The apartment in which we live is OK. We haven't had too many problems with noise (except for the occasional "rap" mobiles that pull into the parking lots now and then When this happens, I feel compelled to do--crank up my John Coltrane "Giant Steps" CD and force them to listen to it whether they want to or not.
However, this is a fairly minor detail and it's the kind of thing that happens anywhere.Infinitely more important, it hasn't interfered with my life, or my finances so, what the heck, the place is OK and it's accessable to many businesses, DU (where i go to school part-time), and the highway.