Possible Relocation to Dallas area

[racehorse]

One of the other posters mentioned Castle Hills. I happen to live there. I would say it's very walkable for the things my family and I want to do. There is a local dry cleaner, restaurants, golf club, pools, amenity centers, etc., right in the neighborhood. There aren't any grocery stores in the neighborhood. I have to say, since I had kids, my grocery store hauls are usually quite substantial so I have no desire to walk to the grocery store.

You'd find quite a lot of house for what you are wanting to spend in your price range in the neighborhood.

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by mSooner

he used to say he "got a nosebleed north of 635." Sometimes I see that attitude here...

This is the Dallas that some of us grew up in - it's hard for us to get used to the idea that there's so much 'out there'.

[skids929]

Originally Posted by mSooner

Sorry--but this is truly the attitude of many of the Dallas posters on here too. It goes both ways. When I was in high school, we had a teacher who loathed Flower Mound and LOVED North Dallas--he used to say he "got a nosebleed north of 635." Sometimes I see that attitude here...

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[PlanoGirl]

"Walkability" can mean different things for different people. Some people just want to go for an pleasant evening walk with their dog and kids safely. Others want to walk to be able to walk to do ALL their daily errands. And of course, there are many levels in between.

Proximity to shops, etc is not the only indicator of a "walkable" neighborhood IMO. For example, where I lived in central Plano I had a grocery store, toy store, a number of restaurants, a library, a gym, a park, a hardware store, and many other places within a 15-20 minute walk of my house. However, I rarely walked because it wasn't really pedestrian-friendly...especially since I usually had one or two kids in tow. I had to cross very busy roads, the sidewalks were narrow and too close to the street, and.

Where I live now, there are not AS MANY places to walk (though there is still undeveloped land around...so that will change), but what is nearby (a grocery store, a few restaurants and shops, park, school) I can get to along creek-lined trails and tree-lined neighborhood streets. Very enjoyable walks. The places that are a bit further away (30-40 min walk) we bike to in less than 15 min...a number of restaurants, a wine bar, Starbucks, Home Depot, library, post office, and a variety of shops.
There are also a number of road underpasses in my area...so we usually don't have have to cross a busy street...particularly nice when you are walking/ riding with kids. I can even walk or bike to my brother's house, which is about 2.5 miles away, without crossing any busy street at surface level...by using the underpasses and trails.

My point is, though there is physically less close by, we walk and ride MUCH more here, because it safer and more enjoyable to do so. The area is just better set up for it.

[mSooner]

This is the Dallas that some of us grew up in - it's hard for us to get used to the idea that there's so much 'out there'.

Conversely, many people in the burbs have a hard time realizing there is so much "down there" Dallas proper was a whole new world to me when I moved here a year ago. Cant say I like one "world" better than the other, though.

[FarNorthDallas]

That map has to be from what early 1960s? It shows the towns of Hebron, Shepton and Renner. Cool.

[Ramona72]

I would echo that you can get a lovely home for your price point in Lakewood, and I would also note that many of the older (?) homes can have far fewer structural problems than some newly built McMansion in the suburbs.

[jennifw]

I think you guys might have scared the OP off...

Back to one of the comments about kids playing travel soccer and basketball. Maybe you are used to driving, but consider where the teams are if both you and hubby work from home. I live in East Dallas (Lakewood) and while I love it here, the options for kids competitive sports like that are more limited than if we lived in the burbs. (ex: no non-school volleyball teams over this way that I can find. We will have to drive "north of 635" for my daughter to play)

[Macbeth2003]

Originally Posted by jennifw

I live in East Dallas (Lakewood) and while I love it here, the options for kids competitive sports like that are more limited than if we lived in the burbs.

Living in Old East Dallas too, this is unfortuantel true. I mean the biggies are fine, baseball, soccer, basketball, etc. Anything more unusual is another story. My son has been waiting till he is 8 to play Rugby and the closest youth Rugby I can find is all the way in Plano. Quite a haul from here. Which is bizarre since both the Harlequins and the Reds play close to here.

[EDS_]

Originally Posted by jennifw

I think you guys might have scared the OP off...

Back to one of the comments about kids playing travel soccer and basketball. Maybe you are used to driving, but consider where the teams are if both you and hubby work from home. I live in East Dallas (Lakewood) and while I love it here, the options for kids competitive sports like that are more limited than if we lived in the burbs. (ex: no non-school volleyball teams over this way that I can find. We will have to drive "north of 635" for my daughter to play)

Just south of 635 near Northwest Highway.....can't be too far from you.
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Dallas Jrs. is at Sportsplex just north of 635 on Alpha in Dallas

Unfortunately Skyline is moving to Plano from Dallas/Sportsplex. That makes Madfrog, Skyline, Victory, Premiere, I can't recall the name of another club that plays out of Net Results along with Victory, within about a mile of each other just northeast of 75 and George Bush. Plano sports a few other VBC's as well.