I understand completely! I've lived all over the US, and very deliberately settled in the Denver area.

Having said that - I seriously doubt that upgrade in Denver, for a new hire, will happen anytime soon. The growth is happening elsewhere and there are a bunch of Captains who want to bid back to Denver ASAP after having taken 1st available upgrade in ORD for $$ or whatever was important to them.

If you don't mind being a professional FO then Denver is easily doable - for now. Plans are changing so often (or they're just telling us about them with so little heads-up) that planning your life here is the psychic hotline's turf ;-)

Good luck!