Why I want to move to CO

[summer33ny]

The con is the maassive influx of people moving into the state, higher crime, and higher cost of living. We have been here ten years and have seen it transform dramatically. We are already considering getting away.

[BabyBoomers2]

Originally Posted by summer33ny

The con is the maassive influx of people moving into the state, higher crime, and higher cost of living. We have been here ten years and have seen it transform dramatically. We are already considering getting away.

One thing for sure, there are other areas of the U.S. that are worse...…..like where we currently live. There is much, much more crime here (northeastern Florida) than there is in many parts of Colorado, like NOCO. Denver has a high crime rate, but it's also highly populated. Depending on a person's lifestyle, the CoL in Colorado can be very good.

We've been away from Colorado for eleven years now and are going back. Lived there for 5 1/2 years and had a house in Parker. This time we will be in NOCO. We really, really miss the things we did in Colorado that is not here.

BTW, you should see how much the population is increasing in the Jacksonville, FL area.....it's astonishing.

[townshend]

To Jacksonville FL, one could add Dallas/Ft Worth, which leads the U.S. in population growth in the latest census estimates: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/l...206357404.html

Or note 2017, when Texas population grew by 28.3 million: https://www.texastribune.org/2017/12...-million-2017/

There is no higher CoL or high housing costs that present a hurdle to moving to Texas.

[orngkat]

A common thread on city-data seems to be that moving somewhere else will make one happy. I moved from TX to CO three years ago. No regrets but I realize now that the most important thing is perception and attitude about any particular place. There is no perfect. Were I to do it again, I would not move to the Front Range but for now, I can only look for the good parts while I am here. It is certainly a lot less expensive than TX was, ie property taxes.

[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by summer33ny

The con... higher crime...

Can you cite data to support this claim?

[EastwardBound]

Unfortunately, much of the Front Range has, like most of the rest of the country, been ruined by lack of proper planning and post-war development. The vast majority of people don't think about it or even notice it, but the continuous highway expansion, construction of vast tract housing, strip malls and parking lots have turned most places into Anywhere City, which is unwalkable and unpleasant aesthetically.

If one is fine with living in that sort of development, one can simply point to a map and choose a spot where he prefers the weather. What Colorado obviously has going for it is the mountains, but most people flocking to the state, crowding into the Front Range end up with less access to the mountains than they believed they would. So, if work is not an issue, anyone would be wise to choose a mountainous location outside the sprawling Front Range.