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Things Denver is better at
1. Lower Crime rate
2. Urbanity
3. Less Traffic
4. More efficient Transit system
5. Outdoor Recreation
6. Better School Districts
7. Less extreme weather
I think they're both strong in different ways.
Denver has one of the nicest airports in the country though
You hit the nail on he head. Those 7 things you mentioned are big reasons why someone would choose Denver over somewhere else. Dallas has more diversity, shopping, and food options but Denver is no slacker when it comes to those things either. I think a lot of people commenting have never been to Denver or if they have, they were in the suburbs.
Objectively, Dallas is better than Denver at everything but outdoor recreation, scenery, and craft breweries. Climate I don't consider since everyone is different. Denver is basically getting the Austin treatment of being hip & cool, and it will taper off as the cost of living increases.
Someone earlier mentioned that Denver is transient, and that people (mostly millennials) move there and then leave within 1-2 years. This is common of all cities that are popular with college grads and 20-something's. But Dallas is a city that is more popular with families, which is why it seems "boring", but is also less transient in nature.
Why do people constantly conflate the city of Dallas with the DFW suburbs? Families move to the DFW suburbs, not so much the actual city. The types of people moving to LoDo (Denver) or SoCo (Austin) are the same ones that move to places like Lower Greenville or Deep Ellum in Dallas. Inner Loop 12 in Dallas is filled with Millennials and places like Uptown are very transient.
Better according to who? Dallas isn't better at everything else expect the shopping and the cost. Downtown Dallas is dead. You have to travel outside downtown to find the hot spots and nightlife.
Not exactly true and you obviously don't know how Dallas functions. Dallas does have walkable and concentrated nightlife options, but they're divided by scene. You can spend your entire night in Uptown or Deep Ellum without ever having to leave them or seeking for more. They are the biggest scenes that can go pound for pound against any walkable nightlife strip in Denver. On top of that, they offer more variety. They border Downtown, so technically part of the greater urban core. Uptown Dallas is a fully sustainable urban neighborhood. Deep Ellum has better urban bones than most places in Texas. You can practically skip out on Downtown.
I'll bring up Pittsburgh as an example. Most of the nightlife is not in Downtown Pittsburgh. It's across the river in Southside, which has great urban bones and a vibrant bar scene. Fully sustainable and you never have the leave that neighborhood. Columbus, OH is the same way. Same with DC. No one is spending time in their CBD's as much. Nightlife is found right outside of it. I guess you don't travel much....
Also, Downtown Dallas IS NOT dead. The pockets of vibrancy aren't as well connected, but that doesn't mean dead. Main St. isn't dead. The Arts District isn't dead. The Farmer's Market isn't dead. I guess the crowds of people taking pictures of the "X" on Elm St., the site of the most analyzed murder scene in American history, are an illusion. Try again.
If it weren't for Willis Carrier, DFW and several other large sun belt metros would probably still be inconsequential little map dots. Just sayin'.
Yet is there today so you're saying nothing. Also, the vast majority of the Eastern US is humid so what is your point on pointing out just the sunbelt?
Not because they want to. Like was said earlier many people were just born into a place and have never left. People don't chase humidity. Get real
And yet you somehow believe people go around chasing dry weather? Many people would rather live in any heat if it allows them to not shovel snow. You will hear many people say it's hot but you don't have to shovel it. The vast majority of this country lives in areas that are very humid. These are the facts.
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I remember two Summers ago when I visited Dallas. It was humid on every day accept for the 4th (I didn't even know it got dry like that honestly). But I recall a lot of people praising how great it felt without the humidity. I myself personally love humidity, but I think it's fair to say that a dry climate is a bit more tolerable for most.
I can appreciate both but I definitely would not say most considering that most of this country's population lives in areas that are humid.
Not exactly true and you obviously don't know how Dallas functions. Dallas does have walkable and concentrated nightlife options, but they're divided by scene. You can spend your entire night in Uptown or Deep Ellum without ever having to leave them or seeking for more. They are the biggest scenes that can go pound for pound against any walkable nightlife strip in Denver. On top of that, they offer more variety. They border Downtown, so technically part of the greater urban core. Uptown Dallas is a fully sustainable urban neighborhood. Deep Ellum has better urban bones than most places in Texas. You can practically skip out on Downtown.
I'll bring up Pittsburgh as an example. Most of the nightlife is not in Downtown Pittsburgh. It's across the river in Southside, which has great urban bones and a vibrant bar scene. Fully sustainable and you never have the leave that neighborhood. Columbus, OH is the same way. Same with DC. No one is spending time in their CBD's as much. Nightlife is found right outside of it. I guess you don't travel much....
Also, Downtown Dallas IS NOT dead. The pockets of vibrancy aren't as well connected, but that doesn't mean dead. Main St. isn't dead. The Arts District isn't dead. The Farmer's Market isn't dead. I guess the crowds of people taking pictures of the "X" on Elm St., the site of the most analyzed murder scene in American history, are an illusion. Try again.
Been to both and yes You're right but Dallas isn't that much further ahead of Denver in terms of nightlife and Dallas has 3 times as many people so Denver is punching way above its weight in that category. For being so much bigger then Denver, Denver feels much more urban.
Because why? Why so vague? The other posters are at least explaining why they prefer Denver. You're contributing nothing, so why even post on here?
Just to add -- this poll started in 2009, which in Dallas development terms means 15+ years ago.
Yep, these people really must hate Dallas if they're comparing modern day Denver to 2009 Dallas.
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