[bruin66]

You probably don't live in Colorado. We moved to Colorado Springs (near Monument) 12 years ago. The area used to be small-town, rural in nature. But the city and county "planners" have been on the take from developers for the last 8-9 years. There are now literally thousands of cars on roads that were designed when we had a population of 800. Areas that were wide-open treed expanses are now crowded with houses, with no thought to taxing a limited water supply. No, I can no longer recommend Colorado, except for a visit.

[OldFriend]

The person is looking for a place to retire.....if he had to commute to work that might be deserving of a different criteria. My daughter moved to Denver last year from lousy ole NJ........she loves it.......everything about it is awe inspiring.....on a bad day you just have to look to the mountains to feel restored. Sorry your experience has been unhappy but the state has many many good things going for it.

[samuel_adams_us]

That sounds funny coming from a newby. Born in Colorado in 1964, we thought it was getting out of control in the seventies, these days it's a nightmare.