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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]30% increase isn't enough unless you're already pulling down $120K+ in Denver.

And even then, your standards of living will need some adjustment downward. Quite a bit in fact, because you can't get the kind of home in the DC area you can get in Denver for even 3x the money. [/quote]

Making 180k base now. What kind of homes are you talking about though?[/quote]

Well, an equivalent $300,000 home in Denver will cost you more than $900,000 here. And I know what $300k gets you in Denver. Here $300k gets you a townhouse in a sketchy neighborhood in MD or VA, with a one hour+ commute. Or it will get you a one BR condo in a cheaper, older building in the city. [/quote]

Have you been there in this decade? My frirnd just sold his rundown 1000 square foot house in a transitioning part of Englewood with terrible schools for $410k.

OP should be fine. [b]The question is: why would you want to move to DC from Denver?[/b][/quote]

agree with this. [/quote]

OP here. Job prospects which comes with more hours of course. Please feel free to talk me out of it! :wink: [/quote]

Haha wellll...at the risk of asking a too vague and open-ended question, what kind of person are you? What / who do you like?

I grew up in DC and lived there after college - my family is all still there and I spend about 4-6 weeks of the year there. I have lived in denver for the past 9 years. I don't hate DC and may even end up back there someday, who knows (to be close to family, to be clear), but I will tell you that there is a definite difference in the type of people and general culture / feel of the two areas. And in the quality of life and work/life balance as well.

I'm not saying you won't find good people you like and get along with, but it may be a lot harder and take longer than you'd think.[/quote]

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