Indian family relocating from St Louis, looking for LESS Indian neighborhood (Dallas: apartment complexes, rentals)

[UnfairPark]

Allen probably has less Indians then Frisco, Plano, Coppell and Murphy but certain pockets are heavily Indian, i.e. Kerr & Evans elementary schools are 40% & 35% Asians.

[Rakin]

No offense taken on your request. I work with quite a few 2nd Gen families that do not want to be in a predominate cultural area. A good mix of cultures is very desirable and (IMO) a heavy presence of any 1 less so. I can understand why many who are recent immigrants want to congregate around similarity.

If you work from home the Keller area is great for families with good schools. My son lives there recently moving form the Boston area. It is far from Dallas if you go downtown. I also like Coppell and Flower Mound.

Just about any area with good schools and newer homes will have a large Indian community.

[nissan]

Originally Posted by Rakin

Just about any area with good schools and newer homes will have a large Indian community.

+1.

We were looking for the same and found it largely unavoidable (I'm a 2nd gen Indian w parents here for 40 yrs), especially in new home construction subdivisions. You don't seem to want only new home, so that'll open up options as posters have noted. Southlake is a good suggestion. Allen and McKinney $500K+ neighborhoods will have relatively high % of Indians, based on what I've seen.

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

There are some areas of Frisco that are Indian-central but not all. You can go to the schools'web sites and look at racial stats. My grandkids are Asian American and my son picked a school with about 30% brown skins, as they call themselves. Might have changed in 7 yrs. Of their close griends, some are white, some are African America , and some are Latino. Frisco ISD.

[synchronicity]

Originally Posted by nissan

+1.

We were looking for the same and found it largely unavoidable (I'm a 2nd gen Indian w parents here for 40 yrs), especially in new home construction subdivisions. You don't seem to want only new home, so that'll open up options as posters have noted. Southlake is a good suggestion. Allen and McKinney $500K+ neighborhoods will have relatively high % of Indians, based on what I've seen.

600K and under, sadly, is becoming a tough price point to find places in Southlake. Keller, Grapevine, and to some extent Colleyville would be easier choices if the OP were to look in the area W of DFW airport.

Southlake's Indian population is increasing, although I don't think it will do so enough in the next 8-10 years to be an issue for the OP. The district's students are still ~75% white non-hispanic, so it's not exactly "diverse" yet.

Carroll ISD obviously has sports programs (even outside of football ), and their band/music seems to be pretty good. Of course, Carroll is one of the "usual suspects" school districts that are in the top 5 or so in the Metroplex in terms of test metrics and the like.

The OP may want to take a good look at Grapevine-Colleyville in terms of being slightly more affordable than Southlake while still having very good schools and a little more overall diversity (while still having relatively small Indian populations). Those two suburbs are a little more eclectic and (IMHO) a little more scenically appealing than Southlake. Obviously they all are very close to DFW airport if needed. Keller was discussed upthread.

[dhakaia]

Originally Posted by UnfairPark

I live in Plano around Park & Preston and it's a very balanced area compared to rest of Collin County, though more Indians then far west side.

If I were OP, I would give this area a strong consideration... as it will get you zoned to Plano West Senior High (consistently a top 3 public HS in the DFW area). PISD elementary and middle schools/junior highs are excellent too.

Yes Plano has a large Indian population, but the same can be said about all other ethnicities. It is arguably the most diverse, affluent and academically excelling of all the DFW suburbs. Plus it's huge spread out size gives you the opportunity to pick and choose the neighborhood that you feel most at home in. You are sure to see one or two desi neighbors no matter where you go in the areas with good public schools... that's how we roll anyway ... but not to the point where that's ALL you experience.

Also, this will put you right in the middle of all the shopping and restaurants that you can ever want. May be good for the occasional late night masala dosa/ chole batura or biryani cravings

[UnfairPark]

Originally Posted by dhakaia

If I were OP, I would give this area a strong consideration... as it will get you zoned to Plano West Senior High (consistently a top 3 public HS in the DFW area). PISD elementary and middle schools/junior highs are excellent too.

Yes Plano has a large Indian population, but the same can be said about all other ethnicities. It is arguably the most diverse, affluent and academically excelling of all the DFW suburbs. Plus it's huge spread out size gives you the opportunity to pick and choose the neighborhood that you feel most at home in. You are sure to see one or two desi neighbors no matter where you go in the areas with good public schools... that's how we roll anyway ... but not to the point where that's ALL you experience.

Also, this will put you right in the middle of all the shopping and restaurants that you can ever want. May be good for the occasional late night masala dosa/ chole batura or biryani cravings

My Indian friends always complain that 75093 doesn't have Indian grocery & dinning options like rest of the town. Shepton only has 14% Asians so probably no more than 5-6% Indians. I guess Shepton is one of the few DFW school brining such good results without big Asian boost. It would suit OP as not in the middle of Indian Central but not too far either. However, <$500k doesn't get much in 75093 and certainly not new construction that Indians are obsessed with.

[WorldKlas]

With your interests:

Colleyville would be my 1st choice.
Then Argyle would be my 2nd choice.

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[tcualum]

I would recommend Grapevine-Colleyville. You'll be in an area with good schools and plenty to do. You'll be within easy driving distance of India central (Irving) where there's great Indian restaurants and stores but you won't be living in an area that's predominantly Indian.

[stan4]

Originally Posted by UnfairPark

Rich woods isn't in Plano, it's in Frisco. If you want good location and good schools but less Indians than look at far West Plano. I attend church there and that area doesn't have much diversity, very lily white, mostly private schooling families.

I live in Plano around Park & Preston and it's a very balanced area compared to rest of Collin County, though more Indians then far west side.

Yeah, but he doesn't want nutbag competitive schools, and that's basically Plano West to a T.

Also, his budget sucks for West Plano.