DON’T MOVE TO COLORADO: 12 Reasons You Might Regret Living in CO | Why Everyone is Leaving the State 

I lived in East Texas for a short time. It was quite a shock to me to be in a place without any mountains. Also I hated the weather and lack of seasons. It is HOT for 10 months of the year and barely chilly for the other 2.

I stayed in Houston for a week in Feb. My favorite part of the visit was going to the airport.

@@OceanBlueKeys Lol this was funny.

Golden is a beautiful place. A little too close to Denver but, so is Monument where I live. I can't imagine not having mountains right outside my window.

@@cyrusblackwood33 And Denver just keeps spreading more and more to the south. I remember when Castle Rock was a small town halfway between the Springs and Denver.. now it basically IS Denver!

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching 👍

Yep, there is the good and the bad for sure.

I was shocked when I moved here from Iowa eight years ago, at how expensive the food was. And not just for people. A bale of hay in Iowa costs $4.00 and I’ve paid as much as $22.00/bale in the Colorado Springs area.

Thank you! We hope it's helpful. :)

It's true, a lot of Coloradans love Florida and vice versa. Each has a lot to offer to it's good to be open!

@drwisdom1 No, they don't have lots of money. The roads are in the same sorry state as when I left, 16 years ago.

@@goldwater1984 The roads here are really good for a place that experiences snow and cold and the geography the roads must traverse. Denver's highways were expanded during Covid and during the rush period there is a lot of traffic. But it is less than the smaller cities I have lived in, except on I-25. I have lived in multiple states and Colorado is the only one that has so much extra that it blasts its citizens refund checks (most states spend any surpluses on waste and corruption). We got $1600 this year and about the same the previous year. To me giving out free money indicates Colorado has a lot of money.

@drwisdom1 The hospital system is in serious trouble. There's more homeless than ever. Prices are ridiculous. Over regulated! The best thing I did was get my son out of the public school system there.

CO is the clearly the better state. But get off your high horse bud. You picked a single isolated incident that happened in TX. Does the columbine , aurora and Boulder shootings ring a bell for you ?

A lot of people complain in these comments about how pricing (or any gazillion other reasons) in CO makes it unappealing to live here. People make it work everyday. I always encourage people to live where they wanna live -- you can make any place work. As a native to CO as well, when I moved out of the state, I had similar experiences to what you describe.

You never lived in aurora? I had a black homeless man home invade my apartment and got scared away with my pew pews

Good ol' popcorn farts.

Both my parents who have lived in CO since the early 70s have always talked about how bad the drivers are here and have used the same reasoning. If your relatives are preaching about bad drivers for 30 years and my parents for more than 50, it's clearly a compounded problem that only appears to get worse with age.

Poor drivers on the front range are from everywhere and its been that way far longer than your 30 years!

There's a cloud of selfishness and anger over the state.

Native Coloradans blah blah blah. The true natives were forced out centuries ago. The settlers there now got no more claim than anyone else.

Do we say that? lol I've never said that or heard that and I've lived in CO my entire life (35+ years).

Texans are the reason Colorado thrives. You're basically Southern Wyoming if it wasn't for Texans!

Yes we do say that here

LOLL I am a native born and raised in Denver, I never heard that, but I love it, my new mantra.....like casting a spell mantra. lol

I love Colorado! I want to move there! Besides! At least you don’t live in Oregon like I do! They love nobody but themselves in Oregon. Colorado is way better.

CO has been the top place to move in the country for a while and only in the past 2ish years has that stat been reversed. But CO isn't a state I imagine will stop being a tourist destination for a while.. so those crowds continue 🙃

Hard to take in this message from a So Cal perspective, hah! I just visited CO the past week, and everywhere is pretty damn spacious except towards downtown Denver of course. The 2 lane roads give me anxiety though as I don't see how that'll work when population grows.

@@rogerh2694 Somehow, they always find a way to fit more people.

The front range is beyond being a shithole and the mountains? Prepare to spend hours in traffic going up on the weekend, and hours in traffic coming back down . Yep boy wonderful. @@HashtagColoradoLife

It's expensive everywhere people and that's cause i live in Texas. Stop blaming the state and cities and start blaming our clown president.

Wow! High praise! And thank you for the story! CO is filled with all types of people.. You are absolutely right - life is what you make it. And we grow everyday from our decisions. Your life sounds truly fulfilling ❤

@DanEvans-yb6wk Balanced commentary? far from it. No ones referring to living on a farm out in the country somewhere, and as retired educators your probably not hurting much financialy, which makes life a lot easier. Your not younger starting a career. Most talk here is about the front range....you know where that is? How expensive rents and homes are, taxes, traffic congestion at all hours, crime, and getting worse by the week, etc. I'm happy for you and you wife but I dont think you really get it.

You''tr exactly right.@@YesItsNotMe

@@DanEvans-yb6wk lol. Have a good day.

We are located in what I believe is known as the West Slope. I truly get your point. We just call it "home". Have yourself a groovy day also. *(You're, not You"tr---former English teacher and typos torture me)@@YesItsNotMe

It's good to get perspective like that. I hope things change for us here with the exorbitant housing prices.

Haha yeah very horrible! 😜

The Front range is a total mess, other parts of Colorado are still kinda decent....Grand Jct, Montrose for example.

@@YesItsNotMe SHHHHHH. -_- Do you WANT the best part of the state to also become a total mess?! Lol.

@@DirtHutCaver My bad, let me auto correct ....Dont move to other parts of the state either, its all a crap hole!

I second that!

It's true, all of your points are accurate with the amount of traffic and cost of living. It makes it not as appealing to live here for some people. We still love it but yes, there are pros and cons. Also the wildfires can be unpredictable. :(

There's Pros & Cons to every location you choose to stay at, looking at the negatives practically cripple folks from making life changing decisions

@@Kingshock Yes, so true. Thanks for watching!

I can relate. Live in Nashville TN ( born here as well) & we have tourist 24/7. The traffics a nightmare too & although many r moving here the cost of livings going up. Many r chosing 2 rent vs buying homes w interest rate so high. Still, things like crime r up but seems 2 be growing everywhere. We r pretty open to folks moving here. Bad parts the humidity & sinus/allergies. The weather changes every few days & can be a bit nasty. I still plan on moving 2 Colorado after the interest rate on homes goes down... Dreaming 😉😊

I've tried to warn people, but they refuse to listen. I'm only a native... I wouldn't know what I'm talking about🙄.

You're welcome! This video wasn't created to scare people away.. but rather to give people true insight about moving to CO. Glad someone got value from it! And yes! Car registration is fickle. Last year the registration was ~$200. This year it was less than $100. Why????? No idea. 😂

@@HashtagColoradoLife The registration fee is based on the value of your car and year that it was built. There is a minimum amount that will be charged for road and bridge repair. No doubt that the state legislature may change fees on an annual basis.

@themadlibrarian2933 Hmmm.. Interesting! That's good to know.

Age of the vehicle...DUH its a year older...are you 16?@@HashtagColoradoLife

The cost of living in Colorado is not higher than the entire state of NY 15:30 An easy google search disproves this statement.

As much as I try to not make assumptions like you are describing, I still do. I see certain license plates, look at the weather and then decided "I'm not gonna drive anywhere near this guy" lol

Back in 2019, I used to work for a rental car company at the DIA and Aurora locations. All of the vehicles were have California, Wyoming or Texas license plates. So just because you see one of those plates doesn’t mean the drivers are from those states.

Sounds like a worthwhile endeavour.

I live in Chattanooga, I agree. A lot of people here are volatile now and rude as hell. The southern charm is completely gone.

Here's to 25 more!!

Oh gardening is totally possible here! It's just different. There are plenty of things that grow here in CO better than anywhere else in the world. Look into crops and plants that excel in highland conditions. Quinoa is a good example of a staple that does well here. Don't be discouraged! It might not be the same gardening you are used to, but then again, it's a whole new state too!

Thank you for telling me! 😊

Go to California.@@Coconut48592

Gardening is definitely possible, but the garbage that blows around Colorado is the stuff that made the American Indian shed a tear in the give a hoot don't pollute Era. But again, people are people. Small town has a couple drunks, cities have thousands. Etc. Otherwise I consider moving to Colorado one of the best decisions in my life

If you visit here before moving, go to the Denver Botanic Gardens. Great resource for gardening and they have high altitude plants from around the world. Other Colo. cities may have similar gardens.@@Coconut48592

Glad you're enjoying where you live! That's a goal for everyone 👍

The only thing that will never change in life is that things always change.

Same for me pam

And all the locals too probably since this wasn't our land either.

As someone who has lived here my entire life, I have never been affected directly by crime. I believe it's a few neighborhoods or cities that greatly skew the statistics overall. There are certainly areas in the state that are virtually crime-free.

Thank you! This is high praise!! We are going thru the home buying process here in CO and your sentence about "if we can afford it" rings SO TRUE right now.. It's a costly endeavor to move. I wish you luck and hope you make it here to CO. We could use some more level headed folks around here.

I’d love to help you buy! I work here in Denver

Although the percentage of oxygen in inspired air is constant at different altitudes, the fall in atmospheric pressure at higher altitude decreases the partial pressure of inspired oxygen and hence the driving pressure for gas exchange in the lungs. So long story short. There is indeed the same amount of O2 up here, there is just a lot less of it in each breath of air you take. AKA feel like you can't catch your breath.

Grand Lake is a beautiful place in Colorado, especially in the summer. Living in Colorado is a dream for us and we enjoy it every day!

Rolling plains. Populated areas are few and far between. Lots of wide open spaces. I think it's high on the list of places in the world to get hail and insane lightning storms.

Sounds like a simpler time. Wish we could go back sometimes.

As a born and raised local, I too thought CO would be #1 on the worst drivers list. Lol kinda sad saying that aloud.

CO is one of the places that gets the most hail in the world. Combination of high elevation and cold enough temps (even in height of summer) to get common storms. Especially out east. The home should be covered each time it is damaged as long as you have a policy to cover it. Car might be different tho. Our car was "totaled" by hail a few years ago and the insurance just cut us a check. We still have that same car and is still insured with the same company. If we were to try to claim another hail storm did further damage to our car, I don't know if they would do anything.

Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy living in Colorado. It's a great state to visit so maybe you can come back and visit soon! Thanks for watching.

Not much they can do to improve some of the highways. When you have a cliff on one side and a mountain slope on the other, there just straight up might not be room to expand the road. Use I-70 thru Glenwood Canyon as an example. This was some of the mostly costly stretch of road built anywhere in the world. And there is flat out no room to widen it because of the 1000 foot canyon walls on either side and CO river running below. Mother nature doesn't always leave room and humans are left making the most of what was left.

Stay in cali.

this is why 1-25 is terrible in Denver...one major interstate going up and down the eastern slope is a tough sell for all the new cars on the road...(I-25 is so bad in downtown Denver that, even on a Sunday afternoon, it's like you're driving during rush hour during the week...)...

@@sseltrek1a2b This sounds like a complaint for just about every city with congestion problems. Cars and people are swelling to such an amount that the old outdated infrastructure of many American cities (especially downtown areas where population is often very dense) is being pushed to it's limits. This is certainly not a problem unique to Denver alone.

Stay in your Newsom run disaster of a state. Californians started to downfall of the front range after the bayarea Loma Prieta earthquake. Now you people have ruined OR, WA, TX, and CO! Gotta move? Leave your freakin leftist politics behind!!

Google search isn't always accurate. Our research indicated this info and was accurate at the time of publishing.

Yep, we live in Colorado Springs and it's a big city just like Denver.

@@HashtagColoradoLife there are only 2 big cities I have no use for Denver or Colorado Springs but I love western Colorado

@@HashtagColoradoLife Well, I'd have to disagree with THAT point... ;-) -- BR

No there s no except for ski areas and gambling towns and hiking

We couldn't agree more and share your perspective for sure! I wish more people would have this view. Thanks for watching!

For sure, glad you have found a great place to live in Colorado! Thanks so much for watching.

And there will be no regrets from this Texas resident that lives in Austin Texas now when I move out there too lol 😂

@@Kingshock the water’s fine! 😂

@@lolashinout I've seen! You're definitely not lying lol where did you end up?

@@Kingshock we had to move pretty quickly and ended up renting a place site unseen and thankfully it ended up being a great location in lakewood! looks rougher than it is 😂 and the apartment is new!

It's sad but a true thing. We're sorry you haven't had the best experience, it's not fun. But thankfully not everyone is that way. We hope to help change this outlook cause we don't understand why native have the need to feel rude about it. Welcome to Colorado!

To counter that Im going to move from california and vote blue. That'll show em'

Thanks so much for watching! ☺️

There are definitely some bad drivers in this state. 😂

Thanks for watching!

Yes. Plenty of the cities in CO are growing and can always use people! Somewhere like Denver or Boulder is such a techy place I would think there is always a startup or somewhere established in need of IT. Plus the way remote work is now, might be able to look outside your search area a bit.

The front range (Colo Springs north to Ft Collins)is a strong IT area.....The economy typically stays very strong even in times of downturn and turmoil. Also, next to Washington DC the metro Denver area has the largest concentration of Federal employees. but please...stay away!

Eh but also not really! Lol

Unfortunate :( Hope you find a silver lining to living here.

Voice seems steady thru out the video. So no idea? Your volume is changing?

I think you can too! Absolutely can live a life of comfort and abundance on that kind of salary all while being able to get out and explore the state easily. Sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders and priorities straight! Lean into it 👍

@10onpump5: The housing market in CO is -- like most other places -- inflated/overpriced presently, not to mention the ever-increasing mortgage interest rate. But I have no doubt prices/rates WILL be coming down, but not soon. Personally, I'm WAITING, and looking to return to CO in 2 years -- when I am ready to buy (preparing now) -- IF the housing market & interest rates have come down enough, which it SHOULD by then. If not, maybe I'll just rent there, or, stay here in TX (when I am now) and buy...but I prefer to go back to CO -- and buy (a small "starter" home). ;-) FYI, of the 4 major cities in CO -- Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo (north-to-south order) -- only Colorado Springs (COS) leans maybe 60/40 (guessing) conservative/Republican (and Christian), so CO in general is a purple liberal/Democrat state, if not mostly blue (except for COS/El Paso County and some other counties Douglas(where the small city of Castle Rock is) and most rural counties as well. But as in MOST states in Amerc, msot CO cities are blue...Boulder being the most liberal I'm sure. So if you want to live/work among like-minded people (be they liberals/Democrats or conservatives/Republicans) and have the same as neighbors, you might want to look into those kind of things most "Best Cities" list don't get into (but nevertheless, ARE important, like crime stats, public school ratings, and such). For me, the choice would be COS... BTW, you're getting a great degree which will serve you well employment-wise (can get a job almost ANYWHERE!) and make very decent money to afford things -- like housing (!) -- especially if you go on to become a NP later on. Also, look into working for the Department of Veterans Affairs, as they have VA Clinics in several CO cities, and the big VA Medical Facility in the Denver area ("VA Rocky Mountain VA Regional Medical Center" in Aurora) -- a fairly new facility that opened just a few years ago. The VA has it's Pros & Cons (like the huge number of patients each VA Primary Care provider is assigned), but they are always looking to hire medical professionals. If nothing else you could gain OJT experience. Not sure how the pay compares to the civilian world, but some people prefer the VA while others prefer to work in "civilian" medical -- maybe at a city hospital or ER facility. For example COS has St. Francis hospital and the huge University of Colorado Healthcare System/Memorial Hospital, and they also staff the local UC Health ERs. Good luck, -- BR

The video exists to give people an idea of things that other recent transplants to CO tend to get caught unprepared by or grumble about. And as was stated at the start of the video, these points can be views as negative, positive or neutral. Glad you got some value from it! 😊😊

What do you mean the world is going to flip? Conspiracy theory?

@@maryhobbs4183 The whole world is going to...not just Colorado. And UFO's used to be a "Conspiracy Theory"...until congress held actual hearings about them.

@justinoid4729 I hear you. We have a friend who's lived there for YEARS. She knows the place inside and out. I'll trust someone who actually lives there and knows better. But I did say the world is going to flip soon. So it's not going to be the same ever again. Thank you though!

@justinoid4729 I think one could go to any sizeable city in the country and say the same thing. And from what I read, Pueblo, Grand Junction and Denver all have "deadlier" neighborhoods than the one you mention. Which only shows this is a problem in just about every town.

I think Colorado is ranked one of the worst states for drivers. And that area you mentioned (I believe) is the busiest part of I-70 in the state.

Hey I agree with your comment except the tinted windows, what’s wrong with that? The sun is intense here man! I love my tinted windows (my car came with them when I bought it)

@@brandonguild1666 because you can't see and read the other motorists intentions. For law enforcement they can't see firearms or narcotics . I think it creates an atmosphere of distrust. I'm not against tinting for the sun but I respect any legal limit on tinting

@@izzyci I guess. I like my privacy though. Honestly I don't even know if my windows are tinted beyond the legal limit, you really can't see me through the side windows but I have never been pulled over for it in the 6 years I have owned the car. The one time I did get pulled over I just rolled down the windows and put the keys on the dash and the cop didn't say anything about the tint.

95mph? Really?? I doubt that. Stay out of the fast lane and you wont get run oer.

I totally agree. There absolutely is this "honeymoon" phase when you move somewhere new. Sorta blind to all the problems that are right before you. It's also all relative too. Recently talked to someone who moved here from the Bay Area and they were talking about "how nice it is there aren't used drug needles laying around". Not gonna lie. I think I would pick the poop bags over some of humanities other.... interests.

Awesome trails in Texas??? Nope

We tend to agree that most people that are native to Colorado all have a huge chip on their shoulder. But we try not to!

does it?

Yes. Sounds like you need to turn off mic auto sensitivity adjustment in windows settings.

Sorry you feel that way! It depends on where and when you go I guess.

I’ll move there, buy your whole block and make a huge mansion for myself. You’re a settler just like everyone of these entitled brats that live there. True natives were forced off the land centuries ago. You got no more right to be there than anyone else.

That's not exactly what we said, but thanks for the comment.

Thanks for sharing! Yes, it's true that a lot of Floridians like to move to Colorado as well. Some of the things are pretty similar. Thanks for watching!

Well, the negatives (drugs/crime/homeless) are more prevalent in the liberal Democrat-run cities in CO, especially Denver. Same is true elsewhere in America, (no surprise really). I didn't see that much of it in Colorado Springs (COS), although like MOST cities, it does have its bad areas. However, I think COS has a minimal number of them. ;-) Pueblo CO, not too far south COS, is mostly Hispanic and they DO have crime/gang issues. I don't know anyone who would want to move to "depressing" Pueblo unless they had to -- not so much re: crime but it just seems pretty boring, AND gets hotter in the Summer vs the other 3 major cities. Stick to one of them (Boulder, Denver and the Springs) or, move out into the country a little ways and get some land. Or move to a smaller mountain town such as Woodland Park. There are many such smaller, quieter places in CO. Or if you have BIG money (!), move to one of the ski resort towns such as Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Vail, Crested Butte, etc...VERY pretty/scenic out there but you sure do pay big-time for it. And "Tourist Season" can get a little "annoying" for locals, AND you're kind of out in the sticks -- meaning, not that close to the major cities of CO. If I were a millionaire (you need at least $1M to start looking for a property, BUYING it likely will cost more!), I'd look into one of those resort towns, but for several reasons, would still likely choose COS instead. Okay, "Dream Time" is over...sorry for the digression. ;-) -- BR

Yeah but we have great weather, mountains, no hurricanes or boring people no giant insects or gators

Yes, since Carrie is a native Texan this is true. Thanks for watching!

High praise. Thank you for the kind words.

The Springs

Each state has it's plusses and minuses. Might have pot holes and hail stones in CO.. but we don't have hurricanes or haboobs. it's all a trade off

Now we can adjust the weather since you moved

Yes, we agree! Tourism is a big part of Colorado and we by no means think it should stop.

Those people must have been dropped out from school😂😂 They got no idea about economic issues and how tourism contributed to the job market, infrastructure, and of course local economy. No skiing resorts mean no new roads, no jobs, no income, no development etc. They just need to attract rich tourists instead of backpackers traveling on budget

@@MinhNguyen-ff6xf There certainly is an upside and downside to CO having ample tourism. People bristle especially when it comes to crowds.

No California's yeah

Fer sher. TX is really drawing in people now. But 10 years ago, it was all to CO. States, just like other things, have an "in" time where it's cool to be living and being there. TX is the spot right now. Hope Texans bristle less to the influx than the Coloradoans did..

I was born here too. Raised in Colorado Springs my whole life. Of course the prices are going up over time, it seems to be expensive everywhere now.

I'm 25 years old. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado myself. I served in the military and lived in Southern California for three years while doing so. There's differences obviously but so many similarities. I left for 4 years and came back to Colorado just to see how much it was like California and how much it's changed because of outsiders. It's honestly baffling. But you're right. Things are happening so fast and times not slowing down. Before you know it we'll be sitting here and it'll be 2030 and it will be worse than before. Denver is growing fast not only in the city. But they're building apartments everywhere around the metro area. Especially out east by the airport where there's a whole lot of nothing. It's gonna be interesting to see what it comes to be but nothing you're saying is far fetched at all. The Colorado it is now isn't the Colorado I grew up in during the 2000's that's for sure.

I’ll help you sell if you’d like!

This has not been our experience, but thanks for sharing your perspective.

That's what my uncle (a lifelong resident) said a couple of days ago when we were there visiting. We moved when I was 12 and I'm glad I did.

@@valentinesolko4039 Right...everyone in CO is "rich or loves fentenal" -- I can't even SPELL that it's to alien to my life and others I know in CO (Colorado Springs). What a shallow generalization, not to mention how incredibly WRONG that statement is. But I DO(kind of) wish I were "rich" -- I could go back to CO and BUY a house that presently I can't afford...pay CASH (even for an inflated/overpriced house) right up front so I'd have no mortgage -- the current high interest rate (and going higher!) wouldn't apply to me then. So yeah, "rich" would be good...isn't it? ;-) Drugs? Don't do drugs. Drugs are bad, m'kay? -- Mr. Mackey ("South Park")

@adam solomon What would Colorado be like without tourism? That is our economy do you want to live in the equivalent of a 3rd world country? Do you ski, do you camp or hike? Do you like beer or major league sports? Do you golf ?

@@rocknroll7316 t'was a joke. I understand tourism has given Colorado enhanced infrastructure that wouldn't be here otherwise.

@@rocknroll7316 Big deal, I can get most of that in Montana, Wyoming, many places (other than pro league sports, which I dont care about)without being crushed by traffic and long lines everywhere all the time.

We definitely agree that the driving is pretty bad. lol

@montanagal6958: ...see my comment above. The negative issues you mention are true, but VARY in degree depending on the apt of CO and the city/town you live in. And its "political persuasion" (if you will). But really, NO state is the very same throughout its boundaries, they all vary. Some parts of your state ain't the best, either, but I wouldn't write-off the whole state just because of them, yes? -- BR

15 or so years ago, I-25 going southeast from downtown Denver was widened. The amount of traffic grew to match the available lanes. Fortunately, the planners put in a light rail line along the highway. The trains also are packed at rush hours.

Nah you don't get to keep that beauty for yourself 😂

@@Kingshock Exactly! We live in the United States and everyone is welcomed.

I'm moving by oct. From nevada!

@@Fizzypee124 Yay! Good luck with the move.

Dont move to CO, AZ, VT, NH, or TX. All your freaks who ruined your states need to stay there and fix it

Yay!! See you soon. Hope you have a smooth and fun journey!

@anthonycourtney8029 What do you think so far? I'm moving BACK to Colorado late February having been in SoCal for past 5 years (Murrieta). I have a lot of fond memories from our time in CO.

Yes, very true! We couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching!

Lol

I'm sure progressives are the source of all your problems

@Blackout_CDXX uh huh. I'm sure liberals are the source of all your problems

Right, so back in the 80s and '90s when people from Colorado flooded into my state in California and we didn't say anything that was okay. But now that it's going the other way you're all mad about it Sorry, people from the Midwest and in southwest and your area flooded into California in the '80s and 90s and drove our cost of living through the damn roof and now we're coming to repay the favor Colorado has always been liberal get over yourself

Please, the worst thing to move to Colorado, is the Texans moving here. If you don't like it vote them out. Oh you can't

Man this is getting old… first, not everyone coming from CA is born/raised. There are a lot of folks, myself included, who are from CO or other midwestern states who PCS’d or were forced to move to CA and are just trying to get back to family. Second, not everyone heading to CO are from LA or San Francisco or some large extreme leftwing group looking to change CO. We came from a small town in northern CA near the foothills close to Tahoe which is mainly farming communities… anyone who’s actually lived in CA would also tell you it’s a “blue state wrapped in red tape” and has people of all walks with similar views / values that can be found in other states -CO included. Third, most of us aren’t looking to trash CO or take anything away from others, we are just looking to get back to family, raise our kids and add to a community that we can grow within. Like all states, CA has problems but it also probably one of the coolest states for recreation in the country and most of us respect our national parks, trails and wildlife and this carries over to CO. With that said, while there has been an overall net gain for CO there have been almost as many Colorado residents migrating to both CA and TX so the claim that “natives” should be voting out transplants from other states is small minded. Don’t be the asshole that just shits on people because you see the out-of-state licenses plate- you have no idea why these people are moving. Instead just be a neighbor and if you do find someone who is outside their element and maybe not fitting the vibe of the community then be part of the solution and help educate instead of just telling them to piss off back to where they came from.

Yeah, the state has changed quite a bit even from when I was younger. 30+ years is a long time. Thanks for watching!

Has nothing to do with political leanings it has everything to do with the influx of people moving into the Denver Metro, Tourism and the constant construction driving up the prices to build more affordable housing which also requires money in itself. Politics is a distraction but if we're talking about Red vs. Blue on average blue states are safer than Red as far as stats shows.

It's more like urban areas vote blue and rural is red. More people=more crime

There’s lots of red states that are being overrun with tourists and transplants and are getting expensive and overcrowded as well. It’s not about politics

It's still a wonderful place to live that has grown, changed and evolved over time. It's not "liberals" that are driving up the cost of living, increasing the rate and number of evictions leading to homelessness, but "liberals" are the ones trying to provide solutions to issues, to actually govern, instead of the GQP pushing hate and chaos to keep their voters engaged. I see a lot more Florida and Texas plates as people flee the abject hate of Abbott and DeSantis. So, you should blame your own dysfunctional party for the influx of people moving here, maybe we can prevent the repeat of a national embarrassment like Boebert in the future.

We agree! Thanks for watching 👍

It's true that the outdoors is a big pro for most people, but there are some cons for sure. Thanks for watching!

IMO, if you're NOT a liberal/Democrat, look at Colorado Springs (COS) more closely (or Castle Rock just to the north). I've lived in COS twice and am looking to move back in 2 years. Would have NO interest in Denver, Boulder -- as pretty/scenic as it is, and even if I had several million $$ to buy a house there -- or Pueblo. Out in the country is nice, too...but it's a bit too far from town for my needs. -- BR

@@billredding2000 Castle rock is in douglas county, which is a pretty conservative county...also has a high annual income average.

@@YesItsNotMe Yes, I've heard Douglas County (Castle Rock & Castle Pines) is a tad more conservative than El Paso County (Colorado Springs)...and that's a GOOD thing! Carry on! ;-) -- BR

@@billredding2000 It is a good thing. Co Spgs used to be a very conservative small sleepy military town, now well not so much. Most all of rural CO is still conservative but rural areas usually lack employment opportunities. Take care Bill Redding.

Sorry to hear that your experience made you move out of the state. Hope you can come back and visit soon.

@@HashtagColoradoLife I won't be going to Denver or Boulder ever again the rest of my life. There is no way to protect myself there now that the gun laws are completely ruined.

And your point is?@@kimjongil4real

What does that even mean? lol