Greenwood Hills neighborhood in Richardson (Canyon, West: real estate, houses, landscaping)

[Candimom]

Hubby and I are looking at homes this weekend and I drove around Richardson today and was curious about the Greenwood Hill neighborhood, east of Waterview, west of Floyd, south of Campbell and north of Arapaho. It looks like some yards were really well kept and others weren't. And the comps in the area seem to be all over the place. I just couldn't get a good feel for the area. Any tips??

[BigDGeek]

Originally Posted by Candimom

Hubby and I are looking at homes this weekend and I drove around Richardson today and was curious about the Greenwood Hill neighborhood, east of Waterview, west of Floyd, south of Campbell and north of Arapaho. It looks like some yards were really well kept and others weren't. And the comps in the area seem to be all over the place. I just couldn't get a good feel for the area. Any tips??

I live in Heights Park, just south of that neighborhood. Most neighborhoods west of 75 in Richardson have been very well-kept, but that is not one of them. What is your budget? Heights Park, Richardson Heights, Canyon Creek, the Reservation, etc. all are nicer. Same zip code too.

[Candimom]

Thanks! Our budget is no more than $165K. I'm thinking we may do better just to stay around the Firewheel area where we are now.

[Debsi]

Originally Posted by BigDGeek

I live in Heights Park, just south of that neighborhood. Most neighborhoods west of 75 in Richardson have been very well-kept, but that is not one of them. What is your budget? Heights Park, Richardson Heights, Canyon Creek, the Reservation, etc. all are nicer. Same zip code too.

I agree.

[BigDGeek]

Originally Posted by Candimom

Thanks! Our budget is no more than $165K. I'm thinking we may do better just to stay around the Firewheel area where we are now.

You can find homes in Heights Park, Richardson Heights, and Cottonwood Heights in that price range. Give it another look if you want to live in this area...though $165k is a low entry point to Richardson real estate, which isn't outrageously expensive but isn't the cheapest per square foot either.

[FalconheadWest]

I made a brief appearance at Greenwood Hills Elementary when I was a kid and lived in that area for all of Junior High (North Jr H) and most of High School (Pearce). The prices are all over the board because the individual streets are all over the board. Probably less than half of the houses have been updated from their 60's and 70's original kitchens and bathrooms. This area also has a lot of older seniors, and seniors love their flowers and landscaping, which is why you see many nice yards.

It's a very nice, mature area, but you can't judge the entire area of the boundaries you gave because there are pockets within the area that all have different pricing.

[BigDGeek]

Originally Posted by FalconheadWest

I made a brief appearance at Greenwood Hills Elementary when I was a kid and lived in that area for all of Junior High (North Jr H) and most of High School (Pearce). The prices are all over the board because the individual streets are all over the board. Probably less than half of the houses have been updated from their 60's and 70's original kitchens and bathrooms. This area also has a lot of older seniors, and seniors love their flowers and landscaping, which is why you see many nice yards.

It's a very nice, mature area, but you can't judge the entire area of the boundaries you gave because there are pockets within the area that all have different pricing.

Seems to me like the northwest quadrant of that area is the nicest, and it gets seedier the closer you get to Arapaho. There are some homes along Floyd that are just heinous.