Pros: Beautiful seasons. Very easy to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Unlimited outdoor activities available. Fairly progressive, with a libertarian streak. Lots of people from elsewhere, easy to make friends. Lots of outgoing people, easy to chat people up. Weather is really awesome to behold (50F+ temperature swings in a single day are not unheard of). Plenty of jobs. Cost of living is going up, but not as outrageous as California or big East Coast cities. Living in Denver at altitude is a great way to crosstrain - when I go on vacation to cities at sea level, I feel like I have unlimited energy
Cons: The winter can suck for weeks at a time. Not as bad as the Midwest or East Coast from what I hear. I hate the 430PM sunset, but this is common across much of the US in the winter. The food scene is terrible, although slowly improving. Very little diversity, there are thousands of carbon-copy 20-something tech bro/ski bums wandering around cluelessly. Bland culture - bring your own.
Pros: Beautiful seasons. Very easy to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Unlimited outdoor activities available. Fairly progressive, with a libertarian streak. Lots of people from elsewhere, easy to make friends. Lots of outgoing people, easy to chat people up. Weather is really awesome to behold (50F+ temperature swings in a single day are not unheard of). Plenty of jobs. Cost of living is going up, but not as outrageous as California or big East Coast cities. Living in Denver at altitude is a great way to crosstrain - when I go on vacation to cities at sea level, I feel like I have unlimited energy
Cons: The winter can suck for weeks at a time. Not as bad as the Midwest or East Coast from what I hear. I hate the 430PM sunset, but this is common across much of the US in the winter. The food scene is terrible, although slowly improving. Very little diversity, there are thousands of carbon-copy 20-something tech bro/ski bums wandering around cluelessly. Bland culture - bring your own.