Review of Denver, Colorado


I have questions?!!
Star Rating - 5/4/2018
I'm a 30 year old, married woman. I'm covered in tattoos, I have two dog. I worked in restaurants/bars for 10 years. for now I work as a bank teller, until my doggy daycare business picks up more.I currently live in Seattle, I am from Washington state. I want to move away in a few years, and Denver was my number one pick. My main reasoning for moving away is the fact that Seattle is covered in homeless people and filth. I had a homeless try to sleep in my garbage area, and the cops told me they cant remove him because my garbage area is TECHNICALLY public property, even though it is gated and pushed in behind my building. My husband wants to move because he hates the influx of unsocial tech people. He's not convinced Denver is much better.After reading these reviews, I'm loosing faith, but I was really hoping to move to a place that still out-door activities to offer, that's not a desert. we are narrowing the search down to a couple cities and then visiting them all. I'm just curious how dramatic some of these reviews are? a lot of the wording seems to come off really aggressive, like you NEED to be believed. and most of it seems to be from single, young mid-westerns? Any married, people who are active and have kids or dogs, have any input on bad and the good? Something realistic, not dramatic?
charlie | Seattle, WA
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I would say 30 yr old covered in Tatts will fit in find and easily be able to find work that doesn't pay well. I am a petsitter, and I know 20 of them. I have 6 very part-time jobs that add up to help me make my mortgage, since I won't work 40 hrs a week for 11-13$ hour. But I am looking to possibly rent out my home, which I was lucky to purchase just under 4 years ago when rents started doubling. I saw the writing on the wall. Now it's crowded, noisy, trafficky, stinky and hella homeless needle junkies sh*tting in our parks and alleys. I would try one of our lovely mountain towns, if you can afford them. They are always hiring because rent is so expensive that it scares everyone off. But our mountain towns- sigh- you will never bee safer and happier.
cora | Denver, CO | Report Abuse

My husband & I are looking to retire in a few years, so have been researching other places which would perhaps be a little less expensive. I will not consider any place with high humidity, and we are not looking for a high crime rate or colder winters. Plus we are active hikers and love the live music scene. Looks like we will be staying here! I would suggest that you also check out Colorado Springs - it is a bit more affordable.
Cindy | Dakota Ridge, CO | Report Abuse

The suburbs (Englewood, Centennial, Lakewood, Arvada, etc.) in Colorado seem pretty laid back, not too crowded and you can still find fairly affordable housing. You could probably find decent restaurant or bank teller jobs around the suburbs if this is what you want to keep doing. If you want to do doggie daycare, you will probably find plenty of customers in the suburbs. Denver itself has become very crowded over the last 5 years, traffic is horrible, the homeless problem is out of control, houses, even crappy ones are becoming California expensive, and your husband won't be pleased with Denver because tech-oriented companies are where the jobs are at in Denver, along with the types of people working in these jobs. There are very nice outdoor activity areas and parks like Red Rocks and other hiking areas, etc., but I have definitely noticed these areas becoming more and more crowded with the population influx here. Hanging Lake for example used to be a beautiful place, but too many people going to it has destroyed it and recently caused it to close down. In sum, consider Centennial, Lakewood maybe even Colorado Springs, but avoid Denver.
rosa | Denver, CO | Report Abuse

I have lived in the Metro Denver area for 28 years now, having moved from Metro NYC. There are lots of great suburbs to live in. I have been in Frederick CO for 10 years, and its a little less expensive than further South. The Denver area is a great place to live, very dog loving, lots of restaurants, fun things to do. I won't lie to you, it's twice as crowded as it was in the good old days, and the traffic is hell. And the housing market is Very Overpriced right now. Legalized pot made things a little crazy here, and we have some homeless, but nothing like what you must face in Seattle. Or San Francisco and San Diego. People must expect a paradise, which does not exist, but Denver is still pretty great.
Renata | Longmont, CO | Report Abuse

please excuse all my typos, lol.
charlie | Seattle, WA | Report Abuse
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