Colorado cost of living

[T Hollis]

Why has Colorado become so expensive to live in?
Don't quite understand as there is plenty of room, lots of good jobs and the economy is one of the best in the nation.
Seems to be on the fast track to becoming another L.A. or San Fran.


"Hmmm"...

[TDCTDI]

The prices will go down after all the uber rich that drove the prices up get tired of tripping over all the stoned vagrants that are now bakedcationing.
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[Manfred58sc]

Legal weed, Its that simple, and it will get into San Fran territory on the front range soon. Plenty of little towns to enjoy for the time being. The billion dollar juggernaut of cannabis is unstoppable at this point, bring it!
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[sixfootdan]

Lived in Co. Springs for 14 years and left in the late 90's. I miss it but don't know if I could ever go back, I would probably be in shell shock.
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[Manfred58sc]

West side of Springs is still recognizable, rest of the town has blown up. It is Bum'thirty all over town , super horrible. I'm a native born,life long Coloradoan very glad to see cannabis transforming the state rather than fracking or forestry. I think its bringing the right kind of people into the state. Nice places to live will get pricier, that is inevitable. Luckily, there is plenty of opportunity to make more (for now).
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[raygreenwood]

Weed legalization responsible for the economic expansion of Colorado? ......not even remotely.

You guys need to put down the bong.

The transformation of Colorado started long before weed was legalized. The first major visual point was the new world class Denver airport....even though it had issues getting off the ground.....the light rail links between Denver and Colorado Springs and other areas were next obvious....and again pre-dated the wonder weed movement.

The biggest prime mover of the cost of living increase on Colorado in general was the polulation influx over the past decade chasing medium to high tech manufacturing and a high standard of living at ...then...moderate prices.

All the weed is doing is bringing in tax dollars. While that is good for further infrastructure investment.....its not not what created the boom in cost of living and job creation.

While it might be fun to think everyone is stampeding to Colorado to be close to legal weed.....you have to bear in mind that the jobs had to be there in the first place.......for those who move there to be able to afford buy weed. Ray

[modok]

Utility bills are LOW, cigs are 5 bucks a pack. No emissions tests. I live in the center of colorado springs, and I'm not rich. Rather, the number of vacant properties and bums is slightly alarming, but, it's partly due to the complete lack of city planning. The shape of the town has all the logic of a random ink blot. If none of that bothers you, then you'll love pueblo.

Now DENVER, and Boulder, that's EXPENSIVE!

[Manfred58sc]

Facts: 6000 immigrants per week attributed to the 2 legalization amendments, many are so called "medical refugees" seeking to escape pharmaceutical relationships. 50% of 2015 tourists cited legal access as a factor in their vacation plans. 1 billion in revenue plus much more in capital and business development. DIA serves roughly the same as Stapleton did and guess what?? It will have a 1.2 billion dollar expansion to serve pot tourists known as "Airport City". Colorado is heavily dependent on Federal spending as well, close to %50 of revenue originates from them. This includes retires, military bases, etc.etc. High tech has largely left for Asia 10 years ago (where you hire a qualified engineer for 1/10 of the cost). Been here all my life and run many small businesses as well as a property investor. This boom is weed driven.
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[T Hollis]

Used to be known as a "Friendly Cow Town" with the "National Western Stock Show / Cattle Yards" as one of its major attractions.

It's amazing how just a few select folks can change the whole personality of a state / city.

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[raygreenwood]

[T Hollis]

I see the day fast approaching when each state will require some sort of passport just to enter. And, those not native to that state will only be allowed a limited visiting visa.
It would be required at each states boarder kind'a like a port of entry for truckers.
I think we are fast becoming a divided country.

[Gary]

[Manfred58sc]

The division has already occurred based on education and income. Municipalities can enact "time,place,and manner" restrictions that heavily favor one demographic over another (Gated communities,minimum prices for cups of coffee-Aspen-,zero free parking-Vail). There may be reverse flow tech jobs, I'm not an expert in that field. I am involved directly with economic development in 3 counties and the industrial hemp movement. 90% of the discussion in the last 3 years has been around the weed issue, with many towns going "all in" and reaping the rewards. Manufacturing in the US?? less than 5% of GDP, and less than 9% of employment. I don't see how those figures shifted Colorado's economy so quickly. I know many trades people,Realtors,politicians they all agree, its the weed. Of course, any dynamic event will have multiple inputs and outcomes. I freely offer that this is a generalization based on personal experience. Its still way cheaper than most of SoCal.
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[T Hollis]