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I would! I plan to do so in the near future. Not that I don't love Denver, but I've been wanting to live in LA for a while.
It just seems like Denver is the hot place to be right now. I personally know like 3 friends from Southern California that have moved there in just the past year or two.
It was a half joking comment. I know some people do move from Denver to LA but I think quite a bit more do the opposite nowadays. Some other poster a while back posted data on the moving truck rates from LA to Denver and vice versa and the rates to Denver was MUCH higher which suggested the demand is rather one-sided. Migration data also shows more way more domestic in-migration for Denver than LA, where the growth is almost solely fueled by immigrants and natural increase. I'm on my phone right now and don't feel like digging up the data but maybe I will post it later on today.
"Also...
Did you new city live up to your expectations?
What do you miss most about your old city?
What's noticeably better in your new city?"
I'll give an update 1.3 years in:
1. "Did you new city live up to your expectations?" - Mixed bag so far. Met a lot of new guy friends quickly but dating is terrible out here. There isn't a lot of diversity and it's way more passive aggressive than I anticipated. There's a lack of professionalism out here that sets the bar lower than say California or Texas. Service at restaurants and bars tends to be slower than L.A., and drivers much worse. Mental health awareness is bad for a city at high altitude (all sorts of mood issues since moving here from CA). Art and food scene is surprisingly good. People are overly obsessed with being in the mountains and/or outdoorsy to the point of annoyance.
2. "What do you miss most about your old city?" Compared to L.A. - The ocean or any kind of proximity to water (reservoirs are too far away,) culturally "fitting in" into a much larger city, being around more mature / professional people.
3. "What's noticeably better in your new city?" - I do appreciate Denver's year round weather and greenery over L.A. for sure. The streets in the spring and summer are more comparable to where I grew up in New Jersey than anywhere in the West. Denver is still by far more affordable than L.A. even with the costs rising. It also has a much better bar and happy hour scene than L.A., IMHO.
Verdict so far: In L.A. I might have been bored at times, but in Denver I'm way more stressed out and moody (even borderline angry) and less chill. I'm considering going back to L.A. for the fall on a temporary basis and if/when I do return, it will probably be after the Holidays. I think I need a break from the middle of the country, unfortunately (at risk of sounding like a bi-coastal elitist but whatever).
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