Is dallas worth moving to from denver for work?|122587

I am currently going to school in Denver for my bachelors in criminal justice. I recently got recruited to apply to the Dallas police department. I got accepted and am trying to figure out if it is worth it to move out there. The starting pay is basically $41k. Is that enough to live out there comfortably? Is it a nice area to live in?

An income of $41,000 in Dallas is the same as an income of $47,000 in Denver. If your wife has an income as well, you can afford to live in a nice neighborhood in a city with good schools.

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I would not live in Dallas (unless it_s North of LBJ Freeway). Working as a policeman in Dallas is a dangerous job if you have to work in one of the higher crime areas, but that_s true of any large city. Dallas is NOT the _murder capital of the US_. New Orleans and Detroit have recently held that title.

As a matter of fact, when you rate a city by _dangerous crimes_, Dallas isn_t even in the top 25.

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Richardson, TX is a city just North of the LBJ Freeway and Dallas. The city has low crime and great schools. The University of Texas at Dallas is there, and they have the highly regarded Richland College (junior college) as well.

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Plano, TX is just North of Richardson and had the fewest murders for a large city in 2006. The city had only four murders, a rate of 1.6 murders per 100,000 residents. They have Excellent schools.

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I have one relative who is a policeman working in the North Dallas area. He lives in North West Plano. Another relative works in Plano as a policeman and lives in East Plano (more affordable).

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The average cost of homes in Richardson is $169,600.
The average cost of homes in Denver is $234,500.
The average cost of homes in Plano is $208,800

That_s a big difference.
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There was a similar question earlier today - - was that from your wife? I answered that question and I_ll answer yours which is slightly different.
If it_s just the 2 of you, you could live comfortably, but not extravagantly on that salary. If your wife works too you_ll be doing fine.
The cost of living is less here, especially houses. I was in Denver last month and gasoline was higher there than it is here. I live in a Dallas suburb and personally I wouldn_t live in Dallas itself. Taxes are higher, crime is higher, _ the public school system is inferior. However, the majority of the suburbs are good. People are friendly _ welcoming.
There_s entertainment, although most of it is in various suburbs rather than in Dallas itself, and it_s different than you_d find in Denver. You may want to give it a try. Police are in demand everywhere, so if you don_t like it you can always move back to Denver.

I would not join DPD. There is a lot of crime here and DPD always ends up on the news. You should check out Grand Prairie which is less populated and has less crime. My husband and I live off of a combined $70k a yr and we are just fine. It is cheaper to live in Desoto, Cedar Hill, Grand Prairie, and lancaster. They are in southern Dallas county and don_t have high crime rates.
You need to think about the seasons because we dont get tons of snow. I am 28yrs old and the most snow I have seen is 6inches and that was in Denton. In the summer we can hit 110 and have 21 straight days in 100 degree temps. It rains more in Fallas and winter.

I like both cities.

Stay away from south Dallas. Dallas was # 1 crime city but I think its now fallen in status.

The median house prices/cost of living is similar to Denver.
Id say in this economy, if you have a good paying, full time job offer. Take it.
Can you afford to take a week_s vacation and visit?
If you go to aa.com ( am airlines) you might be able to find a cheap flight. Theyre both hub airports

You can live fine there for that kind of money. With jobs so hard to find right now, go for it.
And like any city Dallas has great areas and it has dumps. Ask the other people in the department for the good places to live.

Dallas is great. Much better than Denver. Denver has basically become crime infested

Don_t come here!! Reasons = Wont some sweet tea and ya ain_t from around cheer is ya? Ya must be one of them there yaky foreigners. I_m not kidding this has happen to me. So save you self don_t move here. I_d leave but I_ve become so ill from this polluted oil and gas land I_m now unable to get out. HELP ME !!!!!!

if you like to sweat alot. Personally i would stay in Denver. Denver rules.