It's not just the tourists that "natives" don't like. I put natives in quotes as I know not all natives feel this way. But if you read the comment section on any news article about housing prices, traffic, roads, tourism, mountains, etc., you'll see plenty of people complaining about all the transplants. I understand where they are coming from, because, at least on the Front Range, housing prices have risen exponentially in the past few years, both for purchasing and for renting, and of course there is more wear and tear on everything due to the increased usage. Traffic is the worst.
I'm a transplant and so is my husband. I grew up in CA, lived in Chicago for a long while, then back to CA, and now here. Husband is from Wyoming, attended college here, then moved to AZ then back here. In 2008, I came out to Denver to see about maybe moving here as I was a bit tired of Chicago. I checked out some apartments in the Cap Hill area in Denver. Small vintage 1 bedroom apartments with no parking could be had for $550-$700. Those same apartments now are at least double the price. Shoot, even our old house, which my husband purchased in 2012 for $220,000, is now worth probably $300-$310k (we sold for $260k in 2014). So, I could see why natives are upset by that, especially since for the average person working an average job, the salaries haven't gone up to compensate for it.
