Twelve miles southwest of downtown Denver sits a town seemingly lost in time. Single-story houses come with large backyards; children swim and fish in a neighborhood lake; and residents feel so secure in their privacy that they don’t bother with curtains or blinds.
That’s how the Wall Street Journal described the community of Bow Mar, a one-square-mile statutory town between Denver and Littleton, in a glowing article published on August 31. The “well-kept secret,” “mythical land of Bow Mar” is among the most expensive neighborhoods in the suburbs around Denver.
Single-family homes in Bow Mar sold for a median of $2.3 million in 2024, WSJ reported. That’s compared to around $650,000 in the metro area. Most entry-level Bow Mar properties are one-story midcentury houses that require extensive renovations, at times costing millions on top of the purchase price. But the community’s true value lies outside of the homes…