Pros/Cons of Living on East or West Side of Denver?

[Jarrett7]

I'm thinking in terms of Dallas where suburbs are kinda meaningless.


If its different in Denver, then yes, I'm curious about the pros and cons of the individual towns to the east and west of Denver.

[StealthRabbit]

NW has access to all things Boulder / Golden..(generally a + (except housing costs))

generally... East side;
is more 'industrial' / varied communities and demographics. (commerce / airport noise, heavy truck traffic, (road / warehouse construction) more blue collar jobs (and all that goes with that.. +/-) bars, car lots, bikers, 'coal rollers', refinery smells / pollution)

Westside (beyond central / adjacent to downtown)=
more "WHITE" collars and skins
more cohesive communities (and nearby town centers getting 'ate-up' by metropolis) Lafayette, Louisville, Frederick, Dacona. Other westside communities got swallowed by Denver 30+ yrs ago
Probably better schools and school choices (you can research that based on your specific needs)
Probably better 'resale' (housing), tho higher priced as well.
as mentioned.. closer to mtns / recreation (unless you bird hunt)
This can be important if you realize you have 3m people on the 'Denver prairie' seeking to be in the mtns every weekend. Minus those who are attending professional sports during weekend.And the couple people headed to Kansas and Nebraska. (a lot of the KS and NE people are headed to mtns too!)


Personally.. I like to be as close to WY as possible. (my recreational and cultural interests). YMMV. The week... I met (3) people while hiking on a nearby WY trail (<30 min from CO). In CO that would have been 30 people in the first 2 miles. (if I could find parking at trailhead).

BTW... I'm on a Dallas flight at the moment (pretty indiscreet metropolis) Denver is similar to Dallas (west side Denver seems more like NE Dallas / Plano... upwardly mobile society / communities) Eastside Denver more like Houston (oil and gas industry) SE Denver similar to NE Houston. Upward mobile and plenty of people / new growth.

For cities.. I prefer CoS (similar to San Antonio... large Military presence, and a lot more things to do / recreation very close by)

Thus my TX homes are near SAT, & my CO home near WY.

[bluescreen73]

I love it when Stealth drops by to take a big ol crap on...err I mean enlighten people about...a metro area he absolutely hates and has never even lived in.

[emm74]

Originally Posted by Jarrett7

I'm thinking in terms of Dallas where suburbs are kinda meaningless.


If its different in Denver, then yes, I'm curious about the pros and cons of the individual towns to the east and west of Denver.

I don't know anything about Dallas so have no idea what "suburbs are kinda meaningless" means, and therefore, still have no idea whether you are asking about the overall Denver metro area, or if you are asking about the City/County of Denver and the individual neighborhoods contained therein.

[mic111]

East of I-25 is more likely to get tornadoes.

The closer to the foothills you get the more bad air gets trapped against them so air quality goes down.

You don't want to commute driving into the sun in the morning or into the sun in the evening. So where your job is will dictate where you should live. Sun glare is real and will give you headaches and angst every day.

If your job is downtown and you have a limited budget, like $400K, then east, south or north of downtown is best.

[alloo66]

Living on the East Side

Pros
If you work west of you you never have the sun in your eyes commuting.
Less likely to have bad traffic since everyone is heading for the hills.
More diverse on the East Side

Cons
Flatter geography
Less Developed
Easier access to the Plains and Planes.

[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by mic111

East of I-25 is more likely to get tornadoes.

Actually -
1. The east/west dividing line in the City & County of Denver is Broadway.
2. The last tornado that touched down in Denver was in 1987 at the intersection of Broadway and Evans. On the southwest corner.