Denver's #1!!

[Doc45]

According to U.S. News and World Reports Denver is the number 1 city in the US to live. Colorado Springs is #5. Unfortunately the "progressive politics" in Denver is one of the reasons, not necessarily the legal pot. Oh well, it sounded good at first. I did have to laugh about the "affordable" housing. There's a home up for sale in my neighborhood that I would love to buy and move into but the price is stupid for my area. I'm sure someone new to Colorado will think it's a deal and grab it but, damn.

http://www.usnews.com/info/blogs/pre...-live-rankings

[Gunner]

I will respectfully disagree and still plan to leave Denver metro and Colorado. Number 1 my ass

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[Dave_L]

Yeah, if I had a job opportunity somewhere that afforded me the same style of living, I'd be gone. My concern is the liberal agenda wont stop. It'll eventually spread everywhere.

[MAP]

Yeah, if I had a job opportunity somewhere that afforded me the same style of living, I'd be gone. My concern is the liberal agenda wont stop. It'll eventually spread everywhere.

No "safe spaces" for non-progressives.

[Skip]

Yeah, if I had a job opportunity somewhere that afforded me the same style of living, I'd be gone. My concern is the liberal agenda wont stop. It'll eventually spread everywhere.

Like locusts. They will destroy Colorado and then move in 30-40 years somewhere new taking their fail with them.

I think we'll see Denver start look a lot like San Francisco. Middle class will be pushed out leaving only those on programs and the super wealthy. Sky-high taxes, cost of living, etc... Denver post has a real estate story on the main page this morning with a video claiming average detached home price is now $378,000. I don't see how working class families can afford that, let alone young people just starting out in life.

[Dave]

Like locusts. They will destroy Colorado and then move in 30-40 years somewhere new taking their fail with them.

I think we'll see Denver start look a lot like San Francisco. Middle class will be pushed out leaving only those on programs and the super wealthy. Sky-high taxes, cost of living, etc... Denver post has a real estate story on the main page this morning with a video claiming average detached home price is now $378,000. I don't see how working class families can afford that, let alone young people just starting out in life.

That's why there's so much new construction in apartments and condos. Though even the rent here is rising just as fast as detached home prices, which concerns me a lot. Better get a job you like in the next year or two, because of we come to resemble San Fran too much we'll get even more illegals and H1B visa types coming in to do the jobs cheaper. Just hope you don't get laid off for one of them to take your position.

[fj605]

Like locusts. They will destroy Colorado and then move in 30-40 years somewhere new taking their fail with them.

I think we'll see Denver start look a lot like San Francisco. Middle class will be pushed out leaving only those on programs and the super wealthy. Sky-high taxes, cost of living, etc... Denver post has a real estate story on the main page this morning with a video claiming average detached home price is now $378,000. I don't see how working class families can afford that, let alone young people just starting out in life.

A lot of people don't have a choice but to figure out how to afford it. Mortgages + costs associated with homeownership are less expensive than rent in several places. That's the reason we bought a house last fall. Our rent was increasing to that breakeven point. Fortunately, we had been good little savers so that we could pull the trigger on a home purchase.

[KestrelBike]

Like locusts. They will destroy Colorado and then move in 30-40 years somewhere new taking their fail with them.

I think we'll see Denver start look a lot like San Francisco. Middle class will be pushed out leaving only those on programs and the super wealthy. Sky-high taxes, cost of living, etc... Denver post has a real estate story on the main page this morning with a video claiming average detached home price is now $378,000. I don't see how working class families can afford that, let alone young people just starting out in life.

(this may invoke some "Duh" replies) I think the system's kind of set up so people basically become wage-slaves when they sign up for mortgages to cover the $400,000 home prices. Makes them quite obedient and indebted to the government (got a bridge to sell to those who don't think the mortgage companies & banks are basically 1st cousins of the fed government) and less likely to start trouble or quit their jobs that are increasingly becoming entrenched in government programs in order to exist via tax-discount programs (women-owned business, "diversified employees" business, located-in-a-warzone [the hood] business, etc).

[HoneyBadger]

This is just paid advertising. Most big cities have at least one "news" site that will post "TOP 10 REASONS WHY OUR CITY IS THE BEST EVER!!!" articles every few months.

(this may invoke some "Duh" replies) I think the system's kind of set up so people basically become wage-slaves when they sign up for mortgages to cover the $400,000 home prices. Makes them quite obedient and indebted to the government (got a bridge to sell to those who don't think the mortgage companies & banks are basically 1st cousins of the fed government) and less likely to start trouble or quit their jobs that are increasingly becoming entrenched in government programs in order to exist via tax-discount programs (women-owned business, "diversified employees" business, located-in-a-warzone [the hood] business, etc).

This applies even more to student loan debt, because so many people are convinced to borrow crazy amounts of money to go to school (sometimes for worthless degrees or for stupid reasons like "all my friends are going to this expensive school, so I want to go there too!") and those loans are literally backed by the federal government. People have been sold this giant lie about debt and they are willingly walking right into slavery. I fell for it too when we bought our house in CO. Never again will I be signing a 30yr mortgage or borrowing money for anything but an emergency.

[Sackett]

We came here from Seattle. Denver is still cheaper.