alt Hacker NewsHow far south are you? I lived in Colorado Springs for a few years as a ski bum and all my friends in Denver used to mock me driving back and forth, but my rent was almost $500 cheaper living in Springs.
You're 100% right though.
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just a little west of Pueblo. We're about 1/3 of the cost of living in the Denver area.
We get plenty of migrants from the Denver area and elsewhere.
Of course, the sales tax and other taxes are going up. Probably heading to a truly rural area with a nice community soon. I lived in many big cities over the years. They are toxic and unsafe. I know that because I worked in public health. If you look at the morbidity and mortality by zip code, you'll see yourself. Affordable city living has a dark side.
Not to say that city life isn't great when you're in your 20s or 30s. It is fun and jobs are everywhere. But I've seen enough fatal car crashes for a lifetime.
Commuting from the Springs to Denver every day, so 22-23 days a month, 60-70 miles one way...
Is that worth $500?
Quick math:
$4/gallon, 35 mpg, 120 miles a day, so $14/day in gas, plus extra maintenance, and the 3 hours a day of your life you'll never get back.
Couldn't claim with a straight face myself that the math works.