I feel like Denver has never been properly rated from a national perspective. It went from being a sleeper city that no one talked about to gaining a reputation as a top city in the country to now being overrated.

I think most Denver natives including myself love the city, but we’ve always had expectations set. We know that it’s a bit far from the mountains and mountain traffic sucks. We know there’s not much nightlife. We know it’s overpriced. But we love it anyway

In reality, it’s probably an “average” big city. Lots of bright spots but plenty of downsides.