, biking, hunting, camping and fishing.

If you’re looking for a studio Lakewood apartment, you can expect to pay $500-$650 depending on location and square footage. If you are in need of a bit more space and a one bedroom Lakewood apartment sounds better, you can expect to pay $700-$950 per month. A two bedroom Lakewood apartment will generally run you $1000 a month, while a super sized Lakewood apartment will generally go for at least $1200 a month. Prices here are right on the national average so you shouldn’t have any surprises when you’re looking for your Lakewood apartment.