If you want to take your all-too-common Megalopolis snobbish-ness so rampant in the media and deem Denver a “2nd tier” city, fine.

But us denizens of “2nd tier” cities (Raleigh/Durham, NC here…) don’t really want to read articles about how expensive, cramped, and often-unpleasant it is to live in your “1st tier” city. (Hint: Life in those ‘2nd tier’ cities is usually much cheaper, more spacious, and just more pleasant in general… maybe a new motto: “2nd Tier City = Top Tier Life”)