The city of Denver, Colorado, has undergone notable growth as skilled professionals and businesses move into the state that prides itself on 300 days of sunshine.
And I don't think any place checks as many boxes as Denver does," said the city's mayor, Mike Johnston.
Now, the city is facing both housing and labor shortages.
Denver needs more workers to come in and fill job openings, yet it's already short 70,000 homes.
That's about 15% of the price of an average home in Denver, according to real estate site Zillow.
Persons:
Mike Johnston, Scott Wasserman
Organizations:
U.S . Census, Bell Policy Institute
Locations:
Denver , Colorado, Denver, U.S, Colorado