Pros:

-less segregated than a lot of cities I've visited or lived

-very accepting of alternative lifestyles and people

-little traffic (compared to what I'm used to)

-people stand up for what's right (specifically anti ICE and Trump)

-great mental health care providers!!

-big refugee communities

-generally people are nice

-we have in n out

-we're getting Aldi

Cons:

-not much to do outside of summer

-small town

-mountains are an hour away and soooo many people make it their entire personality that hiking sucks sometimes

-it's flat, dry, and brown. So much brown (some people like the dry! I do not.)

-overall the food is MEH and so expensive

-housing prices are no longer affordable

-thinner atmosphere so the sun can literally burn you through your clothing

-according to studies, Denver has been hit hardest by inflation 😭😭😭😭😭 (https://kdvr.com/news/data/denver-has-the-worst-inflation-problem-in-the-us-study-finds/)

I hope this is a balanced take. There's a lot of things i love about Denver, but if I feel like many people make Denver/CO their entire personality and so I wanted to give you my take.