Where should I move Seattle, Denver, or San Francisco?

I am from SF Bay Area, but lived in or visited various places including Silicon Valley, N.Y. D.C., Paris, Tokyo etc. My impressions more or less in the order I have had about Seattle : 1. People are very relaxed. read more

San Francisco is probably the most expensive, then Seattle and then Denver. But Denver is rising fast because a lot of people and companies discovered that Denver is beautiful and has a good climate. We don’t get snow like the northeast. read more

Denver has the mountains. Seattle has mountains, water (Puget Sound), closeness to Canada (Vancouver, Victoria, more mountains). Denver is closer to New Mexico (Hispanic culture) and Wyoming (cowboy culture, Yellowstone). 6. Housing is getting more expensive in both areas. Mountain views in Denver and Sound/lake views in Seattle will increase the price. read more

I would most definitely go with Seattle unless by any chance you're making >$250-300k/year. Of all the places I've lived (Atlanta area, Northern Virginia, Seattle, & San Jose) I'd have to say that I enjoyed the Bay Area the least. read more

5. Recreation: As I said earlier, both places have growing populations so the congestion at recreation areas is getting worse in both places. However, Seattle has Denver beat as far as diversity of things to do goes. Denver has the mountains. Seattle has mountains, water (Puget Sound), closeness to Canada (Vancouver, Victoria, more mountains). read more