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re: Moving to Colorado?
Posted on 9/17/14 at 7:34 pm to Tigerstudent08
Posted on 9/17/14 at 7:34 pm to Tigerstudent08
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Is there any validity to people claiming the high cost of living? I live in Orleans Parish (Lakeview) and can't imagine the COL being much higher in and around Denver than it is here. Our property tax, homeowners/flood/car insurance is through the roof and the housing prices are crazy. 50' wide lots are running $200,000 in Lakeview.
From what I've seen, the COL is very similar between Denver and New Orleans. It may be slightly higher, but I'd bet the people stating that Denver is expensive probably don't live in a large city, therefore they have a low COL.
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Posted on 9/17/14 at 7:35 pm to Epic Cajun
Well at least the car insurance will be much cheaper though.
Posted on 9/17/14 at 7:45 pm to lsunurse
I have been stationed in Colorado Springs for the last 2 years and it is awesome. It is a city with a small town attitude. It has very little traffic and no complaints about the views or outdoor activities. The few times I have gone up to Denver, the traffic was terrible. But of course I was not utilizing public transportation. I have to leave next spring and they are dragging me out of here kicking and screaming. The public schools are phenomenal and they do not have inspection stickers for cars. I have no complaints about the place. We are debating about keeping our home here so I can move back and retire in a few years.
Denver is a big city and there are a lot of smaller towns around there that I feel are far superior (but that is my opinion). You get what you pay for with a big city, but for raising a family, it is like any other big city compared to the suburbs.
Denver is a big city and there are a lot of smaller towns around there that I feel are far superior (but that is my opinion). You get what you pay for with a big city, but for raising a family, it is like any other big city compared to the suburbs.
Posted on 9/17/14 at 8:00 pm to CajunSuperJeff
Moving to Colorado Springs in the next few months. Really excited to be going back.
Posted on 9/17/14 at 8:14 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
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Colorado seems pretty similar to Virginia in a lot of ways.... I'm just wondering how bad the dirty hippy presence is in and around the Denver area. Both of my buddies are conservative leaning people.
The Denver area isn't bad with dirty hippies. Boulder is fricking awful you can't walk 2 steps without getting approached by a hippie homeless.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 8:03 am to Hawkeye95
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Much friendlier than the asswipes from texass and california.
last time you visited Texas you probably kept commenting on how little culture texas has and how you "hate how everyone has so much texas pride"
i've never heard anyone say texas is full of unfriendly asswipes
Posted on 9/18/14 at 8:12 am to TexasTiger34
The only thing that has me concerned about Colorado are the gun laws. The gun laws they recently passed in Colorado arent too bad right now but it is most likely the beginning of a downward spiral--ie. Maryland, Connecticut and California.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 8:29 am to BAMAisDIESEL09
i was curious about this myself
does their control mean you can't buy the good shite or can't own it? I have a safe full of toys but necessarily plan on buying much more.
does their control mean you can't buy the good shite or can't own it? I have a safe full of toys but necessarily plan on buying much more.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 8:33 am to lsuguy84
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Moving to Colorado Springs in the next few months
Easily the worst city in CO. Way too many fundies and boot lickers
Posted on 9/18/14 at 8:37 am to TexasTiger34
It's certainly not perfect, but nowhere really is, I guess.
The cost of living gets you on real estate; however, there's no sales tax on food. Not much of a comparison, I know, but still...
As somebody else mentioned, it really is remote. It's a 13-hour drive to Dalas, 10 hours to KC, 12 hours to Vegas, and basically 16 hours to the nearest coastline. On the positive side, the airport is nice and flights are generally inexpensive.
Travelling is different here. It's six hours to Telluride, but it's the most incredible drive. You're not looking at pine trees the whole time.
The lack of water takes getting used to. 4th of July sucked the first few years we were all out here, because we were all used to going to a lake or river or the Gulf, and without it, you're kind of lost at first. The big resevoirs get super crowded and the water is fairly cold even in August.
The food is good; BBQ has come a long way and there are excellent steak houses everywhere. Seafood is expensive; Louisiana food is marginal unless you know how to cook it yourself (and why wouldn't you?)
Boulder is a socialist republic that has way too much control over its citizenry, but it's a beautiful place to visit and CU football games are fun and usually tickets are free because they suck so bad.
I've never had any problems with the natives and count many of them as the best friends I've ever had. It is true, though, that a lot of the people here are from somewhere else. On my street on a fall Saturday, there are flags from LSU, CU, Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Texas Tech, Iowa, Wisconsin, Georgia, bama, Clemson, and Ole Piss hanging on the houses.
The "Menver" thing, well, six of us from LSU all married Colorado women, and we were never exactly beating them back with a stick back in the day...
The growth has been astounding in the 19 years I've been here, and there are problems associated with it, like the aforementioned traffic and real estate.
I guess the most important thing, for those of you who are still in school and reading this, is that there are some amazing places outside of your comfort zone. I had originally planned on graduating and moving to New Orleans along with many of my friends, but I'm glad I took a chance and tried something new.
Most of the attrition within my group of friends was due to marriage and/or kids. If you settle down with somebody from Louisiana, then you want to be closer to family. Those of us who stayed married local, so we have the family thing covered.
The cost of living gets you on real estate; however, there's no sales tax on food. Not much of a comparison, I know, but still...
As somebody else mentioned, it really is remote. It's a 13-hour drive to Dalas, 10 hours to KC, 12 hours to Vegas, and basically 16 hours to the nearest coastline. On the positive side, the airport is nice and flights are generally inexpensive.
Travelling is different here. It's six hours to Telluride, but it's the most incredible drive. You're not looking at pine trees the whole time.
The lack of water takes getting used to. 4th of July sucked the first few years we were all out here, because we were all used to going to a lake or river or the Gulf, and without it, you're kind of lost at first. The big resevoirs get super crowded and the water is fairly cold even in August.
The food is good; BBQ has come a long way and there are excellent steak houses everywhere. Seafood is expensive; Louisiana food is marginal unless you know how to cook it yourself (and why wouldn't you?)
Boulder is a socialist republic that has way too much control over its citizenry, but it's a beautiful place to visit and CU football games are fun and usually tickets are free because they suck so bad.
I've never had any problems with the natives and count many of them as the best friends I've ever had. It is true, though, that a lot of the people here are from somewhere else. On my street on a fall Saturday, there are flags from LSU, CU, Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Texas Tech, Iowa, Wisconsin, Georgia, bama, Clemson, and Ole Piss hanging on the houses.
The "Menver" thing, well, six of us from LSU all married Colorado women, and we were never exactly beating them back with a stick back in the day...
The growth has been astounding in the 19 years I've been here, and there are problems associated with it, like the aforementioned traffic and real estate.
I guess the most important thing, for those of you who are still in school and reading this, is that there are some amazing places outside of your comfort zone. I had originally planned on graduating and moving to New Orleans along with many of my friends, but I'm glad I took a chance and tried something new.
Most of the attrition within my group of friends was due to marriage and/or kids. If you settle down with somebody from Louisiana, then you want to be closer to family. Those of us who stayed married local, so we have the family thing covered.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 8:38 am to TexasTiger34
The only restriction I know of is that magazines can not exceed 15 rounds in capacity. More of a pain in the arse than anything, since most AR-15 and AK-47 firearm magazines are 30 rounds. There are common handgun models that exceed 15 rounds out of the box. I bet the gun laws will only become more and more restrictive in Colorado over time.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 8:41 am to joetiger
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The only thing that has me concerned about Colorado are the gun laws. The gun laws they recently passed in Colorado arent too bad right now but it is most likely the beginning of a downward spiral--ie. Maryland, Connecticut and California.
Hunting is extremely popular here and in Wyoming, Nebraska, New Mexico, etc., and there's still a large agricultural bent to state politics, so I think your guns are safe.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 8:56 am to Andre
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:28 pm to lsuguy84
Colorado is awesome.
Colorado Springs is awesome and is a great spring board to do things on the weekends. If you are worried about gun laws then do a little research into the out cry the citizens had last year when the a-holes here changed the concealed carry requirements. All they did was change the requirements and this place exploded with recall elections. There is an open carry law and you see dudes all the time with side arms. It is great.
Colorado Springs is awesome and is a great spring board to do things on the weekends. If you are worried about gun laws then do a little research into the out cry the citizens had last year when the a-holes here changed the concealed carry requirements. All they did was change the requirements and this place exploded with recall elections. There is an open carry law and you see dudes all the time with side arms. It is great.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:02 pm to CajunSuperJeff
Currently living in South Denver suburbs. Traffic and congestion is getting worse and worse. Denver is getting inundated with liberals who move here from California and are changing policies.
I would recommend another city in the state, Grand Junction or Colorado Springs. The gun laws are stupid, but only create a few hurdles to getting what you want. Weed is incredibly overrated, and it's the number one topic when CO is mentioned.
"frickin' COLORADO! Weed is legal here now, so light up!"
Prepare your anus for insanely high rent rates. The average rent rate for a 1 BR in the Denver metro is $1400/mo.
Compare that to the $900 I paid 1.5 years ago for a nice 1 BR, and you'll see the dramatic problem. I purchased my home for 182,000, and the same model just sold for $230k only 8 months later.
I would recommend another city in the state, Grand Junction or Colorado Springs. The gun laws are stupid, but only create a few hurdles to getting what you want. Weed is incredibly overrated, and it's the number one topic when CO is mentioned.
"frickin' COLORADO! Weed is legal here now, so light up!"
Prepare your anus for insanely high rent rates. The average rent rate for a 1 BR in the Denver metro is $1400/mo.
Compare that to the $900 I paid 1.5 years ago for a nice 1 BR, and you'll see the dramatic problem. I purchased my home for 182,000, and the same model just sold for $230k only 8 months later.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:04 pm to 1MileTiger
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. I purchased my home for 182,000, and the same model just sold for $230k only 8 months later.
start flipping, I caught FL in a market like that a few years ago and made some pretty good $, got out at just the right time(that part was luck)
Posted on 9/18/14 at 5:10 pm to Epic Cajun
Just moved from Lakeview to Boulder area and cost of living about the same. Taxes and insurance is really low but housing is higher so it equals out. People and culture are a little different but overall great place to live. Going from below sea level to mile high can be an adjustment for some.
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