What BestPlaces Users Say about Denver
Denver, Colorado is a rapidly growing city known for its beautiful scenery, outdoor activities, and booming job market. It has also been attracting a lot of attention from people looking to relocate, leading to a plethora of user reviews about living in this particular place on bestplaces.net. These reviews offer valuable insights into what it's like to call Denver home, covering topics such as the cost of living, weather, and overall quality of life.
Excerpts from user reviews on bestplaces.net:
1. "Denver is an amazing place to live. The job opportunities are endless and the mountains are just a short drive away. However, the cost of living has been increasing rapidly, making it difficult for some to afford to live here." - John D.
2. "I moved to Denver from the East Coast and couldn't be happier. The people here are friendly and welcoming, and the weather is great. Plus, there are so many outdoor activities to enjoy, from skiing to hiking. It's definitely worth the move." - Emily T.
3. "I've lived in Denver my whole life and have seen it change drastically. While the job market is great, the traffic and cost of living have become major issues. It's becoming harder to justify living here with the constant increase in expenses." - Mark L.
4. "I recently moved to Denver and have been pleasantly surprised. The city has a great energy and there's always something going on. Plus, the access to nature is unbeatable. It's definitely a great place to call home." - Sarah K.
based on 470 ReviewsGet to know Denver with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Denver
What a joke - 5/23/2020
Truly the most overrated city of all time. At first it was a decent place to live, solid economy with plenty of jobs, and legal weed was fun for a bit, but whats the point when you rarely have disposable income?
And for what? The streets are dirty and full of the Laziest F*cks you will ever meet, constantly asking for your cigs, money, and even your FOOD! Even lots of people with homes here are bums who ask for free stuff all day. And speaking of food, food scene is pretty much non existent here. A handful of decent spots (Ba Le Sandwiches, Torta Grill, and Grandpa's Burgers are my favorites), but mostly overpriced and bland. Just go to King Soopers or Safeway. Denver Health is also the WORST healthcare ever, better off just going to Walgreens and toughing out whatever problem, because these people are evil and don't care about human life. RTD is also the worst public transit, the guards treat everyone like sh*t and act like the 4th Reich.
And there are so
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Community oriented, friendly, safe. - 3/19/2020
I lived in Torrington 5 years of the last six only to move to Denver for medical care and family. Moving back to Torrington. Traffic is not an issue. Denver-7 lanes going s and 3 turns lanes to go down side street to my home.Lots of people stoned in Denver while driving. Never experienced that in Torrington. Hit and runs in Denver. My doctor killed on bike. Never saw that in Torrington.The Warner provides great entertainment at reasonable prices. Lots of church dinners and activities.Three great seasons. Winter, although cold, is shorter than many places in U.S. and Torrington has long growing season with plenty of moisture. Close to UConn ??ealth and Yale is driveable. Only 82 miles from New York.A sense of community with lots of philanthropy.If you travel with the druggies you will find them in every city in the country. I never experienced any people doing drugs.The town is safe compared to most and has farmer’s markets, lots of lakes, great scenery, and a slower pace
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if you're ok with... - 11/14/2019
Not for me. i hope you enjoy this: If you don't mind not having a backyard despite the hundreds of thousands of dollars your place cost to buy, don't mind living in 600 sq feet for $1400+, don't mind having to sit in hours of traffic to reach mountains that are hypothetically 30 minutes away, OR if you are liberal, or LGBTQ, or a weed smoker, or from California, or a partier, or a druggie, or a jobless activist, or if you are ok with crime even in the "best" most expensive suburbs, or ok with customer service without a smile or thank you, or ok with beggars, or ok with having to be as PC as possible to not risk getting punched or shot, or ok with unprovoked road rage, or ok with people disobeying basically all traffic laws, are ok with bikes scooters pedestrians and cars all on the same narrow parked car packed road, or ok with high possibility of your car being stolen anywhere within 10 miles of downtown, or ok with 'spanish speakers preferred' as a prerequisite for most jobs, or ok
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HORRIBLE PLACE FOR KIDS AND ALOT OF DRUGS - 10/27/2019
Horrible place to live now. I grew up here and the rent is outrageous now and the wages aren't going up as quick as we need to. I have a degree and have been working my job for 8 years and the raises aren't coming quick enough to keep up. I am a single father of two and it is a horrible place for kids. Homeless people everywhere almost on every corner. The governors here dont do anything people smoke crack and shoot up right on the streets now, or sneak into your back yards or alleyways. ITS FAR WORSE then LA here, which I lived for quite sometime. If you move to Colorado I would reccomend you move to Loveland or a skii town at least you will get your money's worth. They pay more in those towns and the houses/crime is much more lower. DENVER AND LAKEWOOD are horrible for kids way too over populated and no places have yards unless you are practically a millionaire here. DON'T MOVE HERE, IT SUCKS, I AM MOVING OUT OF THIS HELL HOLE ONE DAY SOON!!!!! F DENVER!! NOT A GOOD PLACE TO RAISE
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An Actual Review Not Just Angry Rambling. - 9/24/2019
Since most of the reviews on here are just angry ramblings about how they moved here in 1980 and now it's different here's a real review.
I'm a 2016 "transplant," no, I'm not from CA or NY or FL. I am from Ohio and honestly Denver is a wonderful American city. Yes the real estate is overpriced at the moment, but it does seem to be going down recently (slightly) and there are affordable options if you are willing to live outside of Denver proper. People on this site complaining about people being rude are flat out wrong. My car got stuck in snow near the Pepsi Center and two men pulled over in their trucks immediately, and pushed me out. I see people helping strangers in Denver frequently and I rarely meet rude people here. There is a TON to do here. Music, art, food, sports. You name it Denver has it. Plus, the mountains are an endless supply of outdoor fun in any season.
The weather here is fantastic if you want seasons. Each season is distinct and Denver
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Transplants are evil - 9/20/2019
Let me tell you a little bit about the transplants. The people who are moving here are shockingly mean and rude. They will cut you in line because you aren’t wearing expensive designer clothing, they nearly knock women and children down on the sidewalk because they are in too much of a hurry to go buy their expensive cocaine, they treat black and Latino people like sh$t but claim they aren’t racist because they never said the n-word, they are passive aggressive, they scream at exhausted working class people for accidentally dropping trash on the ground while they drive their huge gas guzzling suvs and refuse to support public transportation, L. I could write a book about all the ways that transplants are pretentious nouveau riche assholes but you can’t the point. They hate the working class and non white people yet they claim to be super woke progressives. Don’t move to Denver unless you love fake, lying, rude, plastic LA because Denver is LA
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Too many people - 9/10/2019
Lots of drugs and needles in parks and trails. Overpriced and traffic is crazy. We're moving back home where people are nice and it is less populated. Cant even go for a hike without parking miles away from trailhead.
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Left CO for VA and much happier - 8/12/2019
In all honesty, people's complaints about Denver are legit. I actually left May 29th, 2019 after over 26 years of living there.
I miss certain things but overall, I'm much happier now that I'm gone.
I have a lot less stress and I can afford to actually live.
As mentioned by everyone else the pros are the weather (you can't beat it) and the mountains.
The cons are the people, (they used to be nice. I'm not sure what happened?) the traffic, the pollution, the crime, the cost of living, and the overall vibe.
I realized that when my neighbors began spending more time upgrading their security systems than actually just enjoying where they live that Denver had a problem.
A part of me will always love Colorado but I'm glad to be gone.
If you plan to move there take a good, hard and honest look before you take the leap.
For some people it might be the ideal place to live but for me, a person who knows what it used to be, I no longer
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Angry Natives... But Still a Nice Place - 6/22/2019
The best advice I can give to someone considering moving to Denver is to ignore half of these reviews. There's a small and very vocal segment of the population that enjoys what we have and will do anything to stop people from coming. I love it here, but I also want other people to have valid information about Denver when making big decisions and I just graduated from college so I'm bright-eyed and ready to fight some misinformation! Here's an honest (and kind of long) review from a 23 year-old Denver native.
First of all, I'll be frank about the negatives. You'll have to deal with a couple angry natives. Denver's going through some puberty right now and people who moved here in the 80s and 90s for the western sense of freedom are now upset that other people have discovered our little utopia. They express their anger over increasing traffic and home prices by saying Californians are taking over the roads and making the culture too uptight and ritzy. Obviously, there's no
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