Your family will be welcomed to our state!

I agree with 99.9% of the answerers about location… and please know that most of these areas south of Denver are those I am personally familiar with. Although I think Castle Rock is a wonderful town and a great place to raise a family, it’s a little too far south of the city if you work in Downtown.

Churches are plentiful here — all faiths are represented well. You will have no trouble finding a church you will love.

Suburbs generally are more conservative, especially those south of Denver. My mother visited from Los Angeles and commented that I live in an area that "is full of families with minivans everywhere you look" — it can be quite boring, but I think that’s a very good thing personally.

Littleton Public Schools get my vote as the best in the state. I graduated from high school in Littleton and my first 2 years of college felt like ‘refresher courses’ — and I was definitely NOT an honor student by any means.

Parker, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Centennial are the areas I would recommend to you and your family. A nice 4-bedroom house in one of those areas would cost between $285,000 – $585,000… again, it depends on what part of those cities you look.

Racism is not really an issue as far as I am aware. Most Coloradans are accepting and non-judgmental (at least in my experience). My 6 year-old niece is white and her best friend is hispanic and no one thinks twice about them being best friends…

Here are some links to websites that might give you a better feel for our state:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com
http://www.myfoxcolorado.com
http://www.townofcastlerock.org
http://www.douglas.co.us

Good luck!