Lifer, can you give me any info about the the Cedar Creek Area? (Austin: houses)

[Cedar]

Just looking for more info on that area, I have read alot on the web, but nothing personal.

[lifertexan]

Not really anything from personal experience.The closest I have been is Corsicana.The area is pretty,and I'm sure it would be a nice place to live.If you are African American,I would check things out a little more carefully.Tool,for example,has no measurable black population,and pretty much the same for Gun Barrel City,while other towns right around there like Trinidad and Kemp have a number of blacks.Sometimes this means trouble in east Texas.

[Cedar]

Thank's for the info, I am white but my wife is Asian and my kids mixed obviously so for their sake I should check out the attitudes there.

[UhlandFan]

If you like small town life, this would be the place to be but be warned this area will grow in the next few years. You would be very close to Austin and in an area that is targeted for some major transportation changes in the next 10 years. The trans-Texas corridor will be going through this general area.
I live pretty close to Cedar Creek and work in the Uhland area. I think that being so close to Austin which is a melting pot of ethnicities has made the area more tolerant to mixed ethnic families. Don't get me wrong, there are jerks all over, but there are also a lot of nice small town people who don't care what color you are.

[momof2dfw]

Around the lake itself it is crowded. The homes on the lake shore have been built very tight against each other. This lake exploded in population about 10-15 years ago. My grandparents (2 sets) both had places down there back in the 70's. One was between Malakoff and Athens (not much there at all) and the other was on the lake. Now the lake growth has spurred a lot of activity in that area. Plus the growth of the entire D/FW metroplex has made people that want to be in the "country" move that way. The homes on the lake are restricted to the size of pier and boathouse they can build depending on the size of their lot and home. The price range for houses on the lake is very high. Yet down the road not on the water you can get a lot really cheap. You have to take into account that most lakes back when did not attract people that wanted deed restrictions and such so don't be surprised when you find a run down trailer next to a mini-McMansion.

You might try getting ahold of the latest Texas Monthly magazine. It has a write up on lakes in Texas and tells some info on them. The July issue of D Magazine just came today and they have ranked 62 suburbs for "The Best Places to Live".

[cedarcreekgal]

Originally Posted by Cedar

Thank's for the info, I am white but my wife is Asian and my kids mixed obviously so for their sake I should check out the attitudes there.

I can tell you that Tool is a diverse city. There may not be a lot of nationalities in the city, but it is small. The majority of residents in Tool don't care if you are green with purple dots. They just want good neighbors. BTW - if you go through some of the statistics for the city you will realize that the Hispanic population is above state average and Asians own some of the most costly homes.

[cedarcreekgal]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

Around the lake itself it is crowded. The homes on the lake shore have been built very tight against each other. This lake exploded in population about 10-15 years ago. My grandparents (2 sets) both had places down there back in the 70's. One was between Malakoff and Athens (not much there at all) and the other was on the lake. Now the lake growth has spurred a lot of activity in that area. Plus the growth of the entire D/FW metroplex has made people that want to be in the "country" move that way. The homes on the lake are restricted to the size of pier and boathouse they can build depending on the size of their lot and home. The price range for houses on the lake is very high. Yet down the road not on the water you can get a lot really cheap. You have to take into account that most lakes back when did not attract people that wanted deed restrictions and such so don't be surprised when you find a run down trailer next to a mini-McMansion.

You might try getting ahold of the latest Texas Monthly magazine. It has a write up on lakes in Texas and tells some info on them. The July issue of D Magazine just came today and they have ranked 62 suburbs for "The Best Places to Live".

You won't find a trailer next to a brick and morter house inside Tool, except in one or two neighborhoods that allowed manufactured homes. There are some really nice homes in Tool and yes, some on the lake have multiple lots. You can find a home from the30,00's to over a mil inside the city. Depends on what you are looking for. The neighborhoods have property owner's associations and most make sure their deed restrictions are enforced. No that they are the deed police!