Current top tech cities offer different ends of every spectrum: - Go to Seattle or NYC for cooler seasons; to Austin or Raleigh for warmth - Go to SF Bay, Seattle, NYC for well established markets; to Austin or Raleigh for lower business taxes and labor costs - Go to SF Bay, Seattle, NYC for bigger cities; to Austin or Raleigh for more community - High income taxes and low property taxes or vice-versa - East coast, West coast, or down South Denver splits the middle of each offering above: - Most diverse seasons - Established city and markets, yet still lower in labor and business taxes - Medium-large city with lots of room for additional growth and suburban expansion - In the middle of the USA, easier for time-zones and travel - Average to low income and property taxes Denver also offers a balance of attractions you can’t find in one of the other offerings: - The most nature/outdoors access and activities - Pro sports teams for every sport - Legal marijuana - Biggest beer scene - Tons of parks and trails in the city - Lowest humidity TC: $345k
I think Denver’s already approaching that point
Why not Salt Lake City
Way too conservative for most people. Bad place if you love to drink, smoke, or be non-white.
SLC and Lehi are pretty liberal
The problem with Denver (Colorado) is the lack of access to the coasts.
What do we need the coasts for ?
Austin doesn’t seem to care. And no, the gulf doesn’t count.
You forgot “spontaneous blizzards in April and May.” I grew up in Denver and still have a house out there. Agree with most of what you’re saying but the winter and [non-existent] spring seasons suck.
Very interesting take from a native. I grew up in socal, moved to the front range and was terrified of the winter since it was the first place I lived with snow. I ended up being pleasantly surprised by how mild the winter was here. The snow melts within 2 days and if the sun is out it isn't cold.
Denver is already pretty pricey and fashionable tho. I mean yeah it could get worse but it's not like an unknown gem. When I was in college the generic answer among the new grads was that they wanted to live in either: A) Austin, B) Denver, or C) Seattle
Interesting that they'd mention these lower-tier cities and not SF or NYC
SF and NYC aren't really romanticized as much I feel like as a new grad, most of the people end up there tho because of the jobs and pay
TC or GTFO city
Excuse me; added.
lol we’ve been trying to make denver a tech city since 2015. hasn’t really happened yet
Sf and seattle arent big cities at all Sf is smaller then denver per sq mile Sf is only ~100k more people
SF metro population: 8m Denver metro: 3m
Op said sf city not bay area Sprawling suburbs aren’t cities
Actually, both suck. Atlanta is THE new place to be. Salesforce, Microsoft, Airbnb, Amazon, Google, and nearly ALL major tech companies have massive presence there. Also, low cost of living with excellent access to quality universities like Georgia Tech!
What’s so great about Atlanta though? All I hear about is the humidity and traffic.
Great weather, relatively low cost of living, greenest big city in 🇺🇸, excellent universities (Emory/Georgia Tech), BIG airport (direct flights), Major presence of tech companies, diversity, and what not :)
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Dude people shit about Seattle for weather, no way Denver is gonna get a pass.
Is Denver weather bad?
Seattle people will tell you it’s the darkness that’s the problem, not the rain. The sun sets at 3:30 in the winter. Denver is sunny 300+ days per year and is almost as far south as SF.