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Colorado’s high housing costs, caregiving needs push more generations to live under one roof

Number of multigenerational households in Colorado has increased 40% over a decade

Amalia Rodriguez, 12, left, prepares dinner with her grandmother Bernice Ocaña, 87, and her mother Diana Cobos Ocaña, 47, at their home in Morrison on Jan. 10, 2024. Cobos Ocaña and her husband and two children live together with her mother. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Amalia Rodriguez, 12, left, prepares dinner with her grandmother Bernice Ocaña, 87, and her mother Diana Cobos Ocaña, 47, at their home in Morrison on Jan. 10, 2024. Cobos Ocaña and her husband and two children live together with her mother. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Experts point to Colorado's steep housing market, caregiving needs for elders and children, and changing demographics and multicultural traditions as reasons for the rise in families living together.
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