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Old 10-10-2019, 02:21 PM
 
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I agree that Richardson is a great area with a lot of ethnic restaurants and businesses. The schools there are pretty good and the 75080 area is highly sought after overall. Central Plano (75075, 75023) is also quite diverse-- Medical City Plano hospital is wonderful and the now defunct Collin Creek Mall is being redeveloped to a mixed used community with lots of retail and shopping. If you're looking for newer homes then Allen (75013) or Frisco (75035) would be good options too.
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Old 10-10-2019, 03:17 PM
 
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I agree that Richardson is a great area with a lot of ethnic restaurants and businesses. The schools there are pretty good and the 75080 area is highly sought after overall. Central Plano (75075, 75023) is also quite diverse-- Medical City Plano hospital is wonderful and the now defunct Collin Creek Mall is being redeveloped to a mixed used community with lots of retail and shopping. If you're looking for newer homes then Allen (75013) or Frisco (75035) would be good options too.
Thank you. Yes, we looked at Angel Field West (new development in Allen)....which we found to be a little pricey. But your insight has me looking. In terms of flooding and the occasional torndaoes.....is that area pretty safe?
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Old 10-10-2019, 03:24 PM
 
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There are lots of good places north and south. Often overlooked is East and West though. Rockwall, Rowlett, Forney and Fate for east. Weatherford, Lake Worth for west. Denton to the north? Waxahachie and Midlothian to the south? There are tons of places. Really going to depend on where you work.
Rockwall is fantastic, but you are screwed if there's a wreck on the bridge. I love Waxahachie, but it might be a little far out for some.
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Old 10-11-2019, 11:29 AM
 
Location: Kaufman County, Texas
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In terms of flooding and the occasional torndaoes.....is that area pretty safe?
Tornadoes are very rare in DFW, so don’t use them as a basis for a housing decision. If you’re worried about them, add a safe room in your house or garage.
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Old 10-11-2019, 11:47 AM
 
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No region of North Texas is going to be much different from any other region as to tornadoes. And they're really rare.

Flooding is an issue for subdivisions built in river bottoms and creek beds. Unfortunately, developer money has been known to overcome common sense regulations. The only way to know for sure is to observe the topography for yourself. For example, you can look up Greenville Avenue between Walnut Hill and Royal Lane. On the east side the houses were built down in the creek bottom of White Rock Creek and are prone to flooding. On the west side the houses are much higher and will never flood. The change is across less than a quarter mile distance. You just have to look for yourself.
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Old 10-11-2019, 03:15 PM
 
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Tornadoes are very rare in DFW, so don’t use them as a basis for a housing decision. If you’re worried about them, add a safe room in your house or garage.
Thank you....what about hurricanes? I'm sorry.....super bad weather is rare in NYC as well....but Hurricane Sandy really messed up big time here a few years ago.
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Old 10-11-2019, 03:54 PM
 
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Thank you....what about hurricanes? I'm sorry.....super bad weather is rare in NYC as well....but Hurricane Sandy really messed up big time here a few years ago.
No hurricane risk in DFW. Hurricanes are more a coastal event though the heavy winds and rains can cause flooding inland a ways but not 250 miles in as we are here. Flooding is a low land issue, so Houston faces it much more than the DFW area. Pay attention to low areas and where the nearest creek runs to drain the area, if you are elevated from that low spot and the area has not flooded before you should be good from flooding.

Tornados are not a big threat, they are uber powerful but generally impact a very small area. Id say the odds of dying in a car wreck is similar to the odds of a tornado impacting you in this area. As someone said above do not let tornado worries impact where you chose to live here. Commute is a bigger factor and longer commute means more traffic accident risk. DFW is about the size of NJ so you want to be located centered near where you drive to work etc.
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Old 10-11-2019, 08:37 PM
 
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Thank you....what about hurricanes? I'm sorry.....super bad weather is rare in NYC as well....but Hurricane Sandy really messed up big time here a few years ago.
Tornadoes are not rare. But, yeah, it's worse in Oklahoma, lol.

Hurricanes are not an issue.
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Old 10-12-2019, 08:24 AM
 
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Since 1950 the Texas average annual tornado death toll is right at 9.8 people per year.

9.8/28,700,000 = 0.00000034........................ in other words a Texan's odds of being killed by a Tornado per year or per life are really slim.
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Old 10-14-2019, 08:08 AM
 
Location: "The Dirty Irv" Irving, TX
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Tornadoes are very rare in DFW, so don’t use them as a basis for a housing decision. If you’re worried about them, add a safe room in your house or garage.
I mean we are quite a bit above average and at the bottom of Tornado Alley.

https://www.fema.gov/media-library-d...al_9_14_07.pdf

Not that I really worry much about Tornados. You are much more likely to be hurt or killed on the roads.
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