Moved from Golden to Houston area over 2 years ago, moving back to Colorado soon , no city is perfect but TX wasn't for me, traffic , property taxes, weather, crime, no scenery, etc. I definitely appreciate CO more now.
I lived in East Texas for a short time. It was quite a shock to me to be in a place without any mountains. Also I hated the weather and lack of seasons. It is HOT for 10 months of the year and barely chilly for the other 2.
Golden is a beautiful place. A little too close to Denver but, so is Monument where I live. I can't imagine not having mountains right outside my window.
@@cyrusblackwood33 And Denver just keeps spreading more and more to the south. I remember when Castle Rock was a small town halfway between the Springs and Denver.. now it basically IS Denver!
When I was 20 in 1970 after returning from Viet Nam with no prospects I hitch hiked out to CO, I was in a rest room in a bar and I read something on the wall that sticks with me to this day at the age of 74 "wherever you go there you are" I'm still here, Yup so true!
This is a well balanced commentary. Moving here from Texas a decade ago with my wife who is a former Colorado resident, has been a wonderful thing though. It has to do with planning (we live on a river and irrigate from it) as well as karma and knowledge. It doesn't hurt that I am a performing musician and play locally for next to nothing or nothing due to my love of music and making people smile. Knowledge of the area keeps us from seeing multitudes of tourists, and we know when to be where. But it comes down to planning, karma, and knowledge. It helps that we are retired educators and truly don't have to be anywhere ever. I can see snow travel as being an issue for those trying to hold down jobs, but we have no concerns that way. Living out in the Rockies, having a great well and raising hay and boarding horses as we do is not a cinch. Things come up all the time like weather, fires, and other natural elements that put us to task, but we both love challenges. I had never cut post oaks and made a latilla fence, worked at safely escorting elk out of a fenced pasture, dodged a mountain lion napping beside the river, or had to coax a black bear out of a chicken coop, or rebuilt and resurfaced a road until we moved here. I'd never even been on a tractor before. The things I've learned. I feel like life here has been Paradise, but again it's not for everyone, and it does require planning, karma, and knowledge of the area. Good work on your video! Thank you kindly!
Wow! High praise! And thank you for the story! CO is filled with all types of people.. You are absolutely right - life is what you make it. And we grow everyday from our decisions. Your life sounds truly fulfilling ❤
@DanEvans-yb6wk Balanced commentary? far from it. No ones referring to living on a farm out in the country somewhere, and as retired educators your probably not hurting much financialy, which makes life a lot easier. Your not younger starting a career. Most talk here is about the front range....you know where that is? How expensive rents and homes are, taxes, traffic congestion at all hours, crime, and getting worse by the week, etc. I'm happy for you and you wife but I dont think you really get it.
We are located in what I believe is known as the West Slope. I truly get your point. We just call it "home". Have yourself a groovy day also. *(You're, not You"tr---former English teacher and typos torture me)@@YesItsNotMe
I left Colorado for the same reasons l left the Northeast and came to Colorado: Too many people Too much traffic/congestion Too expensive It saddened me because l thought Colorado was beautiful and enjoyed so much about it but it’s insane now. I moved to a rural community in southern Utah where the nearest real grocery store is 3 hours away but l there’s no traffic, very few people and it’s beautiful. I can drive half a mile into the desert and camp and see no one.
CO has been the top place to move in the country for a while and only in the past 2ish years has that stat been reversed. But CO isn't a state I imagine will stop being a tourist destination for a while.. so those crowds continue 🙃
Hard to take in this message from a So Cal perspective, hah! I just visited CO the past week, and everywhere is pretty damn spacious except towards downtown Denver of course. The 2 lane roads give me anxiety though as I don't see how that'll work when population grows.
The front range is beyond being a shithole and the mountains? Prepare to spend hours in traffic going up on the weekend, and hours in traffic coming back down . Yep boy wonderful. @@HashtagColoradoLife
First and foremost, spectacular video! Well-balanced and transparent. That's all we can ask for. Anyway, my wife and I LOVE Colorado! It's one of our go-to vacation spots with it only being a 5 or so hour drive. We live in the Black Hills of South Dakota, so the climate, erratic weather, and elevation are very similar. We also fully understand the blessing and the curse that is tourism. We've decided that if we were to ever leave the Black Hills, our only destination option would be Colorado (if we can afford to do so). We know there would be pros and cons to living in Colorado, but we've absolutely fallen in love with the perfectly imperfect place that is your state. Once again, well done!
Thank you! This is high praise!! We are going thru the home buying process here in CO and your sentence about "if we can afford it" rings SO TRUE right now.. It's a costly endeavor to move. I wish you luck and hope you make it here to CO. We could use some more level headed folks around here.
Good video. Native of 36yrs here: I'm not bothered by the increasing population. It simply means we have things that are attractive to other people and I'm lucky to have been born here. If I ever leave, it'll be to nomad abroad, not because of anything specific to Colorado.
It's great to connect with another Colorado native! I feel the same way, lucky to have been born here too, with so many amazing things to do and to see.
I have been visiting family in CO for 30 years.I find it interesting that you blame the bad driving on the influx of people moving there from other places. 30 years ago I was amazed at how badly and even angrily Coloradans drive. Red lights appear to be just a suggestion for folks with CO tags, and as I said its been that way for my 30 years of visiting and I hear the same thing from relatives who were born and raised there.
Both my parents who have lived in CO since the early 70s have always talked about how bad the drivers are here and have used the same reasoning. If your relatives are preaching about bad drivers for 30 years and my parents for more than 50, it's clearly a compounded problem that only appears to get worse with age.
JUST GET OUT OF THE LEFT LANE UNLESS YOU ARE PASSING... I DONT CARE WHERE YOU ARE FROM lol. It seems like onle 2% of Americans know wtf the left lane is used for.
I used to go to Colorado skiing with my family and a ski group.. In 2007 I tried finding work in Colorado for a couple months the summer and I didn't find anything so I left.. The economy was pretty bad at that time.. In 2019 I moved from Wisconsin to SoCal.. While driving through Colorado I pulled over and ate.. I was talking to a person and they told me not to leave Colorado.. Well I did and went to SoCal.. Covid hit and it sucked.. February 2021 I left LA and spent a week in VEGAS and looked at places and then I came to Colorado to and looked at places.. I did find a place and you are not wrong about the crime out here.. I believe you are right about Colorado being the #1 auto crime state.. I am pretty sure that Grand Theft Auto was made out here.. I have been here over 3.5 years and at least 20 vehicles in our parking lot have either been stolen or broken into.. I think the drugs or mental illness have something to do with it because there have been times where they just trash the vehicle and don't steal any of the valuables.. It just doesn't make sense.. I think the drugs have something to do with the driving out here too.. Worst driving I have ever seen.. When I was out here in 2007 I remember the drivers were worse in the mountains.. I think the speed limit was either 70 or 75 in the mountains back then.. Now it is between 55-65.. PS... You didn't mention anything about how regular bicyclers hate ebikers.. At least that is from some of the mountain bikers that I talked to.. You didn't mention anything about how even though there are bike lanes and bike trails everywhere that bikes and scooters don't obey any rules... I blame that on the drugs too.. ha ha..
By far the largest negative to living in Colorado are the regular hailstorms that drop golf ball sized hail almost every year in Colorado. At least once every five years a storm produces baseball sized hail and once in the 50 years I have lived here I saw Softball sized hail. These storms destroy roofs and siding and cars that are caught out of garages. If you move to Colorado use an old junker as your daily commute vehicle and keep the shiny new car in your garage at home especially between April and July.
Native Missourian here who's looking into Colorado now. This sounds like our average summers up until a few years ago, all of our storms have disappeared which some people may say it's a good thing but it's just empty here now. It's weird
I was shocked when I moved here from Iowa eight years ago, at how expensive the food was. And not just for people. A bale of hay in Iowa costs $4.00 and I’ve paid as much as $22.00/bale in the Colorado Springs area.
I am a Colorado native who had to move due to the cost of living and housing prices! I am retired and happy to be in Oklahoma- I still love Colorado but it has changed so much- not for the best either-
A high altitude desert to be specific. Which means proper foot protection. Hail the size of baseballs, I expect snow in late June . always sunny + dry as a popcorn fart.
I absolutely hate this gatekeeping crap where people say people from California shouldn't move here. People from Texas shouldn't move here or whatever it is. Yeah, way to be the United States where we're all supposed to be one group of people right until someone wants to move there from somewhere else and you get all tribalistic and act like people don't have a right to move around the country. They are a part of get off it California, I was born and raised here and guess what? I watched all of you flood into my state over the last 40 years and turn my state into something that never was and drive the cost of living through the roof here Now we're coming to your states to return the favor. Get used to it
I welcome all people, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or favorite color, but with one exception. Should you choose to make your uniqueness a "thing" and treat me poorly, I will effectively demonstrate my healthy boundaries.
@@mitame9893 Maybe the move wasn't a choice but by someone who was trying to survive another day and is job chasing. Maybe there is a lady who moved because her husband got a new job elsewhere and she misses home. Maybe we don't understand the full context. Maybe we should be less passive-aggressive and understand that choices afforded to people like you are not the norm. There are many reasons why people move to other spaces and no longer have funds to move again. As a human, is it unique to have made a regrettable mistake. I love Colorado but I don't take it personally when others prefer coastal or lake waters. Be kind to others.
Been to Boulder in mid 90s. Cost of living was considered pretty high even back then. Seems like nothing has changed ever since. Colorado has been, it is now, an expensive state to live in.
Left Colorado for a work contract in Belgium. I live literally like a king here for as much as I was getting paid back home. I was barely able to afford a rental in a decent area of the Springs. Puts how expensive it is back home into perspective. I almost don't want to go back but I'm determined to die of old age in back in Paonia.
Oh gardening is totally possible here! It's just different. There are plenty of things that grow here in CO better than anywhere else in the world. Look into crops and plants that excel in highland conditions. Quinoa is a good example of a staple that does well here. Don't be discouraged! It might not be the same gardening you are used to, but then again, it's a whole new state too!
Gardening is definitely possible, but the garbage that blows around Colorado is the stuff that made the American Indian shed a tear in the give a hoot don't pollute Era. But again, people are people. Small town has a couple drunks, cities have thousands. Etc. Otherwise I consider moving to Colorado one of the best decisions in my life
If you visit here before moving, go to the Denver Botanic Gardens. Great resource for gardening and they have high altitude plants from around the world. Other Colo. cities may have similar gardens.@@Coconut48592
I had to leave CO. It was just too expensive. My car insurance dropped $1200 a year when I moved out. I don't even plan to ever go back to visit even though I have good friends there.
It's true that car insurance has gone up quite a lot in the past few years. We've personally seen this too, it's getting more expensive each year it seems.
Actually found a campground on Monday on the western slope where I was the only one there! Won’t say which one for obvious reasons (I’m from the Springs)
So glad we were able to see and go where we wanted before the invasion and reservations. The road to pikes peaks used to be a dirt road. Differently wanted a granny gear going back down back then. Fun times.
I love Colorado! I want to move there! Besides! At least you don’t live in Oregon like I do! They love nobody but themselves in Oregon. Colorado is way better.
Colorado is one of the greatest states. That causes people to move to Colorado which resulted in the increased cost of living and congestion. The positive side is Colorado has lots of room and money and can manage it.
@@goldwater1984 The roads here are really good for a place that experiences snow and cold and the geography the roads must traverse. Denver's highways were expanded during Covid and during the rush period there is a lot of traffic. But it is less than the smaller cities I have lived in, except on I-25. I have lived in multiple states and Colorado is the only one that has so much extra that it blasts its citizens refund checks (most states spend any surpluses on waste and corruption). We got $1600 this year and about the same the previous year. To me giving out free money indicates Colorado has a lot of money.
@drwisdom1 The hospital system is in serious trouble. There's more homeless than ever. Prices are ridiculous. Over regulated! The best thing I did was get my son out of the public school system there.
The front range area has bad traffic because large subdivisions are built before the roads are improved. This leads to overcrowding and bad driving. Then when it is too late and all of the extra drivers are on the roads the highway department closes lanes to improve them compounding the problem.
I am a CO native who was itching to see other parts of the country as a 22 year old. I landed it Texas, but appreciate CO so much more now that I am back. My partner also left CO for Louisiana to see a different place and moved back. The grass appears greener on the other side, but I have never seen the poverty level we saw in TX or LA here. One can also never go outside due to the hostile environment: humid heat, fire ants, chiggers, other insects. A black man was also drug to death behind a pickup truck near where I moved in TX. Racism and intolerance of anything but WASP ideals are also much greater. Sometimes it’s not just considerations of the pocketbook. One could buy a cheap house in Niagara Falls, NY for $7000…..there’s a reason it’s cheap (namely it’s located on the old Love Canal superfund site).
CO is the clearly the better state. But get off your high horse bud. You picked a single isolated incident that happened in TX. Does the columbine , aurora and Boulder shootings ring a bell for you ?
A lot of people complain in these comments about how pricing (or any gazillion other reasons) in CO makes it unappealing to live here. People make it work everyday. I always encourage people to live where they wanna live -- you can make any place work. As a native to CO as well, when I moved out of the state, I had similar experiences to what you describe.
Loved this! I live in Colorado. My house is paid off. I learned how to grow a garden. I learned how to cook. It's all good. Somebody, please come shovel my walk.
I’ve lived in half a dozen different states and Colorado is the only one where I felt unwelcome. I get it - housing is crazy expensive and all the old ranches are being turned into developments. The traffic is unbelievable; day or night, the roads are packed. The people who live here do not want even more crowding. Also, I’m shocked to hear that Colorado is #6 for bad drivers. I would have thought it was #1, because everyone here knows someone who was killed or seriously injured in a traffic accident. I lived in New York, and those people are much safer drivers.
I have lots of family who are long term residents in the Denver and Boulder area. The cost of living has been high there for quite awhile now. It's so crowded there and the traffic going into the mountains on the weekends on I 70 is a nightmare! I considered moving up there about 10 years ago but decided it just wasnt worth it. The area does have a lot to offer though. I love visiting family there but dont think I could live there. One of my family members lost their house in Superior in the big fire. They are just now starting to rebuild.
It's true, all of your points are accurate with the amount of traffic and cost of living. It makes it not as appealing to live here for some people. We still love it but yes, there are pros and cons. Also the wildfires can be unpredictable. :(
I can relate. Live in Nashville TN ( born here as well) & we have tourist 24/7. The traffics a nightmare too & although many r moving here the cost of livings going up. Many r chosing 2 rent vs buying homes w interest rate so high. Still, things like crime r up but seems 2 be growing everywhere. We r pretty open to folks moving here. Bad parts the humidity & sinus/allergies. The weather changes every few days & can be a bit nasty. I still plan on moving 2 Colorado after the interest rate on homes goes down... Dreaming 😉😊
I moved here in 2007 from Ohio. Job relocation. 10yrs ago I sold my house in Loveland and bought my place near Red Feather Lakes, on top of a small mountain. I love it here, but yes it isn't for everyone. You're video was very accurate in most regards; for example, when I see someone with a Cali license plate, I assume they are going to be not great drivers and I'm often proven right. Montana plate? Tennessee? No problems. Also, I used to climb a lot of the bigger mountains; I stopped that 8 or 10yrs ago, too many people. I stick to more local stuff, off-trail backpacking, etc. I work in Fort Collins; the homeless issue is like nothing I've ever seen, especially for such a small town.
As much as I try to not make assumptions like you are describing, I still do. I see certain license plates, look at the weather and then decided "I'm not gonna drive anywhere near this guy" lol
Back in 2019, I used to work for a rental car company at the DIA and Aurora locations. All of the vehicles were have California, Wyoming or Texas license plates. So just because you see one of those plates doesn’t mean the drivers are from those states.
I am a native who also is a USAF veteran. I have left Colorado and enjoyed other places more however I always come back. 5 generations of my family keep bringing me back. I do not like hiking or skiing, leave that to my brother. I am the deep sea fishing type and love tropics. I do not partake of m.j. or alcohol or anything so there is the downside of that lifestyle. This is home though so I bloom where I was originally planted.
I lived in Colorado Springs for 3 years. It didn't suck. Every morning, I woke to a unique sunrise illuminating Cheyenne Mountain and Pikes Peak. I found love there. I lived peacefully and had some of the best days of my life. That was early 1990's but that was my experience. I guess we all have a choice to see what we want to see. I saw beauty. I skid the slopes. I went water rafting. I gambled in the mountains. I scaled Pikes Peak 4 times. I saw the "Garden of God's." I love Colorado because I sought out the beauty. The beauty is there but a negative attitude will never find it.
This summer I drove from FairPlay to Buena Vista and it was the craziest driving I have ever seen. Passing on a two lane road when it’s not safe was common😊
I can't encourage it enough. Find the place that makes you happy. I think most people would be a lot more contented if they weren't stuck in a place that made them dread just living day-to-day life. Plus, moving is a an incredible and freeing thing -- like new place new you. Can totally remake yourself however you want.
Although the percentage of oxygen in inspired air is constant at different altitudes, the fall in atmospheric pressure at higher altitude decreases the partial pressure of inspired oxygen and hence the driving pressure for gas exchange in the lungs. So long story short. There is indeed the same amount of O2 up here, there is just a lot less of it in each breath of air you take. AKA feel like you can't catch your breath.
My wife is from Colorado. We have traveled there many times. The people there all have chips on their shoulders ! Very unfriendly ! Is the state beautiful? Yes but the people are not !!!
I lived in Colorado when it was beautiful. I graduated from high school in Colorado Springs in 1970. I then moved to Boulder. That was beautiful too. But not for long. Everybody and his uncle flowed into the state and systematically overpopulated and destroyed all of the special places. I'm glad that I lived there at the time that I did.....but I had to move on to find nature without the human pollution.......
I'm trying to figure out which state to head towards if I'm successful in escaping Florida some day. I used to want to move to Colorado due to the beautiful mountains. I just heard US News & World Report confirms Colorado as 3rd most dangerous state now. I guess I'll skip it. Thx!
As someone who has lived here my entire life, I have never been affected directly by crime. I believe it's a few neighborhoods or cities that greatly skew the statistics overall. There are certainly areas in the state that are virtually crime-free.
Never listen to the bad news. Colorado in some smaller cities are calm. I worked in all areas of Colorado as a caregiver and it’s fine. I know Nurses have too they had no issues. Yes Denver is busy and has too much traffic , but really it’s not too bad. The weather not bad, no floods, or tornados. Fine you place it will work for you.🏔️🌻☀️
I have to agree with one thing, not welcoming to outsiders. I lived in several different states but was born and raised in Europe. I recently purchased land in Colorado from out of state . I had to jump through hoops to get any valuable information. I'm currently residing in hated CA so once the person realized another transplant is trying to move to Colorado I was given rather bad attitude, no information or was hung up on . Not all folks from other states are on a mission to ruin Colorado. I absolutely love that state and will respect it.
It's sad but a true thing. We're sorry you haven't had the best experience, it's not fun. But thankfully not everyone is that way. We hope to help change this outlook cause we don't understand why native have the need to feel rude about it. Welcome to Colorado!
Ok the rain part was a bit dramatic.I will say Colorado is not a place where you’re getting rain throughout most of the year but once April some rain comes in and sometimes it will even rain during October and those later months but once may-September rolls around it’s just rain and no snow.And when it rains here in Colorado it will either be for 5 minutes then it’s done or you’re gonna have a lightning show loud thunder and a lot of rain.So you do get rain but don’t expect it from October-march
Over crowded trails! LOL Just walk off the trail for 200 or 300 yards and you'll see no one! The Colorado mountain areas are something like 70% public land and in 50 plus years of hiking here I've seen so little of the state.
no regrets from this texas native 😂 other than the houseless issues because i’m a hugely empathetic person. its hard not having the means to help everybody in need. but my tiny town in “good ol red” texas is even having a houseless crisis. its just an unfortunate reality everywhere now.
@@Kingshock we had to move pretty quickly and ended up renting a place site unseen and thankfully it ended up being a great location in lakewood! looks rougher than it is 😂 and the apartment is new!
I am a native Texan. And by native I mean my ancestors literally helped settle the state of Texas when it was still the Spanish Territory. My father was transferred from Dallas, TX to Denver in 1979. I graduated high school there and went on to attend college in Greeley. All of my family members, parents and siblings, were treated horribly by Coloradans for our accents, our slower speech, our politeness, and the pride we had in our Texas roots. They’ve been rude for a long time. So as soon as we ALL could, we left. NONE of us have been back since. I went on to live in NYC for 15 years, where differences are celebrated. New Yorkers were far more welcoming people. I prospered there, unlike Colorado.
The prices in many states are continuing to climb. Colorado isn't any different than other places in the country.. but maybe just a more advanced case of price climb.
Just visited CO the past week. Looks like the whole state is growing or has been with all the new looking houses and buildings. Looks absolutely amazing coming from a So Cal perspective. One thing that worries me is the # of 2 lane roads there are. If the state is expanding, will 2 lane roads still be viable? That gives me anxiety 😅
Not much they can do to improve some of the highways. When you have a cliff on one side and a mountain slope on the other, there just straight up might not be room to expand the road. Use I-70 thru Glenwood Canyon as an example. This was some of the mostly costly stretch of road built anywhere in the world. And there is flat out no room to widen it because of the 1000 foot canyon walls on either side and CO river running below. Mother nature doesn't always leave room and humans are left making the most of what was left.
this is why 1-25 is terrible in Denver...one major interstate going up and down the eastern slope is a tough sell for all the new cars on the road...(I-25 is so bad in downtown Denver that, even on a Sunday afternoon, it's like you're driving during rush hour during the week...)...
@@sseltrek1a2b This sounds like a complaint for just about every city with congestion problems. Cars and people are swelling to such an amount that the old outdated infrastructure of many American cities (especially downtown areas where population is often very dense) is being pushed to it's limits. This is certainly not a problem unique to Denver alone.
Stay in your Newsom run disaster of a state. Californians started to downfall of the front range after the bayarea Loma Prieta earthquake. Now you people have ruined OR, WA, TX, and CO! Gotta move? Leave your freakin leftist politics behind!!
I’ve been to Southern California and I lived in Colorado. If the spruce and pine trees are omitted from the picture, those two places would look almost identical to each other. Traffic, crimes, cookie cutter homes, etc. I left Colorado because it’s basically California now. Many native Coloradans have left for Montana and Idaho, and they will tell you Montana is actually more like Colorado than Colorado today. I understand many states grow and progress, but for Colorado, urbanization is fast. By 2030, Colorado is no different from California’s Bay Area or LA area.
I'm 25 years old. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado myself. I served in the military and lived in Southern California for three years while doing so. There's differences obviously but so many similarities. I left for 4 years and came back to Colorado just to see how much it was like California and how much it's changed because of outsiders. It's honestly baffling. But you're right. Things are happening so fast and times not slowing down. Before you know it we'll be sitting here and it'll be 2030 and it will be worse than before. Denver is growing fast not only in the city. But they're building apartments everywhere around the metro area. Especially out east by the airport where there's a whole lot of nothing. It's gonna be interesting to see what it comes to be but nothing you're saying is far fetched at all. The Colorado it is now isn't the Colorado I grew up in during the 2000's that's for sure.
The US is vast. Just in the continental 48 alone, you can find just about every type of landscape or environment. If you like the prairie, Kansas or Wisconsin. If you want rolling wooded hills, somewhere in New England. If you like deserts and canyonlands, look at Arizona or Utah. Each state will have some level or aspect of beauty that other states can't compare to. So to say there is one state that stands above the rest in it's beauty is difficult. That being said. I would think that most people would put Colorado near the top of that list. At least in the top 3
Moving to Colorado Springs soon. I see all the negatives as POSITIVES. I lived in Boulder and Denver from after I was born to 5 years old and never forgot about it. Going back to my roots so-so-speak. The world is going to flip soon and Colorado is going to be CRAZY advanced soon.
The video exists to give people an idea of things that other recent transplants to CO tend to get caught unprepared by or grumble about. And as was stated at the start of the video, these points can be views as negative, positive or neutral. Glad you got some value from it! 😊😊
@@maryhobbs4183 The whole world is going to...not just Colorado. And UFO's used to be a "Conspiracy Theory"...until congress held actual hearings about them.
@justinoid4729 I hear you. We have a friend who's lived there for YEARS. She knows the place inside and out. I'll trust someone who actually lives there and knows better. But I did say the world is going to flip soon. So it's not going to be the same ever again. Thank you though!
@justinoid4729 I think one could go to any sizeable city in the country and say the same thing. And from what I read, Pueblo, Grand Junction and Denver all have "deadlier" neighborhoods than the one you mention. Which only shows this is a problem in just about every town.
It's the natural way of things, I suppose. More people. More traffic. Higher prices. More crime. Living in a tourist state, Tennessee (Nashville), I've seen the negative effects from out-of-staters moving here. The main issue is they don't adapt. They bring "where they come from" with them. Drive like morons. Flip you off when they screw up. Little respect for others. And nasty attitudes. I'm moving to a small town in Colorado where I plan to seamlessly blend into the current spiritis mundi of the area. Being from Chicago originally, I have little fear of traffic. That's the plan, anyway.
I have lived in three cities in Tennessee. I have found people nice and helpful, one town was small and quaint. I loved all the people there. Scenery is lovely and the cattle on the many hills are an experience to see. I’m near Nashville now but don’t go there much because I’m older and I no longer drive. Nashville is a great place for tourists. I will never leave Tennessee. I was born in Lake Guntersville Alabama. I’ve traveled a lot but Lake Guntersville will take the prize for being the prettiest place I’ve ever seen. It’s changed a bit since I was small and it’s not as wonderful now. Still it’s outstanding!!
I’m in my final year of my nursing program and will graduate with my BSN when I’m done. I’ve lived in 6 different states throughout my life, but did most of my growing up in Maine. I think when I graduate that I want to come to Colorado. I miss skiing, the mountains, and the change of the seasons (I’m in Florida currently for school). It looks like RNs make between 70-80k in Colorado. I’m wondering if that will be enough to enjoy all the things the state has to offer? I’m a pretty minimal person. I’d rather spend my money on memories and adventures than big car payments and a 3k a month condo. I think I can do it 💪🏻
I think you can too! Absolutely can live a life of comfort and abundance on that kind of salary all while being able to get out and explore the state easily. Sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders and priorities straight! Lean into it 👍
@10onpump5: The housing market in CO is -- like most other places -- inflated/overpriced presently, not to mention the ever-increasing mortgage interest rate. But I have no doubt prices/rates WILL be coming down, but not soon. Personally, I'm WAITING, and looking to return to CO in 2 years -- when I am ready to buy (preparing now) -- IF the housing market & interest rates have come down enough, which it SHOULD by then. If not, maybe I'll just rent there, or, stay here in TX (when I am now) and buy...but I prefer to go back to CO -- and buy (a small "starter" home). ;-) FYI, of the 4 major cities in CO -- Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo (north-to-south order) -- only Colorado Springs (COS) leans maybe 60/40 (guessing) conservative/Republican (and Christian), so CO in general is a purple liberal/Democrat state, if not mostly blue (except for COS/El Paso County and some other counties Douglas(where the small city of Castle Rock is) and most rural counties as well. But as in MOST states in Amerc, msot CO cities are blue...Boulder being the most liberal I'm sure. So if you want to live/work among like-minded people (be they liberals/Democrats or conservatives/Republicans) and have the same as neighbors, you might want to look into those kind of things most "Best Cities" list don't get into (but nevertheless, ARE important, like crime stats, public school ratings, and such). For me, the choice would be COS... BTW, you're getting a great degree which will serve you well employment-wise (can get a job almost ANYWHERE!) and make very decent money to afford things -- like housing (!) -- especially if you go on to become a NP later on. Also, look into working for the Department of Veterans Affairs, as they have VA Clinics in several CO cities, and the big VA Medical Facility in the Denver area ("VA Rocky Mountain VA Regional Medical Center" in Aurora) -- a fairly new facility that opened just a few years ago. The VA has it's Pros & Cons (like the huge number of patients each VA Primary Care provider is assigned), but they are always looking to hire medical professionals. If nothing else you could gain OJT experience. Not sure how the pay compares to the civilian world, but some people prefer the VA while others prefer to work in "civilian" medical -- maybe at a city hospital or ER facility. For example COS has St. Francis hospital and the huge University of Colorado Healthcare System/Memorial Hospital, and they also staff the local UC Health ERs. Good luck, -- BR
I voted to legalize weed back in 2012 or whenever that was. I would again. But that played a big part in ruining Colorado. I personally don't like the weed culture and drug culture in general and hate the smell.
Rolling plains. Populated areas are few and far between. Lots of wide open spaces. I think it's high on the list of places in the world to get hail and insane lightning storms.
@@HashtagColoradoLifeMy reaction, too. Beautiful prairie but wicked storms. Tornadoes, hail, winds. Watch the weather reports. This area gets a lot of challenging weather.
I've liked everything so far except the way people speed when driving, driving way too fast, especially on steep, windy mountain roads. On I70 today between Golden and Idaho Springs, the pickup trucks (who all have tinted windows, which I HATE) were going like 95 miles per hour, I did not like it one bit. Ridiculous.
Hey I agree with your comment except the tinted windows, what’s wrong with that? The sun is intense here man! I love my tinted windows (my car came with them when I bought it)
@@brandonguild1666 because you can't see and read the other motorists intentions. For law enforcement they can't see firearms or narcotics . I think it creates an atmosphere of distrust. I'm not against tinting for the sun but I respect any legal limit on tinting
@@izzyci I guess. I like my privacy though. Honestly I don't even know if my windows are tinted beyond the legal limit, you really can't see me through the side windows but I have never been pulled over for it in the 6 years I have owned the car. The one time I did get pulled over I just rolled down the windows and put the keys on the dash and the cop didn't say anything about the tint.
Hail damage. Colorado has one of the highest incidences of hail damage in the USA. How many times will an insurance company pay for hail damage to your car and the roof of your house before your insurance policies are cancelled?
CO is one of the places that gets the most hail in the world. Combination of high elevation and cold enough temps (even in height of summer) to get common storms. Especially out east. The home should be covered each time it is damaged as long as you have a policy to cover it. Car might be different tho. Our car was "totaled" by hail a few years ago and the insurance just cut us a check. We still have that same car and is still insured with the same company. If we were to try to claim another hail storm did further damage to our car, I don't know if they would do anything.
I know lots of people who put in for a roof and they were cancelled after the insurance company paid for a new roof. Of course their new home insurance is much more expensive.
I like how you demonize locals disliking transplants and call them imbeciles, then one sentence later you justify why they don't like transplants and highlight the damage transplants do. Quite the bipolar commentary there son; maybe think about it more. Good effort on the video though with some useful facts, still gave you a thumbs up. Keep improving.
Right, so back in the 80s and '90s when people from Colorado flooded into my state in California and we didn't say anything that was okay. But now that it's going the other way you're all mad about it Sorry, people from the Midwest and in southwest and your area flooded into California in the '80s and 90s and drove our cost of living through the damn roof and now we're coming to repay the favor Colorado has always been liberal get over yourself
Man this is getting old… first, not everyone coming from CA is born/raised. There are a lot of folks, myself included, who are from CO or other midwestern states who PCS’d or were forced to move to CA and are just trying to get back to family. Second, not everyone heading to CO are from LA or San Francisco or some large extreme leftwing group looking to change CO. We came from a small town in northern CA near the foothills close to Tahoe which is mainly farming communities… anyone who’s actually lived in CA would also tell you it’s a “blue state wrapped in red tape” and has people of all walks with similar views / values that can be found in other states -CO included. Third, most of us aren’t looking to trash CO or take anything away from others, we are just looking to get back to family, raise our kids and add to a community that we can grow within. Like all states, CA has problems but it also probably one of the coolest states for recreation in the country and most of us respect our national parks, trails and wildlife and this carries over to CO. With that said, while there has been an overall net gain for CO there have been almost as many Colorado residents migrating to both CA and TX so the claim that “natives” should be voting out transplants from other states is small minded. Don’t be the asshole that just shits on people because you see the out-of-state licenses plate- you have no idea why these people are moving. Instead just be a neighbor and if you do find someone who is outside their element and maybe not fitting the vibe of the community then be part of the solution and help educate instead of just telling them to piss off back to where they came from.
@anthonycourtney8029 What do you think so far? I'm moving BACK to Colorado late February having been in SoCal for past 5 years (Murrieta). I have a lot of fond memories from our time in CO.
As someone who just relocated the thing that was lost surprising was how sales tax can vary from city to city, and the cost to register a vehicle... We've been watching your videos over the last 6 months and live the information. Thanks for taking the time to put them together.
You're welcome! This video wasn't created to scare people away.. but rather to give people true insight about moving to CO. Glad someone got value from it! And yes! Car registration is fickle. Last year the registration was ~$200. This year it was less than $100. Why????? No idea. 😂
@@HashtagColoradoLife The registration fee is based on the value of your car and year that it was built. There is a minimum amount that will be charged for road and bridge repair. No doubt that the state legislature may change fees on an annual basis.
apart from tourism, is there any IT job market in Colorado in case to switch to a new job after some time moving there? I'm exploring options to settle down after roaming around east, north east, mid west 4 years each. Looking for a good school, college so my kids won't complain later and also not to compromise on my Job search too.
Yes. Plenty of the cities in CO are growing and can always use people! Somewhere like Denver or Boulder is such a techy place I would think there is always a startup or somewhere established in need of IT. Plus the way remote work is now, might be able to look outside your search area a bit.
The front range (Colo Springs north to Ft Collins)is a strong IT area.....The economy typically stays very strong even in times of downturn and turmoil. Also, next to Washington DC the metro Denver area has the largest concentration of Federal employees. but please...stay away!
The job market is FIERCE, especially for career jobs that require a degree. One of the most college educated places in the country. Too much competition, pay is low considering the high cost of living. Get a job before you move here.
In the comments I'm seeing a lot of anti tourist sentiment. For those of you that own or work in the tourist business what do you think would happen if tourism went away. No dispensaries, no skiing, no micro breweries, no camping and hiking 😕
Those people must have been dropped out from school😂😂 They got no idea about economic issues and how tourism contributed to the job market, infrastructure, and of course local economy. No skiing resorts mean no new roads, no jobs, no income, no development etc. They just need to attract rich tourists instead of backpackers traveling on budget
That's fine. I'm sorry I am a 50 year native. Transplants have ruined Colorado. More expensive housing... more traffic... bad roads... too many people skiing is ass to ass. Graffiti and trash in our mountains. If you come here be respectful. Cuz you haven't made our lives any easier either.
I think 4 out of 5 people that visit are respectful and courteous. But there are always some jerks that take it too far and ruin it for everyone. And it only takes one person for it become immortalized into a law.. just like those stories of some nimrod tourist at Yellowstone.
I’ll move there, buy your whole block and make a huge mansion for myself. You’re a settler just like everyone of these entitled brats that live there. True natives were forced off the land centuries ago. You got no more right to be there than anyone else.
@HashtagColoradoLife Really speakers for a Galaxy S24 Ultra. sumsung earbuds didn't make it better either. Good idea, though. I would carry them big speakers on my shoulder, like in the 90s. 😀
Thanks for this. I compared your list to San Antonio TX. We have a HUGE homeless population, crime is also ranked up there, San Antonio allows the use of Marijuana, the police here refuse to do anything about it, so in many ways it maybe worse than in Colorado. Cost of Living is going up all over, it used to be quite easy to find homes here in the mid 100's to mid 200's, now homes are starting at the low 300's and going into the mid 400's. Tourism, San Antonio is a HUGE tourist town, and I understand the idea of traffic increase, and dangers of drivers not from the area. Rush hour here starts at about 4pm and last until 7 or 8pm. Its also just as bad in the mornings going the other way. Dont live outside the 1604 and work downtown.. you'll need to leave a couple hours early to get there on time. We also have many awesome trails here, some that I used to walk that are now filled with people and dog poop bags and litter everywhere. its sad really. I think it all boils down to the song everything that glitters is not gold. Every place a person moves too is first sparkly and great, you ignore the unpleasant things, and about a year in those things are no longer ignored because you know they are a daily deal, and the sparkle wears off. Our Move up there will be due to our Son who was stationed at Buckley SFB. He would like us to be closer to him, and being prior military and so much military around it has what we need near by in the form of great VA hospitals and culture we are used to. This is a great video, very informative. So once again thanks for this pros & cons list.
I totally agree. There absolutely is this "honeymoon" phase when you move somewhere new. Sorta blind to all the problems that are right before you. It's also all relative too. Recently talked to someone who moved here from the Bay Area and they were talking about "how nice it is there aren't used drug needles laying around". Not gonna lie. I think I would pick the poop bags over some of humanities other.... interests.
liberal cities, homeless people, drugs, high crime (yes even in the nice neighborhoods), no one knows or cares about anyone, people everywhere and horrible driving, unless you can figure out how to live in a nice small town (which are very expensive)
@montanagal6958: ...see my comment above. The negative issues you mention are true, but VARY in degree depending on the apt of CO and the city/town you live in. And its "political persuasion" (if you will). But really, NO state is the very same throughout its boundaries, they all vary. Some parts of your state ain't the best, either, but I wouldn't write-off the whole state just because of them, yes? -- BR
I moved to CO 35 years ago. It was a red state back then. It was a wonderful place to live. As the state has turned blue, crime and homelessness have soared. It’s such a shame. Also the increase in the number of people living here has definitely affected the enjoyment of the outdoors. I agree with all points made in this video.
Has nothing to do with political leanings it has everything to do with the influx of people moving into the Denver Metro, Tourism and the constant construction driving up the prices to build more affordable housing which also requires money in itself. Politics is a distraction but if we're talking about Red vs. Blue on average blue states are safer than Red as far as stats shows.
There’s lots of red states that are being overrun with tourists and transplants and are getting expensive and overcrowded as well. It’s not about politics
It's still a wonderful place to live that has grown, changed and evolved over time. It's not "liberals" that are driving up the cost of living, increasing the rate and number of evictions leading to homelessness, but "liberals" are the ones trying to provide solutions to issues, to actually govern, instead of the GQP pushing hate and chaos to keep their voters engaged. I see a lot more Florida and Texas plates as people flee the abject hate of Abbott and DeSantis. So, you should blame your own dysfunctional party for the influx of people moving here, maybe we can prevent the repeat of a national embarrassment like Boebert in the future.
Texans feel the same way when they hear people from Colorado or California move to their state. Fix your audio and turn your background music down. I had to constantly adjust my volume during this video.
Moved from Golden to Houston area over 2 years ago, moving back to Colorado soon , no city is perfect but TX wasn't for me, traffic , property taxes, weather, crime, no scenery, etc. I definitely appreciate CO more now.
I lived in East Texas for a short time. It was quite a shock to me to be in a place without any mountains. Also I hated the weather and lack of seasons. It is HOT for 10 months of the year and barely chilly for the other 2.
I stayed in Houston for a week in Feb. My favorite part of the visit was going to the airport.
@@OceanBlueKeys Lol this was funny.
Golden is a beautiful place. A little too close to Denver but, so is Monument where I live. I can't imagine not having mountains right outside my window.
@@cyrusblackwood33 And Denver just keeps spreading more and more to the south. I remember when Castle Rock was a small town halfway between the Springs and Denver.. now it basically IS Denver!
When I was 20 in 1970 after returning from Viet Nam with no prospects I hitch hiked out to CO, I was in a rest room in a bar and I read something on the wall that sticks with me to this day at the age of 74
"wherever you go there you are" I'm still here, Yup so true!
Sounds like a simpler time. Wish we could go back sometimes.
This is a well balanced commentary. Moving here from Texas a decade ago with my wife who is a former Colorado resident, has been a wonderful thing though. It has to do with planning (we live on a river and irrigate from it) as well as karma and knowledge. It doesn't hurt that I am a performing musician and play locally for next to nothing or nothing due to my love of music and making people smile. Knowledge of the area keeps us from seeing multitudes of tourists, and we know when to be where. But it comes down to planning, karma, and knowledge.
It helps that we are retired educators and truly don't have to be anywhere ever. I can see snow travel as being an issue for those trying to hold down jobs, but we have no concerns that way. Living out in the Rockies, having a great well and raising hay and boarding horses as we do is not a cinch. Things come up all the time like weather, fires, and other natural elements that put us to task, but we both love challenges.
I had never cut post oaks and made a latilla fence, worked at safely escorting elk out of a fenced pasture, dodged a mountain lion napping beside the river, or had to coax a black bear out of a chicken coop, or rebuilt and resurfaced a road until we moved here. I'd never even been on a tractor before. The things I've learned.
I feel like life here has been Paradise, but again it's not for everyone, and it does require planning, karma, and knowledge of the area.
Good work on your video! Thank you kindly!
Wow! High praise!
And thank you for the story! CO is filled with all types of people..
You are absolutely right - life is what you make it. And we grow everyday from our decisions.
Your life sounds truly fulfilling ❤
@DanEvans-yb6wk Balanced commentary? far from it. No ones referring to living on a farm out in the country somewhere, and as retired educators your probably not hurting much financialy, which makes life a lot easier. Your not younger starting a career. Most talk here is about the front range....you know where that is? How expensive rents and homes are, taxes, traffic congestion at all hours, crime, and getting worse by the week, etc.
I'm happy for you and you wife but I dont think you really get it.
You''tr exactly right.@@YesItsNotMe
@@DanEvans-yb6wk lol. Have a good day.
We are located in what I believe is known as the West Slope. I truly get your point. We just call it "home". Have yourself a groovy day also. *(You're, not You"tr---former English teacher and typos torture me)@@YesItsNotMe
I left Colorado for the same reasons l left the Northeast and came to Colorado:
Too many people
Too much traffic/congestion
Too expensive
It saddened me because l thought Colorado was beautiful and enjoyed so much about it but it’s insane now. I moved to a rural community in southern Utah where the nearest real grocery store is 3 hours away but l there’s no traffic, very few people and it’s beautiful. I can drive half a mile into the desert and camp and see no one.
CO has been the top place to move in the country for a while and only in the past 2ish years has that stat been reversed. But CO isn't a state I imagine will stop being a tourist destination for a while.. so those crowds continue 🙃
Hard to take in this message from a So Cal perspective, hah! I just visited CO the past week, and everywhere is pretty damn spacious except towards downtown Denver of course. The 2 lane roads give me anxiety though as I don't see how that'll work when population grows.
@@rogerh2694 Somehow, they always find a way to fit more people.
The front range is beyond being a shithole and the mountains? Prepare to spend hours in traffic going up on the weekend, and hours in traffic coming back down . Yep boy wonderful. @@HashtagColoradoLife
It's expensive everywhere people and that's cause i live in Texas. Stop blaming the state and cities and start blaming our clown president.
First and foremost, spectacular video! Well-balanced and transparent. That's all we can ask for.
Anyway, my wife and I LOVE Colorado! It's one of our go-to vacation spots with it only being a 5 or so hour drive. We live in the Black Hills of South Dakota, so the climate, erratic weather, and elevation are very similar. We also fully understand the blessing and the curse that is tourism. We've decided that if we were to ever leave the Black Hills, our only destination option would be Colorado (if we can afford to do so). We know there would be pros and cons to living in Colorado, but we've absolutely fallen in love with the perfectly imperfect place that is your state. Once again, well done!
Thank you! This is high praise!!
We are going thru the home buying process here in CO and your sentence about "if we can afford it" rings SO TRUE right now.. It's a costly endeavor to move. I wish you luck and hope you make it here to CO. We could use some more level headed folks around here.
I’d love to help you buy! I work here in Denver
Good video. Native of 36yrs here: I'm not bothered by the increasing population. It simply means we have things that are attractive to other people and I'm lucky to have been born here. If I ever leave, it'll be to nomad abroad, not because of anything specific to Colorado.
It's great to connect with another Colorado native! I feel the same way, lucky to have been born here too, with so many amazing things to do and to see.
I have been visiting family in CO for 30 years.I find it interesting that you blame the bad driving on the influx of people moving there from other places. 30 years ago I was amazed at how badly and even angrily Coloradans drive. Red lights appear to be just a suggestion for folks with CO tags, and as I said its been that way for my 30 years of visiting and I hear the same thing from relatives who were born and raised there.
Both my parents who have lived in CO since the early 70s have always talked about how bad the drivers are here and have used the same reasoning. If your relatives are preaching about bad drivers for 30 years and my parents for more than 50, it's clearly a compounded problem that only appears to get worse with age.
Poor drivers on the front range are from everywhere and its been that way far longer than your 30 years!
There's a cloud of selfishness and anger over the state.
Native Coloradans blah blah blah. The true natives were forced out centuries ago. The settlers there now got no more claim than anyone else.
JUST GET OUT OF THE LEFT LANE UNLESS YOU ARE PASSING... I DONT CARE WHERE YOU ARE FROM lol.
It seems like onle 2% of Americans know wtf the left lane is used for.
I used to go to Colorado skiing with my family and a ski group.. In 2007 I tried finding work in Colorado for a couple months the summer and I didn't find anything so I left.. The economy was pretty bad at that time.. In 2019 I moved from Wisconsin to SoCal.. While driving through Colorado I pulled over and ate.. I was talking to a person and they told me not to leave Colorado.. Well I did and went to SoCal.. Covid hit and it sucked.. February 2021 I left LA and spent a week in VEGAS and looked at places and then I came to Colorado to and looked at places.. I did find a place and you are not wrong about the crime out here.. I believe you are right about Colorado being the #1 auto crime state.. I am pretty sure that Grand Theft Auto was made out here.. I have been here over 3.5 years and at least 20 vehicles in our parking lot have either been stolen or broken into.. I think the drugs or mental illness have something to do with it because there have been times where they just trash the vehicle and don't steal any of the valuables.. It just doesn't make sense.. I think the drugs have something to do with the driving out here too.. Worst driving I have ever seen.. When I was out here in 2007 I remember the drivers were worse in the mountains.. I think the speed limit was either 70 or 75 in the mountains back then.. Now it is between 55-65..
PS... You didn't mention anything about how regular bicyclers hate ebikers.. At least that is from some of the mountain bikers that I talked to.. You didn't mention anything about how even though there are bike lanes and bike trails everywhere that bikes and scooters don't obey any rules... I blame that on the drugs too.. ha ha..
By far the largest negative to living in Colorado are the regular hailstorms that drop golf ball sized hail almost every year in Colorado. At least once every five years a storm produces baseball sized hail and once in the 50 years I have lived here I saw Softball sized hail. These storms destroy roofs and siding and cars that are caught out of garages. If you move to Colorado use an old junker as your daily commute vehicle and keep the shiny new car in your garage at home especially between April and July.
Very good points! The hail storms here can come on suddenly and fiercely so you gotta be careful.
Native Missourian here who's looking into Colorado now. This sounds like our average summers up until a few years ago, all of our storms have disappeared which some people may say it's a good thing but it's just empty here now. It's weird
Well done. I live in the Springs and it's hard ..gas rent food. High.
Yep, there is the good and the bad for sure.
I was shocked when I moved here from Iowa eight years ago, at how expensive the food was. And not just for people. A bale of hay in Iowa costs $4.00 and I’ve paid as much as $22.00/bale in the Colorado Springs area.
I've been here 40+ yrs. Definitely seen a lot of change across the last 15yrs.
Oh yes things have changed a lot. I've lived here for 35+ years and it's been tons of changes over the decades. Crazy!
I left Aurora 16 years ago and don't miss it one bit. I love the Southland!
Glad you're enjoying where you live! That's a goal for everyone 👍
I am a Colorado native who had to move due to the cost of living and housing prices! I am retired and happy to be in Oklahoma- I still love Colorado but it has changed so much- not for the best either-
The only thing that will never change in life is that things always change.
Same for me pam
With growth comes pain, were there are people there are problems, always! ☠️⚔️💪😵💫😭
Oklahoma native and moving to castle pines been in oklahoma 38 years excited to get out of here
A high altitude desert to be specific. Which means proper foot protection. Hail the size of baseballs, I expect snow in late June . always sunny + dry as a popcorn fart.
Good ol' popcorn farts.
The Native Americans should have told the transplants to go back home.
And all the locals too probably since this wasn't our land either.
I absolutely hate this gatekeeping crap where people say people from California shouldn't move here. People from Texas shouldn't move here or whatever it is. Yeah, way to be the United States where we're all supposed to be one group of people right until someone wants to move there from somewhere else and you get all tribalistic and act like people don't have a right to move around the country. They are a part of get off it
California, I was born and raised here and guess what? I watched all of you flood into my state over the last 40 years and turn my state into something that never was and drive the cost of living through the roof here
Now we're coming to your states to return the favor. Get used to it
We couldn't agree more and share your perspective for sure! I wish more people would have this view. Thanks for watching!
Your words are exact and perfect.
When you move and don't like it just don't complain just move somewhere else
I welcome all people, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or favorite color, but with one exception. Should you choose to make your uniqueness a "thing" and treat me poorly, I will effectively demonstrate my healthy boundaries.
@@mitame9893 Maybe the move wasn't a choice but by someone who was trying to survive another day and is job chasing. Maybe there is a lady who moved because her husband got a new job elsewhere and she misses home. Maybe we don't understand the full context. Maybe we should be less passive-aggressive and understand that choices afforded to people like you are not the norm. There are many reasons why people move to other spaces and no longer have funds to move again. As a human, is it unique to have made a regrettable mistake. I love Colorado but I don't take it personally when others prefer coastal or lake waters. Be kind to others.
Great video. Thanks!!!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching 👍
Really great video showing both sides. Love the honest talk!
Thank you! We hope it's helpful. :)
Been to Boulder in mid 90s. Cost of living was considered pretty high even back then. Seems like nothing has changed ever since. Colorado has been, it is now, an expensive state to live in.
Left Colorado for a work contract in Belgium. I live literally like a king here for as much as I was getting paid back home. I was barely able to afford a rental in a decent area of the Springs.
Puts how expensive it is back home into perspective. I almost don't want to go back but I'm determined to die of old age in back in Paonia.
It's good to get perspective like that. I hope things change for us here with the exorbitant housing prices.
That was a huge risk. I'd like to know if you you're being sincere. I'm ready to change my landscape but I don't speak the language.
I love to recycle, keep everything clean and protect nature. I’m planning to move to CO, but now, I’m not sure. I love gardening.
Oh gardening is totally possible here! It's just different. There are plenty of things that grow here in CO better than anywhere else in the world.
Look into crops and plants that excel in highland conditions. Quinoa is a good example of a staple that does well here.
Don't be discouraged! It might not be the same gardening you are used to, but then again, it's a whole new state too!
Thank you for telling me! 😊
Go to California.@@Coconut48592
Gardening is definitely possible, but the garbage that blows around Colorado is the stuff that made the American Indian shed a tear in the give a hoot don't pollute Era.
But again, people are people.
Small town has a couple drunks, cities have thousands.
Etc.
Otherwise I consider moving to Colorado one of the best decisions in my life
If you visit here before moving, go to the Denver Botanic Gardens. Great resource for gardening and they have high altitude plants from around the world. Other Colo. cities may have similar gardens.@@Coconut48592
Missing rainstorms sure but missing the perpetual overcast rainy 40ish degree winters on the east coast. Hell nah lol
I second that!
Yeah this is why I’m looking to leave Maine. I have had enough bleak weather for the rest of my life.
@@NightOfCrystals I went to school at UMO for a year. The darkness in the winter is something else LOL
I had to leave CO. It was just too expensive. My car insurance dropped $1200 a year when I moved out. I don't even plan to ever go back to visit even though I have good friends there.
It's true that car insurance has gone up quite a lot in the past few years. We've personally seen this too, it's getting more expensive each year it seems.
Actually found a campground on Monday on the western slope where I was the only one there! Won’t say which one for obvious reasons (I’m from the Springs)
So glad we were able to see and go where we wanted before the invasion and reservations. The road to pikes peaks used to be a dirt road. Differently wanted a granny gear going back down back then. Fun times.
Awesome stuff!
Don't move here. It sucks! As we say here....."If you're from CA....go home and take 20 Texans with you!"
Do we say that? lol I've never said that or heard that and I've lived in CO my entire life (35+ years).
Texans are the reason Colorado thrives. You're basically Southern Wyoming if it wasn't for Texans!
Yes we do say that here
LOLL I am a native born and raised in Denver, I never heard that, but I love it, my new mantra.....like casting a spell mantra. lol
I love Colorado! I want to move there! Besides! At least you don’t live in Oregon like I do! They love nobody but themselves in Oregon. Colorado is way better.
Colorado is one of the greatest states. That causes people to move to Colorado which resulted in the increased cost of living and congestion. The positive side is Colorado has lots of room and money and can manage it.
@drwisdom1
No, they don't have lots of money.
The roads are in the same sorry state as when I left, 16 years ago.
@@goldwater1984 The roads here are really good for a place that experiences snow and cold and the geography the roads must traverse. Denver's highways were expanded during Covid and during the rush period there is a lot of traffic. But it is less than the smaller cities I have lived in, except on I-25.
I have lived in multiple states and Colorado is the only one that has so much extra that it blasts its citizens refund checks (most states spend any surpluses on waste and corruption). We got $1600 this year and about the same the previous year. To me giving out free money indicates Colorado has a lot of money.
@drwisdom1
The hospital system is in serious trouble. There's more homeless than ever. Prices are ridiculous. Over regulated! The best thing I did was get my son out of the public school system there.
The front range area has bad traffic because large subdivisions are built before the roads are improved. This leads to overcrowding and bad driving. Then when it is too late and all of the extra drivers are on the roads the highway department closes lanes to improve them compounding the problem.
Too true. And by the time they finish upgrading a road, they realize it was appropriate for 5 yrs ago and have to start all over.
I am a CO native who was itching to see other parts of the country as a 22 year old. I landed it Texas, but appreciate CO so much more now that I am back. My partner also left CO for Louisiana to see a different place and moved back. The grass appears greener on the other side, but I have never seen the poverty level we saw in TX or LA here. One can also never go outside due to the hostile environment: humid heat, fire ants, chiggers, other insects. A black man was also drug to death behind a pickup truck near where I moved in TX. Racism and intolerance of anything but WASP ideals are also much greater. Sometimes it’s not just considerations of the pocketbook. One could buy a cheap house in Niagara Falls, NY for $7000…..there’s a reason it’s cheap (namely it’s located on the old Love Canal superfund site).
CO is the clearly the better state. But get off your high horse bud. You picked a single isolated incident that happened in TX.
Does the columbine , aurora and Boulder shootings ring a bell for you ?
A lot of people complain in these comments about how pricing (or any gazillion other reasons) in CO makes it unappealing to live here. People make it work everyday. I always encourage people to live where they wanna live -- you can make any place work.
As a native to CO as well, when I moved out of the state, I had similar experiences to what you describe.
You never lived in aurora? I had a black homeless man home invade my apartment and got scared away with my pew pews
I go to CO every summer, the only place I have seen more homeless people is in CA. It doesn’t get any poorer than that.
Loved this! I live in Colorado. My house is paid off. I learned how to grow a garden. I learned how to cook. It's all good. Somebody, please come shovel my walk.
Sounds like a great plan! Thanks for watching 👍
I’ve lived in half a dozen different states and Colorado is the only one where I felt unwelcome. I get it - housing is crazy expensive and all the old ranches are being turned into developments. The traffic is unbelievable; day or night, the roads are packed. The people who live here do not want even more crowding. Also, I’m shocked to hear that Colorado is #6 for bad drivers. I would have thought it was #1, because everyone here knows someone who was killed or seriously injured in a traffic accident. I lived in New York, and those people are much safer drivers.
As a born and raised local, I too thought CO would be #1 on the worst drivers list. Lol kinda sad saying that aloud.
I have lots of family who are long term residents in the Denver and Boulder area. The cost of living has been high there for quite awhile now. It's so crowded there and the traffic going into the mountains on the weekends on I 70 is a nightmare! I considered moving up there about 10 years ago but decided it just wasnt worth it. The area does have a lot to offer though. I love visiting family there but dont think I could live there. One of my family members lost their house in Superior in the big fire. They are just now starting to rebuild.
It's true, all of your points are accurate with the amount of traffic and cost of living. It makes it not as appealing to live here for some people. We still love it but yes, there are pros and cons. Also the wildfires can be unpredictable. :(
There's Pros & Cons to every location you choose to stay at, looking at the negatives practically cripple folks from making life changing decisions
@@Kingshock Yes, so true. Thanks for watching!
I can relate. Live in Nashville TN ( born here as well) & we have tourist 24/7. The traffics a nightmare too & although many r moving here the cost of livings going up. Many r chosing 2 rent vs buying homes w interest rate so high. Still, things like crime r up but seems 2 be growing everywhere. We r pretty open to folks moving here. Bad parts the humidity & sinus/allergies. The weather changes every few days & can be a bit nasty. I still plan on moving 2 Colorado after the interest rate on homes goes down...
Dreaming 😉😊
I've tried to warn people, but they refuse to listen. I'm only a native... I wouldn't know what I'm talking about🙄.
I moved here a year ago and I don’t like it too much
Colorado is beautiful but just not my kinda place. Great place to visit though
Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy living in Colorado. It's a great state to visit so maybe you can come back and visit soon! Thanks for watching.
I know how Colorado feels we have thousands come to Florida the snow birds and also recently have a lot of people moving here from the north
It's true, a lot of Coloradans love Florida and vice versa. Each has a lot to offer to it's good to be open!
I moved here in 2007 from Ohio. Job relocation. 10yrs ago I sold my house in Loveland and bought my place near Red Feather Lakes, on top of a small mountain. I love it here, but yes it isn't for everyone. You're video was very accurate in most regards; for example, when I see someone with a Cali license plate, I assume they are going to be not great drivers and I'm often proven right. Montana plate? Tennessee? No problems. Also, I used to climb a lot of the bigger mountains; I stopped that 8 or 10yrs ago, too many people. I stick to more local stuff, off-trail backpacking, etc. I work in Fort Collins; the homeless issue is like nothing I've ever seen, especially for such a small town.
As much as I try to not make assumptions like you are describing, I still do. I see certain license plates, look at the weather and then decided "I'm not gonna drive anywhere near this guy" lol
Back in 2019, I used to work for a rental car company at the DIA and Aurora locations. All of the vehicles were have California, Wyoming or Texas license plates. So just because you see one of those plates doesn’t mean the drivers are from those states.
Excellent information, thank you!
I am a native who also is a USAF veteran. I have left Colorado and enjoyed other places more however I always come back. 5 generations of my family keep bringing me back. I do not like hiking or skiing, leave that to my brother. I am the deep sea fishing type and love tropics. I do not partake of m.j. or alcohol or anything so there is the downside of that lifestyle. This is home though so I bloom where I was originally planted.
WOW this is the most mature comment on TH-cam I have ever read. You sound like you are very self aware and know yourself. I applaud that.
From a native Coloradokid
Texas doesn't deserve you guys, and neither do those commenters. Thanks for sharing and for being amazing Coloradoans.
High praise. Thank you for the kind words.
I have family that live in Grand lake. Im in New Mexico. I wish i could live in colorado.
Grand Lake is a beautiful place in Colorado, especially in the summer. Living in Colorado is a dream for us and we enjoy it every day!
Thanks for the vid! I've scratched Colorado off the list of "possibles". It looks horrible!
Haha yeah very horrible! 😜
The Front range is a total mess, other parts of Colorado are still kinda decent....Grand Jct, Montrose for example.
@@YesItsNotMe SHHHHHH. -_- Do you WANT the best part of the state to also become a total mess?! Lol.
@@DirtHutCaver My bad, let me auto correct ....Dont move to other parts of the state either, its all a crap hole!
I lived in Colorado Springs for 3 years. It didn't suck. Every morning, I woke to a unique sunrise illuminating Cheyenne Mountain and Pikes Peak. I found love there. I lived peacefully and had some of the best days of my life. That was early 1990's but that was my experience. I guess we all have a choice to see what we want to see. I saw beauty. I skid the slopes. I went water rafting. I gambled in the mountains. I scaled Pikes Peak 4 times. I saw the "Garden of God's." I love Colorado because I sought out the beauty. The beauty is there but a negative attitude will never find it.
This summer I drove from FairPlay to Buena Vista and it was the craziest driving I have ever seen. Passing on a two lane road when it’s not safe was common😊
Oh wow! Sounds like a great time. Summer in Colorado is beautiful and there are so many awesome things to do and to see. Hope you enjoyed your trip!
@@HashtagColoradoLife I’m moving there when the time is right💜
I've lived in Texas for the last 10 years. It plain sucks here. Can't wait to move out one day.
I can't encourage it enough. Find the place that makes you happy. I think most people would be a lot more contented if they weren't stuck in a place that made them dread just living day-to-day life. Plus, moving is a an incredible and freeing thing -- like new place new you. Can totally remake yourself however you want.
Been here in Colorado over 25 years!
Here's to 25 more!!
There's not less Oxygen...still 19-20% there is just less pressure compared to sea level.
Although the percentage of oxygen in inspired air is constant at different altitudes, the fall in atmospheric pressure at higher altitude decreases the partial pressure of inspired oxygen and hence the driving pressure for gas exchange in the lungs.
So long story short. There is indeed the same amount of O2 up here, there is just a lot less of it in each breath of air you take. AKA feel like you can't catch your breath.
Nicely presented.
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Thanks so much for watching!
My wife is from Colorado. We have traveled there many times. The people there all have chips on their shoulders ! Very unfriendly ! Is the state beautiful? Yes but the people are not !!!
We tend to agree that most people that are native to Colorado all have a huge chip on their shoulder. But we try not to!
There's more to Colorado than Denver 😅
Yep, we live in Colorado Springs and it's a big city just like Denver.
@@HashtagColoradoLife there are only 2 big cities I have no use for Denver or Colorado Springs but I love western Colorado
@@HashtagColoradoLife Well, I'd have to disagree with THAT point... ;-)
-- BR
No there s no except for ski areas and gambling towns and hiking
I grew up in Bailey Colorado. I think we are all in this together.
Oh yes, definitely! Thanks for watching.
I lived in Colorado when it was beautiful. I graduated from high school in Colorado Springs in 1970. I then moved to Boulder. That was beautiful too. But not for long. Everybody and his uncle flowed into the state and systematically overpopulated and destroyed all of the special places. I'm glad that I lived there at the time that I did.....but I had to move on to find nature without the human pollution.......
A certainty in life is that things will always change. It's good you were able to enjoy it while you did.
I'm trying to figure out which state to head towards if I'm successful in escaping Florida some day. I used to want to move to Colorado due to the beautiful mountains. I just heard US News & World Report confirms Colorado as 3rd most dangerous state now. I guess I'll skip it. Thx!
As someone who has lived here my entire life, I have never been affected directly by crime. I believe it's a few neighborhoods or cities that greatly skew the statistics overall. There are certainly areas in the state that are virtually crime-free.
Never listen to the bad news. Colorado in some smaller cities are calm. I worked in all areas of Colorado as a caregiver and it’s fine. I know Nurses have too they had no issues. Yes Denver is busy and has too much traffic , but really it’s not too bad. The weather not bad, no floods, or tornados. Fine you place it will work for you.🏔️🌻☀️
#1 in the nation for car theft . Police are as good as useless in Denver and COS.
Sounds awesome huh ?
Great informative video - all truths. Well done!
15:30 The cost of living in Colorado is not higher than the entire state of NY. An easy google search disproves this statement.
Google search isn't always accurate. Our research indicated this info and was accurate at the time of publishing.
I have to agree with one thing, not welcoming to outsiders. I lived in several different states but was born and raised in Europe. I recently purchased land in Colorado from out of state . I had to jump through hoops to get any valuable information. I'm currently residing in hated CA so once the person realized another transplant is trying to move to Colorado I was given rather bad attitude, no information or was hung up on . Not all folks from other states are on a mission to ruin Colorado. I absolutely love that state and will respect it.
It's sad but a true thing. We're sorry you haven't had the best experience, it's not fun. But thankfully not everyone is that way. We hope to help change this outlook cause we don't understand why native have the need to feel rude about it. Welcome to Colorado!
To counter that Im going to move from california and vote blue. That'll show em'
Did you move to CO?
Ok the rain part was a bit dramatic.I will say Colorado is not a place where you’re getting rain throughout most of the year but once April some rain comes in and sometimes it will even rain during October and those later months but once may-September rolls around it’s just rain and no snow.And when it rains here in Colorado it will either be for 5 minutes then it’s done or you’re gonna have a lightning show loud thunder and a lot of rain.So you do get rain but don’t expect it from October-march
It's true that we do get rain but it's definitely not like other places we've lived. Thanks for watching! 👍
Colorado in general is great. Crowded front range maybe not 🤔
Over crowded trails! LOL Just walk off the trail for 200 or 300 yards and you'll see no one! The Colorado mountain areas are something like 70% public land and in 50 plus years of hiking here I've seen so little of the state.
Very good point! Most locals know some good spots for hiking that are much less crowded and busy.
no regrets from this texas native 😂 other than the houseless issues because i’m a hugely empathetic person. its hard not having the means to help everybody in need. but my tiny town in “good ol red” texas is even having a houseless crisis. its just an unfortunate reality everywhere now.
For sure, glad you have found a great place to live in Colorado! Thanks so much for watching.
And there will be no regrets from this Texas resident that lives in Austin Texas now when I move out there too lol 😂
@@Kingshock the water’s fine! 😂
@@lolashinout I've seen! You're definitely not lying lol where did you end up?
@@Kingshock we had to move pretty quickly and ended up renting a place site unseen and thankfully it ended up being a great location in lakewood! looks rougher than it is 😂 and the apartment is new!
I am a native Texan. And by native I mean my ancestors literally helped settle the state of Texas when it was still the Spanish Territory. My father was transferred from Dallas, TX to Denver in 1979. I graduated high school there and went on to attend college in Greeley. All of my family members, parents and siblings, were treated horribly by Coloradans for our accents, our slower speech, our politeness, and the pride we had in our Texas roots. They’ve been rude for a long time. So as soon as we ALL could, we left. NONE of us have been back since. I went on to live in NYC for 15 years, where differences are celebrated. New Yorkers were far more welcoming people. I prospered there, unlike Colorado.
I love colorado but the prices are getting more and more expensive
The prices in many states are continuing to climb. Colorado isn't any different than other places in the country.. but maybe just a more advanced case of price climb.
I've been in Colorado now for a month and it's been raining
Off and on.
Yeah the weather here has been WILD lately! Never seen so much rain in all my 30+ years being born and raised here.
Just visited CO the past week. Looks like the whole state is growing or has been with all the new looking houses and buildings. Looks absolutely amazing coming from a So Cal perspective. One thing that worries me is the # of 2 lane roads there are. If the state is expanding, will 2 lane roads still be viable? That gives me anxiety 😅
Not much they can do to improve some of the highways. When you have a cliff on one side and a mountain slope on the other, there just straight up might not be room to expand the road.
Use I-70 thru Glenwood Canyon as an example. This was some of the mostly costly stretch of road built anywhere in the world. And there is flat out no room to widen it because of the 1000 foot canyon walls on either side and CO river running below. Mother nature doesn't always leave room and humans are left making the most of what was left.
Stay in cali.
this is why 1-25 is terrible in Denver...one major interstate going up and down the eastern slope is a tough sell for all the new cars on the road...(I-25 is so bad in downtown Denver that, even on a Sunday afternoon, it's like you're driving during rush hour during the week...)...
@@sseltrek1a2b This sounds like a complaint for just about every city with congestion problems. Cars and people are swelling to such an amount that the old outdated infrastructure of many American cities (especially downtown areas where population is often very dense) is being pushed to it's limits. This is certainly not a problem unique to Denver alone.
Stay in your Newsom run disaster of a state. Californians started to downfall of the front range after the bayarea Loma Prieta earthquake. Now you people have ruined OR, WA, TX, and CO! Gotta move? Leave your freakin leftist politics behind!!
All fairly true. But really really really got to redo your audio levels on this youtube video.
Thanks for watching!
I’ve been to Southern California and I lived in Colorado. If the spruce and pine trees are omitted from the picture, those two places would look almost identical to each other. Traffic, crimes, cookie cutter homes, etc. I left Colorado because it’s basically California now. Many native Coloradans have left for Montana and Idaho, and they will tell you Montana is actually more like Colorado than Colorado today. I understand many states grow and progress, but for Colorado, urbanization is fast. By 2030, Colorado is no different from California’s Bay Area or LA area.
I'm 25 years old. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado myself. I served in the military and lived in Southern California for three years while doing so. There's differences obviously but so many similarities. I left for 4 years and came back to Colorado just to see how much it was like California and how much it's changed because of outsiders. It's honestly baffling. But you're right. Things are happening so fast and times not slowing down. Before you know it we'll be sitting here and it'll be 2030 and it will be worse than before. Denver is growing fast not only in the city. But they're building apartments everywhere around the metro area. Especially out east by the airport where there's a whole lot of nothing. It's gonna be interesting to see what it comes to be but nothing you're saying is far fetched at all. The Colorado it is now isn't the Colorado I grew up in during the 2000's that's for sure.
I’ll help you sell if you’d like!
Hello. European here. Which is the most beautiful state in the USA? Is there a state the most people would sy this is the most beautiful or best one?
The US is vast. Just in the continental 48 alone, you can find just about every type of landscape or environment. If you like the prairie, Kansas or Wisconsin. If you want rolling wooded hills, somewhere in New England. If you like deserts and canyonlands, look at Arizona or Utah. Each state will have some level or aspect of beauty that other states can't compare to. So to say there is one state that stands above the rest in it's beauty is difficult.
That being said. I would think that most people would put Colorado near the top of that list. At least in the top 3
Moving to Colorado Springs soon. I see all the negatives as POSITIVES. I lived in Boulder and Denver from after I was born to 5 years old and never forgot about it. Going back to my roots so-so-speak. The world is going to flip soon and Colorado is going to be CRAZY advanced soon.
The video exists to give people an idea of things that other recent transplants to CO tend to get caught unprepared by or grumble about. And as was stated at the start of the video, these points can be views as negative, positive or neutral. Glad you got some value from it! 😊😊
What do you mean the world is going to flip? Conspiracy theory?
@@maryhobbs4183 The whole world is going to...not just Colorado. And UFO's used to be a "Conspiracy Theory"...until congress held actual hearings about them.
@justinoid4729 I hear you. We have a friend who's lived there for YEARS. She knows the place inside and out. I'll trust someone who actually lives there and knows better. But I did say the world is going to flip soon. So it's not going to be the same ever again. Thank you though!
@justinoid4729 I think one could go to any sizeable city in the country and say the same thing. And from what I read, Pueblo, Grand Junction and Denver all have "deadlier" neighborhoods than the one you mention. Which only shows this is a problem in just about every town.
It's the natural way of things, I suppose. More people. More traffic. Higher prices. More crime. Living in a tourist state, Tennessee (Nashville), I've seen the negative effects from out-of-staters moving here. The main issue is they don't adapt. They bring "where they come from" with them. Drive like morons. Flip you off when they screw up. Little respect for others. And nasty attitudes. I'm moving to a small town in Colorado where I plan to seamlessly blend into the current spiritis mundi of the area. Being from Chicago originally, I have little fear of traffic. That's the plan, anyway.
Sounds like a worthwhile endeavour.
I live in Chattanooga, I agree. A lot of people here are volatile now and rude as hell. The southern charm is completely gone.
I have lived in three cities in Tennessee. I have found people nice and helpful, one town was small and quaint. I loved all the people there. Scenery is lovely and the cattle on the many hills are an experience to see.
I’m near Nashville now but don’t go there much because I’m older and I no longer drive. Nashville is a great place for tourists. I will never leave Tennessee.
I was born in Lake Guntersville Alabama.
I’ve traveled a lot but Lake Guntersville will take the prize for being the prettiest place I’ve ever seen. It’s changed a bit since I was small and it’s not as wonderful now. Still it’s outstanding!!
I’m in my final year of my nursing program and will graduate with my BSN when I’m done. I’ve lived in 6 different states throughout my life, but did most of my growing up in Maine. I think when I graduate that I want to come to Colorado. I miss skiing, the mountains, and the change of the seasons (I’m in Florida currently for school). It looks like RNs make between 70-80k in Colorado. I’m wondering if that will be enough to enjoy all the things the state has to offer? I’m a pretty minimal person. I’d rather spend my money on memories and adventures than big car payments and a 3k a month condo.
I think I can do it 💪🏻
I think you can too! Absolutely can live a life of comfort and abundance on that kind of salary all while being able to get out and explore the state easily.
Sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders and priorities straight! Lean into it 👍
@10onpump5: The housing market in CO is -- like most other places -- inflated/overpriced presently, not to mention the ever-increasing mortgage interest rate. But I have no doubt prices/rates WILL be coming down, but not soon.
Personally, I'm WAITING, and looking to return to CO in 2 years -- when I am ready to buy (preparing now) -- IF the housing market & interest rates have come down enough, which it SHOULD by then. If not, maybe I'll just rent there, or, stay here in TX (when I am now) and buy...but I prefer to go back to CO -- and buy (a small "starter" home). ;-)
FYI, of the 4 major cities in CO -- Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo (north-to-south order) -- only Colorado Springs (COS) leans maybe 60/40 (guessing) conservative/Republican (and Christian), so CO in general is a purple liberal/Democrat state, if not mostly blue (except for COS/El Paso County and some other counties Douglas(where the small city of Castle Rock is) and most rural counties as well. But as in MOST states in Amerc, msot CO cities are blue...Boulder being the most liberal I'm sure.
So if you want to live/work among like-minded people (be they liberals/Democrats or conservatives/Republicans) and have the same as neighbors, you might want to look into those kind of things most "Best Cities" list don't get into (but nevertheless, ARE important, like crime stats, public school ratings, and such).
For me, the choice would be COS...
BTW, you're getting a great degree which will serve you well employment-wise (can get a job almost ANYWHERE!) and make very decent money to afford things -- like housing (!) -- especially if you go on to become a NP later on. Also, look into working for the Department of Veterans Affairs, as they have VA Clinics in several CO cities, and the big VA Medical Facility in the Denver area ("VA Rocky Mountain VA Regional Medical Center" in Aurora) -- a fairly new facility that opened just a few years ago. The VA has it's Pros & Cons (like the huge number of patients each VA Primary Care provider is assigned), but they are always looking to hire medical professionals. If nothing else you could gain OJT experience. Not sure how the pay compares to the civilian world, but some people prefer the VA while others prefer to work in "civilian" medical -- maybe at a city hospital or ER facility. For example COS has St. Francis hospital and the huge University of Colorado Healthcare System/Memorial Hospital, and they also staff the local UC Health ERs. Good luck,
-- BR
Basically this guy us saying don’t come to Colorado 😂😂😂
Eh but also not really! Lol
I voted to legalize weed back in 2012 or whenever that was. I would again. But that played a big part in ruining Colorado. I personally don't like the weed culture and drug culture in general and hate the smell.
Moved here to be with boyfriend. No offense, but I hate it here. For all these reasons. I can’t move back and just feel so depressed.
Unfortunate :(
Hope you find a silver lining to living here.
What's that corner of the state like by Nebraska?
Rolling plains. Populated areas are few and far between. Lots of wide open spaces.
I think it's high on the list of places in the world to get hail and insane lightning storms.
@@HashtagColoradoLifeMy reaction, too. Beautiful prairie but wicked storms. Tornadoes, hail, winds. Watch the weather reports. This area gets a lot of challenging weather.
I've liked everything so far except the way people speed when driving, driving way too fast, especially on steep, windy mountain roads. On I70 today between Golden and Idaho Springs, the pickup trucks (who all have tinted windows, which I HATE) were going like 95 miles per hour, I did not like it one bit. Ridiculous.
I think Colorado is ranked one of the worst states for drivers. And that area you mentioned (I believe) is the busiest part of I-70 in the state.
Hey I agree with your comment except the tinted windows, what’s wrong with that? The sun is intense here man! I love my tinted windows (my car came with them when I bought it)
@@brandonguild1666 because you can't see and read the other motorists intentions. For law enforcement they can't see firearms or narcotics . I think it creates an atmosphere of distrust. I'm not against tinting for the sun but I respect any legal limit on tinting
@@izzyci I guess. I like my privacy though. Honestly I don't even know if my windows are tinted beyond the legal limit, you really can't see me through the side windows but I have never been pulled over for it in the 6 years I have owned the car. The one time I did get pulled over I just rolled down the windows and put the keys on the dash and the cop didn't say anything about the tint.
95mph? Really?? I doubt that. Stay out of the fast lane and you wont get run oer.
Hail damage. Colorado has one of the highest incidences of hail damage in the USA. How many times will an insurance company pay for hail damage to your car and the roof of your house before your insurance policies are cancelled?
CO is one of the places that gets the most hail in the world. Combination of high elevation and cold enough temps (even in height of summer) to get common storms. Especially out east.
The home should be covered each time it is damaged as long as you have a policy to cover it.
Car might be different tho. Our car was "totaled" by hail a few years ago and the insurance just cut us a check. We still have that same car and is still insured with the same company. If we were to try to claim another hail storm did further damage to our car, I don't know if they would do anything.
I know lots of people who put in for a roof and they were cancelled after the insurance company paid for a new roof. Of course their new home insurance is much more expensive.
I like how you demonize locals disliking transplants and call them imbeciles, then one sentence later you justify why they don't like transplants and highlight the damage transplants do. Quite the bipolar commentary there son; maybe think about it more.
Good effort on the video though with some useful facts, still gave you a thumbs up. Keep improving.
Thanks for watching!
A very complete list
Thanks so much for watching! ☺️
The loss of our once beautiful state lies in two causes: Californication and Democrats.
I'm sure progressives are the source of all your problems
@Blackout_CDXX uh huh. I'm sure liberals are the source of all your problems
Right, so back in the 80s and '90s when people from Colorado flooded into my state in California and we didn't say anything that was okay. But now that it's going the other way you're all mad about it
Sorry, people from the Midwest and in southwest and your area flooded into California in the '80s and 90s and drove our cost of living through the damn roof and now we're coming to repay the favor
Colorado has always been liberal get over yourself
Please, the worst thing to move to Colorado, is the Texans moving here. If you don't like it vote them out. Oh you can't
Man this is getting old… first, not everyone coming from CA is born/raised. There are a lot of folks, myself included, who are from CO or other midwestern states who PCS’d or were forced to move to CA and are just trying to get back to family. Second, not everyone heading to CO are from LA or San Francisco or some large extreme leftwing group looking to change CO. We came from a small town in northern CA near the foothills close to Tahoe which is mainly farming communities… anyone who’s actually lived in CA would also tell you it’s a “blue state wrapped in red tape” and has people of all walks with similar views / values that can be found in other states -CO included. Third, most of us aren’t looking to trash CO or take anything away from others, we are just looking to get back to family, raise our kids and add to a community that we can grow within. Like all states, CA has problems but it also probably one of the coolest states for recreation in the country and most of us respect our national parks, trails and wildlife and this carries over to CO. With that said, while there has been an overall net gain for CO there have been almost as many Colorado residents migrating to both CA and TX so the claim that “natives” should be voting out transplants from other states is small minded. Don’t be the asshole that just shits on people because you see the out-of-state licenses plate- you have no idea why these people are moving. Instead just be a neighbor and if you do find someone who is outside their element and maybe not fitting the vibe of the community then be part of the solution and help educate instead of just telling them to piss off back to where they came from.
Excited to move from SoCal to Colorado in January! See you all soon 🫡
Yay!! See you soon. Hope you have a smooth and fun journey!
@anthonycourtney8029 What do you think so far? I'm moving BACK to Colorado late February having been in SoCal for past 5 years (Murrieta). I have a lot of fond memories from our time in CO.
cost of living -- marijuana -- everythings HIGH in the mountains -- we love it
Haha something like that, right?
As someone who just relocated the thing that was lost surprising was how sales tax can vary from city to city, and the cost to register a vehicle...
We've been watching your videos over the last 6 months and live the information. Thanks for taking the time to put them together.
You're welcome! This video wasn't created to scare people away.. but rather to give people true insight about moving to CO. Glad someone got value from it!
And yes! Car registration is fickle. Last year the registration was ~$200. This year it was less than $100. Why????? No idea. 😂
@@HashtagColoradoLife The registration fee is based on the value of your car and year that it was built. There is a minimum amount that will be charged for road and bridge repair. No doubt that the state legislature may change fees on an annual basis.
@themadlibrarian2933 Hmmm.. Interesting! That's good to know.
Age of the vehicle...DUH its a year older...are you 16?@@HashtagColoradoLife
The cost of living in Colorado is not higher than the entire state of NY 15:30 An easy google search disproves this statement.
Why does your voice get loud and then quiet?
Voice seems steady thru out the video. So no idea? Your volume is changing?
As a life long CO resident, I agree. DO NOT MOVE TO Colorado! :)
Nah you don't get to keep that beauty for yourself 😂
@@Kingshock Exactly! We live in the United States and everyone is welcomed.
I'm moving by oct. From nevada!
@@Fizzypee124 Yay! Good luck with the move.
Dont move to CO, AZ, VT, NH, or TX. All your freaks who ruined your states need to stay there and fix it
You're narrating voice changes in volume drastically.
does it?
Yes. Sounds like you need to turn off mic auto sensitivity adjustment in windows settings.
Bad drivers also raise the car insurance prices for those of us from here 😭
There are definitely some bad drivers in this state. 😂
You can't go anywhere anymore. Too crowded, and no parking.
Sorry you feel that way! It depends on where and when you go I guess.
apart from tourism, is there any IT job market in Colorado in case to switch to a new job after some time moving there? I'm exploring options to settle down after roaming around east, north east, mid west 4 years each. Looking for a good school, college so my kids won't complain later and also not to compromise on my Job search too.
Yes. Plenty of the cities in CO are growing and can always use people! Somewhere like Denver or Boulder is such a techy place I would think there is always a startup or somewhere established in need of IT.
Plus the way remote work is now, might be able to look outside your search area a bit.
The front range (Colo Springs north to Ft Collins)is a strong IT area.....The economy typically stays very strong even in times of downturn and turmoil. Also, next to Washington DC the metro Denver area has the largest concentration of Federal employees. but please...stay away!
The job market is FIERCE, especially for career jobs that require a degree. One of the most college educated places in the country. Too much competition, pay is low considering the high cost of living. Get a job before you move here.
JLY
In the comments I'm seeing a lot of anti tourist sentiment. For those of you that own or work in the tourist business what do you think would happen if tourism went away. No dispensaries, no skiing, no micro breweries, no camping and hiking 😕
Yes, we agree! Tourism is a big part of Colorado and we by no means think it should stop.
Those people must have been dropped out from school😂😂 They got no idea about economic issues and how tourism contributed to the job market, infrastructure, and of course local economy. No skiing resorts mean no new roads, no jobs, no income, no development etc. They just need to attract rich tourists instead of backpackers traveling on budget
@@MinhNguyen-ff6xf There certainly is an upside and downside to CO having ample tourism. People bristle especially when it comes to crowds.
No California's yeah
Colorado is for real outdoorsmen
So true!
moving to colorado from san diego… laughing because most of these reasons are actually why i’m moving hahahaha… it’s all relative
Haha well there ya go! It's a good thing to be informed and know, so you're already on the right path.
@@HashtagColoradoLife yes- thanks for your informative content! it’s been helpful for me so far & i’ll subscribe for more
I went there to try it out see if I would like it ya not so much the hail storms and the roads have a lot of pot holes
Each state has it's plusses and minuses. Might have pot holes and hail stones in CO.. but we don't have hurricanes or haboobs.
it's all a trade off
Now we can adjust the weather since you moved
That's fine. I'm sorry I am a 50 year native. Transplants have ruined Colorado. More expensive housing... more traffic... bad roads... too many people skiing is ass to ass. Graffiti and trash in our mountains. If you come here be respectful. Cuz you haven't made our lives any easier either.
I think 4 out of 5 people that visit are respectful and courteous. But there are always some jerks that take it too far and ruin it for everyone. And it only takes one person for it become immortalized into a law.. just like those stories of some nimrod tourist at Yellowstone.
Hi guys, how hard is it to find a rental with a parking spot behind a security gate / garage in metro area? How expensive is it?
I agree don't move here, I hear that CA, FL, and TX are all great, move to one of those states instead.
I’ll move there, buy your whole block and make a huge mansion for myself. You’re a settler just like everyone of these entitled brats that live there. True natives were forced off the land centuries ago. You got no more right to be there than anyone else.
That's not exactly what we said, but thanks for the comment.
Tennessee is great.
The speaker audio sucks. You need a better mic man.
Perhaps it is you who needs new speakers or headset?
@HashtagColoradoLife Really speakers for a Galaxy S24 Ultra. sumsung earbuds didn't make it better either. Good idea, though. I would carry them big speakers on my shoulder, like in the 90s. 😀
Thanks for this. I compared your list to San Antonio TX. We have a HUGE homeless population, crime is also ranked up there, San Antonio allows the use of Marijuana, the police here refuse to do anything about it, so in many ways it maybe worse than in Colorado. Cost of Living is going up all over, it used to be quite easy to find homes here in the mid 100's to mid 200's, now homes are starting at the low 300's and going into the mid 400's. Tourism, San Antonio is a HUGE tourist town, and I understand the idea of traffic increase, and dangers of drivers not from the area. Rush hour here starts at about 4pm and last until 7 or 8pm. Its also just as bad in the mornings going the other way. Dont live outside the 1604 and work downtown.. you'll need to leave a couple hours early to get there on time. We also have many awesome trails here, some that I used to walk that are now filled with people and dog poop bags and litter everywhere. its sad really.
I think it all boils down to the song everything that glitters is not gold. Every place a person moves too is first sparkly and great, you ignore the unpleasant things, and about a year in those things are no longer ignored because you know they are a daily deal, and the sparkle wears off.
Our Move up there will be due to our Son who was stationed at Buckley SFB. He would like us to be closer to him, and being prior military and so much military around it has what we need near by in the form of great VA hospitals and culture we are used to.
This is a great video, very informative. So once again thanks for this pros & cons list.
I totally agree. There absolutely is this "honeymoon" phase when you move somewhere new. Sorta blind to all the problems that are right before you.
It's also all relative too. Recently talked to someone who moved here from the Bay Area and they were talking about "how nice it is there aren't used drug needles laying around". Not gonna lie. I think I would pick the poop bags over some of humanities other.... interests.
Awesome trails in Texas??? Nope
liberal cities, homeless people, drugs, high crime (yes even in the nice neighborhoods), no one knows or cares about anyone, people everywhere and horrible driving, unless you can figure out how to live in a nice small town (which are very expensive)
We definitely agree that the driving is pretty bad. lol
@montanagal6958: ...see my comment above. The negative issues you mention are true, but VARY in degree depending on the apt of CO and the city/town you live in. And its "political persuasion" (if you will). But really, NO state is the very same throughout its boundaries, they all vary. Some parts of your state ain't the best, either, but I wouldn't write-off the whole state just because of them, yes?
-- BR
Colorado was a much better place to live before it got Californicated.
Exactly
Yup. It sucks here now. Crime, homelessness, cost of living, traffic etc….
I moved to CO 35 years ago. It was a red state back then. It was a wonderful place to live. As the state has turned blue, crime and homelessness have soared. It’s such a shame. Also the increase in the number of people living here has definitely affected the enjoyment of the outdoors. I agree with all points made in this video.
Yeah, the state has changed quite a bit even from when I was younger. 30+ years is a long time. Thanks for watching!
Has nothing to do with political leanings it has everything to do with the influx of people moving into the Denver Metro, Tourism and the constant construction driving up the prices to build more affordable housing which also requires money in itself. Politics is a distraction but if we're talking about Red vs. Blue on average blue states are safer than Red as far as stats shows.
It's more like urban areas vote blue and rural is red. More people=more crime
There’s lots of red states that are being overrun with tourists and transplants and are getting expensive and overcrowded as well. It’s not about politics
It's still a wonderful place to live that has grown, changed and evolved over time. It's not "liberals" that are driving up the cost of living, increasing the rate and number of evictions leading to homelessness, but "liberals" are the ones trying to provide solutions to issues, to actually govern, instead of the GQP pushing hate and chaos to keep their voters engaged. I see a lot more Florida and Texas plates as people flee the abject hate of Abbott and DeSantis. So, you should blame your own dysfunctional party for the influx of people moving here, maybe we can prevent the repeat of a national embarrassment like Boebert in the future.
Texans feel the same way when they hear people from Colorado or California move to their state. Fix your audio and turn your background music down. I had to constantly adjust my volume during this video.
Yes, since Carrie is a native Texan this is true. Thanks for watching!
number 9 local Haters your wrong bro? You don't know Colorado, ....,they help people from everywhere else except there own People
Sounds about right, lol