Would I like Frisco? (Houston, Dallas: how much, attorneys, new home)

[Big G]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

OP values diversity and the northern suburbs are the places people go to avoid that...

As a point of reference, Plano ISD is below 50% white. Just in my own small HOA here in Plano, I have whites, blacks, Mexicans, Jews, Indians (both Hindu and Muslim), Arabs, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Brazilians, and Indonesians. And that's off the top of my head.

Either
1)all my neighbors have been wearing costumes, applying makeup, and adopting fake accents to fool me, or
2) you're sadly ignorant about the actual state of things in Collin County.

You tell me what's more likely.

[Lakewooder]

So you are telling me that white flight is NOT a part of the growth equation of Collin County?

Last I heard Frisco was almost 90% white - do you have other figures?

Frisco High School's mascot was the 'Coons.

[unexpected]

Hey lakewooder, look you're wrong!! What a surprise!!

Frisco TX (Texas) ZIP codes, schools, jobs, demographics & more

People would believe you more if you stopped living in the 1980's version of the DFW metroplex. There are advantages to living near White Rock, certainly, but it's not a be all, end all to life's problems.

Just because amenities didn't exist in the suburbs in 1985, doesn't mean they don't exist now.

[txgolfer130]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

So you are telling me that white flight is NOT a part of the growth equation of Collin County?

Last I heard Frisco was almost 90% white - do you have other figures?

Frisco High School's mascot was the 'Coons.

Yes...you're wrong.

I live in Collin County and have more diversity here than in the Austin neighborhood we moved from. Is Collin County mostly conservative and white? Sure, we're in N. Texas. Is it what the others are saying it is? Not by a long shot.

[Big G]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

So you are telling me that white flight is NOT a part of the growth equation of Collin County?

Last I heard Frisco was about 90% white - do you have other figures?

Frisco High School's mascot was the 'Coons.

No, I don't think it is. White flight is a phenomenon of the 60s and 70s. Frisco barely existed 30 years ago. Many of the Collin County people came in from out of state. They wanted new houses, and Collin County was where the bare land was available.

I do, in fact, have other figures - Frisco ISD is about 2/3 white. The remaining 1/3 is split pretty evenly between Hispanics, blacks, and Asians. I think your assertion that people move to Frisco to avoid the black, brown, or yellow man is way off base - and, frankly, extremely offensive.

Frisco HS was, indeed, once known as the "Coons. It's unfortunate that the name (clearly short for raccoon) was hijacked to become a derogatory racial reference, but I don't see how that reflects on the school, especially since they chose to discontinue the shortened form.

[Rakin]

All the above aside, I've helped quite a few in Frisco and and the people I see there are young, professional, moderate, family orientated and accepting of others. It is a great place to work or live.

[galore]

Is there something tangible that makes Frisco "family friendly"?

This is not a loaded question but sometimes I get the feeling that the family friendly label is automatically attached to newly developed neighborhoods without further thought about what makes it family friendly.

I used to live in the Firewheel area in a brand new neighborhood, which has the family friendly label. Now I live in Dallas/Lake Highlands. I don't experience a tangible difference between both areas w.r.t. family friendliness but truthfully, I don't know what this really means ?!?

I imagine it's the school district and how it's rated. Anything else (of substance)?

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

Just my 2 cents' worth: a FF area has a lot of playgrounds in the parks, people don't give you nasty looks for having children with you in restaurants/movies/stores, there are attractions the city has like Frisco Fire Safety Town, indoor recreation centers have kids' activities, civic activities that encourage kids, etc.

[Rakin]

Originally Posted by galore

I imagine it's the school district and how it's rated. Anything else (of substance)?

To me... soccer moms, a large amount of young couples who crank out kids, kids who ride their bikes safely down the street, PTA's and people who are involved with their kids schools, sporting events like T-Ball Leagues, Kids Flag Football games, a large majority of 2 parent families (or both parents involved), band practice, kid doctors, houses decorated for Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas.

Maybe I'm too old and naive but the Norman Rockwell images of families.

[Lakewooder]

I'm glad there is some ethnic diversity. Is there also economic diversity? And how do you account for stories like this:

Frisco ISD shows largest white population growth in region | FRISCO Blog | dallasnews.com