America's 10 Best Places to Grow Up....... (real estate, houses, transfer to) - General U.S. - City-Data Forum

ckhthankgod · 08-22-2009, 02:24 PM

according to US News: America's 10 Best Places to Grow Up - Yahoo! Real Estate

pbk051 · 08-22-2009, 02:32 PM

You could say that list is about right. Only one place from Texas made it on there, and while there could be more, that's not a bad list at all.

Rachael84 · 08-22-2009, 02:45 PM

^^I've seen in most articles that Texas is one of the worst places to raise a family.

TANaples · 08-22-2009, 03:40 PM

I grew up in Manhattan. Great place to grow up.

johnatl · 08-22-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rachael84

^^I've seen in most articles that Texas is one of the worst places to raise a family.

Interesting that there are three Southern cities on the list - including the top two, but only one small New Jersey city for the entire, huge Tri-State region.

Plano, TX happens to be one of the nicest suburbs in the Country. Home to several Forture 500 HQ's, diverse, good schools, a redeveloped Downtown and direct rail access to Dallas.

You could do a lot worse.

cityboi757 · 08-22-2009, 04:36 PM

Virginia Beach tops the list

Infamous92 · 08-22-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cityboi757

Virginia Beach tops the list

And I'm not surprised, I loved it there

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TANaples · 08-22-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by johnatl

Interesting that there are three Southern cities on the list - including the top two, but only one small New Jersey city for the entire, huge Tri-State region.

Plano, TX happens to be one of the nicest suburbs in the Country. Home to several Forture 500 HQ's, diverse, good schools, a redeveloped Downtown and direct rail access to Dallas.

You could do a lot worse.

my husband not taking that transfer to Houston when our kids, including Rachael, were young. Everyone who had taken that transfer told us NOT to move to Houston.

I am also very happy my kids also didn't have move to and grow up in Florida.

WeSoHood · 08-22-2009, 04:50 PM

Seems like another list.... These lists are getting silly.. far too many.

Queso Fresco · 08-22-2009, 04:54 PM

First off, it's hotter than hell just like every other city in Texas. The houses are over priced, and the city has a severe lack of trees. It's a suburban nightmare. The city sucks.

Here's a snippet from Wikipedia on Plano.

"after rejecting several names for the budding town (including naming it in honor of then-President Millard Fillmore), the locals suggested the name Plano, from the Spanish word for "flat,"