Moving soon, need apartment help (Denver, Craig: apartments, rentals, crime)

[Wankertank]

Hello all,

Im moving to Denver in a few days and need some assitance on figuring out where to live. I am a young recent college grade and my job will be located downtown on 16th street. I like to do normal young person downtown things and love sports and intend to go to the mountains as much as possible.

I am looking for a 1 bedroom in the ~$750 range. What areas could I live in that would not have a killer commute and are reasonabily crime free?

Thanks all

[tfox]

We just had a similar conversation:

//www.city-data.com/forum/denve...ld-i-live.html

Check Craigslist for apartment rentals -- you *should* be able to find a place relatively close to downtown in your range. http://www.craigslist.org/

The post I linked to we were talking about downtown or nearby places, which naturally would be more expensive. If you do opt for something further out, I would recommend biking if you can or taking RTD (bus/light rail) downtown, as parking downtown is time-consuming and expensive -- why go through that headache if you don't have to? Try to find something that would be a LOCAL RTD fare to 16th st rather than a REGIONAL fare -- you'll save yourself a lot of money if you do. You can check out RTD at their website at www.rtd-denver.com

[dogprancer]

Look in the uptown neighborhood east of downtown. Walking distance to work with lots of young people. I think for a little more you could get into the Uptown Square apartments with lots of amenities.

[Katarina Witt]

Try the area around DU as well. Lots of young adults, kinda "bohemian" atmosphere. Also Wash Park, but rents are higher there, especially for what you get, IMO.