Places near Plano that are rural (Dallas, Denton: how much, house, neighborhood)

[Dice974]

Hello all, Got a job offer in NW Plano but told I can work remote 90% of the time. Kids are out of the house so don't have to worry about school districts. Will need decent Internet service which can be hit and miss in rural areas. Probably will need to go to Plano once every couple of weeks. Don't want a neighbor 2 feet next door. Love to possibly have a place to put my RV (nice to have) so I don't have to pay storage. Budget around 400k. Looking at Frisco, Prosper, Celina or maybe even east by Wylie. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

[naterator]

Frisco, Prosper, and Celina were rural around the turn of the century. Buddy got a great deal on a house in Frisco in 2001. I thought he was nuts moving out to the middle of nowhere. He had the last laugh there.

But anyway, the northern boundary has moved a little further out now. You've really got to be north of 380 for anything "rural".

If you'll only be going into the office every couple of weeks, look east too. You can get a lot of house for the money out near Greenville. And the chances of it being swallowed up by Dallas' march toward Oklahoma will be lower, as well.

[mastershake575]

Timber Brooks estates in East Plano has some more manageable 0.2 to .25 acre lots and it's in a quite part of town.

If you wanted more land then you would go east towards Lucas, Parker, Murphy area.

Agree of the person above me, Frisco Celina and prosper where rural but now they're blowing up and will be full blown cities in no time

[RonnieinDallas]

Fairview, Lucas, Parker, and Far East Plano would be ideal for rural suburbia but I don’t think you can get much more than a 1 acre lot (with no house) for $400k in those towns.

You’ll probably need to go pretty far out to get something on an acre +. Maybe Denton County along 380. Pilot Point or further toward Oklahoma.

[ATLForr]

Originally Posted by naterator

Frisco, Prosper, and Celina were rural around the turn of the century. Buddy got a great deal on a house in Frisco in 2001. I thought he was nuts moving out to the middle of nowhere. He had the last laugh there.

But anyway, the northern boundary has moved a little further out now. You've really got to be north of 380 for anything "rural".

If you'll only be going into the office every couple of weeks, look east too. You can get a lot of house for the money out near Greenville. And the chances of it being swallowed up by Dallas' march toward Oklahoma will be lower, as well.

Buying north of 380 doesn’t even guarantee that you will still be living in a rural area. Cities like Celina are going to be the next Frisco. It’s not a matter of if and but when all that development moves up north. In fact, it has already started for many portions of southern Celina. That rural boundary has been moving faster than ever and it’s going to be even faster once the Dallas North Tollway finishes it’s expansion.

Lucas, Parker and possibly Fairview have the best chance of keeping their rural characteristics. Those areas aren’t incredibly rural, but the homes are on big lots and there are many farms.

There are no other areas near Plano that I can guarantee won’t be swallowed up by massive developments in the upcoming years.

[elan]

Oklahoma

[Katana49]

Celina is growing up along Preston, but there are many areas where farms dominate and that won't be changing any time soon.


We wanted to buy 10+ acres recently and we looked in Celina, Weston, Anna, Van Alstyne, etc. You can easily find that in Celina, just depends on how much land you're looking for with a budget of $400k. We ended up buying just north of Gunter.

[escanlan]

Originally Posted by naterator

Frisco, Prosper, and Celina were rural around the turn of the century. Buddy got a great deal on a house in Frisco in 2001. I thought he was nuts moving out to the middle of nowhere. He had the last laugh there.

But anyway, the northern boundary has moved a little further out now. You've really got to be north of 380 for anything "rural".

If you'll only be going into the office every couple of weeks, look east too. You can get a lot of house for the money out near Greenville. And the chances of it being swallowed up by Dallas' march toward Oklahoma will be lower, as well.

Can't count on that anymore. There are a HUGE number of new developments going in between Rockwall and Greenville and the surrounding areas. What used to be the country is quickly becoming indistinguishable from the suburbs.

[escanlan]

Originally Posted by Dice974

Hello all, Got a job offer in NW Plano but told I can work remote 90% of the time. Kids are out of the house so don't have to worry about school districts. Will need decent Internet service which can be hit and miss in rural areas. Probably will need to go to Plano once every couple of weeks. Don't want a neighbor 2 feet next door. Love to possibly have a place to put my RV (nice to have) so I don't have to pay storage. Budget around 400k. Looking at Frisco, Prosper, Celina or maybe even east by Wylie. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

There is a lot out there that fits your criteria EXCEPT internet access for remote work is not very good still in so many places. So many rural and former rural areas with lots/homes that fit your needs are still running with simple broadband access or tethering to mobile devices. Fiber and cable internet is not prevalent in these areas even if a large development nearby has been equipped with it. What I would recommend is to look for homes in the area you desire and then check the homes to see if fiber or cable internet is available. Not sure about your job but many do require some type of fixed, "hardwired" (cable or fiber) internet access for at home work. I would check your company as well to determine what they require.


BTW I am not aware of any broadband or cell carrier that offers true "unlimited internet access". Depending on what you do for work and your personal habits their data usage caps can be reached quickly and their overage charges are killer!

[tcualum]

Another issue with moving out to a remote area that's eventually going to be filled with housing developments is that often the road leading to those areas is inadequate for the amount of development. I've seen that happen many times in DFW. Acreage homes are built miles down a country or FM road that is perfectly adequate for that development with ranchland or farms leading up to the development. Eventually though, ranch land is sold off and neighborhood homes on much smaller lots go in. Once enough of them are developed, commercial development and maybe even schools go in. Pretty soon, that quiet country road that wasn't designed with room for expansion or that much traffic is an overcrowded suburban road and commutes take much longer. A lot of these smaller towns that are expanding rapidly haven't developed a master plan for this sort of expansion and are letting the developers drive the bus.