Areas of Denver to avoid

So my dream of moving to CO may become a reality. I may teach in Denver. What areas of Denver should I avoid moving to? I was on craigslist looking for apartments and geez the cost of renting an apartment is MUCH lower than PA. This wouldn't happen until summer 2009.

 

Downtown is ghetto so is Commence city but they are not as bad as eastern cities. If you compare Denver to eastern cities it is like a little hick town.

Like dumminmama was saying you have to know the quadrant one side of a section can be nice and the other side can be ghetto.

 

I am not sure where I will teach, but I know it has to be a Title 1 school so that I can get my loans forgiven. Title 1 schools mean that the school has high levels of poverty or special education students. I will most likely drive to where I will be teaching. I would like to live in an area near natural food stores and/or a park. I'm from Philly, so the crime can't be compared to Denver by any means. Thanks for all of your help.

 

If you’re from Philly Denver will seem like a safe place, there is not really anywhere that are extremely dangerous there a few place that it wouldn’t be a good idea to go in the middle of the night on foot or to leave your car parked all night but nothing really bad.

I only go to Denver a couple of times a year, it is really patchy you can be in one area full of pawn shops and cheap and hotels and drive 3 miles down the road and you are in a neighborhood with organic food stores, BMWs and art galleries.

Rent is pretty good in Denver also you can rent a good one bedroom for around $450. if you look around.

The key is just taking a little time and finding a good neighborhood, the good rentals are usually a little tougher to find.

 

Wow, $450. Thanks a lot for the info. I can't wait to make the big move. I fell in love with CO when I was out there.

 

I would probably look into capitol hill area, The heights neighborhood on the west side of I-25, and even some areas along west colfax. They are kind of up and coming neighborhoods with lots of cool hip people. I have an apartment way on the north side of town ( 120th and Washington) and it is way to far away from anything, I used to live in the Stapleton redevelopment area on the east side of town and it was pretty nice, very pedestrian friendly and a close walk to the bus on Colfax, but a little too yuppie for my tastes.

 

Working in Wyoming still, but try to make it home at least once a month. Hopefully coming back full time soon. Not happy up here in Dick Cheney country and need out soon.

 

sweet, thanks. Sounds cool.

 

I'd avoid Colfax, unless you like seedy neighborhoods. My problem is that a lot of the alternatives are way upscale for my budget. My impression is that it's a choice between seedy and upscale, with not much in between.

 

Obviously avoid five points, commerce city, aurora, etc. Look into the Congress Park and Capitol Hill areas. They are good locations and have nice, inexpensive places to rent.

And as the train at DIA says....Welcome to Denver!

 

www.rent.com is a good place to find apartments it has a lot of the bigger complexes.

 

Thank you all for your help. It seems like everyone from my university is moving to CO after graduation...lol I can feel myself breathing better already..haha

 

I wouldn't live in five points but that area is where some of the best live music is at. Commerce city is still a dump but they are trying to improve with the new soccer stadium and all that new stuff out there. Most of Aurora is still crap too. Some of the stuff out near smoky hill isn't too bad if the identical houses and sub developments that you can't find your way out of because the streets are all curvy are your thing.

 

DId you make the move? I can answer ALOT of those questions and give u my advice on where to live in denver....