Anyone live in Montrose, CO?

[wooduckman]

My Wife and I are CO natives that are ready to get off the Front Range. Too many people, too much traffic, and getting too expensive for our liking! One of the areas we're looking at moving to is Montrose and I have a few questions I'd like to PM someone that lives in the area.

Thanks in advance!

Heath

 

[durangobrad]

While I dont live in Montrose, I have spent a fair bit of time in and around there and also have some friends who have. Shoot me a PM if youd like.

 

[Cody Lightfoot]

I'm in Montrose. We've only been here since the summer of '15, transplant from SO CAL, to get away from the crazies.

 

[dsclowers]

I lived in Denver from 1999 - 2009. My job took me to the Seattle area for 3 years and then my company asked me to move to the San Francisco area. I told them hell no, I wouldn't move there so I worked out a deal to work remotely and visit the Bay Area once a month. Instead of moving back to Denver I took the opportunity to move to Montrose in 2013. My wife is from here and we love it. Small town, no people, outdoor paradise. I have no intention of ever leaving.

 

[CrzyTrekker]

I've lived next door, just across the county line in Delta County for three years and have done a lot of work in Montrose. I'm a little more spread out now, living part of the time in Delta County as well as the San Luis Valley.

Montrose is full of outdoor sports-loving people. Lots of families ride motorcycles, atvs, hunt, fish, etc. Some very serious backcountry users. The town is fairly close to some of the pricier ski resorts, and you do see some very moneyed folks/influence in Montrose, but it's a good mix - somewhere between a resort community and a rural small town. My favorite aspect of the area is the massive amount of public land, BLM and Forest Service, immediately adjacent. In February and March when I feel stir-crazy I go hiking and fishing on BLM lands around Montrose.

 

[unclericco]

I've been checking out Montrose for a potential place to retire. Looks right down my alley

 

[Foldem]

Heath,

Do t if you can swing it, then hire me in a few years. I would if I could but I want to get my kids through high school here first. Have a safe season,

Kevin

 

[wooduckman]

Thanks for the responses guys! My wife and I have concluded it has everything we want from an outdoor perspective, just trying to get a grasp on the town itself. We're planning on taking another visit the weekend of October 20th.

Kevin- That's kind of our thought process here, would like to move somewhere before we have kids so we don't force them to move. You come up with the business, I'll start it then you can take it over when move out!

Heath

 

[gbflyer]

Grew up close to there. Montrose has always been a community that aggressively pursues growth. They've also been smart, not going crazy and building a fancy new high school, etc. I've always been impressed with the place. The traffic is getting a little thick is my only criticism.

 

[GooseLR]

I know this is an older thread but I’m hoping I’ll still get some feedback. My wife and I live in North Carolina currently but when I am out of the military we plan to move to a western state. I loved Hamilton, MT and the whole Bitterroot valley but my wife isn’t sure she wants to deal with the cold/winters there. Some other places we considered are Couer D’Alene, ID, Southeast Idaho, and Wyoming. Montrose has really caught my eye for its proximity to outdoor recreation (I’m an avid hunter and my family likes hiking, camping, fishing), and it also seems like a town that’s just the right size - they have a Target, jiu jitsu, and church. The only hang up I have (and I hope someone can give me their thoughts on this) is the politics of CO as a state. We are pretty conservative and basically believe in a small government and just want to be left alone in that regard. Do you think moving to Colorado is still a good choice in 2025?

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

My wife and both were born and raised in southern California in the early 40's. As I grew up, things changed. To many people and traffic. I worked aerospace for 40 years. My wife and I knew when we retired we were leaving. We spent 20 years worth of vacations traveling the western states (west of the rockies) looking for our retirement forever home. We settled on Montana, Wyoming or Colorado. I really liked Lander, Wy and Stevensville, Mt (where my Grandfather was born). After visiting there during the winter several times, my wife said "just too damn cold!". It was the mid 1990's and I was planning on retirement in 2000. in 1996 we bought property in SW Colorado. We looked at Cedaredge, Montrose, Ridgeway (I like it), Durango (didn't like it) and Montezuma County.
Montrose has really grown a lot in the last 25 years. Just a little to populated for me. There is less than 30 thousand in our county. Rural Colorado is really very Conservative. Most of the population are in the Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs area and are pretty liberal. We are in our early 80's and have lived here for over 25 years and don't regret anything!!!
If you want more information PM me.