The Highlands Centennial - Area Information

The Highlands Centennial is a conglomerate of several neighborhoods grouped into one. There are several parks, several elementary schools and a middle school. The neighborhood is within walking distance Arapahoe High school. The Highlands Centennial is a family oriented neighborhood geared to younger families and includes several parks families can enjoy to relax and play.

Homes range in the $250K to $400k range and most of the properties are large enough to have a garden, dog run, trampoline and patio for entertaining guests. Most of the homes in the Highlands Centennial were built in the early 80s and therefore the yards are much larger than the traditional homes built in the nineties and today.

There are several shopping centers and movie theatres within a 5 10 minute drive from the Highlands Centennial with all the amenities of a big city yet still nestled in a quant suburb thirty minutes from downtown Denver and 15 minutes from the tech center. So, you get the convenience of the large city and the seclusion from it too. As for your favorite restaurants you dont have to go far either, any type of fine dining is available to please any palate within a short driving distance.

The weather here in Colorado, especially in the Highlands Centennial is spectacular. You get a full four seasons with spring in any one day: you can get snow, rain, and sunshine, the saying is if you do not like the weather wait ten minutes and it will change. Summers are relatively mild with the temperature going over the century mark only a handful of times a season and look for the rain showers in the evening to cool you off. Fall is perhaps more beautiful here than anywhere because of the gorgeous changing colors and the dry weather in the mid 70s during the day and dipping into the 40s at night. Winter brings all kind of surprises, one day can bring three feet of snow and the next day can bring temperatures in the 60s to melt it all away.

The schools in the Highlands Centennial area are some of the best to be found in the state and rival any around the country. There is a high level of parent involvement in school programs and the states outdoor activities and high standard of living has teachers from across the country looking to teach here. Our schools have the pick of the best teachers from the nation There is a short supply of gangs and drugs among the students compared to other areas in the state and the instance of drop out among high school aged youth is among the lowest anywhere.

Economically the Highlands Centennial is upper middle class with lots of tech and engineering jobs provided by the likes of Lockheed Martin, Newmont Mining Company and the Denver Tech Center (DTC) a short drive to the East of about fifteen minutes. Anyone looking to come to an area like the Highlands Centennial will have ample opportunity to find productive work, a safe place to raise a family and a community centered on each other.