With $1,000-plus rents, scarce amounts of free parking and high inflation rates, it’s hard to believe anyone can stretch a dollar in Denver. Yet, according to personal finance site GOBankingRates, it’s easier to do that in Denver than it is in Aurora, Denver’s bedroom-y neighbor often sought out for affordability. Even though Aurora doesn’t have sports venues with $15 beers or Michelin-star restaurants, its residents spend a bigger portion of their earnings than their Mile High neighbors, according to GOBankingRates’s list of forty cities “where your paycheck goes the furthest in 2025” published earlier this month. The ranking presents each city’s median household income and the annual cost of necessities, specifically groceries, bills, loans and mortgages. Cities were ranked based on how much money was left over after subtracting the two stats. Denver beat out Aurora thanks to a significantly higher median income. ✍️ Read the full story by Bennito L. Kelty at westword.com or at the...