Reader: Denver Is Way Overpriced for What the City Actually Offers

The comments continue to accumulate on Patricia Calhoun's post about rising Denver rent prices and the Confluence project. In this reader's opinion, the Mile High City definitely isn't a bargain right now.... See also: Denver Rents Are Soaring -- and So Is the Confluence Project...
By Michael RobertsJanuary 13, 2015
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The comments continue to accumulate on Patricia Calhoun’s post about rising Denver rent prices and the Confluence project. In this reader’s opinion, the Mile High City definitely isn’t a bargain right now….

See also: Denver Rents Are Soaring — and So Is the Confluence Project

Jacob Edward writes:

Denver is way overpriced for what the city actually offers. Don’t get me wrong, I love my hometown, but the cost of living is getting out of hand. You would have an easier time finding affordable housing in a hip neighborhood in Portland now than you would in Denver, and Denver has much less to offer than Portland. Hell, I think Milwaukee and Minneapolis have more to offer than Denver, and for a fraction of the cost at that.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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