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Old 01-15-2008, 09:26 AM
 
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I am moving to Dallas in the next year and have a some questions on these areas.I love the community of Richardson except I would like a slightly newer home.I've read that in the past Plano had a reputation for being materialistic ,I don't want to offend anyone but that's what been said on this board.Since there are many newer communities popping up has it lost a little bit of that mentality.I really don't care so much for myself ,but that is a type of mentality I would like to avoid instilling in my children.Any info on Allen would be helpful as well.I will be working for DISD so commute is also something to take into consideration.Once again I do not wish to offend anyone I'm just trying to make an informed decision.Thanks for your help.
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Old 01-15-2008, 07:00 PM
 
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Where in DISD will you be working?
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Old 01-18-2008, 10:47 AM
 
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I will be traveling through out several schools and I'm an not sure which one's yet.
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Old 01-18-2008, 01:42 PM
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I have lived in Plano about 12 years now. Maybe I'm biased but I don't believe it to be any more materialistic than the rest of the United States. I consider Allen and Plano to be a lot alike. Hard to tell where one stops and the other begins. Commute is something to consider.
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Old 01-20-2008, 07:02 AM
 
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Try using the search function. Your question has been asked and answered many, many times......
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Old 01-20-2008, 09:24 AM
 
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Try using the search function. Your question has been asked and answered many, many times......

I have used the search engine that the reason I asked this questions.I could not find anything that states whether or not"materialism" has calmed down a bit since the new communites are the new "it" place to live.
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Old 01-20-2008, 09:25 AM
 
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There are some newer homes over in the panhandle of Richardson. As for materialism, yeah, we've talked about that a lot. Some folks say ALL of Dallas north of the Trinity all the way up to Oklahoma is materialistic and there might be some truth to that. I don't know. Some say East Plano, East Allen, East McKinney (as in East of 75) is less materialistic than the West side of each of those cities. Some say west Frisco is more materialistic than east Frisco and Frisco, in general, is more materialistic than Little Elm or The Colony. I would just buy where you want to buy and not worry about it. If you really want to get away from it, look south of the Trinity River (downtown) and buy an older home in an established neighborhood.
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Old 01-20-2008, 10:20 AM
 
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Thanks for your help
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Old 01-20-2008, 08:59 PM
 
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We moved to West Plano.
I absolutely love the area. There may be materialism here and there, I pay no attention to it whatsoever. You will be able to meet all sorts of people, it is more diverse than most people will want you to believe.
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Old 01-21-2008, 07:10 AM
 
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Here's an article about updating homes in Richardson - these homes sound very nice to me:
Developer gives homes in Richardson Heights a thoughtful rebirth | Richardson | pegasusnews.com
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