Denver is in contention for GOAT US city...

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How long you been there / how much time you spend there before deciding to move?
I've been coming here on/off since October. My lease is up in April and I'm 75% sure I'm moving, its either here or back home to Sacramento...

I don't have any family here, so my only connections here are the associations I've met. I can make more money here than I can in Sac or in Raleigh, at a lower cost of living in Sac, and only slightly more than in Rgh...

I have better career connections here than I have in Sac...

The only things that may limit or rule out a move, are my daughters are all in NC. My youngest daughter's mom is currently battling Stage 3 cervical cancer, and I'll be back in Rgh in 10 days to help support her again, she starts her treatments next week. There are scenarios that both could support me moving or staying, but for her part, working out how I see my daughter will be easy (we're speaking that she beats it entirely)...

Me and my two oldest kids' mother are currently in custody negotiations, we have another session on the 17th, and if we don't reach an agreement then, we go to court in late September. But conversations are progressing and its possible we have an agreement that allows for me to see my girls if I move out if state...

Ultimately I'm lured out of state by the prospects of making more money, and how I can provide for me and mine, and the allure if living back at home after years in NC. The more money I make will allow me the flexibility to get back fairly often, in seasons I don't have my girls with me...

Still a chance I stay put but I'm closer and closer to leaving NC than I've been in awhile...
Where are the black people? When I went I mostly stayed downtown for a conference but it was biracial central. I had a great time there though really dope downtown
Over in the eastern neighborhoods; 55% of black people in Denver live in Northeast Denver, and like another 25% live in Southeast. Basically if you stay on the East Side you'll see larger concentrations of us and where we at, we really out here. I'm in NE Denver and if I move here this the part of the city I'm moving to...
Denver is garbage I don’t agree at all OP. Suburban sprawl, terrible food, etc
You tripping 🤣 you from Delaware saying that when you been in and around Philly, I'd assume, which has plenty of drawbacks...
 

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It can't be with that nasty winter..
I've yet to experience a winter here and maybe that fukks me up, but I'm at least willing to try it out...
Is there a statistics that show us how Denver is in the GOAT category? Or is it more like your personal opinion?
Definitely my personal opinion, but one steeped in a lot of research and time in other places 😆
Next place im probably moving is to the south or back to the Midwest

Only place id move that's not majority Black is North Las Vegas, because they still have a good pop of Black ppl and it's rising
Vegas is in a desert, I could never live in a desert...
 

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I've been coming here on/off since October. My lease is up in April and I'm 75% sure I'm moving, its either here or back home to Sacramento...

I don't have any family here, so my only connections here are the associations I've met. I can make more money here than I can in Sac or in Raleigh, at a lower cost of living in Sac, and only slightly more than in Rgh...

I have better career connections here than I have in Sac...

The only things that may limit or rule out a move, are my daughters are all in NC. My youngest daughter's mom is currently battling Stage 3 cervical cancer, and I'll be back in Rgh in 10 days to help support her again, she starts her treatments next week. There are scenarios that both could support me moving or staying, but for her part, working out how I see my daughter will be easy (we're speaking that she beats it entirely)...

Me and my two oldest kids' mother are currently in custody negotiations, we have another session on the 17th, and if we don't reach an agreement then, we go to court in late September. But conversations are progressing and its possible we have an agreement that allows for me to see my girls if I move out if state...

Ultimately I'm lured out of state by the prospects of making more money, and how I can provide for me and mine, and the allure if living back at home after years in NC. The more money I make will allow me the flexibility to get back fairly often, in seasons I don't have my girls with me...

Still a chance I stay put but I'm closer and closer to leaving NC than I've been in awhile...

Over in the eastern neighborhoods; 55% of black people in Denver live in Northeast Denver, and like another 25% live in Southeast. Basically if you stay on the East Side you'll see larger concentrations of us and where we at, we really out here. I'm in NE Denver and if I move here this the part of the city I'm moving to...

You tripping 🤣 you from Delaware saying that when you been in and around Philly, I'd assume, which has plenty of drawbacks...
Yeah I used to live in Philly, and Philly in its worst day > Denver. Denver is garbage bro
 

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Ay bruh, shyt changes fast 🤣 once my body acclimated to the climate and I been out doing shyt, its been nothing short of awesome. Part of it is, I've come in the preferable time of year too (even when I came last year, it was Autumn, so I haven't seen a real winter here yet). But this shyt sold me quick!

It really is Crip and Blood heavy here, that's a fact. And they got a lot of they own B/C gangs, not just banging LA hoods (they have that too though). They got a hood out here banging Garden Blocc too, which is a Sac gang...
You didn't tell us anything meaningful :dahell: why should people go there?
Personally, the earning potential is thru the roof, that's a huge driver for me. Combine that, with the fact the only major cost of living thing is groceries, you can make so much money here...

I haven't lived anywhere where, I can make as much money, which may never career or Rodney specific, but it is what it is and it's super enticing. Denver City minimum wage is $18.81 and we generally staff at $2 higher than that, at the floor. For the regular, every day worker, you can run it up here, and if you in any type of managerial position, you can REALLY run it up...

The political climate of the city is free and live and let live, liberal, but not excruciatingly so...

Last fall was decent and this transition into summer has been mostly great. It gets hot but I just left Raleigh where it was 100° with southern humidity, "hot" just feels different here. Many people applaud the climate here, its an adjustment for sure...

Also I completely vouch for the people, there are really nice people here and the black community is a LOT stronger and more visible than appears at first glance...
 

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I wanna visit Denver. Seen all the videos and it looks beautiful. I’m not fukking with the winter tho. Had enough Midwest winters. Looking to move to SoCal next year and get my sun game on :whew:
 

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Yeah I used to live in Philly, and Philly in its worst day > Denver. Denver is garbage bro
I've never actually been to Philly so I'll take your word for it. I've been thru Philly, on my way from Harrisburg to Jersey (Asbury/Freehold), but I never actually "went" to Philly...

I LOVE Pittsburgh, and most people say those cities so different from each other. Outside looking in, Philly has no appeal to me, I've never had an inclination to go check it out. If it's a smaller version of New York, I'd just go to New York. If I want a blacker city, I'd just go to DC. If I wanted East Coast vibes, I can get that fix in a bunch of places and I have been to Boston multiple times and liked it...

If I wanna be in Penna I'd just go to Pittsburgh 🤣 I don't know bruh, Philly just seems like a place that anything I'd like about it, other places do it better...

Denver is awesome, though. But I'm also not really an East Coast guy...
 

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Ay bruh, shyt changes fast 🤣 once my body acclimated to the climate and I been out doing shyt, its been nothing short of awesome. Part of it is, I've come in the preferable time of year too (even when I came last year, it was Autumn, so I haven't seen a real winter here yet). But this shyt sold me quick!

It really is Crip and Blood heavy here, that's a fact. And they got a lot of they own B/C gangs, not just banging LA hoods (they have that too though). They got a hood out here banging Garden Blocc too, which is a Sac gang...

Personally, the earning potential is thru the roof, that's a huge driver for me. Combine that, with the fact the only major cost of living thing is groceries, you can make so much money here...

I haven't lived anywhere where, I can make as much money, which may never career or Rodney specific, but it is what it is and it's super enticing. Denver City minimum wage is $18.81 and we generally staff at $2 higher than that, at the floor. For the regular, every day worker, you can run it up here, and if you in any type of managerial position, you can REALLY run it up...

The political climate of the city is free and live and let live, liberal, but not excruciatingly so...

Last fall was decent and this transition into summer has been mostly great. It gets hot but I just left Raleigh where it was 100° with southern humidity, "hot" just feels different here. Many people applaud the climate here, its an adjustment for sure...

Also I completely vouch for the people, there are really nice people here and the black community is a LOT stronger and more visible than appears at first glance...
How did you get to know a city that you're not from?

Like where did you go, were you just by yourself?
 
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