Superior, CO: Real Estate Information

A Superior, Colorado Relocation is a popular choice for many people who work in the Interlocken Business Park.  There are a number of large employers there which have given growth to Superior since the mid 1990's.

Superior, Colorado was rated the #13 City to Live in the U.S. by Money Magazine (July, 2009) - View Article.

• Typical Starting Price: A 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,000 square foot, 2-car garage home for sale in Superior starts in the low $300's.  As for property taxes, Superior Homes listed around $400,000 have annual property taxes at $2,500 approximately

• 2007 population for Superior was 12,000.  And in 1997 the city population was 5,000, an increase of 118%.

• Sales statistics from 2006 and 2007.  Median Sales Price in 2006 was $374,900 and in 2007 it was $385,500. The Average Sales Price decreased from $426,384 in 2006 to $410,180 in 2007.<.p>

• The Average Days on Market was almost the same year to year, 85 days in 2006 and 81 days in 2007.  These statistics are for residential homes.

The Superior, Colorado Real Estate boom took off when Interlocken brought in Sun Microsystems and Level 3 Communications in the late 1990's.  There were stories when people were relocating here that they had buses of transferees coming in for their housing tours.

Most of the subdivisions were built from the early 1990's on.  The services in Superior are excellent and neighboring Broomfield has the Flatiron Mall which right next to Superior.

Superior does not have its own Library or Recreation Center yet.  A lot of Superior residents go to the Louisville Library. 

Superior has an excellent sales tax base with Costco and Super Target in their city.  Lots of people drive from the surrounding cities to go to Costco.  I have heard the Superior Costco is in the Top 10 for Costco locations in the U.S.

One of the issues to be aware of when considering Superior Real Estate is the "expansive soils" where a lot of the homes have been built.  It affects concrete slab basements, driveways and sidewalks.  When you drive around the Rock Creek neighborhoods you can see a lot of driveways and sidewalks which have heaving and cracking of the concrete.