MY top 5 Cons I Wish I Knew Before Moving to Denver, CO

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  • Опубликовано: 2 май 2023
  • 5 Cons I Wish I Knew Before Moving to Denver, CO - Are you thinking about moving to Denver, Colorado? While the Mile High City has plenty of advantages, there are also some downsides that you should be aware of before making the move. In this video, we'll cover five cons of living in Denver that you might not have considered. From the high cost of living to the unpredictable weather, we'll give you an honest look at what it's really like to call Denver home. Whether you're a student, young professional, or retiree, this video will help you make an informed decision about whether Denver is the right place for you. So, grab a cup of coffee and join us as we explore the cons of living in Denver, CO.
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Комментарии • 75

  • @smetlogik
    @smetlogik 8 месяцев назад +9

    Lived in the Denver Metro area for a long time, so I've seen the changes from 1980's to 2023. Really dug Denver, until the boom. Real estate went sky high, with tons of gentrification and more people. Denver lost its big city/western city vibe. Crime, graffiti, and homelessness increased exponentially. We had regular break-ins of our car (broken windows) when parked in an open space out in Wheat Ridge. Sad to see. Never used to happen. Moved away back in late 2019 to Tucson. Miss the restaurants, and bigger city vibe (sometimes), can't beat the weather for most of the year, very pretty place. Dig the SW though and I can get out pretty much every single day in nature down in AZ. No snow, no shoveling, and warmer temps in the winter. Guess it depends on where you are in life. Denver will always hold a special place with us and we'll visit often.

    • @AL-go2mv
      @AL-go2mv Месяц назад

      Right there with you man. Native here. Going to move because its too damn expensive. Will buy our 2nd home somewhere else.

  • @Thatonedude2345
    @Thatonedude2345 День назад

    No, it’s true that there’s 300 sunny days a year thats a fact. I don’t know how long you’ve lived here but even during the winter it’s mostly sunny out and the rain in the summers is not excessive by any means. I’ve been living here for 30 plus years and I’m always wishing that we would get more rain in the summer. It’s definitely not above average rainy. Other than that, I think you nailed it. Infrastructure sucks and always has, public transportation, , Traffic sucks, we tend to be behind other big cities in cool social stuff, Cost-of-living, are all concerns.

  • @spotswood63
    @spotswood63 3 месяца назад +4

    Expensive! raised here over 60 years! looking to retire at a more reasonable price cost of living state.

  • @Arhiva_Snimaka
    @Arhiva_Snimaka Год назад +2

    Nice to see and hear what's life looks like in this part of US. Best wishes from Serbia/Europe

  • @walterbyrd8380
    @walterbyrd8380 26 дней назад +1

    I live in Denver. Denver is *way* overbuilding apartment complexes. I mean, like you would not believe.
    Denver infrastructure is already inadequate. During our frequent drought years, we already have water restrictions. Our traffic is already horrible beyond belief. It is going to get *much* worse.
    Crime is sky-rocketing. The police budget has just been cut by $8 million so they can afford to keep flooding the city migrants.

    • @billyoung8118
      @billyoung8118 2 дня назад

      I agree about the overbuilding. There will come a point in time where there are TONS more apartments then residents. We were short on apartments so a few investors decided to build. Now everywhere you look a new building is springing up. And it seems they are all really expensive ones. Glad I bought a house decades ago.

  • @AL-go2mv
    @AL-go2mv Месяц назад +2

    Thanks for moving to Colorado. Now I have to move out of it. Totally joking of course :).

  • @josuemiamire
    @josuemiamire Год назад +12

    I’m from Miami FL. I live in cap hill, I commute to Aurora sometimes for work. There’s definitely some traffic here but it flows. For people that are complaining about traffic, I say move to a state with less job opportunities and you’ll be just fine.

    • @coloradoliving2228
      @coloradoliving2228  Год назад +2

      Thanks for commenting!

    • @toocxnfident7846
      @toocxnfident7846 Год назад +2

      Love this comment

    • @misterjingles666
      @misterjingles666 Месяц назад

      I live in Dallas currently and am moving to co. Soon the traffic there doesn't hold a candle to Dallas. Hahah

    • @MysticandMysterious
      @MysticandMysterious Месяц назад

      Thanks man, I'm actually in Tampa, FL moving to Colorado in two weeks; to capital Hill like you! People here are at the point they can't even look at each other, with disdain. You literally look at someone in my apartment building and they take it as a threat, and I live in a 'nice' area. I was worried about being there, but seeing your comment makes me feel better. And I would agree, people complain about everything if they want. They will def have fun looking for work in Florida... (not), and at least we won't be stuck with $12 an hour in a place with 90% wooden homes comparable in price to the ones there made of bricks, and w/ constant hurricanes here and selfish assholes who don't care about actual democracy, two weeks can't come fast enough. The outdoors is just the cherry on top.

  • @jeffreykirkland
    @jeffreykirkland Год назад +15

    I think Californians are in every state .😅

    • @jeffreykirkland
      @jeffreykirkland Год назад +1

      Thanks for the like .

    • @coloradoliving2228
      @coloradoliving2228  Год назад +8

      They definitely are. Everyone else crowded up their area so now they have to move out of their state :/ sad cycle

    • @Simplethoughtsfromabasedlady
      @Simplethoughtsfromabasedlady 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@coloradoliving2228 coloradans will be the new californians...lol I may have to move out of my home state of Colorado to afford living costs hahahaha since everyone moved here and drove prices up

    • @nathanyellll
      @nathanyellll 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@coloradoliving2228I am in the same boat looking to move to CO. I am considering a move this upcoming Fall alone. 😁🤘🏾

    • @Joe-Skier
      @Joe-Skier Месяц назад

      Yep the biggest complainers are the ones from California.

  • @redruMGeneration
    @redruMGeneration Год назад +2

    Do you see a lot of e-bikes around Colorado? I don’t want the cops messing with me lol. And very informative video 🔥🙏🏽

    • @coloradoliving2228
      @coloradoliving2228  Год назад +2

      I don’t see a lot of e-bikes but also I’ve never paid attention to that so I’ll keep a look out!

    • @chiplangowski3298
      @chiplangowski3298 7 месяцев назад +1

      I live in the Denver metro area. My friends and family all ride e-bikes. They are all over. As long as you follow the laws you won't be hassled by anyone. There are bike lanes and trails everywhere. Just keep your speed below 15 mph on the trails.

    • @shuk2022
      @shuk2022 4 месяца назад +1

      COPS don't bother people in denver lol very rarely I see.

  • @user-ek3hx3tp4u
    @user-ek3hx3tp4u 4 месяца назад +4

    I very strongly disagree with you. I easily live here without a car. Clearly you never use the trains here because they are way more expansive than you think. I’d recommend trying the system before you criticize it. 😂

    • @AaronHodge-qn7yr
      @AaronHodge-qn7yr 4 месяца назад +2

      Agree lol I am not sure if she knows Denver as much as she claims

    • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
      @DENVEROUTDOORMAN 3 месяца назад

      Yup depends where in the metro area

    • @billyoung8118
      @billyoung8118 2 дня назад

      I thought the same. It is like she never even tried RTD. It is actually quite good. Between the bus and trains, you really can get just about anywhere (but certainly not everywhere) without too much trouble. I live in Northglenn, and office is in Centennial (literally from one end of town to the other). I can walk to my train, transfer 1 time downtown to another train, and then walk to the office. It does take a while, but I'm also travelling a long distance. The cost is roughly the cost of gas.

  • @peterlongo3343
    @peterlongo3343 5 месяцев назад +3

    NY/Fl Man here- currently in tucson az for 2 years and ready to hit up denver.
    This video helps since you came from phoenix.

    • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
      @DENVEROUTDOORMAN 3 месяца назад +1

      Good but stay outta tourist trap LODO....try Golden...Lookout Mt...and Red Rocks and Dinosaur Ridge...stay outta Lodo

    • @peterlongo3343
      @peterlongo3343 3 месяца назад

      @@DENVEROUTDOORMAN good advice- THANK YOU!

    • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
      @DENVEROUTDOORMAN 3 месяца назад

      Also in Golden on west Colfax is a great Sportsbar Wrigley s Field reasonably priced food and karaoke for fun...on summer weekends live bands...in the parking lot go up the hill to Tin Cup Hogback Park for a soccer field etc and to the right going South is The Stegosaurus Hiking Trail with great views of the foothills . WRIGLEY S is 18200 W Colfax...if you come from downtown to Golden Courthouse on the lightrail, go towards the lightrail parking garage then go South across 6th Avenue. There is a bike trail to take you to Colfax..
      Turn to the right which is west and maybe a mile on the South West is Wrigley's!!! If you come in summer or Fall and are a Green Bay fan...the only place to watch a Packer s Game is in the restrooms unless they are playing Chicago that week...lol

    • @thereallifez
      @thereallifez 13 дней назад +1

      Don’t do it, you’ll regret it

    • @peterlongo3343
      @peterlongo3343 13 дней назад

      @@thereallifez i did it 3 months ago. Lol. I did not like tucson at all. But here i got friends so it makes it better. No regrets sooo far but im sure winter ill feel different

  • @thelexinator
    @thelexinator 9 месяцев назад +4

    This is great! Im coming from the Washington DC metro area so all of these sound like pros to me 🤣

    • @thelexinator
      @thelexinator 9 месяцев назад +1

      Also for those coming and getting an apt, strongly suggest getting a room mate. You get a lot more space for a lower price - the 1BRs are expensive for the square footage (I think this is the case in most places in the country but just wanted to point it out)

    • @daniellecoleman4292
      @daniellecoleman4292 Месяц назад

      Thinking of moving from Md

  • @theodorejay1046
    @theodorejay1046 15 дней назад +1

    So you didn't plan on a large city being crowded ... right. Ha weather other than mid winter is very nice here - not a con. Oh please Colorado vs. Florida or California natural disasters - not a con. Cost of living for Denver is you're only legitimate con here.

  • @otheremail123
    @otheremail123 10 месяцев назад +2

    First snow storm at right around October 31st, count on about one snow storm a week after that. Last snow storm of the season can be as late as May.

  • @adrianpilarski4860
    @adrianpilarski4860 2 дня назад

    That assessment of the weather here is not even close to attached to reality…it absolutely in no way “rains and is cloudy a lot here”. That’s a silly thing to tell people about Denver/Colorado.

  • @danielmay8779
    @danielmay8779 11 месяцев назад +4

    I’m coming from the Atlanta metro area. So I don’t think traffic would be a concern to me.

  • @702TifosiGambler
    @702TifosiGambler 2 месяца назад

    You moved from AZ to CO 🤔

  • @chiplangowski3298
    @chiplangowski3298 7 месяцев назад

    You left out the predominate natural disaster here - hail. Expect at least a couple of major hailstorms a year. Roofs, windows, siding and your cars will get destroyed on a regular basis.

  • @Whitemoon379
    @Whitemoon379 6 месяцев назад +2

    Denver is an amazing city

  • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
    @DENVEROUTDOORMAN Месяц назад

    Yes apartments are fine...because houses are way overpriced

  • @AaronHodge-qn7yr
    @AaronHodge-qn7yr 4 месяца назад +1

    Transit is pretty good here. I have to disagree with you. you can pretty much get anywhere around the metro area using public transit. Physically, no way that they could build a light rail to take you from Denver to the mountains. But there is other options like taking a greyhound or even RTD offers a bus that would take you from Denver to Colorado Springs .

    • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
      @DENVEROUTDOORMAN 3 месяца назад +1

      Yup Bustang to ski areas and $5 each way from Union Station to Estes Park with charge stations and wifi and bathrooms.....also runs to Vail westward

  • @rossvesci1706
    @rossvesci1706 10 месяцев назад

    Hi beautiful Nicole what’s your average temperature in the winter and in the summer

    • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
      @DENVEROUTDOORMAN 3 месяца назад

      It can go from 80 degrees down to 30 in 4 or 5 hrs but 300 days of sunshine

    • @billyoung8118
      @billyoung8118 2 дня назад

      I'm late to this party but we have very extreme temperature changes. Coldest is around -10F in winter, highest is around 110F in the hottest summer. That's a 120-degree swing from min to max. That difference is really hard on roads. Not even Phoenix has that much of a swing. Their avg cold in Phoenix is around 36F, and average high is 122F (that's an 86-degree swing). We also have super low humidity. We will go months without rain. Nicole saying it rains a lot is simply not true. Denver is a very dry town.

  • @richinoable
    @richinoable 7 месяцев назад +1

    Left, yet?
    🤞

  • @greg3629
    @greg3629 Год назад +6

    You forgot the Con of all the Californians moving there!! :P

    • @coloradoliving2228
      @coloradoliving2228  Год назад +3

      Lol that’s everywhere! Not just Colorado. They are tired of it there too 🙃

    • @Alice-Not-In-Chains
      @Alice-Not-In-Chains Год назад +3

      Californians are ok

    • @billredding2000
      @billredding2000 6 месяцев назад +4

      @@Alice-Not-In-Chains Not if they're liberals/Democrats.

    • @sweetboys2323
      @sweetboys2323 5 месяцев назад

      Damn this guy thinks about libs a lot @@billredding2000

    • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
      @DENVEROUTDOORMAN 3 месяца назад

      Absolutely...DEMONCRAPPERS and Woke

  • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
    @DENVEROUTDOORMAN 3 месяца назад

    Top Top Con ...stay outta YUPPYVILLE LODO

  • @Runnerschai
    @Runnerschai 4 месяца назад +2

    I loathed Denver! It was impossible to find a good manicure, good vet, good hair colorist, stylist, doctors, etc.
    terrible shopping! Cherry Creek is nice, but doesn’t make for an entire city. Thank goodness for internet!
    The snow removal system being to let it melt bc sun will be out tomorrow was awful!
    I’m shocked you love it after Phoenix. I would think real estate in Phoenix is much stronger.
    Boulder is def prettier and I will never understand living in Denver for the Mountains 2 plus hours away. Sooooo odd!

    • @htownallday281
      @htownallday281 3 месяца назад

      Wow, you couldn't find a good manicure when hundreds of shops offer them, poor you.
      There's also so many good vets, 80% of people have dogs.

    • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
      @DENVEROUTDOORMAN 3 месяца назад

      You must take good drugs...no hurricanes few tornados very rare with floods

    • @Runnerschai
      @Runnerschai 2 месяца назад +1

      @@htownallday281 you are so insightful. Such brilliant commentary. Any big city has tons of varieties of businesses doesn’t mean my experience was that it was easy to find quality ones. Please crawl back under your rock.

    • @Runnerschai
      @Runnerschai 2 месяца назад +1

      @@DENVEROUTDOORMAN I do believe drugs are what makes people happy there. Lololol

  • @SixHundredAndSixtySix
    @SixHundredAndSixtySix 14 дней назад

    There is spittle between your lips sometimes

  • @ray3576
    @ray3576 10 месяцев назад +1

    Colorado is great, just stay off the highways. Castle rock is the best town in Colorado.

    • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
      @DENVEROUTDOORMAN 3 месяца назад

      Nope NOt the best...Colorado Springs and Arvada way better