I lived in west Denver for 13 years where I bought a house. Grew up in SW Denver. Had to move when I realized I needed to be quadralingual (not sure if that's a real word) to converse with the neighbors if I so desired.

Yeah there's no place to live that is utopia. I've lived in the Ranch for over 14 years now and I love it here. I drive up Federal over by where I grew up and I cannot recognize it any more. Just a fucking ghetto. The strip from Dartmouth to Alameda that I considered to be my hometown is totally different from the 70's. Oh yeah, diversity is awesome.

The amount of shit that goes on in Highlands Ranch, I'll take it any day over that.