I got that impression in the Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, & Castle Rock area where my friends live. I am a single mother and my son and I fell in love with the beauty of Colorado and liked the fact that there is so much to do there (we live in Albuquerque, NM where there isn't much for kids to do and it is not a safe place to live, and especially not an ideal place to raise kids!). I am contemplating moving back to the midwest where I am from or Colorado, but am concerned because the areas where I know people are ninety some percent white and my son is half Hispanic. I worry that he will not fit in with other kids since it's not very diverse as it is here in NM. Are there any other smaller cities that would be a better choice? Your feedback is appreciated! :)
AJ | Albuquerque, NM | Report Abuse

. I grew up in Western Massachusetts and spoke with a woman who was an adjunct professor at UCCS and Colorado College. She did her doctoral (PhD) work 15 minutes away from where I grew up. She said "In the 1980's and early 1990's Colorado Springs went through a major recession and so the Economic Development Council started recruiting companies here by offering tax breaks. What they got was a bunch of Southern Californian companies (Intel, MCI, Focus on the Family) and with them Southern Californians who are conservative and unfriendly. (Be careful who you say that in front of, they get really upset if you call them unfriendly... they're in denial.) The original Colorado Springs was libertarian - fiscally conservative (which is why the wages here are low) but VERY friendly. So, what you have is a town of conservative (not necessarily born again Christians) people with low wages. They drive into their garages and lock their front doors and only talk to people who are like them. I have belonged to various churches and it is ALWAYS the same... God forbid that they would talk to a single woman or a single man. i.e. a person who isn't part of a couple or (gasp) invite them to go out for a meal or (double gasp) to their homes! They are scared of our cooties I guess. They had the Ladies PGA Nationals in my parent's town and it was an okay event, fun, and people participated. Here they behaved like it was the second coming of Christ. They're snotty here. So if you hear someone complaining about Colorado Springs, they are NOT whining. I've been here since 1995 and I thought it was me - I'm from Western Massachusetts and spent 10 years of my life in Ohio and then 4 years of my life in Boston. The people here don't even TRY to reach out to strangers. I thought it was me. It's not. They don't care.
Jane | Colorado Springs, CO | Report Abuse

As a colorado native... born and raised 24 years there is mothinf discriminatory with hispanics in this state. Just the opposote, here they get schooling (when i have tonpay thousands of dollars, braces discounts (i have to pau 185 a month because insurance wont cover for me, everyplace speaks Spanish now and everything comes in spanish, you guys get housing (my mom and i dont) there is nothing discriminatory about that just the opposite.
Jamie | Lafayette, CO | Report Abuse