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About Parker

Parker is located in Douglas County in Colorado, less than 15 miles south of the Denver Tech Center (DTC) and only 35 minutes south of Downtown Denver. It is about 15 square miles and has a continually growing number of Parker Colorado homes for sale, opportunities for employment, and population. Parker is encompassed by over 700 acres of natural open space, 200 acres of parkland that makes up the 10 city parks, and numerous eateries and shopping.

About Parker Real Estate Market

The Parker CO real estate market includes single-family detached homes for sale to multi-million dollar custom real estate properties, condominiums, townhouses and real estate land lots with rolling hills offering natural character. Parker ranked #26 on Money Magazine’s 2007 “Top 100 Best Places to Live.”

Today there are about 42,000 residents in Parker and over 8,500 homes with over 1000 homes for sale in the Parker CO Real Estate MLS. The average household income in Parker is $75,000 and the average new Parker Colorado home for sale is just over $340,000 with the average home listing on the MLS being $375,000.

About Parker Schools

For families seeking Parker CO real estate, the Parker School District has 14 elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools to choose from. Each school offers a comprehensive core curriculum as well as a wide range of extra-curricular courses. Parker also has six private schools, three charter schools, and several preschools.

About Parker Entertainment

Parker Colorado homes for sale have access to just about everything you could think of when it comes to food, shopping, town parades, and recreation. Parker features two major recreation centers that are state-of-the-art facilities including a water park and the award winning and newly finished Parker Fieldhouse that offer programs, classes and sports for all ages. The shopping in Parker consists of everything from grocery stores to the wide range of stores at the Parker Pavilions right off of Parker and Hilltop/Twenty Mile Road. If you are hungry and looking to cook dinner, choose from King Soopers, Wal-Mart, or Safeway. Parker also offers organic grocery stores like Whole Foods and Vitamin Cottage. If you want to skip the cooking and clean-up, Parker has a large number of restaurants including Saltgrass Steak House, Joe’s Crab Shack, Hickory House, and many, many others.

If you feel the urge to go shopping, a short 15 minute drive to the large and upscale Park Meadows Mall may be your ticket. It features a 130 diverse clothing, food and specialty stores including Dillard’s, Nordstrom, and JC Penny’s. If you want to steer clear of the parking lots and commotion of the mall, there are also many stores nearby including The DSW Shoes, Best Buy, and Costco.

About Parker Recreation

Other types of recreation and entertainment available to those purchasing Parker CO real estate include the United Artist and Twenty Mile Road movie theaters, and an extensive assortment of sports and other outdoor activities. Parker offers public and private golf courses at Black Bear, Pradera, and The Pinery Country Club. Three lighted ball fields, a children’s playground, and a multi-purpose soccer field area, multiple outdoor inline hockey rinks and a skateboard park are located at the 64 acre Challenger Regional Park.

Do you like to ride your bike or hike? Parker Colorado homes for sale are surrounded by miles and miles of paved and natural trails. Parker is located close to Aurora, Chatfield, and Cherry Creek reservoirs and all are a perfect place for swimmers, boaters, jet-skiers, and fishermen. The community is also host to numerous public cultural and social events every year that include concerts in the summer, car shows, and crafts shows and festivals such as the Parker Country Festival.

About Parker Transportation

If you need public transportation, Parker has many options. RTD operates buses in the area with light-rail within 15 minutes that will take you through the DTC and all the way to Downtown Denver and partway up I-225. There are several bus routes throughout Parker as well Park-and-Ride stations where you can catch a bus or the light-rail at the Lincoln and I-25 Station. RTD also offers Dial-a-Ride, where you can call and have a bus come to anywhere in Parker.