Seattle or Denver (nightlife, transportation, living, best)

[Relegate]

Originally Posted by jaboyd1

Density by radius from the core:

Seattle:

1 mile: 21242 people/sq mile
2 miles: 13369 people/sq mile
3 miles: 8948 people/sq mile
4 miles: 8365 people/sq mile
5 miles: 7832 people/sq mile

Denver:

1 mile: 6784 people/sq mile
2 miles: 7642 people/sq mile
3 miles: 6575 people/sq mile
4 miles: 5890 people/sq mile
5 miles: 5121 people /sq mile

Downtown worker population:

Seattle: 202,222
Denver: 116,548

Downtown resident population:

Seattle: 60,000
Denver: 17,000

Downtown office space:

Seattle: 44 million sq feet
Denver: 27.4 million sq feet

Downtown retail sales:

Seattle: $1,072,182,943
Denver: $554,000,000

Hotel rooms:

Seattle: 13,916
Denver: 8,400

Buildings over 200 ft:

Seattle: 107
Denver: 58

The urban core of Seattle noticeably larger in both look and feel.

Great stats to back up several arguments that have been made in this thread.

[Mezter]

Are people forgetting that either way, Seattle is at least 1 million people larger?
Seattle: MSA-3.6million CSA-4.3million
Denver: MSA-2.6million CSA-3.1million

There's no surprise that the stats for Seattle are higher. Seattle's metro is even larger than Denver's CSA! In the end, Denver and Seattle are STILL in the same tier (Even though Seattle is obviously higher up). I don't know why people feel the need to put Denver down to make Seattle look better. Especially since that's not what the OP asked for.

[orzo]

An interesting NY Times article about Seattle's downtown "revival" (read: gentrification) via Amazon.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/us...ewanted=2&_r=1

[GatsbyGatz]

^I recently had to search for apartments in the Seattle area. All apartments were at capacity or near and any available unit was rented out within a day. Studios/1 bedrooms were, at the lowest price, $800-900 for a very small unit with no amenities. Basic units with a washer/dryer will run you around $1100/1200. All the property managers told me that the rental market is insane and that demand for properties is dramatically high.

The influx of Amazon workers are renting out the market so quickly.

[ironcouger]

Its crazy though Amazon is building three 10 story spheres in downtown . There going to be biospheres with a Amazon Forest inside in a city center Seattle crazy. The NY Times article shows Pics.

[grapico]

Originally Posted by bartonizer

Some of it also boils down to the types of music you're talking about. There are different tastes in the different cities. Denver is pretty much the epicenter of EDM, jambands, and bluegrass. If you like those types of music, CO is light years ahead. This summer, Denver hosts 4 days of Widespread Panic, 3 nights of Phish, 2 nights of Dave Matthews, String Cheese, Avett Brothers, etc. etc. etc. to name a few.


Different strokes for different folks.

Where is the noose when you need one...

[nei]

dave matthews is still around? They sound so 2003.

[bartonizer]

Originally Posted by nei

dave matthews is still around? They sound so 2003.

Agreed. Personally, I can't stand Dave Matthews Band. But they continue to regularly sell out major venues across the land.

[MrIndependent]

Originally Posted by MilehiDenver

"I like both these cities, and have no horse in the race. Gotta say that Seattle's music scene currently and historically dwarfs Denver's. That's OK, Denver has plenty to like about it. But Seattle is just one of those places that has batted above its average since the early 60s. Denver has not."



What????? Denver has always batted above its level! It is in almost every top ten (Where people want to live, QOL, Health, Fitness, etc.). And as far as music, I am pretty sure there are more big name groups out of Denver right now over seattle! Of course seattle was bigger music wise in the past for sure though! The Fray, 3oh!3, 5 fingered death punch, Lumineers, Churchill, Devotchka, Earth, Wind and Fire, One Republic, Flobots, Meese, Air Dubai and plenty more!

One Republic is not from Denver. They are from Colorado Springs, which is an entirely different city/metro area away from Denver.

[YIMBY]

Originally Posted by MrIndependent

One Republic is not from Denver. They are from Colorado Springs, which is an entirely different city/metro area away from Denver.

And Earth Wind and Fire formed in Chicago and are now out of Los Angeles, the Lumineers () formed in New Jersey, and Five Finger Death Punch formed out of Los Angeles and are now based in Las Vegas.

Originally Posted by bartonizer

This summer, Denver hosts 4 days of Widespread Panic, 3 nights of Phish, 2 nights of Dave Matthews, String Cheese, Avett Brothers, etc. etc. etc. to name a few.