Thoughts on Canon City

[spqrzilla]

My wife and I are considering a move. We'd keep our practice in Denver and commute up a few days a week.

Any thoughts on Canon City? We've enjoyed the time we've spent in the town in recent years. And housing looks affordable to us (we are cheap bassards).

[Irving]

I have family out there, but when I go down, I just come in on 50 and go straight to family's house, so I don't really know much about the town. Any specific questions you'd like me to ask?

[davsel]

Do you speak Spanish?

[68Charger]

Prison Town, largest employer in the county is Department of Corrections (either state or Federal)... growing retired population-

County government is really a PITA (and has corruption issues, ask some- and I concur).
I've lived in this county for 18 years, and prefer to do business in Colorado Springs.

You do have to ask why is real estate low there...

[Irving]

Member DANGER used to live there as well.

[ruthabagah]

I saw your post and remember this one from another member.

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/142921-...=1#post1790777

[redneck122]

I have family down in Canon and Florence, so i'm down there a bit. Not a horrible area, but not much to do there entertainment wise. Also like mentioned before, quite a bit of corruption in gov down there. I like some of the scenery around there, but i always feel the need to carry an extra mag or two...

[earplug]

Much depends on your current hobbies and retirement wants?

[Irving]

How do the prisons affect the town? It's pretty common for people to dog Canon because of the prisons, but I think it's dumb.

[ruthabagah]

Yeah, thumbs down from me. (Unless you can easily inject yourself into a good'ol boy club, and cover each others ass in the biggest historical KKK town of Colorado, then it may be perfect for you). A lot of abnormal people down there and a lot of personality disorders. Just remember more than one out of two employed people there are DOC. IIRC, they have something like 16-17 prisons in the County. Great place to raise a family, eh?

I posted the link to your post which I think sums it up pretty well. Since I first read it, I met a 54 year old former convict with a 21 year old Gf from Canon city... She has 2 kids from 2 different father, used to be a prostitute until she met him.... That pretty much fill a bunch of the types you have on your list!