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re: Good areas to live in around DFW?

Posted on 10/23/23 at 2:31 pm to
Posted by Tantal
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 2:31 pm to
Parker County (Aledo, Brock, Milsap, Peaster, and Weatherford) are also nice if the wife can find employment in that area or in west Ft. Worth.
Posted by ABearsFanNMS
Formerly of tLandmass now in Texas
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 2:34 pm to
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I had eyeballed Grapevine just from looking at maps. Glad to hear it's reasonable. Apartments are stupid expensive though.


Can’t go wrong. I am just where Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake butt up to each other. Literally walk out my front door and across the street is “Grapevine”. I can be parked at DFW in about 12 minutes but never hear a plane and centrally located to the entire Metro area.
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 2:36 pm to
Is there seriously a significant Gypsie population in white settlement?
Posted by ABearsFanNMS
Formerly of tLandmass now in Texas
Member since Oct 2014
18035 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 2:37 pm to
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Grapevine looked to be close to outdoor park areas and far enough from the metro area.


There are some good trails to ride mountain bikes over around the lake plus I drop my kayaks in there a couple times a year.
Posted by Tantal
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 2:37 pm to
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I can be parked at DFW in about 12 minutes but never hear a plane and centrally located to the entire Metro area.

That's because they re-routed the runways years ago to only go north/south. You're a good 5-7 miles out of the flight path.
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 2:37 pm to
The closest I would live (with a family) is glen rose or Stephenville, texas
This post was edited on 10/23/23 at 2:38 pm
Posted by Dragula
Laguna Seca
Member since Jun 2020
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 2:49 pm to
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He mentioned having a budget, so Prosper


If by Prosper you mean Highland Park/Preston Holllow, sure.
Posted by Dragula
Laguna Seca
Member since Jun 2020
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 2:50 pm to
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Garland


You do not want Garland or even worse Garland schools.
Posted by EarlyCuyler3
Appalachia
Member since Nov 2017
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 2:51 pm to
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There are some good trails to ride mountain bikes over around the lake plus I drop my kayaks in there a couple times a year.


Good to know. Need to take a scouting trip out there at some point.
Posted by Gorilla Ball
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:03 pm to
Southlake
Posted by BeachDude022
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:04 pm to
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Garland


Oh lord no.

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Rockwall


Very nice.
Posted by GruntbyAssociation
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:06 pm to
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grizzlylongcut
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For you? Pleasant Grove or Seagoville.
Posted by H2O Tiger
Delta Sky Club
Member since May 2021
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:07 pm to
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If by Prosper you mean Highland Park/Preston Holllow, sure.



Not sure why Preston Hollow keeps coming up. The school district is terrible as it is zoned to Dallas ISD. Highland Park/University Park are zoned to HP ISD which is a great district. Though the west side of Highland Park (West of the DNT) is also zoned to Dallas ISD
Posted by Dragula
Laguna Seca
Member since Jun 2020
5514 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:21 pm to
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Not sure why Preston Hollow keeps coming up.


because it's old money, that's where GW Bush, Ross Perot, Mark Cuban and T. Boone Pickens lives/lived.
Posted by GeauxTigers123
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:34 pm to
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Though the west side of Highland Park (West of the DNT) is also zoned to Dallas ISD


I’ve noticed home prices are way way less in the part zoned to Dallas ISD.
Posted by ccard257
Fort Worth, TX
Member since Oct 2012
1340 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:41 pm to
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Is there seriously a significant Gypsie population in white settlement?


I don't know if that's their home base, but we're probably 10-15 minutes from WS and my wife hired those frickers to trim our trees a couple years ago. I came home to a guy standing on a horizontalish limb with a chainsaw in one hand, a cigarette in the other, and no fall protection whatsoever. I will say they did a better job than I expected.
Posted by H2O Tiger
Delta Sky Club
Member since May 2021
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:43 pm to
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because it's old money, that's where GW Bush, Ross Perot, Mark Cuban and T. Boone Pickens lives/lived.


But the public schools are terrible which OP referenced being one of the key decision factors for them
Posted by H2O Tiger
Delta Sky Club
Member since May 2021
6646 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:44 pm to
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I’ve noticed home prices are way way less in the part zoned to Dallas ISD.


Yep, you jump the highway and the prices seem to get cut in half.
Posted by The Third Leg
Idiot Out Wandering Around
Member since May 2014
10158 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:51 pm to
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If you want the best neighborhood and best public schools close to downtown Dallas its gotta be Highland Park.

Dude looked at houses in Garland and has old lady running on the hamster wheel with him. I don’t know for certain, but I’m guessing the $3M tear downs in highland park are out of his budget.
Posted by The Third Leg
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Member since May 2014
10158 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 3:53 pm to
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Though the west side of Highland Park (West of the DNT) is also zoned to Dallas ISD

Well, that’s because it isn’t the west side of Highland Park, it is Northwest Dallas.
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