Vibe and Personalities N. Dallas (Plano, Richardson: transplants, real estate, apartment complexes)

[turf3]

Well, West Plano is a generic suburb. Flower Mound is a generic suburb further out, with big expensive houses. Prestonwood is mostly commercial. Richardson varies wildly.

[BLDSoon]

Originally Posted by SapphireBow2020

Coming from NY, single parent, 2 school aged kids. There have been a few areas that I have been told are good places to live, and so much online about best places to live. Started thinking that were I live in NY, each town has it's own personality. That being said, I'd like to get a better understanding of what the people are like, what's the vibe.

West Plano
Richardson
North West Dallas
Flowermound
Prestonwood

If there are any places that are not on this list that you'd like to include, please do so. UP/HP are way out of my budget.

Unlike NYC, the DFW area does not have those distinctive Neighborhood vibes from zip code to zip code. Most places are about the same as most other places nearby. For example- most of the places you listed above are the same for the most part, leafy established suburbs with lots of diversity (in all senses of the word, ethnicities, income, housing types and build, commerce, etc) and a place of worship on every corner... or at least every other corner.

You would get more useful information if you gave the kind of specific details other posters are asking for, starting with whether you are buying or renting, what your budget is, and whether you will need good public schools or plan to go private.

Once you narrow down an area this way you can get more useful demographic information which is what you seem to be asking for.

[RonnieinDallas]

Originally Posted by SapphireBow2020

So help me out, forget the Far North Dallas. What about the other neighborhoods? Only want to know about vibe/personality. Not asking about where working or budget. Thanks

West Plano
Richardson
Flowermound
Prestonwood

None of these places really have a vibe. They’re bedroom communities.

[mastershake575]

Those 5 areas you listed are mostly the same. Decent size lots, fairly good schools, lots of families.

DFW is so varied (even within a single neighbhorhood) so your not going to get this drastic cultural difference/vibe by jumping from one upper middle class area to another upper middle class area

Originally Posted by BLDSoon

Unlike NYC, the DFW area does not have those distinctive Neighborhood vibes from zip code to zip code. Most places are about the same as most other places nearby. For example- most of the places you listed above are the same for the most part, leafy established suburbs with lots of diversity (in all senses of the word, ethnicities, income, housing types and build, commerce, etc) and a place of worship on every corner... or at least every other corner.

You would get more useful information if you gave the kind of specific details other posters are asking for, starting with whether you are buying or renting, what your budget is, and whether you will need good public schools or plan to go private.

Once you narrow down an area this way you can get more useful demographic information which is what you seem to be asking for.

Agreed 100%

[tcualum]

West Plano and Richardson are in Dallas County but not in the city of Dallas. Plano and Richardson are separate cities.

[turf3]

Well, yeah, Far North Dallas strictly speaking refers to that portion of the City of Dallas north of LBJ; Prestonwood refers to that part of the City of Dallas around Belt Line and the Tollroad; West Plano is the western part of the independent municipality of Plano (so it's not North Dallas); Flower Mound and Richardson are independent municipalities. I understood OP to mean generically "North Dallas area" without being real specific as to municipalities. Flower Mound is NOT in the general North Dallas area; it's midway between FW and Dallas and if anything a little closer to FW. OP hasn't even mentioned what Dallasites call "North Dallas" which is that area north of Downtown and south of LBJ.

OP, I think careful study of a MAP will be of great help.

[GigiTer]

OP - I understand what you are asking, we moved here from the Philly burbs last year. It’s not like that here from what I can tell - it’s one giant suburban sprawl! Cities run into each other and the only thing that changes is the street signage and water tower logo!

[turf3]

Originally Posted by GigiTer

OP - I understand what you are asking, we moved here from the Philly burbs last year. It’s not like that here from what I can tell - it’s one giant suburban sprawl! Cities run into each other and the only thing that changes is the street signage and water tower logo!

Well, if you can lift your head up from the generic suburbs and consider something other than generica, you will find differences. North Oak Cliff is very different from Lakewood is very different from over by Hockaday is very different from the M streets is very different from the west side of the lake.


But West Plano vs. Southlake vs. Frisco vs. Flower Mound basically comes down to what's more convenient for your commute.

[Treasurevalley92]

The only thing all those places have in common is they are all Suburban in their Vibe.

[PACman2521]

It's better to ask what you're looking for as opposed to listing random areas and going backwards.