I'm moving back to Colorado to go to school, GI Bill FTW, and I need to find a place to live. What I have been finding online seems to be prohibitively expensive and after a 7.5 year absence I just don't know what areas are good and what to avoid. I'll be going to Mines in Golden by way of Red Rocks and my friend, also a Navy vet, will be going to CU Boulder. Obviously Boulder County and Denver are off limits due to cost and laws. A house will be preferable as I have two dogs and she has a cat. Thanks.