Wil lthe DFW area become like California?I really hope not... (West: cost of living, stats)

[hbdwihdh378y9]

Originally Posted by james5219

Honestly the only reason that San Antonio is bigger than Dallas is because it's city limits are so large, and the majority of the San Antonio metro population lives in the city proper, where as Dallas has many, many suburbs where it's residents are spread out among.

Some numbers:
San Antonio is 460.9 square miles. At a population of 1.469m, it's density is 2880 people a square mile.
Dallas is 340.5 square miles. At a population of 1.300m, it's density is 3518 people a square mile.

Ha ha - you nailed him. Why is it that people like Garland so much more than Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston? It's 3,998 per square mile.

This is probably the most pointless thread ever in the Dallas forum, and I'm embarrassed I'm even participating.

[Yellow pool of piddle]

Originally Posted by hbdwihdh378y9

Ha ha - you nailed him. Why is it that people like Garland so much more than Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston? It's 3,998 per square mile.

This is probably the most pointless thread ever in the Dallas forum, and I'm embarrassed I'm even participating.

This is the new internet. Everything that was once known as general infornation must now be converted into data and rehashed. Please be patient. Thank you.

[TheOverdog]

Ha ha - you nailed him. Why is it that people like Garland so much more than Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston? It's 3,998 per square mile.

University Park is over 6,000 people per sq mile. It's kind of ironic that the more 'popular' an area is, the higher it's density gets in Texas, where supposedly everyone comes because they 'want space'. Plano is about to pass 4,000 per sq mile. Highland Park is pretty close to 4000 as well.

Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio grew by annexing lots of land which they probably shouldn't have done in hindsight. They are now responsible for all the roads, plumbing, etc and unfortunately it just takes a certain number of people (and their sweet tax money) to pay for all that expansion.

[turf3]

Originally Posted by The_Man74

Why is Dallas the THIRD, yes the THIRD most populated city in Texas??? I'm just going off of facts here...

Because more people live there than in any other city in Texas except for two that are bigger.

[Walter Benjamin]

I admit I haven't read this whole thread, but the amount of interest and passion is impressive. Just had to chime in to say:

a) I'm from California, I love it here in Dallas, and I've never had any problems or been treated badly. I assume it's just like anything: rude people will be treated rudely, nice people will be treated nicely.

b) It's interesting to me that CA seems to arouse much stronger feelings here than say, New York or the Northeast as a whole. Is it because fewer people are moving here from the Northeast? Or because the Northeastern attitude is somehow more compatible with Dallas?? (that would surprise me). Or there are different expectations on both sides?
The reason it is surprising to me is that superficially there are more similarities between CA and TX, then there are between the Northeast and TX: both CA and TX are Sun Belt border states that grew rapidly after WWII, and are less shaped by pre-20th century migration as compared to the areas east of the Mississippi. Perhaps those basic similarities between CA and TX throw the obvious differences into sharper relief.

[Yellow pool of piddle]

Originally Posted by Walter Benjamin

I admit I haven't read this whole thread, but the amount of interest and passion is impressive. Just had to chime in to say:

a) I'm from California, I love it here in Dallas, and I've never had any problems or been treated badly. I assume it's just like anything: rude people will be treated rudely, nice people will be treated nicely.

b) It's interesting to me that CA seems to arouse much stronger feelings here than say, New York or the Northeast as a whole. Is it because fewer people are moving here from the Northeast? Or because the Northeastern attitude is somehow more compatible with Dallas?? (that would surprise me). Or there are different expectations on both sides?
The reason it is surprising to me is that superficially there are more similarities between CA and TX, then there are between the Northeast and TX: both CA and TX are Sun Belt border states that grew rapidly after WWII, and are less shaped by pre-20th century migration as compared to the areas east of the Mississippi. Perhaps those basic similarities between CA and TX throw the obvious differences into sharper relief.

The protestant conservatives in Texas fear the free flowing Marxist ideas of California. Indeed, central Dallas once possessed some of the largest churches in the world. Remember the high ranking fellow here that went on trial for attempting to murder his wife? I think he was in line to be the next world pope for the presbertarian church.

[Stevehanrahan41]

Originally Posted by Walter Benjamin

I admit I haven't read this whole thread, but the amount of interest and passion is impressive. Just had to chime in to say:

a) I'm from California, I love it here in Dallas, and I've never had any problems or been treated badly. I assume it's just like anything: rude people will be treated rudely, nice people will be treated nicely.

b) It's interesting to me that CA seems to arouse much stronger feelings here than say, New York or the Northeast as a whole. Is it because fewer people are moving here from the Northeast? Or because the Northeastern attitude is somehow more compatible with Dallas?? (that would surprise me). Or there are different expectations on both sides?
The reason it is surprising to me is that superficially there are more similarities between CA and TX, then there are between the Northeast and TX: both CA and TX are Sun Belt border states that grew rapidly after WWII, and are less shaped by pre-20th century migration as compared to the areas east of the Mississippi. Perhaps those basic similarities between CA and TX throw the obvious differences into sharper relief.

I don't have any stats to back this up, just my personal experience. But it seems to me the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida are more NE relocation havens. Quick flights and drives back up north from there, cheaper living. And now I'm hear, and I meet way more Californians than NE'ers. I also work for a company that has heavy West Coast roots so that could be a reason too.

[lepoisson]

Originally Posted by Stevehanrahan41

I don't have any stats to back this up, just my personal experience. But it seems to me the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida are more NE relocation havens. Quick flights and drives back up north from there, cheaper living. And now I'm hear, and I meet way more Californians than NE'ers. I also work for a company that has heavy West Coast roots so that could be a reason too.

I think you're right. I don't think I've ever met anyone from the Northeast down here (although I'm sure they exist). Yankees seem to like VA, NC, SC, and GA because they are closer to home, but offer a similar cost of living to Texas.

[jgn2013]

Originally Posted by octo

These right wing talking points about California are always shallow, no substance, and appeal to the arrogant crowd that thinks they have "common sense".

People are leaving CA because it's too expensive and that has many reasons, some based on politics but mostly because people with the means can outspend the ones who leave for cheaper places.

If you listen to the great dumbing down of America "news" you'd think that people flee California because of gays,guns,God bull****.

Agreed. It's not like that way of thinking is making Mississippi a "go-to" destination.