re: Good areas to live in around DFW?

OP, I work in healthcare. Tell your wife to avoid Medical City at all costs. Understaffed, overworked, and everyone is miserable. It’s HCA rebranded. The money attracts people but don’t fall for it. BSW is a decent employer from what I can tell. Cook Childrens was recently rated as one of the best employers in the country for employee health. Figuring out where to live, especially in DFW, is a lot easier if you know where she will work first. Plano, Frisco, Grapevine, Colleyville, and Flower Mound are some of the more coveted areas with good ISDs. I would look at Grapevine personally as it’s probably more reasonably priced than the others. Mansfield and Burleson have more of a baw vibe if that’s your thing and are pretty affordable.

Mansfield, Venus or Midlothian if you want some room and a central location for your drive. McKinney, Frisco or Allen if you must be on the East side. Anything West of Ft Worth is nice. The best quality of life is Southlake, Grapevine, N Irving and Coppell but it’s expensive to get a house.

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Magnets are really hard to get into, especially of you're a new resident. They usually don't take new applications after New Years unless you know an employee with the district. OP is from Shreveport and hasn't bought a house or even accepted a job yet.

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We’re a couple years away from having to start sending them to school. However, I’ve accepted my job offer; we’re working on hers now.

UT southwestern and Presbyterian are good in my experience.

I've also heard not so great things about Med City.

Nothing good/bad to share about Baylor, Scott & White

Thanks for the info. I'll be at least part time at some hospital in the area.

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We’re a couple years away from having to start sending them to school. However, I’ve accepted my job offer; we’re working on hers now.

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Gotcha, you could probably just rent a starter home in in a place like N. Dallas, Richardson, or Irving if you're worried then.

We aren’t at that price range, yet.

They are starting to build some smaller homes out by us, they are packed in and you barely have a yard but they are almost affordable. May be an option until you get settled.

Look for Meritage Homes in whatever area ya'll decide

These are brand new just small

$405,9024 bd3 ba2 1,584 sqft
200 Olympus St, Wylie, TX 75098

If your wife chooses UTSW, i'd seriously consider Richardson. $450k will get you a nice ranch house. It won't be brand new, but the lots are big, mature trees, RISD is excellent. You're close to 75/635/DNT.

The Dart rail runs down 75. The city is older, but it's not rundown. Many great restaurants, bars, things to do etc.

Here are several homes in your budget


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Flo Mo, pricey now.

Look at Northlake or Argyle if you want new

Waxahachie or Ennis

Each has a good hospital