Good city to live in surrounding Denver?

[Eggysrun]

I'm considering moving to one of the surrounding cities of Denver to finish up school (Metro) and find some temp work. I don't really know the cities that well as I usually just drive right through Denver. I was wondering if you guys in the surrounding denver area had any suggestions. I'm looking for a small apartment in a decently safe neighborhood.

[stenz]

I live in North Thornton (136th and I-25) and I really like the area. A little further south around 120th there are lots of apartments to choose from. Close to Cabelas too.

[Rabid]

Lots of decent apartments south of Hampden on the I25 corridor. Just check them out before hand because there are a few exceptions.

[Brian]

You can leave your guns with me when you move deeper into the city. I'll make sure they stay well oiled and don't get neglected.

[buffalobo]

there arent any. you are barely far enough away now. stay away. warning. warning. warning. danger. danger.

Yep.

[Sawin]

Broomfield and North. Nothing South of 120th at I25....

[tawm]

I live in the Southlands region of Aurora. It's nice.

[kawiracer14]

Edgewater ain't bad. It's in Jeffco so no issues with parking tickets on street sweeping days or any of the BS. Only 4 miles to downtown.

[ruthabagah]

South metro Denver of course (centennial west of I 25, Littleton, Roxborough).... Higher altitude, more parks, better air quality, no risk of flood.... Close to Cabelas and easy drive to the foothills / mountains for all day shooting fun.

[KevDen2005]

As a former Metro student is there anyway I can talk you out of that?

[TheWeeze]

I'm considering moving to one of the surrounding cities of Denver to finish up school (Metro) and find some temp work. I don't really know the cities that well as I usually just drive right through Denver. I was wondering if you guys in the surrounding denver area had any suggestions. I'm looking for a small apartment in a decently safe neighborhood.

I assume you'll have to trek into Denver to go to school, correct? I'd look at commute times depending on what time in the morning or evening you'll be heading into Denver. I'd recommend somewhere along US 36 in the northern part of the Metro area so you could miss the traffic on I25 at all times north of Denver. Going into Denver in the mornings on 36 really isn't too bad as everybody is travelling north and you'd be going south. The opposite is true if you'd be travelling the most in the evenings. Broomfield, Westminster are pretty good depending on the place you choose.

[sniper7]

Go the homeless route and stand on a corner for lunch money between classes. you might have to beat down a bum to take his corner though.

[Aloha_Shooter]

You couldn't pay me to live within 20 miles of Denver.

[ray1970]

I'd go south so you can take that light rail thing. They don't send it up north or I would be more inclined to go downtown with the wife for dinner and drinks.

Centennial or Littleton maybe?

[RonMexico]

If you wanted to live close to campus and live in the city but not Denver, check out Glendale.

[TheWeeze]

I'd go south so you can take that light rail thing. They don't send it up north or I would be more inclined to go downtown with the wife for dinner and drinks.

Centennial or Littleton maybe?

That's actually a really good point. Or you could go out to Lakewood and do the same as they have the rail out on 6th Ave now.

6th Ave and Union there are some reasonably priced apartment complex's and a pretty decent area overall.

[funkymonkey1111]

I'm south and like it--in a stretch of unincorporated Arapahoe County bordered by Centennial and Greenwood Village. One mile from the light rail, 15 miles from downtown. (I'm between Arapahoe and Orchard). You get much farther away from Metro and you'll be cussing the traffic. On a heavy traffic day the commute is 30-35 minutes, tops. No traffic it's 18 minutes. I'm about 6 blocks from Metro downtown, so you could take 5 minutes off my times coming in or Auraria.

[Colorado Osprey]

You couldn't pay me to live within 20 miles of Denver.

I feel, more like 100 miles!

[DavieD55]

Go the homeless route and stand on a corner for lunch money between classes. you might have to beat down a bum to take his corner though.

Yes, and tell'em you're a gay foreign national so people will feel guilty and double down on the donations.

[esaabye]

What are you studying?

[Lex_Luthor]

I live in Westminster, grew up in Thornton. I love the Westminster area.

[cstone]

Another 136th and I-25, Thornton dweller here. According to RTD, light rail will be completed to 124th and Claude in January 2018 (call me skeptical)

Taking the 120X from Wagon Road (120th and Huron) is pretty convenient to downtown if you will be there all day. If it were me, I would probably look in Westminster to take advantage of Federal or US36 to get into downtown a little faster.

Just don't accumulate a whole lot of stuff. If you hate the apartment move when the lease is up. You really won't know if you like a place till you live there.

[hurley842002]

Another Thornton person here, I'm going on two years up this way, and really like the area. I lived off of 120th and Colorado for the majority of the time, but just moved to down to 104th. In an apartment now, but plan on buying a house in a year or so.

[Irving]

There is no longer any difference between heading North and South on I-25 between about 120th Ave and Arapahoe Blvd.

[Madeinhb]

In Broomfield off 144. Anything north of 120th and you're good.

[hatidua]

You really won't know if you like a place till you live there.

very true

[gnihcraes]

North/East Lakewood, move over here by me and you'll be near the light rail tracks. You can ride lightrail down to auraria campus and walk over to metro. No parking fees or hassles that way.

Buy the house next to me. Couple gun nuts around our couple of blocks.

This place is just recently built, right on the tracks. Might get into it for cheap. http://www.mwhsolutions.org/lamar-station-crossing.html

[Wulf202]

This place is just recently built, right on the tracks. Might get into it for cheap. http://www.mwhsolutions.org/lamar-station-crossing.html

Baseboard heat, shitty counters and a ptac cooler. It better be cheap.

[Ah Pook]

I can't tell what is Denver and what is burbs. Golden has some appeal. Hop on 6 or i70 and you are in Denver.

Just throwing out options;


Tennyson
Lakewood
Morrison

[rockhound]

i hear montana is nice

[Bunny]

I live in the Southlands region of Aurora. It's nice.

I love that area

[mcjhr]

Transplanted here, living in wheat ridge now, right off I70, lived here for a year. Commute to Denver Metro for work...leave at 7 get to Leetsdale/Monaco in about 45mins. Lived in Belmar before that, about 10min less on that commute time. Lots of apt complexes in both Lakewood and Wheat Ridge. Some more ghetto than others (my current apt).

[Eggysrun]

Thanks for the info guys. I am either going to make the move in jan or may. I have a year left to finish up my degree in psychology and will apply to one of the police academies in denver. NOCO doesn't really offer much in academies and I'm not interested in doing AIMS's academy in greeley because it's too spread out. I'd rather just knock it out in 3-4 months than wait a year. This is just a temp move to finish up my studies and get the academy out of the way, I won't likely be staying in the area any longer than I need to.

[Kraven251]

Parker. Mayor says Merry Christmas. Outside of the AMC, no one seems to have any issue with carrying concealed or otherwise as far as businesses go. There is access to the light rail via about a 20 minute bus ride.

[Irving]

Transplanted here, living in wheat ridge now, right off I70, lived here for a year. Commute to Denver Metro for work...leave at 7 get to Leetsdale/Monaco in about 45mins. Lived in Belmar before that, about 10min less on that commute time. Lots of apt complexes in both Lakewood and Wheat Ridge. Some more ghetto than others (my current apt).

Camelot apartments at I-70 and Kipling is the worst.

[Delfuego]

Englewood, is not to bad. Close to downtown, relatively inexpensive, light-rail to campus if you need and close to the highway to gtf outta-town. Shoot me a PM if you want more info.

[TheWeeze]

Thanks for the info guys. I am either going to make the move in jan or may. I have a year left to finish up my degree in psychology and will apply to one of the police academies in denver. NOCO doesn't really offer much in academies and I'm not interested in doing AIMS's academy in greeley because it's too spread out. I'd rather just knock it out in 3-4 months than wait a year. This is just a temp move to finish up my studies and get the academy out of the way, I won't likely be staying in the area any longer than I need to.

Living in Lakewood puts you on a light rail line (6th Avenue) and you'll be close to Red Rocks Community College which has a pretty good academy if I remember right.

[gnihcraes]

Baseboard heat, shitty counters and a ptac cooler. It better be cheap.

I'll let ya know in a few weeks, we're moving mother in law into this place. Too close to us, save me!!!

[ben4372]

Camelot apartments at I-70 and Kipling is the worst.HA HA. who cares when your that close to a canoe rental place. Beside I thought they changed the name.

[tmckay2]

parker, golden or broomfield/westminster. problem with all of the above is cost. we are building in broomfield right now, i like it best of all, the corridor between 136th, 144th, i-25 and sheridan. very nice area but its pricey.

[Irving]

If you get far enough North, you can just take E-470 into the Tech Center during inclement weather and by-pass the 2-3 hour shit show through the city.

Then again, you are talking about going to downtown, so never mind.

I grew up in Golden and I feel like it is much easier to get into/out of Denver from the West/East than it is from the North/South. From Golden/Lakewood you can take I-70, 6th ave, or Colfax in.

[mcjhr]

Irving, oh I know. Ive seen the riff raff. and no, i dont live there :)

[Stone83]

Don't move to saudi Aurora....Born/raised...will NEVER move back......[thumbdown]

[nynco]

I wish I could find some place close to Denver that had very lax building laws so I can build an Earth Ship style home.

[Delfuego]

Wherever you chose, try to be close to campus. It's hard enough to get to Auraria and find parking as it is. Being in the car for an hour + would make it unbearable. Suck it up move close by and then get out when you finish school. Good luck and study hard! [Beer]

[T-Giv]

HA HA. who cares when your that close to a canoe rental place. Beside I thought they changed the name.

They did change the name. They are called Kipling Village now.