Dallas to Denver? (Colorado Springs, Craig: for rent, crime, how much)

[txspamom]

How do these compare as far as cost of living, crime and schools? We are looking at the Denver and Colorado Springs areas. We are from Dallas with 2 kids ages 7 and 9.

We were given an option to relocate either to the Los Angeles area or the Denver area. From what I gather, our dollars will go a lot further in Denver.

Please, any info you can give would be wonderful. Thanks!

[WestCoDude]

Originally Posted by txspamom

How do these compare as far as cost of living, crime and schools? We are looking at the Denver and Colorado Springs areas. We are from Dallas with 2 kids ages 7 and 9.

We were given an option to relocate either to the Los Angeles area or the Denver area. From what I gather, our dollars will go a lot further in Denver.

Please, any info you can give would be wonderful. Thanks!

Dallas is lot like both Denver and Los Angeles--though in different ways. So you'll find plenty of similarities with Dallas no matter which city you choose.

Cost of living is a bit more expensive in Colorado--though not especially so. Schools are, for the most part, all-around solid in both COS and Denver. And crime is very low--most of it is minor property crime.

Schools are worse in most of LA, crime is higher, and the cost of living is famously higher. And I think Denver is a much better place to raise a familiy.

Denver is a very popular choice for relocating Texans so you'd definitely find a lot of others who have made the move.

Of course, a lot depends on which areas in each city you are looking at and how much house you can afford.

For schools, crime, and family considerations, I would suggest looking into Douglas County.....

[txspamom]

We would be renting...looking for a 4 bdrm 2 bath that allows dogs in a nice family neighborhood with good schools. Craigslist shows many good, affordable houses for rent....of course I don't know what kind of area I'm looking at because I've never been to the Denver area!