Suburbs of Houston or Fortworth (Dallas, Fort Worth: low crime, unemployed, neighborhoods)

[breezeshore]

We are thinking of moving either to Houston or Forthworth and looking at job oppurtunities in both places. We have 2 kids under the age of 4.
Our priorities are:
1. Low Crime rate
2. We want good private schools - willing to spend any amount for their education
3. We are Asian Indians. So diversity is a must.

We have never lived in any of those places before. so your opinion matters....

Thanks

[cosmosmom]

You might look at Pantego/Dalworthington Gardens. Highly visible police presence in such a small community makes it a safer area. Oakridge prep school is a few minutes away, or Arlington Classics Academy - an exemplary public charter school. The area has a lot of diversity and you would feel right at home! Arlington also has a lot to offer in the way of family entertainment.

[Lwatson09]

Houston has more of an international-city "feel", and inner-city Houston has lots of very nice and exclusive neighborhoods and great private schools (River Oaks/Memorial Park area & west of the Galleria) ..Ft. Worth is more of a Texas feel but also very nice. The reason I suggest inner-city is because you mentioned diversity, and I don't think you will find that in many Texas suburbs :\. Idk your financial situation, but if its not great then the suburbs will definitly be cheaper to live in.

[kdogg817]

Fort Worth suburbs are better than Houston. Fort Worth is a much cleaner, less congested and safer city than Houston. I definitely would recommend Fort Worth over Houston any day of the week.

[interracial family]

I have lived in both area and would say Houston is much more diverse. Even the suburbs are very multi-cultural.

[expatChicagoan]

I've recently moved to Ft. Worth (relocated from Chicago); I live in the Heritage community of Ft. Worth.

Anyway, I've lived down here for 2 months, and my limited experience shows that this area is pretty diverse in terms of the Asian population (not many Asian Indians in my neighborhood, but there are other SE Asian nationals) I work at a company in almost the same neighborhood that is in the technology field, and about 20% of our employees are Asian Indians.

I'm not sure why people are directing you to Houston, as I've never been there myself, so couldn't comment on the diversity of that city.

[LAnative10]

It is really going to depend on where you are located. If you are looking for Asian Indians, the Asian Indian population is HUGE in the Dallas suburbs and the Houston suburb of Sugarland. The Dallas/Fort Worth has more foreign born Indians than Houston (by the 2007 estimate), but most of those are in Dallas, Irving, Las Collinas, and (especially) Richardson. The Fort Worth side of the Metroplex is mostly South East Asians (for Asian population).

Born in India, 2007
New York 289,980
San Francisco 134,995
Chicago 108,911
Los Angeles 85,577
Washington DC 78,445
Philadelphia 50,583
Dallas 49,669
Boston 45,688
Detroit 41,884
Atlanta 41,081
Houston 40,862
Miami 13,032

Born in Asia, 2007
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New York 1,518,011
San Francisco 1,105,357
Washington DC 461,395
Chicago 394,767
Boston 272,040
Houston 244,274
Dallas 228,209
Detroit 210,490
Philadelphia 198,021
Atlanta 176,671
Miami 103,147

[luzpr]

Hello Im an unemployed elementary school teacher and I would like to know an internet site so I can send my resume or apply.

[kstewart72]

We have 3 children ages 20 months, 4 years, and almost 8 and currently live in Fort Worth...though I lived in Houston for a few years when I was growing up. I am sure that there are excellent private schools both places. Houston also used to have some excellent Magnet schools in the public school system. Presently my daughter goes to a public elementary school with an " Exemplary" designation and we are very happy there. There are many things that I like about Fort Worth. There are nice places to go with children like the zoo, Casa Manana children's theater, and some of the museums. There is excellent health care avaliable for children through Cook Children's hospital and clinics. We enjoy living here, but I miss the diversity from the University town where we lived prior to our move here. Houston seems like a more diverse place though a much larger city. Best of luck to you!