Stenar, I deleted your post. Not having a SLC v. Denver / everywhere else conversation.
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The weather is not as nice as Denver
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Don't care. I like winter fashion, and actually breaking out my coat / sweaters.
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the outdoor recreation opportunities are nothing compared to Denver, there are no mountains
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Everyone has different outdoor recreation tastes. Mine are urban. I'll ride my bike and 'hike' as much as, actually more, than I would in the mountains. No value difference to me here.
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people are not as friendly, there are more overweight / obese people
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Also don't care. I'm engaged, soon to be married to someone I find incredible both inside and out. I like unfriendly / not fake / straight up people. Whenever I visit the east coast, the people are amazing. My style.
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the economy is not as strong as Denver. It is a typical east coast dump.
And yes Wong, there are a lot of ghetto areas in Philadelphia, which actually does negatively impact quality of life.
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So why do 6 million (more than twice Denver) live there. Something has to be kind of right about that place. Sure they aren't on a huge ass upward spike like Denver but they're holding steady. Oh yeah, they have housing stock because they built right.
Oh and, I hate to say it, Central Denver is starting to lack culture on a very quick clip. I wonder why.... Build / cater to one class, you get a milky white city with overpriced rentals and no for sale housing because 'the market is fine', 'we love our property values', 'millennials can't afford to buy anyway'.
Sorry Denver, I can afford to buy a home (in a desirable area(!), with a nice unit not in a basement), just not here.