I just moved here from Texas. I never thought the weather would be more crazy here than Texas. But WOW...it can be mostly sunny and not even that chilly and snowflakes start falling. If you're in the sun you're nice and toasty but if you walk through a shadow, you're freezing. Craziest weather ever. LOL
I’m a multi generation Coloradoan and any US citizen can move here and I’m ok with that. Yes you can have a true wilderness experience here if you don’t follow the crowd. One of the best things here is almost no bugs or mosquitoes. I live in a small mountain town and yes we do have festivals almost every spring,summer and fall weekends. You know it’s expensive here when the Walmart in the next town is paying $23/hr night shift. I’ve lived in other parts of the country but I will never leave again (I hope). Come for a visit! Stay if you wish.
The lack of bugs makes Colorado one of the best states to live in if you love the outdoors. You won't need any Off Spray if you go hiking, camping, mountain biking, etc.
I'm also a multi generation Coloradoan and have lived here my whole life. all of my family has a problem with others moving here because that is what is causing the cost of living to skyrocket so quickly. its ok to visit, but most of the locals would just prefer if you stayed in the state you are in lol
I'm about to move to Colorado Springs from New Zealand (only for a year) and not gunna lie comments like this are scaring me haha. Are people likely to be worse towards foreigners? (Aussies/ New Zealanders)
also I completely understand the annoyance of people moving to your home, where I am from is an extremely popular tourist/ ski town, and the population has doubled in my lifetime and I'm only 21. House prices are over 1 mil average now :(
I’m a Colorado native and grew up in Denver and lived in the Springs most of my life. I recently moved to rural New Mexico due to the the negative points mentioned in this video and life is better. I love what it used to be and miss it, but it’s not the same anymore.
I grew up in the Springs. I missed what the state used to be and not what it is now. I have a several friends who moved away like I did and we will not move back unless we absolutely had to.
My husband and I just moved during the 2020 wildfire. Loved the 90’s up until around 2010’s. We don’t miss what we left at all. Very happy we moved & enjoying life outside of what it has become. Found memories, glad we got to experience when we did.
Locals know that the only days to go skiing are on weekdays Monday -Thursday. People love to camp in the left lane on the highway. Seems like the right lane is now the fast lane. People do not know what turn signals are; they don't stop for right turns on red or stop signs. Love late spring here, thunderstorm season. Love the 90 degree weather with a gentle breeze. Love the mountains. I'm a native.
I moved to Colorado 15 years ago. I remember one of the 1st times driving to my job 20 miles away I was doing the standard 5 over on the speed Limit, so I was going 80 MPH. People bunched up behind me like I was driving an ice cream truck thorough a neighborhood. To drive with the flow of traffic I had to drive 95 MPH. I was from California and was used to commutes poking along in bumper to bumper traffic. It was a new experience to have a commute going 95 MPH.
This is 2 years later, but I have to know, why not just move out of the passing lane? I personally have never seen a 1 lane 75mph road so i have to assume it was a multi lane road. Fastest one lane road I have ever been on was 60 mph (California) and I simply passed people in the oncoming lane when it was safe to do so.
As a front range resident I can say one thing for sure, if you don’t frequently go to the mountains then it’s like living in any other big city with all the big city problems. If I add to the positives we have the “solar snow shovel” and we don’t have to deal with snow and ice all winter long. If I add to the negatives it doesn’t rain enough, and when it rarely does rain people mope around like it’s the end of the world. Seriously, people here have instant sunshine withdrawal symptoms.
The sunshine withdrawal thing couldn't be more true. I've lived in the Springs for 4 years and miss the rain terribly. If there is one cloudy day or it rains, people bitch constantly about it. Sheesh!
And you get more rain down there than Denver gets, but it’s so true how people act like a rainstorm is the end of the world. Everyone celebrates snow but hates the rain.
Thanks for these videos. They're informative, in that they're a good starting point for people who want to know more about a particular state. Looking forward to more.
Who wouldn't be salty if their home state suddenly became as expensive as California in less than a decade? Modest homes pretty much start at $500,000 anywhere in the Denver metro area, and will likely keep going up. Screw this place
After running an insurance business for 38 years in Fort Collins Colorado I have left there. I had lived in the state for over 65 years. I had had enough and decided a little over a year and a 1/2 ago to go up and live just outside of thermoplus Wyoming. Couldn't be happier now never wanna come back.
@@Melissa-mae I moved to Wyoming form upstate NY, where I grew up. the outdoors are beautiful out here, but I can't handle the desert. It's nice above 7000 feet, but that's not where people live. Next move is to Portland, where there are trees and access to mountains.
@@thomasschellberg4235 I grew up with the Mountains so I got my fill. I live on the plains of Wyoming and I'm happy with it. Not a long drive to the black hills. It's very different out here than Portland and upstate NY.
I’m a Oregonian whose lived in South Denver and let me say this when I told any local I "just moved here from Oregon" I got good feedback. Most Coloradans rather have Oregon / WA transplants than let’s say Californians or Texans. Oregon geographically is pretty similar to Colorado and both state residents know that.
@@brownbradpitt24-7 exactly! In San Diego 20 years ago everyone from out of state were military. Now, it’s hard to meet a family from CA, everyone is from east coast, or lol Colorado!
These are actually the two states I'm looking at moving to, Oregon or Colorado (from Texas). I'd love your thoughts on which you prefer/why one vs the other if you don't mind
I once watched a lady drive south bound I-25 with her hazards on because she was reading a book. This was early morning traffic. Seemed it was something she would do often.
@@msv9637 lmao so crazy. I drive those roads almost every day. Loveland to Castle Rock is a death trap. Reminds me of the gladiator races in ancient rome haha
The best way too describe Colorado in short terms is, everyone is always wanting to do something weather it be food, activities, or sports. It's always lively.
As someone who has been a coloradan for a while I love this state but it breaks my heart that the fires, smoke and water rights are concerning enough to leave. For the last few summers it's been so bad you can't go outside for almost the entire summer and with this year's light snow fall I only imagine this pattern will continue and get worse
You can't go outside? When you mean"you" you mean just yourself right? I've been living here for 23 yrs and never missed a summer, we are all outside enjoying the summer.
the EPA has downgraded the air quality to “extremely poor quality” all up and down the entire front range. Maybe you live on the western slope or pueblo or sterling but I assure you nobody is outside enjoying the outdoors when there is smoke everywhere. You literally walk inside from just going to the car and you smell like a smoked ham. Obviously this is during wildfire season & ‘controlled burn’ season. The quality of air is top notch at 7,700 ft elevation November-March but the front range is always engulfed in smog. You can see it from that elevation easily.
No one talks about this, at least not in all the research I’ve done about Denver before moving here. One of the worst decisions I ever made. “Natives” will be glad to know this transplant intends on leaving asap. Just one more summer to endure 😷.
I really like these pros and cons videos. I have to say, this may be the first time I've heard anything about western Colorado. I already knew about the boring eastern plains, but the description of the west is intriguing.
I moved here from the mountains 4 years ago. It's a great jumping off point for tons of activities, but there is a dingier underbelly of meth and homelessness...
Enjoyed this one a lot. Seems like for CO, the pros are very strong pros and the cons are very strong cons. Being pretty much a recluse this place for me would be like going on a cruise. The locals will appreciate me even though they will never know it. I was stationed at Ft Carson for a year in 1975. It was a great place then.
@@ye87 it’s like a spell. Everyone thinks it’s the best place ever because they enjoyed their ‘insert activity here’ vacation. It’s completely limited in everything but nature. But with the wildfires & the sheer volume of people you can’t enjoy the outdoors as much. Bunch of burgers, pizzas & Mexican food. Obviously seafood sucks there. And all the good beef is shipped to NYC & west coast. But you can’t buy tastes..
I'm currently living the native recluse life outside of one of the big cities, it's fantastic! Going into town can be a pain in the ass, but you just have to know the times. Grocery shopping on Friday night in a King Soopers, saw maybe 10 people.
Oh boy. I'm a native and I don't like you already based on your attitude. Geez man who says stuff like that? "You WILL like me!!!!!" Yeah well now I don't 😊 and neither will anyone else. You won't get anywhere in life talking to people like that c'mon man
Briggs seriously understated the wildfire problem and its attendant air quality problems in this video. Our local wildfire season in Boulder County started on 12/30/21 with the Marshall Fire (1084 homes burned). It wasn’t even in the mountains and forest like west coast fires. It started during a 110 mile per hour windstorm. We have had 2 additional fires in Boulder County since then with a brief gap when we finally got our “winter” (note the global warming here and the 26 year drought) with snow on 12/31/21 which extended to about 3/23/22. Because of the1/2 of Louisville which was destroyed the population has actually decreased which is unheard of for a Colorado City. Before the fire, Louisville was listed as one of the best cities to live in the United States. Then there’s the fire season where Colorado gets the smoke from west coast fires where it’s unhealthy to breathe when you’re outside which can run from May-November. Since the Marshall and other Boulder fires, my wife and I have spent everyday thinking about evacuation plans. I may try to move a lot of important stuff to a storage unit to the east that doesn’t have trees around it. If I get one too far to the east on the plains, it gets into tornado territory. Colorado has mass shootings like many other states. Forbes magazine rated Boulder the Happiest City in the United States in 2017 which is probably true if you’re a blind millionaire and can’t see the 1,000 or so unfortunate homeless people in the city. There were 10 people murdered in the shooting in King Soopers on 3/20/21. There was also the previous Columbine School shooting in Littleton in 1998 which was the first school shooting to receive national attention and caused a wave if imitators which continues to this day. The traffic problems were also understated. The Diagonal between Boulder and Longmont used to be a nice scenic leisurely drive. Now with congestion, it’s 75-80 miles an hour bumper to bumper traffic during rush hours with one death a week. I’m not against people moving here. I genuinely enjoy meeting the people who come to Boulder from all over the world. I wish I was somewhere else safer and will move out of the state after my sick wife who has leukemia dies.
holy shit man i hope you find peace. Keep in mind everywhere else has its own set of natural disasters or crime you have to deal with. Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, you have to be okay with some amount of risk and not think too much about it. These type of things can happen to anyone, and it’s only worth focusing on the things you can change yourself. You might leave only to find out you had it pretty good here in Boulder. You don’t have to worry about getting robbed at a red light at night, for example.
I lived in Boulder from 1993-2011. It started to suck around 2000. Now it's unbearable. Fort Collins is on the exact same trajectory as much as the locals hate being compared to Boulder.
It's weird that a lot of states like Colorado or Texas tend to hate newcomers but California doesn't seem to have that. Maybe CA has always been the place for ppl to start over again or something and we just don't hate anyone new because we too were once newcomers at one point.
I know right. It almost makes you feel like youre not supposed to be anywhere but where you came from or else the locals will get all butthurt lol. I'm from NC and I don't recall us ever being this way either. In fact we were always more curious and excited to see new people in town. I understand the annoyance of people who come tho and have all this money and out price every body else though in the housing markets. That truly sucks. My disdain would be more with rich folk who do that. Regular blue collar folk tho just trying to find a better place for themselves and their families is just fine.
True … I moved from Colombia to California, then we moved from California to Boulder Colorado… and so far… I wanna move back to SOCal… the hate comments in almost every comment tells u a lot… but also at least where we are living right now in Dakota Ridge Boulder the passive aggressive neighbors are making our life impossible. Never had that problem in Redondo Beach SOCal, where everyone was always smiling to us, and had friends plus the diversity makes people more respectful … now we are in this situation where we are planning our move back. To bad cause I thought I was gonna love it here. I love the land though. I love California, always did, but now more 😹
I lived in Colorado for about 3 years. I never had anyone show me animosity because I moved there. And I also thought the food wasn’t great. Except for Mexican food.
I have to agree with these. I don't mind people moving to the state. We, moved here when I was 13 years old, so trying to slam the door shut on other people just seems stupid and childish. However, it is a widespread attitude, and your other comments were spot-on.
When I was in junior highschool way, back in the day, I spent two summers and one winter break in Denver visiting my Dad. I absolutely loved Denver! Beautiful scenery. So much natural beauty. I went to see Othello at The Red Rocks theater. I saw the minor league baseball team The Denver Bears at the old Mile High Stadium. I went for a drive to mountains. And went sailboating on a lake. The only downside, was me, being from San Diego, trying to acclamate to the high altitude. I'd have altitude sickness for several days.
I was born and raised in Colorado and yes it used to be amazing! Not so much anymore unfortunately too many people moving there and changing everything for the worst. I just moved out of Colorado for the first time in my life and I am happy to have grown up there and lived there while it was at it's best! I don't miss the traffic and extremely high prices, I used to be able to hike and camp anywhere, now everything comes at a high cost and is private property that used to be enjoyed by the public. Litter and violence hasn't been as bad as it is now.
@Dr. John Watson I agree, Colorado was a great beautiful place to grow up while it lasted. I moved to Alaska, now I'm in Iowa. There are still nice places that haven't been over run yet, you just have to look and do a little research.
You hit the nail on the head with this video!! So happy i got to experience Colorado before it got overpopulated, overpriced, polluted air, crazy drivers, bumper to bumper driving to the once pristine Rocky Mountains of 1970’s, 80’s, 90’s! I will stay here till I die, pay the greedy piper, but it will never be the way it was! Sadly
So true. I lived there until I was 28 years old. Moved away in 1998. I am shocked every time I go back and see the traffic etc. people move there and ruined what they moved there for.
i live in small city about an hour and a half from colorado springs up in the mountains called buena vista and it has the nicest people here i have ever known and we have deer that walk down the street and sleep in your yard
I live there too and yes it’s the best place ever , great place to raise our kids. We have been there since 96 from Evergreen and it feels like a real nice community!
I have 2.5 acres south of Hartsel in middle of no where...But love it..I camp there a couple times a year..From Missouri so I love the cattle, derr and antelope on the range..
Good to hear. I'm moving to Fountain, CO from Sugar Land, TX in a few weeks. I'd like to think people would be welcoming... Guess I'll find out. Take care!
@@Leonidas1014, Leo! How did find it there in colorado? I too am in TX(raised here) and contemplating a mover this fall. Be as detailed as you'd like :)
Born and raised Coloradan here... it's a beautiful state and I'm actually ok with people moving here. Its the house pricing that's kicking me out slowly. I'm only jealous of people moving here because they can afford it lol. But my husband, kids and I are planning to move out of state next year so we can actually buy a home. For me personally your cons were the reasons and sadly out weighed the pros. (I'm also using your videos to help us determine which state to move to next to call home :P ) Great research as always and keep it up!
I lived in a ski town for 30 years and had to leave 4 years ago. 1: people coming in and buying up all the property and turning them into VRBOs, which depletes the long-term rental market (depletion of affordable housing for locals) 2: greedy developers buying up land for high-end development (that's what happened to the teeny trailer park I lived in for 20 years) 3: so now the "vibe" of that small community is changed by all the transplants (one reason they don't favor New folk). 4: the whole shift in society that has caused a surge in rudeness and sense of entitlement in the customer/tourist base that made working in the service industries a nightmare... So I moved to the Western Slope where I could afford to buy a house, and where there is a significant homeless/substance abuse population. Sigh... I am up for retirement soon and have been eyeing some of those small towns in your other videos 😉
An event not to miss: The Emma Crawford Coffin Races every fall in Manitou Springs. Also, if you’re a walker/runner, check out the Bolder Boulder 10K and the Waldo Waldo 5K, two of the funnest races I have ever done.
Been thinking of hoping in my Tesla and taking a road trip. I think your channel is making want to do this. But it's also your channel that makes it hard to decide where to go. lol
Yup - we are being 'loved to death'. Real estate IS out of control but the REAL reason we are tired of new folks here is everyone who comes here wants it to be just like the best parts of "back home". They want to change the state to their own likes. Sure, I am a transplant, too, but making it a point to adopt the Colorado way of life and leaving my old state behind has made all the difference! [Been here for 48 years] If you come here, become a Coloradoan, OK?
COMPLETELY AGREE! If you move here, please leave your old biases and your "but back home...." to yourself. Or just come visit, and don't move here. I've lived here going on 33 years. It's wonderful (even given the downsides) but not if you're truly attached to wherever you're from.
I get it, lived there 82 to 97... and the newcomers then were changing the state. Boulder went from being an expensive but nice college town to being The People's Republic of Boulder and extremely expensive. And with that the state became a suburb of California.
these pros and cons are much better than the mystery's of Mississippi video, I think the most popular states should have videos with pros and cons. Thank you Briggs for another relaxing and informative video.
I live in AZ and like CO, I think the wildfire problem is ramping up dramatically over the last 10 years at least. We actively start watching in May/June through August at local wildfire conditions. Many have been uncomfortably close to our town....even without a lot of trees, we have non-native grasses that fuel fires.
We moved from Chicago as poor people to Colorado Springs in 2006 and were firmly in the middle class in CO, 16 years later you have to be upper middle class to get a basic home here. We’d be better off moving to chicago nowadays
Bro, the traffic in Houston is worse and crazy. and a lot of people moving to Houston already and the traffic is getting bad to worse every season winter we go to Colorado to vacation and we love it it’s beautiful I didn’t see heavy traffic in Colorado. Not even Denver for me is not bad.
Moved to CO from the Midwest over 4 years ago. Love it here. Thought about moving to PNW or SoCal last year but ultimately we stayed here and bought a house south of Denver.
He was being honest for the most part. My buddies who drive up to me in summit on a weekend can get stuck in 4-6 hours of traffic instead of hour to hour and half. It’s the same driving back on a Sunday. I70 is a mess.
You're def right on the money I've been in aurora since october and you do get that feel that they dont like outsiders particularly people from California this often comes to play in the winter months with snow season. If you're not used to driving in the snow ur more likely to have ur car parked stranded on the highway that's how they know ur an outsider. Outside of that the people are very welcoming the food and beer is great here and it's just a great vibe. I wish it was more affordable and I'm in Rhode island where cost of living is also terrible as well
Californians are terrible drivers and it shows in the winter. All joking. I'm from Denver and the nativism/localism is a reaction to a lot of people feeling the pains of growth (more congestion, great costs to living). I welcome folks to the front range. Just wish we had more housing options and less sprawl.
@@thom7463 I agree with that wish we had more housing back home in rhode island as well in the meantime I'm enjoying the great time I have left here. Cheers
Western Colorado is very under rated and grand junction keeps growing every year and as a native to Colorado I recommend GJ. Like if you like outdoors fresh air and want to live in a city but don't the craziness of denver then I think GJ is worth a shot like we have good shopping food and activities we also aren't to far from the mountains and it's kinda like a mini Utah out here.
Been in CO since 86. I pretty much agree with your list. I think the air quality is pretty good overall however. I am tempted to move out due to the crowds/traffic. But where?! It’s tough to beat our weather.
We lived in Colorado from 1993 to 2022. We left as it became California, Denver and Boulder control the state. Miss the weather and the mountains but not the traffic.
Last May (2021) I moved to Westminster, CO, from 35 yrs in PA (the Dutch backbone there kept me at arms length). I used your insights to help make my decision. From watching this today, I wanted to say that I find the people I’ve met here, both bornNbred & newbies, to be extremely open, happy & friendly. I think it has a LOT to do w/ all the time people here get to spend outside. There’s actual research that Mr. Stanley (of the famed Stanley Hotel in Estes Park) had done in the late 1800’s here, when he was surprisingly cured of TB, died instead in his 80’s, when once given a TB death sentence… He had spent a lot of time outside, so used his vast resources to get to understand his new health. Note: there are rude people anywhere you hv humans, but I feel people in CO are way more welcoming than those of PA ever were.
as a Colorado native, the biggest thing hurting small towns is the amount of people moving in. I've lived in Glenwood Springs my entire life but specifically the amount of Californians moving in is killing my love for my native state.
@@helenaclissold8288 right on that's awesome! In Colorado as long as you're not from California then you have nothing to worry about lol, people here are very respectful of foreigners!
I just moved back to Colorado Springs this year after leaving in 2006 to get stationed in England. My son’s mother told me how everything went up when she moved in 2015. It was a shock to the system considering I moved from San Antonio but there’s no place I’d rather be. I fell in love with Colorado the first time I arrived after basic training in 1986. I’m a native NYer and it took my breath away when I landed at Stapleton Airport (yes I’m showing my age)
What blows my mind is MJ has been legal for a decade or more in Colorado and there's still no place to consume. The dispensary prices are absolutely ridiculous and the food is crazy high. I can drive to Michigan and get 3x as much as their dispensary than I ever could in Co. 🤣
As a native Coloradoan, I absolutely love my state, I'm extremely proud of it, and I can definitely attest to the point of Colorado's isolationistic ideals, especially towards Californians and Floridians. My family always said that the reason traffics so bad is cuz of the Californians drivin' stupid but hey, just say your from western Colorado like Grand Junction or something and boom, you're already considered a native.
I was born and raised in the Northwest corner of Colorado. Skiing was part of our gym class, rodeos and tailgate parties were great. Visiting Denver and Colorado to see extended family while going to Casa Bonita and chilling at Waterworld then shopping at Cherry Creek Mall back in the 80's and early 90's. The air seemed cleaner and better. Now I visit my Parents who moved to Grand Junction ( another place we would visit for weekend shopping) and this town has become overrun, over populated and over priced for the area. The mountain formations are beautiful though. The traffic is almost just as bad as Denver and the cost of living is astronomical!!!. I have long moved away from there but people who have transplanted there have made it a much ruder, over populated and dirtier state then it once was. People in Colorado used to be genuine and great. Now the state has changed. I'm saddened by this.
been a colorado resident since. April 2016...and in a short time has become very califoranish..looking to get out....politics, laws, crime, cost of living just too name a few...have become unmanageable. too live and not see all the problems..you must make. at least 6 figures! I live in greeley! (weld county)..stinky town.. I have travel throughout the state looking to relocate.... Very oppressive, like California...left there in 2004...Far too much government over site in both states!
I tend to try and leave right after work from the Colorado Springs area, and my parents have a condo up in Winter Park (off I70 and Berthoud pass), it’s a little better than the drive to Summit county resorts (breck, keystone, etc…), but you still hit Denver rush hour traffic on I25, slows with truckers up I70, and sketchy switchbacks. If you leave at 5:30 you might not get up there till 9:30 or 10:00. And it’s usually a 2hr and 15 min drive. And don’t get me started on holiday weekends, all the Texans come up for a long weekend or spring break of pizza and French fries skiing, and the roads are such a mess. People w/ out snow chains or tires who think they can go 90 in eh road conditions, people who don’t know how to drive in a blizzard, and so many people who drove their oversized SUV into a ditch. It becomes living hell on the freeways/interstates.
Sadly enough, I agree with you. When I was younger, when Broomfield was mostly fields, I was excited to see tourists. Now I look around and see how everything has grown, Denver just expands more and more. We are turning into California with California problems. And all the people born and raised here are having to move out because they can't afford anything. People are being priced out of their own homes. So yeah, go home, there's no room for you here.
I grew up in Colorado Springs. I missed what the state used to be and not what it is now. I have a several friends who moved away like I did and we will not move back unless we absolutely had to.
I’ll watch the video in a few minutes, but as a transplant who has lived in Colorado for about three years now, one of the big downsides of this place is food. You just don’t get truly blow your mind great food anywhere in Colorado.
I live in Colorado springs 70 miles south of Denver. Not too bad pretty laid back for the most part. It snows but it melts off fast. Beautiful winters especially around the holidays. It gets -3 in winter and 103 in summer. Best time to visit or move to Colorado is fall or spring 👍✨✨✨✨
Colorado is nice, I lived out there near Denver in the 80's. I was there 7 months. Had to go. Wasn't my thing. Dry, not green enough and smog. Expensive and really expensive now. I'm sure many people love it. 💕
I moved to Colorado (a long time ago). I like it when friends complain about people moving here...that also moved here. Why the hell wouldn't people want to move to Colorado? If you can find a good job it can't be beat.
The outsider thing even extends to people who have lived in Colorado most of their lives. If they for whatever reason don't consider you part of their clique, you're an outsider and will be treated as such.
@@oxigenarian9763 that’s the best way to put it. Circles inside of circles. I’ve never been a clique person. I’ve always been an individual that gets along with everyone, not a group person. And after 2 decades watching these cliques from the outside view, they all kind of hate each other, screw each other over, trade mates etc. I would hear how they talk about each other behind their backs and it was straight up enemy talk. I’m guessing they are all too insecure to not have multiple friends so they’ll put up with bad behavior etc. THEN you add in the pretension & it’s so delusional. My neighbor was trying to “climb the Coloradoan socioeconomic latter” (I have never lived somewhere with so many trust fund kids then in Colorado) but the only thing she could do was literally selling her body (she decided to be a surrogate for the money it paid, tons of ads on Craigslist solicited that in college towns constantly). She got a bunch of money from it because she almost died giving birth & then would toss her nose up at anyone she felt was poorer then her. Of course without even getting to know the person & their circumstances. Which to me was so weird because she literally was just on the lower ladder & it was odd to watch her change for the worse. Lots of incorrect prejudging. Lots of looking down at people. Colorado has a lot of people that clique up as children and refuse to ever let another person into the circle. Unless they want something from you. The best thing about that is, it’s a great red flag to not waste your time even acknowledging them because they are shallow and mentally stunted. This is actually a known thing about people that live in Colorado. I just moved from there to the Bible Belt and the openness & friendliness difference is AMAZING. I lived there for over 25 years and the only good life long friends I made were people that had moved to Colorado from other states. Except one. And she is unique because the cliques never friended her either & she was born & raised there AND her father was a wealthy injury attorney! Guessing she was just too authentic. People will be superficially friendly to people there. But it ends there. It’s all about looks and status. Which turns my stomach. This one clique stopped talking to me just because I bought a house before their parents bought them houses. Their attitude was, she’s not supposed to have something I don’t have. That’s a thing there, parents buy their kids houses for graduation, especially in the college towns. Then the adult kids act like they bought it themselves. There’s just a lot of “fake” going on.
@@msv9637 I can say it's hard to make friends sometimes but I can't say that's a Colorado thing. I lived for a while in the SW corner and the people there were always friendly if you strike up a conversation. If you don't, they just mind their own business and leave you alone. That is sometimes thought of as unfriendly when it really is not...
@@oxigenarian9763 funny I was gonna say it’s mainly a front range thing but then remembered it’s the high country too. But SW, SE & NE is not that way. In my experience everyone in my mountain community was so bored all they did was pay attention to what anyone else was doing. Trespassing on my property doing background checks etc. It got worse as the population increased.
As a Colorado native the fires are insane and recently my and my friend lived incredibly close to the plumtaw fire in north of pagosa springs and were very close to evacuating
Moved to Colorado almost 2 years ago from Louisiana. It’s amazing. Just extremely expensive. Paying $2,450/month for an average home is harsh compared to the $1,400 I paid for a larger home in La. Good strongly outweighs the bad though. NO HUMIDITY!!!!
all is good and love the state the only thing i have a problem with is some people arent nice and the roads really suck when it snows yep the roads are garbage they only fill in the pot holes when they see fit to fill in those potholes. and road pitting, relationships suck here.
I’m one of those Colorado commenters. 68 yr native of Colorado and this state has been “Ruined”. Over crowded and wayyyy to expensive. Note: if you move here and get auto ins….be prepared to pay for Everyone else’s car accident. Insurance here is a soaring rip off business here. Your rates will Never remain the same. This is my home state and I’m Discusted how it’s developed. It’s just too overcrowded.
Rose I left as it isn't the same. Water is a huge problem as more and more people come. Infrastructure can't handle the influx. Traffic is so bad as road rage is insane. Crime is growing. Just lost all the magic and charm.
Don’t forget about the insane registration fees for a new car thanks to Hickenlooper. I’ve heard our new car registration is the worst in the country. My STI was close to $1,500 the first year, nearly $1,000 the second year, and around $750 the third year - before finally dropping below $500 after 5 years of highway robbery by the state government. Lookout new car buyers (in Colorado)! Add another $1,500 (at least) to your sticker price if you’re buying a $40,000+ vehicle. That was in 2016/2017, too; it’s probably worse now.
3 pros and cons I can think of before watching: Pros: 1. One of the most beautiful states in the country 2. Great economy 3. Very high level of education Cons: 1. Cost of living 2. Above average crime rate 3. Weather (Very hot summers and very cold winters) There are definitely a lot more pros than cons though. Colorado is one of the best states we have if you can afford it.
Looks like Briggs is right again! Posts here say "newcomers stay out." Maybe it would be best if the entire country were to avoid this state. Just watch it on YT.
I lived in the springs during college but moved as soon as a graduated. While it’s true the average pay is higher in general- it’s not high enough to offset how much more it costs there and pay can still be closer to the national average depending on the industry. I moved to the Midwest and pay was the same as an equivalent position in the springs, but my rent was almost 40% lower and my car insurance cost was cut in half immediately (Colorado has high car and home insurance due to frequent hail). Groceries are also cheaper.
I left my native California 27 years ago to come to Colorado. I came here to hunt and live free. Unfortunately, other Californians have followed me here and they vote like they did in California; crime, taxes, gangs have been transplanted here.
You can have all four seasons in a single day.
Very true.
I just moved here from Texas. I never thought the weather would be more crazy here than Texas. But WOW...it can be mostly sunny and not even that chilly and snowflakes start falling. If you're in the sun you're nice and toasty but if you walk through a shadow, you're freezing. Craziest weather ever. LOL
just like here in missouri
Every state's residents say this, as a truck driver North Dakota has been the most bipolar that I've experienced.
@@banksta3 It was a record high of 89 here yesterday. We're expecting up to a foot of snow tonight.
I’m a multi generation Coloradoan and any US citizen can move here and I’m ok with that. Yes you can have a true wilderness experience here if you don’t follow the crowd. One of the best things here is almost no bugs or mosquitoes. I live in a small mountain town and yes we do have festivals almost every spring,summer and fall weekends. You know it’s expensive here when the Walmart in the next town is paying $23/hr night shift. I’ve lived in other parts of the country but I will never leave again (I hope). Come for a visit! Stay if you wish.
I live in a small mountain town and my husband works at the Walmart in the next town over. Lol! I wouldn't trade it for the world!
The lack of bugs makes Colorado one of the best states to live in if you love the outdoors. You won't need any Off Spray if you go hiking, camping, mountain biking, etc.
I'm also a multi generation Coloradoan and have lived here my whole life. all of my family has a problem with others moving here because that is what is causing the cost of living to skyrocket so quickly. its ok to visit, but most of the locals would just prefer if you stayed in the state you are in lol
I'm about to move to Colorado Springs from New Zealand (only for a year) and not gunna lie comments like this are scaring me haha. Are people likely to be worse towards foreigners? (Aussies/ New Zealanders)
also I completely understand the annoyance of people moving to your home, where I am from is an extremely popular tourist/ ski town, and the population has doubled in my lifetime and I'm only 21. House prices are over 1 mil average now :(
I’m a Colorado native and grew up in Denver and lived in the Springs most of my life. I recently moved to rural New Mexico due to the the negative points mentioned in this video and life is better. I love what it used to be and miss it, but it’s not the same anymore.
I grew up in the Springs. I missed what the state used to be and not what it is now. I have a several friends who moved away like I did and we will not move back unless we absolutely had to.
saying Native is cringe
My husband and I just moved during the 2020 wildfire. Loved the 90’s up until around 2010’s. We don’t miss what we left at all. Very happy we moved & enjoying life outside of what it has become. Found memories, glad we got to experience when we did.
@@bosengineer Saying native is cringe is cringe.
@@bosengineer who cares what people say? It’s literally sounds coming out of their mouths. Cringe implies being offended.
Locals know that the only days to go skiing are on weekdays Monday -Thursday. People love to camp in the left lane on the highway. Seems like the right lane is now the fast lane. People do not know what turn signals are; they don't stop for right turns on red or stop signs.
Love late spring here, thunderstorm season. Love the 90 degree weather with a gentle breeze. Love the mountains. I'm a native.
shit ppl don't even stop at red to go straight, it's fine
Born and raised here in the springs and I Will never move absolutely love it
I moved to Colorado 15 years ago. I remember one of the 1st times driving to my job 20 miles away I was doing the standard 5 over on the speed Limit, so I was going 80 MPH. People bunched up behind me like I was driving an ice cream truck thorough a neighborhood. To drive with the flow of traffic I had to drive 95 MPH. I was from California and was used to commutes poking along in bumper to bumper traffic. It was a new experience to have a commute going 95 MPH.
This is 2 years later, but I have to know, why not just move out of the passing lane? I personally have never seen a 1 lane 75mph road so i have to assume it was a multi lane road. Fastest one lane road I have ever been on was 60 mph (California) and I simply passed people in the oncoming lane when it was safe to do so.
Yeah, Californians just hang out in the damn left lane and impede traffic. Moooove.
As a front range resident I can say one thing for sure, if you don’t frequently go to the mountains then it’s like living in any other big city with all the big city problems. If I add to the positives we have the “solar snow shovel” and we don’t have to deal with snow and ice all winter long. If I add to the negatives it doesn’t rain enough, and when it rarely does rain people mope around like it’s the end of the world. Seriously, people here have instant sunshine withdrawal symptoms.
The sunshine withdrawal thing couldn't be more true. I've lived in the Springs for 4 years and miss the rain terribly. If there is one cloudy day or it rains, people bitch constantly about it. Sheesh!
And you get more rain down there than Denver gets, but it’s so true how people act like a rainstorm is the end of the world. Everyone celebrates snow but hates the rain.
Lol Colorado gets less rain than like 95% of states in America.
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Thanks for these videos. They're informative, in that they're a good starting point for people who want to know more about a particular state. Looking forward to more.
Glad you like them!
Who wouldn't be salty if their home state suddenly became as expensive as California in less than a decade?
Modest homes pretty much start at $500,000 anywhere in the Denver metro area, and will likely keep going up. Screw this place
Me living in a 1.6 million dollar house in California and being called middle class
@@goose5718you can sell that house for a million and buy a house twice as big here in Colorado
That’s happening everywhere even in California, sadly.
After running an insurance business for 38 years in Fort Collins Colorado I have left there. I had lived in the state for over 65 years. I had had enough and decided a little over a year and a 1/2 ago to go up and live just outside of thermoplus Wyoming. Couldn't be happier now never wanna come back.
I was in Foco for school. what were the big drivers of you moving north? Wyoming has a lot to offer too. People don't give it credit.
@@thom7463 Move North to be more free less people slow pace of life gorgeous scenery hunting fishing out your door
I too left Colorado for Wyoming! I will never go back and I am a native. So much happier up here in Northern Wyoming!
@@Melissa-mae I moved to Wyoming form upstate NY, where I grew up. the outdoors are beautiful out here, but I can't handle the desert. It's nice above 7000 feet, but that's not where people live. Next move is to Portland, where there are trees and access to mountains.
@@thomasschellberg4235 I grew up with the Mountains so I got my fill. I live on the plains of Wyoming and I'm happy with it. Not a long drive to the black hills. It's very different out here than Portland and upstate NY.
I’m a Oregonian whose lived in South Denver and let me say this when I told any local I "just moved here from Oregon" I got good feedback. Most Coloradans rather have Oregon / WA transplants than let’s say Californians or Texans. Oregon geographically is pretty similar to Colorado and both state residents know that.
Dude nobody legit cares. And for shits, a lot of people have moved to California and we aren’t to thrilled either
@@brownbradpitt24-7 Ohh .. they care buddy
Yeah kinda depends where you're from we definitely have states we want less of moving here
@@brownbradpitt24-7 exactly! In San Diego 20 years ago everyone from out of state were military. Now, it’s hard to meet a family from CA, everyone is from east coast, or lol Colorado!
These are actually the two states I'm looking at moving to, Oregon or Colorado (from Texas). I'd love your thoughts on which you prefer/why one vs the other if you don't mind
People don't just drive 90-100 mph on the open roads in CO. They do that on the I-25 between Denver and the Springs. Very scary.
Yes! No police around either.
Damn right get the F over and stay in the right lane ya sally little biatches.
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I once watched a lady drive south bound I-25 with her hazards on because she was reading a book. This was early morning traffic. Seemed it was something she would do often.
@@msv9637 lmao so crazy. I drive those roads almost every day. Loveland to Castle Rock is a death trap. Reminds me of the gladiator races in ancient rome haha
The best way too describe Colorado in short terms is, everyone is always wanting to do something weather it be food, activities, or sports. It's always lively.
I know it's sickening 😂
Aloha from Maui! I used to live in Colorado and I miss it VERY MUCH !
The rate of pay does not match rents here in Colorado for a lot of people. Housing is out of control.
Frozen Dead Guy day in Nederland!
I loved Frozen Dead Guy Days! One of the highlights of my life.
As someone who has been a coloradan for a while I love this state but it breaks my heart that the fires, smoke and water rights are concerning enough to leave. For the last few summers it's been so bad you can't go outside for almost the entire summer and with this year's light snow fall I only imagine this pattern will continue and get worse
Right. It’s very difficult to enjoy the great outdoors when you can’t breathe.
Stop the cap I live here 2 for 4 years and I’ve been to plenty of other states and I can say of them all Colorado is the worst
You can't go outside? When you mean"you" you mean just yourself right? I've been living here for 23 yrs and never missed a summer, we are all outside enjoying the summer.
the EPA has downgraded the air quality to “extremely poor quality” all up and down the entire front range. Maybe you live on the western slope or pueblo or sterling but I assure you nobody is outside enjoying the outdoors when there is smoke everywhere. You literally walk inside from just going to the car and you smell like a smoked ham. Obviously this is during wildfire season & ‘controlled burn’ season. The quality of air is top notch at 7,700 ft elevation November-March but the front range is always engulfed in smog. You can see it from that elevation easily.
No one talks about this, at least not in all the research I’ve done about Denver before moving here. One of the worst decisions I ever made. “Natives” will be glad to know this transplant intends on leaving asap. Just one more summer to endure 😷.
I really like these pros and cons videos. I have to say, this may be the first time I've heard anything about western Colorado. I already knew about the boring eastern plains, but the description of the west is intriguing.
A lot of it is high altitude desert....
I moved here from the mountains 4 years ago. It's a great jumping off point for tons of activities, but there is a dingier underbelly of meth and homelessness...
@@peggywoods4327 Plus, the sort of appalling reactionary stupidity that got Lauren Boebert elected to Comgress. 😖
@@peggywoods4327 sounds a lot like western Montana about the homelessness and drugs. Throw in the new rude arrivals with that too.
Yeah, SW Colorado is very similar to south central and SE Utah. It’s kind of a mid-elevation semi-arid biome.
Enjoyed this one a lot. Seems like for CO, the pros are very strong pros and the cons are very strong cons. Being pretty much a recluse this place for me would be like going on a cruise. The locals will appreciate me even though they will never know it. I was stationed at Ft Carson for a year in 1975. It was a great place then.
Don’t be fooled I live here bro it’s really dumb literally
@@ye87 Seems a lot can change in 47 years.
@@ye87 it’s like a spell. Everyone thinks it’s the best place ever because they enjoyed their ‘insert activity here’ vacation. It’s completely limited in everything but nature. But with the wildfires & the sheer volume of people you can’t enjoy the outdoors as much. Bunch of burgers, pizzas & Mexican food. Obviously seafood sucks there. And all the good beef is shipped to NYC & west coast. But you can’t buy tastes..
I'm currently living the native recluse life outside of one of the big cities, it's fantastic! Going into town can be a pain in the ass, but you just have to know the times. Grocery shopping on Friday night in a King Soopers, saw maybe 10 people.
Oh boy. I'm a native and I don't like you already based on your attitude. Geez man who says stuff like that? "You WILL like me!!!!!" Yeah well now I don't 😊 and neither will anyone else. You won't get anywhere in life talking to people like that c'mon man
Briggs seriously understated the wildfire problem and its attendant air quality problems in this video. Our local wildfire season in Boulder County started on 12/30/21 with the Marshall Fire (1084 homes burned). It wasn’t even in the mountains and forest like west coast fires. It started during a 110 mile per hour windstorm. We have had 2 additional fires in Boulder County since then with a brief gap when we finally got our “winter” (note the global warming here and the 26 year drought) with snow on 12/31/21 which extended to about 3/23/22. Because of the1/2 of Louisville which was destroyed the population has actually decreased which is unheard of for a Colorado City. Before the fire, Louisville was listed as one of the best cities to live in the United States. Then there’s the fire season where Colorado gets the smoke from west coast fires where it’s unhealthy to breathe when you’re outside which can run from May-November. Since the Marshall and other Boulder fires, my wife and I have spent everyday thinking about evacuation plans. I may try to move a lot of important stuff to a storage unit to the east that doesn’t have trees around it. If I get one too far to the east on the plains, it gets into tornado territory.
Colorado has mass shootings like many other states. Forbes magazine rated Boulder the Happiest City in the United States in 2017 which is probably true if you’re a blind millionaire and can’t see the 1,000 or so unfortunate homeless people in the city. There were 10 people murdered in the shooting in King Soopers on 3/20/21. There was also the previous Columbine School shooting in Littleton in 1998 which was the first school shooting to receive national attention and caused a wave if imitators which continues to this day.
The traffic problems were also understated. The Diagonal between Boulder and Longmont used to be a nice scenic leisurely drive. Now with congestion, it’s 75-80 miles an hour bumper to bumper traffic during rush hours with one death a week.
I’m not against people moving here. I genuinely enjoy meeting the people who come to Boulder from all over the world. I wish I was somewhere else safer and will move out of the state after my sick wife who has leukemia dies.
holy shit man i hope you find peace. Keep in mind everywhere else has its own set of natural disasters or crime you have to deal with. Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, you have to be okay with some amount of risk and not think too much about it. These type of things can happen to anyone, and it’s only worth focusing on the things you can change yourself. You might leave only to find out you had it pretty good here in Boulder. You don’t have to worry about getting robbed at a red light at night, for example.
sounds like its almost the same there as it is here in albuquerque. our wildfire season in 2022 was devastating.
I lived in Boulder from 1993-2011. It started to suck around 2000. Now it's unbearable. Fort Collins is on the exact same trajectory as much as the locals hate being compared to Boulder.
I can attest that it’s awful awful. I can’t breathe out here…
It's weird that a lot of states like Colorado or Texas tend to hate newcomers but California doesn't seem to have that. Maybe CA has always been the place for ppl to start over again or something and we just don't hate anyone new because we too were once newcomers at one point.
I know right. It almost makes you feel like youre not supposed to be anywhere but where you came from or else the locals will get all butthurt lol. I'm from NC and I don't recall us ever being this way either. In fact we were always more curious and excited to see new people in town. I understand the annoyance of people who come tho and have all this money and out price every body else though in the housing markets. That truly sucks. My disdain would be more with rich folk who do that. Regular blue collar folk tho just trying to find a better place for themselves and their families is just fine.
Californians are weird and really cocky…
True … I moved from Colombia to California, then we moved from California to Boulder Colorado… and so far… I wanna move back to SOCal… the hate comments in almost every comment tells u a lot… but also at least where we are living right now in Dakota Ridge Boulder the passive aggressive neighbors are making our life impossible. Never had that problem in Redondo Beach SOCal, where everyone was always smiling to us, and had friends plus the diversity makes people more respectful … now we are in this situation where we are planning our move back. To bad cause I thought I was gonna love it here. I love the land though. I love California, always did, but now more 😹
I was stationed in Colorado Springs at Fort Carson and trust me it’s a beautiful state. I love the amount of things to do there.
I lived in Colorado for about 3 years. I never had anyone show me animosity because I moved there. And I also thought the food wasn’t great. Except for Mexican food.
I have to agree with these.
I don't mind people moving to the state. We, moved here when I was 13 years old, so trying to slam the door shut on other people just seems stupid and childish.
However, it is a widespread attitude, and your other comments were spot-on.
bro, we need much more videos with cons about colorado, ppl should became afraid moving to that state.
I lived in Glenwood Springs which is an hour from Vail but I loved it so much!
I love glenwood too. Far from vail attitude.
I really like the pros and cons video. Please keep them coming.
When I was in junior highschool way, back in the day, I spent two summers and one winter break in Denver visiting my Dad. I absolutely loved Denver! Beautiful scenery. So much natural beauty. I went to see Othello at The Red Rocks theater. I saw the minor league baseball team The Denver Bears at the old Mile High Stadium. I went for a drive to mountains. And went sailboating on a lake.
The only downside, was me, being from San Diego, trying to acclamate to the high altitude. I'd have altitude sickness for several days.
The 70’s, 80’s, 90’s 200’s are completely different then what it is now. I get your nostalgia though. I miss THOSE years.
I was born and raised in Colorado and yes it used to be amazing! Not so much anymore unfortunately too many people moving there and changing everything for the worst. I just moved out of Colorado for the first time in my life and I am happy to have grown up there and lived there while it was at it's best! I don't miss the traffic and extremely high prices, I used to be able to hike and camp anywhere, now everything comes at a high cost and is private property that used to be enjoyed by the public. Litter and violence hasn't been as bad as it is now.
Same here. Where did you move to. It’s sad what happened to such a beautiful state, I absolutely hate it.
@Dr. John Watson I agree, Colorado was a great beautiful place to grow up while it lasted. I moved to Alaska, now I'm in Iowa. There are still nice places that haven't been over run yet, you just have to look and do a little research.
I like visiting Colorado. I like visiting California, too. Living there is a different story.
You hit the nail on the head with this video!! So happy i got to experience Colorado before it got overpopulated, overpriced, polluted air, crazy drivers, bumper to bumper driving to the once pristine Rocky Mountains of 1970’s, 80’s, 90’s! I will stay here till I die, pay the greedy piper, but it will never be the way it was! Sadly
So true. I lived there until I was 28 years old. Moved away in 1998. I am shocked every time I go back and see the traffic etc. people move there and ruined what they moved there for.
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i live in small city about an hour and a half from colorado springs up in the mountains called buena vista and it has the nicest people here i have ever known and we have deer that walk down the street and sleep in your yard
I live there too and yes it’s the best place ever , great place to raise our kids. We have been there since 96 from Evergreen and it feels like a real nice community!
I have 2.5 acres south of Hartsel in middle of no where...But love it..I camp there a couple times a year..From Missouri so I love the cattle, derr and antelope on the range..
Just moved to Arapahoe County, Colorado from Galveston County, Texas. So far everyone is very friendly and welcoming!
Good to hear. I'm moving to Fountain, CO from Sugar Land, TX in a few weeks. I'd like to think people would be welcoming... Guess I'll find out. Take care!
@@Leonidas1014, Leo! How did find it there in colorado? I too am in TX(raised here) and contemplating a mover this fall.
Be as detailed as you'd like :)
Born and raised Coloradan here... it's a beautiful state and I'm actually ok with people moving here. Its the house pricing that's kicking me out slowly. I'm only jealous of people moving here because they can afford it lol. But my husband, kids and I are planning to move out of state next year so we can actually buy a home. For me personally your cons were the reasons and sadly out weighed the pros. (I'm also using your videos to help us determine which state to move to next to call home :P ) Great research as always and keep it up!
Same, I can afford a 3-bedroom in the slums in Colorado. But in another state I can afford a beautiful four-bedroom on quarter acre
NIce video on Colorado. All true. Except that last line about the weather getting warmer every year.
I lived in a ski town for 30 years and had to leave 4 years ago. 1: people coming in and buying up all the property and turning them into VRBOs, which depletes the long-term rental market (depletion of affordable housing for locals) 2: greedy developers buying up land for high-end development (that's what happened to the teeny trailer park I lived in for 20 years) 3: so now the "vibe" of that small community is changed by all the transplants (one reason they don't favor New folk). 4: the whole shift in society that has caused a surge in rudeness and sense of entitlement in the customer/tourist base that made working in the service industries a nightmare... So I moved to the Western Slope where I could afford to buy a house, and where there is a significant homeless/substance abuse population. Sigh... I am up for retirement soon and have been eyeing some of those small towns in your other videos 😉
As a native myself, you hit the nail on the head. Sucks how much this state got ruined smh
Native Coloradoan. Grew up inLeadville. Now live in Denver Loved the vid. So true about everything!
This is definitely going to be a great series
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An event not to miss: The Emma Crawford Coffin Races every fall in Manitou Springs. Also, if you’re a walker/runner, check out the Bolder Boulder 10K and the Waldo Waldo 5K, two of the funnest races I have ever done.
Great video Briggs. Not moving to Colorado, but I hope to visit!
Been thinking of hoping in my Tesla and taking a road trip. I think your channel is making want to do this. But it's also your channel that makes it hard to decide where to go. lol
A lot has changed since then
Didn’t expect to see a video abt my state today, well worth the watch tho!
Spring doesn't exist here. It frequently snows in May, and then it's summer. The weather really is fantastic, though.
It’s just got done raining and snowing all in one day! And then it all cleared with blue skies
@@tjsil99 Is all of Colorado bad with fire season or is it avoidable in some parts?
I lived in Colorado for 7 years and havent been there in 7 years and im moving back in a couple months so this was good to know
Yup - we are being 'loved to death'.
Real estate IS out of control but the REAL reason we are tired of new folks here is everyone who comes here wants it to be just like the best parts of "back home". They want to change the state to their own likes.
Sure, I am a transplant, too, but making it a point to adopt the Colorado way of life and leaving my old state behind has made all the difference! [Been here for 48 years]
If you come here, become a Coloradoan, OK?
COMPLETELY AGREE! If you move here, please leave your old biases and your "but back home...." to yourself. Or just come visit, and don't move here. I've lived here going on 33 years. It's wonderful (even given the downsides) but not if you're truly attached to wherever you're from.
Don’t be an a hole and pick up after yourself on the trails pretty much. Also if you’re gonna vote blue go to Denver /Boulder or don’t go here at all
I get it, lived there 82 to 97... and the newcomers then were changing the state.
Boulder went from being an expensive but nice college town to being The People's Republic of Boulder and extremely expensive.
And with that the state became a suburb of California.
68 yr native…this state has been Destroyed!
@@Clover5419 It will never be the same...
these pros and cons are much better than the mystery's of Mississippi video, I think the most popular states should have videos with pros and cons. Thank you Briggs for another relaxing and informative video.
Mississippi is the worst state 😂
The statement about the cost of beer and booze in the ski towns is true :)
You pretty much hit Colorado right on. Jonathan,Lakewood, Co, semi-native, moved here in1981 from Iowa. I really enjoy your videos.
I moved to Colorado about three months ago and was the best decision ive ever made. Defiantly such a gorgeous state.
Yes, it is.
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To fulfill Brigg's promise, we don't want you here. Go home.
Don't vote like you did in California.
@@paulbrungardt9823 right on Paul !
I live in AZ and like CO, I think the wildfire problem is ramping up dramatically over the last 10 years at least. We actively start watching in May/June through August at local wildfire conditions. Many have been uncomfortably close to our town....even without a lot of trees, we have non-native grasses that fuel fires.
On the Western Slope. Lots of folks from Cali and Texas moving in, raising housing prices to ridiculous highs. Plus they drive like crap.
Love your videos I have a friend who moved to Colorado recently
Only ten years ago, Illinois home prices we’re above the national average, and we’re about the same as Colorado was. Today, it’s a different story!
We moved from Chicago as poor people to Colorado Springs in 2006 and were firmly in the middle class in CO, 16 years later you have to be upper middle class to get a basic home here. We’d be better off moving to chicago nowadays
Bro, the traffic in Houston is worse and crazy. and a lot of people moving to Houston already and the traffic is getting bad to worse every season winter we go to Colorado to vacation and we love it it’s beautiful I didn’t see heavy traffic in Colorado. Not even Denver for me is not bad.
Moved to CO from the Midwest over 4 years ago. Love it here. Thought about moving to PNW or SoCal last year but ultimately we stayed here and bought a house south of Denver.
Great video as usual! We are looking to move so I pay a lot of attention to your videos Briggs! Thanks again
Briggs - you did a superlative job on this - thanks!
Glad you liked it! And thank you.
He was being honest for the most part. My buddies who drive up to me in summit on a weekend can get stuck in 4-6 hours of traffic instead of hour to hour and half.
It’s the same driving back on a Sunday. I70 is a mess.
You're def right on the money I've been in aurora since october and you do get that feel that they dont like outsiders particularly people from California this often comes to play in the winter months with snow season. If you're not used to driving in the snow ur more likely to have ur car parked stranded on the highway that's how they know ur an outsider. Outside of that the people are very welcoming the food and beer is great here and it's just a great vibe. I wish it was more affordable and I'm in Rhode island where cost of living is also terrible as well
Californians are terrible drivers and it shows in the winter.
All joking. I'm from Denver and the nativism/localism is a reaction to a lot of people feeling the pains of growth (more congestion, great costs to living).
I welcome folks to the front range. Just wish we had more housing options and less sprawl.
@@thom7463 I agree with that wish we had more housing back home in rhode island as well in the meantime I'm enjoying the great time I have left here. Cheers
Saudi Aurora is a freaking hole.
The weather here in Colorado springs is weird having snowstorms in May and sunny days in December
Western Colorado is very under rated and grand junction keeps growing every year and as a native to Colorado I recommend GJ. Like if you like outdoors fresh air and want to live in a city but don't the craziness of denver then I think GJ is worth a shot like we have good shopping food and activities we also aren't to far from the mountains and it's kinda like a mini Utah out here.
Seriously considering Grand J. Springs and the whole front range Is becoming everything I hate about CA
Moved away, expensive to live in, I will be a visitor from now on.
Been in CO since 86. I pretty much agree with your list. I think the air quality is pretty good overall however. I am tempted to move out due to the crowds/traffic. But where?! It’s tough to beat our weather.
Honestly, you would run into the same nonsense most other places unless you settled down in a sleepy small town far from any metro areas.
We lived in Colorado from 1993 to 2022. We left as it became California, Denver and Boulder control the state. Miss the weather and the mountains but not the traffic.
Last May (2021) I moved to Westminster, CO, from 35 yrs in PA (the Dutch backbone there kept me at arms length).
I used your insights to help make my decision.
From watching this today, I wanted to say that I find the people I’ve met here, both bornNbred & newbies, to be extremely open, happy & friendly.
I think it has a LOT to do w/ all the time people here get to spend outside.
There’s actual research that Mr. Stanley (of the famed Stanley Hotel in Estes Park) had done in the late 1800’s here, when he was surprisingly cured of TB, died instead in his 80’s, when once given a TB death sentence… He had spent a lot of time outside, so used his vast resources to get to understand his new health.
Note: there are rude people anywhere you hv humans, but I feel people in CO are way more welcoming than those of PA ever were.
Doc holiday cam to Colorado to help with TB but died anyway.
I believe he died in Glenwood springs
Nah we're nice to you because you didn't come from Cali or Texas. We'll take anyone not from those states
Another great series of videos Briggs! ♥️♥️♥️
as a Colorado native, the biggest thing hurting small towns is the amount of people moving in. I've lived in Glenwood Springs my entire life but specifically the amount of Californians moving in is killing my love for my native state.
I'm moving to Colorado Springs (for a year) from New Zealand. Ngl I'm kinda scared people will be even worse since I'm from overseas, is that true?
@@helenaclissold8288 right on that's awesome! In Colorado as long as you're not from California then you have nothing to worry about lol, people here are very respectful of foreigners!
@@helenaclissold8288 nah it's cool man you're like from a whole ass different country. We just hate the people from other states.
@@helenaclissold8288 As a Kiwi you will be LOVED.
I’m moving there from Rhode Island soon so wish me luck 👍
I've had some great times, camping all around Colorado. It's such a beautiful state!
People have been moving to CO like crazy ever since they legalized MJ in 2014. This state used to be chill.. 😒
Marijuana was legalized in 2012.
@@allisoncunningham6008 state licensed retail sales - in January 2014
I just moved back to Colorado Springs this year after leaving in 2006 to get stationed in England. My son’s mother told me how everything went up when she moved in 2015. It was a shock to the system considering I moved from San Antonio but there’s no place I’d rather be. I fell in love with Colorado the first time I arrived after basic training in 1986. I’m a native NYer and it took my breath away when I landed at Stapleton Airport (yes I’m showing my age)
What blows my mind is MJ has been legal for a decade or more in Colorado and there's still no place to consume. The dispensary prices are absolutely ridiculous and the food is crazy high. I can drive to Michigan and get 3x as much as their dispensary than I ever could in Co. 🤣
😢 facts i miss my state.
Colorado is amazing.
Lived on the Wyoming/Colorado state line for 6 years.
As a native Coloradoan, I absolutely love my state, I'm extremely proud of it, and I can definitely attest to the point of Colorado's isolationistic ideals, especially towards Californians and Floridians. My family always said that the reason traffics so bad is cuz of the Californians drivin' stupid but hey, just say your from western Colorado like Grand Junction or something and boom, you're already considered a native.
Kaed speaks FACTS.
Great video, I enjoyed it Mr Briggs.
I was born and raised in the Northwest corner of Colorado. Skiing was part of our gym class, rodeos and tailgate parties were great. Visiting Denver and Colorado to see extended family while going to Casa Bonita and chilling at Waterworld then shopping at Cherry Creek Mall back in the 80's and early 90's. The air seemed cleaner and better. Now I visit my Parents who moved to Grand Junction ( another place we would visit for weekend shopping) and this town has become overrun, over populated and over priced for the area. The mountain formations are beautiful though. The traffic is almost just as bad as Denver and the cost of living is astronomical!!!. I have long moved away from there but people who have transplanted there have made it a much ruder, over populated and dirtier state then it once was. People in Colorado used to be genuine and great. Now the state has changed. I'm saddened by this.
been a colorado resident since. April 2016...and in a short time has become very califoranish..looking to get out....politics, laws, crime, cost of living just too name a few...have become unmanageable. too live and not see all the problems..you must make. at least 6 figures! I live in greeley! (weld county)..stinky town.. I have travel throughout the state looking to relocate....
Very oppressive, like California...left there in 2004...Far too much government over site in both states!
That makes me sad to hear. Id love to live in Colorado and just be a chill person - seems like its not even worth moving to anymore
I tend to try and leave right after work from the Colorado Springs area, and my parents have a condo up in Winter Park (off I70 and Berthoud pass), it’s a little better than the drive to Summit county resorts (breck, keystone, etc…), but you still hit Denver rush hour traffic on I25, slows with truckers up I70, and sketchy switchbacks. If you leave at 5:30 you might not get up there till 9:30 or 10:00. And it’s usually a 2hr and 15 min drive. And don’t get me started on holiday weekends, all the Texans come up for a long weekend or spring break of pizza and French fries skiing, and the roads are such a mess. People w/ out snow chains or tires who think they can go 90 in eh road conditions, people who don’t know how to drive in a blizzard, and so many people who drove their oversized SUV into a ditch. It becomes living hell on the freeways/interstates.
Sadly enough, I agree with you. When I was younger, when Broomfield was mostly fields, I was excited to see tourists. Now I look around and see how everything has grown, Denver just expands more and more. We are turning into California with California problems. And all the people born and raised here are having to move out because they can't afford anything. People are being priced out of their own homes. So yeah, go home, there's no room for you here.
Exactly
Well if the people of Colorado keep voting in the Democrats they will become Calirado. Pick your representatives wisely.
Moving from CA in a few weeks! See you soon
Great video,as always Briggs! I love Colorado!👍🤗✌️
Thanks 👍
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs ALWAYS 💕👍🤗✌️
I grew up in Colorado Springs. I missed what the state used to be and not what it is now. I have a several friends who moved away like I did and we will not move back unless we absolutely had to.
What state are you living now ?
@@aleksandravon364 Texas
@@crimineyjenkins1 how is the heat there ?
@@aleksandravon364 80's and 90's during the day 45-70's at night.
@@aleksandravon364 summer was in the upper 90's to 100's
loved it! It’s fun hearing about my state and you were right on about everything… as usual!
I’ll watch the video in a few minutes, but as a transplant who has lived in Colorado for about three years now, one of the big downsides of this place is food. You just don’t get truly blow your mind great food anywhere in Colorado.
I live in Colorado springs 70 miles south of Denver. Not too bad pretty laid back for the most part. It snows but it melts off fast. Beautiful winters especially around the holidays. It gets -3 in winter and 103 in summer. Best time to visit or move to Colorado is fall or spring 👍✨✨✨✨
Colorado is nice, I lived out there near Denver in the 80's. I was there 7 months. Had to go. Wasn't my thing. Dry, not green enough and smog. Expensive and really expensive now. I'm sure many people love it. 💕
I love the outdoor stuff out here, but miles and miles of sagebrush is depressing. I will be leaving the Rockies for that reason.
Grew up in Fort Collins. Love it.
Arizona next please.
grew up in So Cal my whole life. But man this looks incredible.
I moved to Colorado (a long time ago). I like it when friends complain about people moving here...that also moved here. Why the hell wouldn't people want to move to Colorado? If you can find a good job it can't be beat.
Ikr that’s why I’m moving back
My family has been here hundreds of years and I like your attitude!
I really like these pros and cons videos!
The outsider thing even extends to people who have lived in Colorado most of their lives. If they for whatever reason don't consider you part of their clique, you're an outsider and will be treated as such.
The level of pretentiousness with the people is puke worthy
Yes - there are circles within circles here...
@@oxigenarian9763 that’s the best way to put it. Circles inside of circles. I’ve never been a clique person. I’ve always been an individual that gets along with everyone, not a group person. And after 2 decades watching these cliques from the outside view, they all kind of hate each other, screw each other over, trade mates etc. I would hear how they talk about each other behind their backs and it was straight up enemy talk. I’m guessing they are all too insecure to not have multiple friends so they’ll put up with bad behavior etc. THEN you add in the pretension & it’s so delusional. My neighbor was trying to “climb the Coloradoan socioeconomic latter” (I have never lived somewhere with so many trust fund kids then in Colorado) but the only thing she could do was literally selling her body (she decided to be a surrogate for the money it paid, tons of ads on Craigslist solicited that in college towns constantly). She got a bunch of money from it because she almost died giving birth & then would toss her nose up at anyone she felt was poorer then her. Of course without even getting to know the person & their circumstances. Which to me was so weird because she literally was just on the lower ladder & it was odd to watch her change for the worse. Lots of incorrect prejudging. Lots of looking down at people. Colorado has a lot of people that clique up as children and refuse to ever let another person into the circle. Unless they want something from you. The best thing about that is, it’s a great red flag to not waste your time even acknowledging them because they are shallow and mentally stunted. This is actually a known thing about people that live in Colorado. I just moved from there to the Bible Belt and the openness & friendliness difference is AMAZING. I lived there for over 25 years and the only good life long friends I made were people that had moved to Colorado from other states. Except one. And she is unique because the cliques never friended her either & she was born & raised there AND her father was a wealthy injury attorney! Guessing she was just too authentic. People will be superficially friendly to people there. But it ends there. It’s all about looks and status. Which turns my stomach. This one clique stopped talking to me just because I bought a house before their parents bought them houses. Their attitude was, she’s not supposed to have something I don’t have. That’s a thing there, parents buy their kids houses for graduation, especially in the college towns. Then the adult kids act like they bought it themselves. There’s just a lot of “fake” going on.
@@msv9637 I can say it's hard to make friends sometimes but I can't say that's a Colorado thing.
I lived for a while in the SW corner and the people there were always friendly if you strike up a conversation. If you don't, they just mind their own business and leave you alone.
That is sometimes thought of as unfriendly when it really is not...
@@oxigenarian9763 funny I was gonna say it’s mainly a front range thing but then remembered it’s the high country too. But SW, SE & NE is not that way. In my experience everyone in my mountain community was so bored all they did was pay attention to what anyone else was doing. Trespassing on my property doing background checks etc. It got worse as the population increased.
Love the pros and cons keep this series going!!
As a Coloradoan I think we need to build a wall ,the greatest wall ever,an make the other states pay for it for raising our price of living
As a Colorado native the fires are insane and recently my and my friend lived incredibly close to the plumtaw fire in north of pagosa springs and were very close to evacuating
Moved to Colorado almost 2 years ago from Louisiana. It’s amazing. Just extremely expensive. Paying $2,450/month for an average home is harsh compared to the $1,400 I paid for a larger home in La. Good strongly outweighs the bad though. NO HUMIDITY!!!!
all is good and love the state the only thing i have a problem with is some people arent nice and the roads really suck when it snows yep the roads are garbage they only fill in the pot holes when they see fit to fill in those potholes. and road pitting, relationships suck here.
I’m one of those Colorado commenters. 68 yr native of Colorado and this state has been “Ruined”. Over crowded and wayyyy to expensive. Note: if you move here and get auto ins….be prepared to pay for Everyone else’s car accident. Insurance here is a soaring rip off business here. Your rates will Never remain the same. This is my home state and I’m Discusted how it’s developed. It’s just too overcrowded.
Rose I left as it isn't the same. Water is a huge problem as more and more people come. Infrastructure can't handle the influx. Traffic is so bad as road rage is insane. Crime is growing. Just lost all the magic and charm.
Don’t forget about the insane registration fees for a new car thanks to Hickenlooper. I’ve heard our new car registration is the worst in the country. My STI was close to $1,500 the first year, nearly $1,000 the second year, and around $750 the third year - before finally dropping below $500 after 5 years of highway robbery by the state government. Lookout new car buyers (in Colorado)! Add another $1,500 (at least) to your sticker price if you’re buying a $40,000+ vehicle. That was in 2016/2017, too; it’s probably worse now.
Im from Florida and I'd love to move there. Them mountains 😍😍
Loving the street map of Toronto at around 6’43”. This Colorado or Ontario? 😜😜😜
3 pros and cons I can think of before watching:
Pros:
1. One of the most beautiful states in the country
2. Great economy
3. Very high level of education
Cons:
1. Cost of living
2. Above average crime rate
3. Weather (Very hot summers and very cold winters)
There are definitely a lot more pros than cons though. Colorado is one of the best states we have if you can afford it.
Overpriced groceries and restaurants too
Looks like Briggs is right again! Posts here say "newcomers stay out." Maybe it would be best if the entire country were to avoid this state. Just watch it on YT.
I lived in the springs during college but moved as soon as a graduated. While it’s true the average pay is higher in general- it’s not high enough to offset how much more it costs there and pay can still be closer to the national average depending on the industry. I moved to the Midwest and pay was the same as an equivalent position in the springs, but my rent was almost 40% lower and my car insurance cost was cut in half immediately (Colorado has high car and home insurance due to frequent hail). Groceries are also cheaper.
I left my native California 27 years ago to come to Colorado. I came here to hunt and live free. Unfortunately, other Californians have followed me here and they vote like they did in California; crime, taxes, gangs have been transplanted here.
Pretty much. Also the woods are now crowded.
Nothing says hypocrisy more than someone who has moved to a place and now doesn't want others to move there... typical!
@@kwamebushman606 You are welcome to come here in Colorado ! Just please don't vote like you did in California that ruined California.
@@msv9637 I had wondered about that. I mean, there is only so much wilderness.
Oh shut up
Huge fan of your content, can you do a 5pros/5cons on Montana.