Denver is the fifth best place in the U.S. for young adults to live, a Kiplinger’s Personal Finance report said Wednesday.
An “outdoors-y culture” and 300 days of sunshine aren’t the only things that make the Mile High City invigorating to young adults, the report said.
“It also has a sunny employment outlook, thanks to hiring in construction, retail and hospitality, and affordable apartments,” Kiplinger’s said.
Top employers include Colorado State Government, HealthOne, Exempla Healthcare and Lockheed Martin, the report said. It also noted that Denver has given rise to big-time startups, such as Frontier Airlines and Associated Content, which Yahoo “scooped up in 2010.”
For apartment hunters on a budget, the historic Five Points neighborhood and the Baker area trade ongoing revitalization for rents as low as $700 monthly for one bedroom.
The top four cities: Madison, Wis.; Austin, Texas; Boston; and Washington, D.C.