Places to live in Colorado? Looking for (fairly) cheap rent and CNA work.

Patrick Shyvers wrote:I got curious about the "people moving to Colorado" thing, and actually it looks like Colorado's population growth mimics the overall US population growth. So unless immigrants are moving to/displacing people to Colorado, transplants might be a minor factor compared to simple population growth. Google Public Data, US growth vs Colorado growth (log scale) google.com/publicdata/explo…

Colorado is the second fastest growing state and Denver is the fastest growing "large" city according to census data. I dont suspect that is due to Colorado Springs fight against contraception.

jason.cre wrote: Colorado is the second fastest growing state and Denver is the fastest growing "large" city according to census data. I dont suspect that is due to Colorado Springs fight against contraception.

Ah, I see if I zoom into 2010-2015, as discussed here ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_… ), Colorado is indeed growing faster than the rest of the US over that time period. I was looking 2000-2015 before. Goes to show you can make the data say anything.

Patrick Shyvers wrote: Ah, I see if I zoom into 2010-2015, as discussed here ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_…), Colorado is indeed growing faster than the rest of the US over that time period. I was looking 2000-2015 before.

People (myself included) complain a lot about this because you can actually feel the pinch of the crowding. More and more friends are foregoing season ski passes or literally moving back to wherever they came from originally. It's not Cali traffic by a long shot, but things are definitely on an upward trend.

Patrick Shyvers wrote: Curious, what's the Denver of today?

SLC. (Dont tell anyone)

The "bad things" keep the kansas and california tards at bay.

grog m wrote: SLC. (Dont tell anyone) The "bad things" keep the kansas and california tards at bay.

It is an insult to SLC to even compare it to Denver.

Jen Vaisman wrote: I'm acute dialysis nurse

A little pretentious, don't you think?
I mean, isn't it up to us to decide if you are cute or not?

Mike Lane wrote: A little pretentious, don't you think? I mean, isn't it up to us to decide if you are cute or not?

m.youtube.com/watch?v=_f4oJ…

Ba-Dum TSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Eric Carlos wrote: It is an insult to SLC to even compare it to Denver.

Ironically drinking a beer in the profile pic.
Not to mention the life-ruining effects of getting caught with the chronic, having your rights dictated by religionists, the inversion cloud, homogeneous population, no sports teams........

Mike Lane wrote: Ironically drinking a beer in the profile pic. Not to mention the life-ruining effects of getting caught with the chronic, having your rights dictated by religionists, the inversion cloud, homogeneous population, no sports teams........

Wrong on most levels. BTW its an Ale-8-one.

Amy, I see you mentioned XC skiing. I don't know about Denver metro area, but in the Fort Collins area you could look at Wellington. There's a bunch of XC skiing in Red Feather & right across the border in Wyoming, I'm told, and there's PVH & MCR nearby via I-25. Wellington, being somewhat of a bedroom community, is not as expensive as Fort Collins, and smaller.

Scott McMahon wrote:It's not Cali traffic by a long shot, but things are definitely on an upward trend.

Oh, I don't disbelieve. Ski traffic in particular can get miserable, I'm pretty much skipping passes this year too. I'm just curious how much is immigration to the state, vs ordinary population growth via children.

Patrick Shyvers wrote:I'm just curious how much is immigration to the state, vs ordinary population growth via children.

According to many sources, it is immigration to the state due to marijuana legalization.

Eric Carlos wrote: According to many sources, it is immigration to the state due to marijuana legalization.

Ah crud, forgot about that. We need to hurry up and get everywhere else to legalize it, then.

Eric Carlos wrote: According to many sources, it is immigration to the state due to marijuana legalization.

Lol. Im pretty sure the robust economy and diversity of good paying jobs attracts more people than weed.

jason.cre wrote: Lol. Im pretty sure the robust economy and diversity of good paying jobs attracts more people than weed.

The weed is a major factor in driving the robust economy.

I have several friends that have got a BSN from Adams St in alamosa and gone on to good things. The area is cheap $$ for rent and such but enconomically distant

Still, really good climbing and boarding

What are these sources Eric? I don't doubt that it might play a factor for some but id be willing to bet it's more the sunshine and mountains.

mediocre wrote:What are these sources Eric? I don't doubt that it might play a factor for some but id be willing to bet it's more the sunshine and mountains.

Slightly outdated but here is just one source. Spend 5 minutes using google and you will find dozens. washingtonpost.com/news/won…

"Is Denver really that bad?"

Getting there fast

vwall wrote:Denver is historically a boom and bust town, so maybe it will bust again,

It will definitely bust again, unless the last 150 years are wrong and the sunny happy real estate agents are correct..... Like they weren't around 2006-2007 when they were telling everyone their investment could not lose.

Colorado has always had a real estate market full of outside investors. When there is the slightest sign of weakness in the market those folks will pull out quick since they don't live here and the bottom will drop out. I will predict this happening in the next calendar year. I may be wrong about that but it will crater eventually.

Seth Jones wrote:Denver is very very low on my list of places I would live to pursue outdoor activities. The hipsters and traffic have gotten to be horrendous. Durango is the only decent sized town in CO that I would want to live in but I imagine it's only a matter of time before all the transplants ruin it too.

Heck, after reading that article Eric posted I'm ready for Denver. Move to CO, get me a pot job. Sounds sweet! Talk about weed all day, maybe water some plants. I see why so many are moving there. Who's hiring?