Well. Id also take boulder over Seattle any day. Its a great town overall with some of the best planning Ive seen. I wouldnt pass it up right now, I just couldnt afford to buy there, nor would I want to stay for the duration. My gf is there right now working for the nature conservancy and she loves it. She's only supposed to be there for a couple months, but I can already tell that Im going to have to either drag her back, or move out there myself.