yeah, like everyone is saying, moving to boulder would be a bad idea.

Just note:

The high consentration of speedos in North America can be found at the north boulder rec center.

The highest percentage of Sppedos is actually found at the Flatirons Pool which is around S. Boulder. It's a private health club.
The way things are in Boulder anymore, if you wear a sppedo in public, ugh! you might just get escorted off the premises.

AND, the climbing here is overrated. IT's much better in the Cheyenne/Laramie Wyoming area where the women climb harder than the guys. Everyone should move up there.

Kinda late for the suggestion party, but here goes...

I lived on The Hill for a year, and wouldn't do it again unless I found an apartment West of 6th for a reasonable price. But that won't happen. Easy bike access to trails and climbing. The Flatirons, bouldering on Flagstaff, Boulder Canyon climbing, and some good trails are all close. You will have to deal with a seriously retarded set of college kids, though. The Boulder greek system has a hold on The Hill - avoid them. The rent here will be very expensive, unless you want to lease a room with some college students.

I lived in S Boulder for 2 years, near Table Mesa and Broadway. LOVED IT. Easy access to climbing the Flatirons area, Flagstaff bouldering, Eldorado Canyon, and even Boulder Canyon, and some great trails are easy to get to. You can bike to anything you need, grocery stores, coffeeshops, liquor stores, The Southern Sun, Neptune Mountaineering, etc. Southern Sun is pretty much it for bars in this area, but it's a great place. Access to 36 is close, and you can avoid a lot of the merge traffic jam at rush hour if you drive the right way. Plus, there are a ton fewer college kids and very little of the stupid Boulder college kid scene. This will be cheaper than the Hill.

I lived in E Boulder, near Foothills pkwy and Baseline for a year. Much quieter, still had easy access to all the shops I needed. More traffic than S boulder, mainly along Foothills pkwy. Even fewer college kids than S Boulder, though neither one of them have a lot. A few more parks and open areas, as well as access to some good trails. You'll still want to bike/bus/taxicab to the bars, I can't think of a single bar I liked in that area - there just aren't many. This will probably cost about the same as S Boulder rentals.

I've had friends that have lived in N Boulder, near the Ideal Market. A great area, easy access to shops and bars and restaurants and some great trails. Same access for climbing as the Hill, roughly. There is more traffic than S Boulder, about the same as the Hill or E Boulder. Rent here will be significantly less than the Hill, but more than S Boulder or E Boulder.

If you look for it, you can rent for under your price cutoff in any of these places, but you'll have to look much harder and make more concessions to live on the Hill than S Boulder, N Boulder, or E Boulder. Obviously, exceptions exist, but these rental guidelines should serve you well. I rented all 4 years for $400 or less (plus utilities) every year, though I lived with buddies the whole time. You're going to be close to great climbing in any of these areas of Boulder, and since you say you're driving, that won't be much of a deal-breaker, I guess.

Hope that helps.

Bob's right. Everyone has an opinion, but full body jamming against sharp crystals is pretty much at the bottom of my FunShit-O-Meter.

Yo John!

Bob and Ken, you two make trolling fun.

I didn't say that Vedauwoo is better than the front range. My point is that the climbing area equidistant from Laramie (Vedauwoo) is better than the climbing areas equidistant from Boulder (BC, Eldo, Flatirons).

I'd never move back to Laramie though, so draw your own conclusions from that.

Hey, Shear, are you taking this all in?