Lots of people will say that the further South and West you go, the worse it get

Sep 25, 2017
8:59:47pm

Thunder Buddy All-American

So, West Jordan is kind of in the middle. Not as nice as Holiday, but not as bad as Saratoga Springs which is about as far southwest as you can get (besides EM).

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Is west Jordan a good place to live? Schools and Safety?

tippmancoug

9/25/17 8:54pm

West of the freeway is typically reserved for those who have given up on their children's future.

Ragnar Danneskjold

9/25/17 8:55pm

And a greater % of Yewt fans. But that kind of fits what he said

dadofkhec

9/25/17 9:06pm

Will definitely build toughness and character in your kids

cougfanz

9/25/17 8:57pm

Lots of people will say that the further South and West you go, the worse it get

Thunder Buddy

9/25/17 8:59pm

IIRC, Eagle Mountain has an entire division of CPS assigned to it.

Ragnar Danneskjold

9/25/17 9:04pm

Saratoga is probably safer than W. Jordan at least

Cougarealist

9/25/17 9:09pm

Not probabaly,defintely. And Alpine school district is better

CarolinaCoug

9/25/17 9:26pm

Yes it is

TADOW

9/25/17 9:00pm

Can't you check school & school district standardized test scores online?

Eddie

9/25/17 9:02pm

Do any of you live in Provo and Commute to Salt Lake by the U?

tippmancoug

9/25/17 9:03pm

That would be a disaster. 1 hour on a good day.

Ragnar Danneskjold

9/25/17 9:06pm

Did it for a year. It was rough.

ballen

9/25/17 9:16pm

Provo > WJ. But WJ to SLC > Provo to SLC.

Dissenter

9/26/17 8:05am

I have to commute to SLC every day in Nov-mid Feb and do it about 1/4 of the

Nat Gas Man

9/26/17 10:06am

You're asking a pretty specific question of people who will only spout

ByuMba90

9/25/17 9:10pm

wouldn't murray be better than WJ? Serious question... not a statement... or perhaps Riverton???

HarlemCoug

9/25/17 9:16pm

Looking at Murray and Riverton now.

tippmancoug

9/25/17 9:17pm

Older , more established home and neighborhoods in Murray, TONS of new

ByuMba90

9/25/17 9:18pm

I grew up in WJ and felt it was a safe place to be. It seems to have changed

BlueForLife

9/25/17 9:17pm

Compared to.... what? Magna? Compton? Boise? Des Moines? Manhattan? Sandy?

John Doe

9/25/17 9:18pm

Layton is looking nice. Anyone live in Layton?

tippmancoug

9/25/17 9:21pm

The further north you go, the worse it gets.....

ByuMba90

9/25/17 9:25pm

And east...

CarolinaCoug

9/25/17 9:28pm

I don't live in Layton but I live nearby. There are a few spots that I would

cougarfan84

9/25/17 9:29pm

Layton has pockets...

Eddie

9/25/17 9:29pm

I'm pretty sure every place in Utah has issues.

TheWanderer

9/25/17 9:30pm

Have you looked at Farmington, Centerville, or Bountiful?

1-Wing RCAF

9/25/17 9:31pm

I would live in Farmington or Kaysville if I could afford it, but I live out

cougarfan84

9/25/17 9:36pm

I lived in east layton for 5 years. Lovely place. Good elementary school

idacoug

9/25/17 10:22pm

Lived on the east bench of Layton for about 7 yrs. Loved it there. Also some newer areas further west of Main St

soupie

9/25/17 11:34pm

You should consider Cottonwood Heights/Sandy. Pretty good commute that avoids i-15. I'd bet that the schools are

HarlemCoug

9/25/17 9:27pm

We have been in Cottonwood Heights for about 10 years. It is super

Oompabluepaw

9/25/17 9:55pm

Traffic is terrible in every direction

Jeff Spicoli

9/25/17 9:28pm

I'd pick South Jordan over West Jordan, but then again, I grew up there so I'm

cougarfan84

9/25/17 9:30pm

WJ exists as a buffer between the cities to the south and WVC

TrackCoug

9/25/17 9:30pm

Herriman, Riverton, Bluffdale...

CarolinaCoug

9/25/17 9:36pm

WJ is fine. Just like any place, there is good and bad.

kansascougar

9/25/17 9:37pm

Herriman/SoJo/Riverton>>>WJ>>>>>>>>>>>>>WVC

DanSmith

9/25/17 10:34pm

Depends on which part of West Jordan.

BE-WHY-YOU

9/25/17 10:39pm

My sisters family has lived there for 7ish years and it seems good to them

ByuImaginesDragons

9/26/17 2:24am

I have lived there my whole life, and it's been a good place for me at least.

RoyalCoug99

9/26/17 1:30pm

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