Tag: affordability
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Colorado Cost of Living: Low inventory, persistent demand drives up housing costs in Elbert County
For decades, Elbert County was a quiet, rural outpost east of the Denver metro, popular with farmers, ranchers and people looking for open land. Large rural parcels and relatively lower prices made it an alternative to the faster-growing suburbs in neighboring counties. That began to change about a decade ago, when the western part of…
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Address the roots of Colorado’s affordability woes
Colorado is at a crossroads just in time for today’s opening of the Colorado General Assembly. Individuals and families are not choosing to move here as much as they were. Statewide net migration was 52.5% lower in 2025 than it was in 2015, when Colorado was one of the nation’s most popular destinations for movers — and one of the nation’s fastest-growing…
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Direct primary care offers affordability, access as health care costs rise
In the Air Force, Dr. Alex Schloe used to see 22 patients a day for a primary care appointment where he would spend five to 10 minutes with each person. “It can be frustrating for the patient and for the doc,” he said. Across many primary care clinics who rely on insurance for payment, the…