Best place to live near DFW area (Irving, Euless: schools, things to do)

[DeenJay]

I will be tranfer to DFW aiport this summer, where will be the best place to lived near it? We do have children so schools are important. We would like to be in a family oriented neigborhood, near parks and things to do and avoid if possible TRAFFIC,:eek I will be working out of DFW and my husband hopefully at a local hospital. Thank you for you help.

[GoPadge]

Starting at 12 O'clock and going clockwise, the surrounding towns are Coppell, Farmers Branch, Irving, Euless, Colleyville, Southlake and Grapevine. Strictly looking at GoogleMaps shows that Southlake and Irving are directly in line with a runway. Euless, Grapevine and perhaps Coppell are too close for most traffic to turn and overfly. Colleyville and Farmers Branch are along a line almost perpendicular to runways, which should prevent most flights from passing over head.

Using www.greatschools.net for educational information (rating is out of 10).

10 Coppell (Coppell HS)
5 Farmers Branch (Turner HS)
6 Irving (McAurther HS)
8 Euless (Trinity or Bell HS)
10 Colleyville (Colleyville Heritage HS)
10 Southlake (Carroll HS)
10 Grapevine (Grapevine HS)