re: Baton Rouge or N Dallas? (Frisco, Prosper, SouthLake area)

Moved to Frisco in 2018 and don't regret it one bit. Like some of the other posters have said, we rarely leave the Frisco/Colony/Plano (DNT/121) area as there's everything you need nearby. Even have a couple of "cajun" restaurants in Little Elm that aren't bad.

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Thoughts?

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Mayor of Frisco, Tx.


Mayor of Prosper, Tx.


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BR

I can't imagine this is a serious statement.

If it is, the people who say shite like this have been stuck in that mudhole forever. A change of location won't solve your problems, but it does give you a different perspective from which you can attack.

“my only thing is....when you say your wife will have to start over...what do you mean by that? like are you losing 150k a year job or what?”

She makes north of that here. She would find a job easy I’d assume, but probably would take a small pay cut.

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She makes north of that here. She would find a job easy I’d assume, but probably would take a small pay cut.

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then yea...you should be making plenty to more than enjoy life in BR. im in same situation and no way i would give up that kind of stability for somewhere else.

realize that you are already a top 5% in the country and close to top 2% in the state....i think you are fine.

is north texas better quality of life overall...yea but with your income level, you really dont have to worry much about crime, you can afford awesome housing, can afford awesome schools.

i mean im sure you would love it....but at that income level and having to take a step back at a place where cost of living is more....yea grass isnt greaner in that case.

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Should I consider? Am I crazy for wanting to move? We have truly great friends here that we consider family and we are very comfortable.

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Yes.
Nope.
It’s an easy drive.

I live in north Dallas. Plano and Frisco are very very nice with great restaurants. about 20 minutes from uptown Dallas

Southlake is the nice rich area - very expensive but nice nonetheless. It's about 35-40 minutes from uptown Dallas FYI

I'm not sure of your financial situation but i'd go with Plano/Frisco unless you're ballin out.

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Man you people get really defensive about Texas

Those must be some really good chain restaurant tacos y’all are eating

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I live in Idaho.

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I find that you people that can’t be happy in Baton Rouge can’t be happy anywhere

But by all means move to Texas, the land of people who couldn’t cut it in Louisiana

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normally i would 100% disagree with this statement. If you like clean, nice(although cookie cutter) towns with great schools than the dallas and houston burbs are awesome. personally i love them and lot more to eat than fricking chain restruants

but in the OPs case....he and his wife have a really high income apparently. if you are top 2% in Louisiana and arent happy...than it may not be the location.

with that said...i understand his sentiment too. because people in general tend to not move far from where they grew up or they do and come back. I hope my kids atleast go off and explore at a minimum and honestly i hope my kids realize there is a lot more out there than just south lousiana.

people make fun of the burbs and all of that shite but if you are raising a family the burbs in NTX and Houston have pretty much everything you could ask for. I have a buddy who is 40 and single, he loves to make fun of his friends that move out of inner loop houston to the burbs because he says he never sees them anymore. What he and many others dont understand is once you have kids....you arent looking for most of the bullshite that is in the city, just that is be a decent drive if you do decide to pertake 10-15 times per year.