Traffic / Travel Time Q (Houston, Dallas: how much, high school, university)

[bigdaddycool1111]

Every single road in DFW has heavy traffic during rush hour, there are almost no exceptions.

The funny thing is, our "rush hour" traffic now spans from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm. I miss the days it used to be from 5 to 6.

[HockDad]

Originally Posted by bigdaddycool1111

Every single road in DFW has heavy traffic during rush hour, there are almost no exceptions.

The funny thing is, our "rush hour" traffic now spans from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm. I miss the days it used to be from 5 to 6.

Agreed, but there are differences. I-30 is better than 635, etc.

[bencronin04]

Originally Posted by bigdaddycool1111

The funny thing is, our "rush hour" traffic now spans from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm. I miss the days it used to be from 5 to 6.

Nope.

[bigdaddycool1111]

Originally Posted by bencronin04

Nope.

You can disagree with facts all you want.

[Aceraceae]

Originally Posted by bigdaddycool1111

Every single road in DFW has heavy traffic during rush hour, there are almost no exceptions.

The funny thing is, our "rush hour" traffic now spans from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm. I miss the days it used to be from 5 to 6.

I agree that rush hour is definitely more than 5-6.

[TurtleCreek80]

Let's narrow this down quickly:

🔹Euless (23)
🔹University Park (24) - not in your budget
🔹Bedford (26)
🔹*Coppell (26) - not in your budget
🔹*Grapevine (29)
🔹Hurst (33)
🔹*Colleyville (36) - not in your budget
🔹North Richland Hills (36)
🔹Haltom City (37)- no clue where this is, FW side of metroplex, I guess?
🔹*Plano (38)
🔹Mansfield (39)
🔹Watauga (41)- no clue where this is, FW side of metroplex, I guess?
🔹Saginaw (46) - no clue where this is, FW side of metroplex, I guess?
🔹*Flower Mound (36) - not in your budget


This leaves us with :
Hurst / Euless/ Bedford
Grapevine
NRH
Plano
Mansfield

Plano is WAY too far. Over an hour in very slow moving traffic. Scratch that.

I think HEB is too far due to some long term construction projects.

From that short list, Grapevine has the best schools. Mansfield's are ok - not the best, not the worst.

The easiest and best option isn't on your list : Southern Arlington, zoned for Martin HS and it's feeder schools . Martin is the only high school south of I-30 that can "hang with" some of the best north side suburban schools. The average home there is $250k so you should see many options in your price range as well. Fairly simple commute via either I-30 or I-20.

[TurtleCreek80]

Originally Posted by Austin-DFW

I'm really drawn to Flower Mound, but it seems far. Does anyone know approximately how long it would take to get from Flower Mound to the Cockrell Hill area during rush hour?

Google maps is showing a 40 minute drive now (noon), so well over an hour in rush hour. Traffic would be very slow moving out of Flowed Mound and on I-35 straight into downtown Dallas.

[Austin-DFW]

Thank you for that awesome breakdown TurtleCreek! And for shortening the list considerably! ;-). Adding S. Arlington to the list...

[bencronin04]

Originally Posted by bigdaddycool1111

You can disagree with facts all you want.

It's 4 in the afternoon(30 minutes after your "rush hour" started). Look at all that CRAZY traffic on the Tollway, haha!

[DitsyD]

Central isn't that empty.