Considering Move from CT to TX

[skyview22]

I moved from Mass. and LOVE it here. Many posts already have good suggestions to follow. As far as a specific suggestion. I do not think you would like North Richland Hills. Myself and several others found it to be a very gossipy and in your business type town.


You have a lot of options around the area. Good luck!

[skids929]

Originally Posted by skyview22

I moved from Mass. and LOVE it here. Many posts already have good suggestions to follow. As far as a specific suggestion. I do not think you would like North Richland Hills. Myself and several others found it to be a very gossipy and in your business type town.


You have a lot of options around the area. Good luck!

Skyview, I am from MA living here now. Seriously considering a move down there. Just came back from Southlake and looked alot of towns and loved the area. Particularly Flower Mound.

Were you raised in MA? Sounds like you made the transition well.

[ctgirl36]

My best friend moved from NY to Austin 15 years ago. I visit her every 6 months so I have gotten to know the area a bit.

Austin is in the green belt and they have some lakes there. It does not compare to living on the coast of CT and enjoying the lush greenery and beaches we have here. However, it will atleast have some greenery and water. The city of Austin is also nice but small and not like NY or Boston which as a CT resident you are used to. But the people for the most part are friendly. However, it would be a HUGE change from what you are used to. New England and Texas are completely different. Whenever I come home from Texas or other parts of the country it makes me appreciate where I live even more. It truly is a beautiful corner of the country!!

My friend tells me Dallas is VERY keeping up with the Jones...almost over the top. People tend to be materialistic and "plastic". This is not my opinion...just what she has told me lots of times from her experience living there.

However, change is good too!

Best of luck to you whatever you choose and remember like John Bon Jovi sings......."Who says you can't go back.....who says you can't go home?"

[phddoc]

Rather than Dallas, you should really consider Austin or San Antonio - these will provide much more of smaller town feel. Dallas is a HUGE metroplex and the drivers (no offense) are insane. I felt safer on the autobahn in Germany - literally.

Dallas is also completely flat, whereas Austin and San Antonio are more of the "hill country" of Texas. I think you'd like either of those places much, much more.

My two cents ...

[txgolfer130]

Originally Posted by phddoc

Rather than Dallas, you should really consider Austin or San Antonio - these will provide much more of smaller town feel. Dallas is a HUGE metroplex and the drivers (no offense) are insane. I felt safer on the autobahn in Germany - literally.

Dallas is also completely flat, whereas Austin and San Antonio are more of the "hill country" of Texas. I think you'd like either of those places much, much more.

My two cents ...

I would have to say, in all honest, after living in Austin for 30 years they are some of the worst drivers on the Planet! And that includes the Chinese, Vietnamese, and Philippino taxi drivers!!!

Dallas proper may indeed be flat but the surrounding areas are anything but. There are no Mount Bonnell's or anything like that, but completely flat it is not.

I do agree though, Austin may be a better choice.

[Cupcake77]

Originally Posted by lounseal

We are considering a move from CT to TX and are curious if TX (Dallas area) is a good fit for our family.

Although we love living in New England we are eager to find an area where the pace is not so fast or high strung and there is less emphasis on "keeping up with your neighbors."

We are a Christian family in our late 30s with one young child. We live along the shoreline and enjoy our small town, with it's green (town square) that has plenty of shops & restaurants and that hosts small fairs and concerts. As a family we enjoy the several parks in town, the beaches, access to the theatre in the nearby city, dining at varied ethnic restaurants, and visits to art & historical musuems.

We are looking for a town in the Dallas area where we would be able to enjoy the same/similar amenities that compliment our lifestyle. We currently live on close to an acre and would like something smaller, but don't want something too small. We would like a town with a focus on family, an excellent school system and culture. Buying organic and non processed foods is important to us so we would need access to a store similar to Trader Joes.

We have seen some towns that we are interested in, but would love feedback from others who have lived in Texas or are currently living there now.

Thank you for your feedback!

Find another state. best advise you'll get here because this forum is slanted to that you will love Dallas and everyone else is a hater or just miserable.

I will never step foot back into Dallas or Texas. worst mistake we ever made was moving there.

Every time I went back to finish up some business my blood pessure shot up to 180/110 and nobody knew why. At home my pressure is steady at 110/70 and on no meds. That's how much I hate Dallas. I know of other familes that have left or in the process.. they all wanted cheaper housing. It's simply not worth it if you like beauty and 4 true seasons and better quality of life, Dallas is not the place to live. If you just want somewhere cheap and willing to put up with fake people who in reality don't have much but like to pretend they do. You'll love it there.

[bearcatfan]

I'm a native Texan and I love it here. However, I have to admit KittySkyfish has it right. I get awful cabin fever in the summer. Summers are brutal. The other 3 seasons are pretty nice, and 3/4 ain't bad!

Keeping up with the Joneses is everywhere, I hate to say. I'll give a plug for Aledo, but we've got plenty of conspicuous consumption here, too. We've also got plenty of down-to-earth people in Aledo, and lots of believers BTW. Central Market (easily accessible in FW off I-30) has all the organic, free range, pesticide-free, antibiotic-free, free-range chicken you could buy and is ~20 minutes away.

Interestingly enough, the more you mingle with the folks who buy organic chicken the more Jonses you'll run into. If you're like me you have feet in both worlds...

Fort Worth's cultural offerings are unparalleled for a city its size (IMO), and the museum district is only 20 minutes away from Aledo. I think Fort Worth's museums are actually much better than those in Dallas. Though I like Dallas (and have friends and relatives there) there is far more pressure to keep up there than in Fort Worth. One thing Aledo lacks is an attractive, walkable business district. There are a few nice shops there, but mostly what people mean when they say "Aledo" is the greater rural area that feeds into the Aledo schools.

North Dallas is nice (University Park, Highland Park), but very pricey and full of Jonses. Colleyville is the same way. Tanglewood in Fort Worth has some very nice homes and is very close to the cultural offerings with homes on ~.25 acre lots. Some Joneses there, some not, but certainly fewer than in Colleyville or North Dallas.

In short, you ought to come visit. I'm not sure how to get you in the middle of fine dining and cultural offerings in a nice neighborhood in nice schools with a slow pace of life with no pressure to keep up with the neighbors. Here slower pace of life and fewer Joneses means a little farther from the city.

Best of luck to you. I've rambled now because it's late. If you have other specific questions I'll try and monitor the thread to see if I can help.

[Lakewooder]

Why do you say Dallas proper is flat or 'completely flat? Don't get into the city much?

And yes we have four seasons.

Please don't think Dallas is the tundra burbs up north - speaking of keeping up with the Joneses - there are many other areas actually IN Dallas:










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