North Richland Hills area (Haltom City, Keller: sales, low crime, houses)

[DFWNRH]

Hey everyone, moving from the midwest area. kentucky..

I ended up buying land in this area near Precinct Line RD and Lavaca Trail intersection.. in the NRH area. How is the area here? The ISD falls under Keller - ISD so, that was my end goal as the ISD is very good from what I Heard. Just, do not know the crime rate around here. Also, how long would the airport (DFW) would be? I am not driving there every day, but our community is in that area, and we will mostly drive there sundays. Easy drive?

Thanks.

[jbb303]

I live just to the south of there near Precinct Line and Mid Cities. It's a pretty typical suburban area - low crime, convenient to grocery stores and restaurants. Precinct Line and Davis Blvd. are nearby and you can get to a lot of amenities pretty quickly using either. Keller schools are good and so are any of the other districts in the immediate area. A Sunday morning drive to the area near the airport is pretty easy on a Sunday morning, but your location is 10 minutes from the freeway and the airport is big. Driving to the area on the west or south side of it might be 15-20 minutes, north or east side 25-30 minutes.

[DFWNRH]

Originally Posted by jbb303

I live just to the south of there near Precinct Line and Mid Cities. It's a pretty typical suburban area - low crime, convenient to grocery stores and restaurants. Precinct Line and Davis Blvd. are nearby and you can get to a lot of amenities pretty quickly using either. Keller schools are good and so are any of the other districts in the immediate area. A Sunday morning drive to the area near the airport is pretty easy on a Sunday morning, but your location is 10 minutes from the freeway and the airport is big. Driving to the area on the west or south side of it might be 15-20 minutes, north or east side 25-30 minutes.

Thanks, that makes me feel better. Also, are there snakes issues in the area in houses? And, what are the common pests?

[jbb303]

Snakes are not common and the ones you might see are almost always non-venemous. We live on a half acre lot in a small neighborhood with large lots and pay around $400 a year for quarterly pest control service. It’s worth every penny because we rarely have any pests. People around here occasionally get mice but they are pretty easy to get rid of and prevent going forward. I would recommend anyone in this climate spend money on professional preventative pest control.

[DFWNRH]

Originally Posted by jbb303

Snakes are not common and the ones you might see are almost always non-venemous. We live on a half acre lot in a small neighborhood with large lots and pay around $400 a year for quarterly pest control service. It’s worth every penny because we rarely have any pests. People around here occasionally get mice but they are pretty easy to get rid of and prevent going forward. I would recommend anyone in this climate spend money on professional preventative pest control.

Thanks so much for answering the questions.. I was just worried about snakes the most. Seen a couple instagram videos about it.. but I guess its some areas.

[ChristieP]

The best way to keep snakes away from your property is to keep leaves and debris cleaned up so they don’t have places to hide, and to not build a pond or any other type of water holding area that would attract them. Honestly, in a suburb, you won’t have a snake problem.

[Dashakhs]

North Richland Hills homes always shows up on house searches.

How far south can we go in NRH and still have the benefits of safety, low crime?

[ChristieP]

NE Tarrant County is a nice area. You really won’t have a crime problem until you get to Watauga or Haltom City.

[Barefoot Daisy]

Originally Posted by Dashakhs

North Richland Hills homes always shows up on house searches.

How far south can we go in NRH and still have the benefits of safety, low crime?

We are in an older neighborhood between Mid-Cities and 820 — in 10 years, have had very few brushes with crime (people going through cars at night, one vandalism incident) or other issues. The neighborhood is diverse and quiet with a lot of walkers. there are higher-end and lower-end areas all around us, with pretty much the same lifestyle from what I can see.

We've hit a number of estate sales in NRH within Loop 820 so we've seen a lot of those neighborhoods, and I'd actually love to relocate into one of them — huge lots, nice ranch style homes.

NRH is a well-run city with great services and pretty good access to anywhere in the metroplex.
I freely admit to avoiding 820 and 183 whenever possible though!

[jbb303]

The neighborhoods south of 820 and west of Rufe Snow are as nice as any other in NRH. The houses to the east of there are definitely smaller and older, but the neighborhoods are great. I had a friend that bought a remodeled house close to 26 and 820, did a little more work while living in it for a few years, and then made a huge return on it.