In case you need any more proof that Denver is thriving and will continue to thrive, there are a couple of recent examples. Denver has recently been placed as one of the richest cities in the United States by USA Today (Denver ranks No. 9, sandwiched between Los Angeles and Austin). The list was created […]
People Flocking to Colorado
February 2, 2015 by 1 Comment
According to the 2014 Allied Van Lines Magnet States Report, in 2014, Colorado ranked No. 5 among states that had more people moving in than out. The report is based on people who use Westmont, Illinois-based Allied Van Lines as a moving service. It found that although 2,011 people left the state, 2,485 moved in, […]
Healthiest Places in America
January 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
According to a joint study by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Colorado is the thinnest state in the nation, with 21.3 percent of residents classified as obese, a lower rate than any other state. However, does being the capital of a state with the thinnest residents in the country […]
Denver Among the Most Expensive Cities
January 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
According to a report titled “Naughty or Nice Cities for Renters,” by rent.com, Denver is ranked in the top 10 most expensive cities for leasing an apartment relative to income and other factors. The report looked at the 75 metro areas with the largest populations and categorized them based on: 1. Rental vacancy rates. 2. […]
Best Performing Cities: Denver
December 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
According to an annual report released by the Milken Institute, Denver and three other Colorado metro areas are among the nation’s top 20 best-performing cities of 2014. The report aims to identify where America’s jobs are created and sustained. The Denver-Aurora-Broomfield metro area comes in at No. 12 on the list, up from No. 15 […]
Best Cities for Job Seekers
December 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Denver, along with Aurora, join several in Texas and other scattered across the country in NerdWallet’s top 20 “Best Cities for Job Seekers” report. NerdWallet ranked 100 cities based on: 1. Unemployment rate, with a lower one increasing a city’s overall score. 2. Working-age population growth, where a high rate of growth increased a city’s […]
A More Competitive Colorado
December 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation’s 10th edition of its annual “Toward a More Competitive Colorado” report showed that Colorado had the fifth-highest employment growth in the nation during the economic recovery from 2008 to 2013. The state’s No. 3 ranking for job growth was up from No. 5 in 2012. The report analyzes hundreds […]
Denver: Fifth Best Market for Sellers
October 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
According to a new report from Zillow, Denver is the fifth best market for sellers of homes in the nation. Within metro Denver, Evergreen is the top buyers’ market. Top sellers’ markets are not necessarily those where home values are rising, but instead are those in which homes are on the market for a shorter […]
Denver Ranks First in the Nation in Employment Opportunities
August 18, 2014 by 1 Comment
In a recent WalletHub survey, Denver ranked first in the nation in employment and earning opportunities. Using 18 metrics, WalletHub (a financial insights website) ranked Denver fourth overall in terms of being recovered from the recession. To get these rankings, WalletHub compared the 150 largest U.S. cities in terms of those that are the most […]
National Economic Recovery: Denver Places 3rd
April 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Economic recovery (in terms of jobs) is broad based in Colorado. Some areas contributing to the healthy economy are oil and gas, construction, infrastructure, including work on the new DIA rail line and major projects on Interstate 225 and U.S. 36, and overall increased activity in the Denver metropolitan area. Denver’s economic recovery has recently […]