but all rents around Denver/Boulder/Colorado Springs/Ft Collins (Front Range) have gone up and there aren't a lot of places to rent. CSU Ft Collins and CUBoulder are large universities and the students are having trouble finding houses or rooms they can afford. In Boulder a one-bedroom will rent for $1100 up but Ft Collins and towns between are sometimes less. Colorado is doing a little better on jobs compared to many states and we have a lot of construction going on but unskilled jobs and service jobs do not pay very well. We have good community colleges if you're interested in going back to school.
There are so many advantages to living in Colorado but it is not cheap. You will enjoy the mountains and the great trails everywhere from April through Sept. but skiing, snowboarding in the winter are expensive. You will probably need a car though there is a pretty good bus system.
Lots of music, breweries, sports and activities all year. If you know someone you could stay with it would be good to visit for a while to check out what's available and get used to the changes in weather and altitude.
The reason CO has become expensive and crowded is because so many want to live here (and legalization of pot of course) LOL
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