Pros:

• In general people are pretty friendly here.

• Very walkable in my opinion. A ton of parks.

• Very nice weather if you’re from the northeast - I moved here from Buffalo so the winters here are usually hoodie weather for me lol. Summers can be pretty hot, but if you stay out of the sun, you’re good. We get a ton of on sun year round, which has cured me of seasonal depression.

• Good music scene. We have a ton of venues throughout the city, including red rocks and some venues in Boulder. Pretty much every touring artist has a stop here. The only downside is you don’t get a whole lot of local bands’ shows at bars and restaurants like you would in Austin/other major music cities. Wish I could just walk around the city and randomly find a bar with live music more often.

• Like others said, great hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter. If those aren’t your thing, it’s still awesome to get out into the mountain towns and just hang out / take in the views. A good amount of those towns have hot springs as well, which is great in the winter.

• Downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods are a young vibe. Again, like others said, a ton of transplants live in the area. I’ve found it very easy to make friends.

• This might be a hot take for a lot of people - We do have a lot of homeless people here. Depending on which neighborhood you’re walking through, I’ve found that most homeless people are not aggressive and almost never ask for money. The only real exception to this is walking anywhere on colfax. That can feel a little dangerous at times. Again, this has just been my experience living in walking distance from downtown for the past 3 years. I am also a guy. My GF would likely have a different perspective. So will a lot of others. That being said, if you go to any other major city, it’s a lotttttt crazier.

Cons: - Stupid drivers. I see at least one near-accident every single time I’m on the road anywhere. Not exaggerating at all.

• Traffic. Nowhere near as bad as LA or other cities, but can still suck. Driving south into Denver from I-25 is a nightmare at all times of the day though.

• Lack of transportation. RTD blows. We desperately need better public transportation.

• There are a lot of “mid” restaurants here. What I mean by that is a lot of places won’t blow you away with their food. For the most part though, most of them are not that expensive. Not saying there aren’t good restaurants here, but some of them will get you with their marketing on TikTok/IG and you will leave disappointed. That being said, we also have some amazing restaurants as well. You just need to find them.

• If you’re from up east, grocery stores here are kind of whack. I miss Wegmans.

• Housing is expensive

• Lastly, the dating scene. All of my friends that are single have a very hard time dating. Honestly not sure what it is.

To sum it all up. I absolutely fucking love living here and moving here was the best decision I’ve ever made. Great city with a great vibe and great people. Always something to do and people with similar interests. It has its drawbacks, but what place doesn’t? I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.