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Alkire Acres is a friendly community near the Rocky Mountain foothills
Alkire Acres is barely more than a mile wide, but walk the length of the Littleton neighborhood, and you’re likely to pass giggling kids in the park and chatty neighbors on the sidewalks. While geographically small, this dense residential pocket comes with a vibrancy created by its friendly residents. All the while, the foothills of the Rocky Mountains looming in the distance create incredible scenery, says Chris Sholts, an Alkire Acres resident who runs Littleton’s Growth Golf Academy. “Being so close to the foothills, you can’t beat it.”
Alkire Acres is located about 30 minutes southwest of Denver, which is accessible by 470.
Take a walk along the path through Mossbrucker Park near Alkire Acres.
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Neighborhoods are filled with trees and greenery
Strolling the neighborhood’s sidewalks, you’ll sometimes see summits peeking over wooden fences and gabled roofs. The neighborhood’s contemporary bungalows and town houses offer the choice between small yards and no yard, but the heavy dose of oaks and pines planted throughout Alkire Acres provide plenty of greenery. The compact home styles here put residents close to their neighbors. But that’s not an issue, according to Sholts. In fact, he says running into and talking with fellow residents of his cul-de-sac is one of the best parts about living in Alkire Acres. Buyers who don’t need much living space can grab a one-bedroom condo unit in the low $400,000s, but single-family homes are likely to be priced between the low $500,000s and the low $700,000s. The average house sits for less than two weeks before it’s sold, so house hunters can expect to face a healthy dose of competition in this fast-paced housing market.
Contemporary bungalow homes are a popular style in Alkire Acres.
Some smaller townhomes can also be found in Alkire Acres.
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Some schools in the area are within walking distance
Children in Alkire Acres who attend public school take classes in the Jeffco Public Schools district, graded an A-minus by Niche. Some kids can walk to school because Mount Carbon Elementary stands in the neighborhood. Students at the B-plus-rated school can learn cooking, computing and chess through Mount Carbon Elementary’s afterschool programs. Less than a mile south of Alkire Acres, sixth, seventh and eighth graders take classes at Summit Ridge Middle School, which earns a Niche grade of B-plus. Older students spend school days at Dakota Ridge High School, an A-minus-rated school a mile from the neighborhood.
Mount Carbon Elementary School is an above-average, public school near Alkire Akres.
Summit Ridge Middle School near Alkire Akres has a student-teacher ratio of 20 to 1.
Dakota Ridge Senior High School near Alkire Akres has achieved a score of A- on Niche.com.
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Outdoor recreation includes climbing walls and trails
Next to Mount Carbon Elementary is Sgt. Timothy M. Mossbrucker Memorial Park. The playground’s cragged climbing wall resembles the mountain peaks in the distance, while its open landscape provides ample space to organize games. A trail leads from the elementary campus to the park, so kids only need to be escorted a short way for an after-school playdate. If an unexpected rain shower or the wintry weather scuttle plans for the park, it’s only 3 miles to catch a movie at the local AMC theater.
The cragged climbing wall in Mossbrucker Park near Alkire Acres resembles the mountain peaks.
The wide paths through Mossbrucker Park near Alkire Acres are great for dog walking.
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Cuisine styles include Chinese, Mexican and Italian
Walmart stands a few steps south of the neighborhood, so residents are never far from groceries, a mechanic or whatever household items they need to grab. Across the street from Walmart, a cluster of restaurants makes for a convenient spot when you’re craving Chinese, Mexican or Italian cuisine. You can get the latter at Antonio’s, a café with barely enough room to squeeze into a table among the shelves of pasta sauce and noodles for sale.
Stop at the Walmart Supercenter just south of Alkire Acres for all your grocery needs.
The Coal Mine Center near Alkire Akres has several cafes and restaurants, such as Camino Real.
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Denver is a 20-mile drive or train ride away
Alkire Acres sits just off State Highway 470, which you can use to make the 20-mile drive to Denver for work. The trip can take up to an hour during rush hour, but if you want to skip the traffic, cruise 7 miles from Alkire Acres, park at the Regional Transportation District’s Littleton/Downtown Station and reach downtown Denver by train in less than an hour.
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On average, homes in Alkire Acres, Denver sell after 33 days on the market compared to the national average of 52 days. The median sale price for homes in Alkire Acres, Denver over the last 12 months is $580,000, up 6% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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