Area near Fleur and Park intersection (Des Moines, West Des Moines: apartment complex, crime, houses)

[IsDatMyCity]

I've found the home of my dreams on Zillow. It is in Des Moines, a city I have been considering for retirement (for a lot of reasons it should work for me). It is located near the intersection of Fleur Dr. and Park Ave.

I wonder about three things.

1) What would be the airport or airplane noise in that area?

2) What is the crime like in that area? (Is there a crime map for Des Moines?)

Thank you for your assistance!

[mofford]

The neighborhoods west of Fleur are very nice, perhaps nicer than many parts of West Des Moines with respect to housing quality. House cloning in the cookie cutter style was not a part of the plan, there's a nice mix of 200K homes that are well designed and somewhat unique, compared to what you see in many newer suburbs. I would think crime would be low and on par with much of the west side of the metro.

It's a pretty quiet area, the only thing in that immediate area that might be sub par compared to the area around it......an older apartment complex on the west side of Fleur a few blocks north of Park, which I feel does not measure up to the quality of the surrounding neighborhood, but not that bad. However, if your looking for the right part of "dat city" to move to, dat apartment complex might be OK but maybe somewhere along University north of downtown might be better.

The airport noise is nothing like it used to be when they were flying the F-16 fighter planes on a fairly regular basis. Those F16 jet fighters got sequestered out of existence last year, and is soooo much more quiet in SW Des Moines for now.

Perhaps your third question might have been....What are the amenities ? There is a nice HyVee close by for groceries and Wakonda shopping plaza, Wakonda Golf and Country Club, Grays Lake and Water Works Park for biking and walking trails. Probably the most negative thing about the area along Fleur, there are no Burger Kings for miles and miles and I hear people are starving and moving away because of that.

[Tek_Freek]

CrimeMapping.com - National Map

[capitalcityguy]

You have some higher priced homes in those neighborhoods. I've always thought this would be a nice place to live.

[atler8]

^^^ yes^^^
There's a beautifully rolling type of landscape prevalent in that area & recreational opportunities are nearby what w/ parks, trails, green space & Gray's Lake all within easy striking distance. Plus, it's closein to the city center.

[Tek_Freek]

I had that area for a paper route. Park and Fleur, west on park, side streets, etc. Great at Christmas!

East on Park they ruined one of the best natural habitats in DSM when they built all those houses. My mother cried when see saw what they did.

[lurtsman]

Originally Posted by IsDatMyCity

I've found the home of my dreams on Zillow. It is in Des Moines, a city I have been considering for retirement (for a lot of reasons it should work for me). It is located near the intersection of Fleur Dr. and Park Ave.

I wonder about three things.

1) What would be the airport or airplane noise in that area?

2) What is the crime like in that area? (Is there a crime map for Des Moines?)

Thank you for your assistance!

You're gonna fit right in

On a more serious note, the noise near the airports generally isn't bad unless you really dislike noise. I live near an airport and enjoy seeing the planes go over. I despise interruptions, but the planes are great fun.