Anything like The Woodlands up in the McKinney area? (Dallas: real estate, new home)

[NCtoTexas]

Looking to relocate to the great State of Texas, and I'm pretty much sold on The Woodlands or the surrounding area, but one thing's nagging me and that's the astonishing level of humidity. I'm kind of used to it here in eastern NC, but ... if I could find something comparable to The Woodlands, up north of Dallas, with more reasonable humidity, that'd be well worth looking at. Any suggestions? Thanks!

[JayDizzl]

It depends on what it is about The Woodlands that you find appealing. If it's purely aesthetic, you won't find that same ultra-heavy tree density here but if it's amenities you're concerned about, the general area of Plano, Allen, Frisco, McKinney, etc. has it in spades.

[NCtoTexas]

The amenities are part of it, but the forest and wildlife are the main draws to that particular community.

[5stones]

forest and wildlife are the main draws to that particular community.

Nope not here wrong region.
North Texas is in the Prairie/plains area...flat
The woodlands is located in the very southern part of the Piney woods.

Just as you won't find mountians in east Colorado you won't find the big woods and dense trees in North Texas.

[bluescreen73]

There are regions up here where you _can_ find forest, but it's not pine forest and it's not as thick. The Cross Timbers run right along 35/35-W.

It's not near McKinney, though. You might try the Mineral Wells/Weatherford/Springtown area.

[aceplace]

Why the McKinney area?

We can put you in McKinney. And we can put you in a heavily forested area, places like Southlake, etc.

But we cannot combine the two.

[NCtoTexas]

Yeah, that's what it's sounding like -- the age-old adage of "you want good, fast, and cheap? pick two."

I had just heard that McKinney had a particularly strong presence of my particular religious affiliation (LDS). If I could have that community, plus the foresty wildlife goodness of the Woodlands, and not swelter to death in humidity, that'd be ideal. The Woodlands seems to hit on most cylinders, it's developed and a "complete" community but still quite nature-based etc., only real downside is the humidity in the summers (which, here in coastal NC, I have too, so it's not that bad, but...) I've heard the humidity is substantially milder in the Dallas area (which, of course, makes sense) so ... well, I thought, hey, it can't hurt to ask... if you could have everything you want, and get rid of the part you don't want, that'd be ideal. Rare, though.

Thanks for all the responses!

[nsumner]

You may like Tucker Hill in McKinney. It's located right on US380 just east of Custer. Tucker Hill | Dallas | Fort Worth | McKinney New Homes – Texas Real Estate (http://www.tuckerhilltx.com/Home.aspx - broken link) It's not your typical suburbia neighborhood. They have craftsman, bungalows, tudors etc. The neighborhood is surrounded by woods.

Naima

[Lakewooder]

Central Dallas is shaded by a canopy of trees - it's not like the Woodlands - though, and we like that!

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[Saintmarks]

Stonebridge Ranch in McKinney has been laid out and landscaped on a level above the average Collin County neighborhood. Lots of lakes, some wooded areas and the golf courses provide many nice vistas. McKinney does have a lot of old growth trees in the creek bottoms that does give a nice relief to the prairie. Many developments have creek lots that back to these woods and at least gives a bit of feeling of being in a more wooded area. The more historic section of McKinney also has some mature tree cover.

I am a Georgia native and the biggest gripe about living in TX is that the tree cover and rolling terrain I am used to is missing here. However, I find McKinney the closest in this area to replicating what I came from.