i am asian indian moving to wylie or sachse or murphy some can give me advise moving from new york. (Dallas: middle-class, real estate)

[61748]

somebody can help me where should i move wylie vs sachse or murphy please help me.

[unexpected]

What are you looking for? why are you limited to those three areas? You mentioned your "asian indianess" but I think other things like where you're going to work, how old you are, are you married, want good schools, etc. should take preference, but...

based on your 3, and if you want to be close to "indian" things, stay in murphy.

None of those 3 options are that appealing, however.

[61748]

hi, unexpected thank you so much for your responce i am not really particular about indian or pakistani community i just dont want any racisam i am 44 yr old have 4 children age from 20 to 12 the reason i pick these three area someone told me these are good are i like live in suburb with low taxes but not to far from dallas either in case i get the job there currently i am working for car dealership selling cars and moving from new york reason for leaving from new york lots of crimes any suggestion from unexpected or anyone else will be greatly appreciated.

[unseengundam]

Do have any idea what on price range you are looking at? Do you want new brand new home or older house?

Wylie/Sasche has alot new homes in 150k-250k price range. Murphy's home (new and old) price range is more like 250K to 700k+. If are looking at already build homes in the 200k+ range, you can also look at Plano and Allen. I think Wylie/Sasche is know more for lower price point, you get a huge new house out there for 250K if that is what you want.

I am Desi also, from Bangladesh. I am not sure about racism problem in Wylie/Sasche. But I know Murphy/Plano/Allen/Richardson should be just fine with any racism problems.

[KittySkyfish]

I also agree about Murphy, based on my experience with friends living there. It's a nice, quiet, middle-class town with a significant asian-indian population. The real estate tends to be a bit pricier in Murphy, but it's not too much higher from other towns in the area.

From what I've noticed, towns tend to have ethnic pockets. Certain schools will have a greater than average density of asian students. Here are examples from a relatively small area based on 2000 and 2006 census data:

Murphy:
Murphy has an approximate 9% asian population while Boggess Elementary School has an approximate 34% asian population. Less than two miles away is Martha Hunt Elementary with a 14% asian population.

Plano:
Plano has an approximate 14% asian population. In Plano, Bethany Elementary is about 23% asian. Christie Elementary is about 4% asian. Forman Elementary School is about 2% asian.

Allen:
Allen has an approximate 11% asian population. Beverly Elementary, which sits in the far south-western corner of Allen and is part of Plano ISD is about 26% asian. To the northeast of Beverly and about 2 miles away is Francis E. Norton Elementary which is about 9% asian. Headed further east in Allen is Boyd Elementary, which is about 3% asian.

To sum up, you might find your ideal town and community by digging into school demographics.

[MurphyPl1]

One of the things I love is the true diversity. Not "hey it's a bunch of ethnicities in little pockets around the city."

The city is diverse, but so is each neighborhood and each street. On my street I have Pakastani, white, Vietnamese, Korean, Hispanic, and black neighbors. And that's just the houses at my end of the block.

The elementary schools and Murphy MS are great schools with wonderful teachers and involved parents. They are starting construction on a new 9-10 HS this fall.

Crime is very low. We've got a new police chief and he's all about engaging the citizens. Police officers go out to the schools to have lunch with the kids, they and the FD come out to neighborhood block parties and HOA events. They stop and talk to the citizens while they are out. The city isn't so large that every street can't be patrolled regularly. Check out www.crimereports.com and search Murphy for an idea of the type of reports that are happening. (Side note - I think 600 Block of Murphy Rd is Murphy MS. There's a School Resource Officer there full time and I believe they take things like theft and fights very seriously)

[October7]

Originally Posted by unexpected

What are you looking for? why are you limited to those three areas? You mentioned your "asian indianess" but I think other things like where you're going to work, how old you are, are you married, want good schools, etc. should take preference, but...

based on your 3, and if you want to be close to "indian" things, stay in murphy.

None of those 3 options are that appealing, however.

What a negative response. I hope this entry does not truly reflect the mindset of the Dallas residents.

[unexpected]

how is that negative? from an "indian perspective", none of the three are really good options - which is what the poster wants.

From other perspectives (i.e, small town feel, lot with acreage), these cities are a lot better. It depends on your priorities.

[KittySkyfish]

Originally Posted by MurphyPl1

One of the things I love is the true diversity. Not "hey it's a bunch of ethnicities in little pockets around the city."

The city is diverse, but so is each neighborhood and each street. On my street I have Pakastani, white, Vietnamese, Korean, Hispanic, and black neighbors. And that's just the houses at my end of the block.

I never said our cities aren't diverse. Our diversity is implied in many CD posts and I didn't need to regurgitate old data. HOWEVER, general city demographics don't always paint an accurate picture and this is not often brought up. Any person can quickly look up city demographics and assume that 9% asian means that this 9% population is evenly distributed across a city. Often times it isn't.

There's nothing wrong about living in an ethnic pocket. There are more stores and churches in the vicinity that cater to the population. New residents find it beneficial to live near each other because they share a common language and culture base. They develop a social network and it's much easier to care for each other when everyone is nearby. And maybe they want their kids to go to a diverse school - meaning diverse that includes their ethnicity too.

[Metro Matt]

Murphy

Its closer to Richardson & Plano which both have huge Asian Indian populations. Arlington does too, but thats not near Saches or Wylie.