Station Park and the west side
Station Park anchors the west side with open-air shopping, restaurants, and a cinema, and it sits next to the Farmington FrontRunner station. For buyers, that combination is the practical case for the newer townhomes and higher-density housing nearby: errands and the train are both walkable, which is uncommon in Davis County.
Farmington Canyon and the trail network
East of town, Farmington Canyon opens into the Wasatch, and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail runs along the bench. Homes near the trailheads sell partly on that access — it is worth naming specifically in marketing rather than describing the home as simply 'close to the mountains.'
Lagoon and Farmington Bay
Lagoon amusement park is a Farmington institution and a summer traffic factor on certain corridors, which is worth knowing before choosing a street. On the other side of town, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area draws birders and walkers year-round and keeps a large stretch of open space between the city and the Great Salt Lake.
Living between the two
Most residents describe the trade as convenience versus quiet. The west side buys you the train and the shops; the historic core buys you mature trees and larger established lots; the bench buys you views and trail access at a longer drive to everything. There is no wrong answer, only a different weekly routine.