| Besides being an important resort community, the | | | | neighborhood are currently retailing for $800 per |
| town of Vail, Colorado is a place where investors | | | | square foot. Yes, these are still multi-million dollar |
| like to plunk down their money. There are 4,500 | | | | properties, but the homes are newer, larger and |
| permanent residents in this community located at | | | | offer plenty of privacy. And they're also close-in |
| the foot of Vail Mountain, but there are an | | | | to the village. |
| additional 5,000 people who own vacation | | | | Nearby Neighborhoods |
| property. | | | | Immediately west of Vail village is the prestigious |
| Most certainly, people who own Vail vacation | | | | Lionshead community. Homes there are |
| property do so to take advantage of the resort. | | | | convenient to the Eagle Bahn Gondola and thanks |
| For skiing and other winter activities alone, there | | | | to massive reinvestment this secondary village is |
| are up to six months to enjoy the slopes, | | | | booming. Cascade Village due west of Lionshead |
| cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating and | | | | offers similar gondola access, but at prices slightly |
| similar pursuits. But, Vail doesn't die when the | | | | lower, but with fewer residences. |
| snow melts -- the town becomes a hub for music | | | | More moderate prices can be found in Lionsbridge |
| and arts aficionados, people who are just as | | | | & Buffehr Creek, Potato Patch & Sandstone and |
| eager to explore culture as they are winter | | | | in East Vail. The lowest prices, averaging $400 per |
| sports. | | | | square foot, are in Booth Falls, a quaint |
| Vail Village | | | | community offering plenty of sun exposure. The |
| So what is the make-up of Vail vacation | | | | only trade off for the residences here is a higher |
| property? That answer may surprise you. Though | | | | exposure to the din of I-70 traffic. West Vail |
| village property does sell for an average of $1,500 | | | | offers similar interstate exposure, but some |
| per square foot, most of the in-town properties | | | | locations in the neighborhood are quieter. |
| were built in the 1970s and 1980s following the | | | | Eclectic Minturn |
| town's incorporation in 1966. These properties are | | | | Finally, Minturn, which can be reached by heading |
| prized more for proximity to the slopes and | | | | west on I-70 and south on Highway 6, is one of |
| shopping then they are for updates though as of | | | | the oldest communities in the area, dating back to |
| this writing many vacation condos and homes are | | | | the 1800s. Eclectic best describes this town which |
| undergoing extensive renovating. | | | | attracts Vail's service workers and artists alike. |
| $1,500 is a jaw-dropping amount for most people | | | | Just a 15 minute drive from Vail makes Minturn |
| and it is tops for the area. If you prefer a golfing | | | | the ideal and affordable bedroom community for |
| community then homes in the Vail Golf Course | | | | the popular ski resort. |