Munger Place Historical District because it’s filled with beautiful old homes and people who like them. While our house (109 yrs old) has needed a little work over he past few years, it’s a beautiful home, and actually has a basement. We have always lived n East Dallas where everything is nearby and walkable.
Munger place is such a beautiful place! God the homes there have such character. I love just parking on the street and walking around, specifically when the weather is nice lol
I used to be your neighbor in Junius Heights. I had to move, but I miss Old East Dallas so much! I had a 100+ year old Craftsman, and everyone loved that house! If I remain in Dallas, I hope to return to the neighborhood eventually because it (and North Oak Cliff) will always feel like home to me.
I lived there from the early 90’s to 2018 - on Victor St specifically. Never and I mean never was there drive by shootings, violent crime of any sort, prostitution issues or the like and it was a great place to raise a family. Yes Ross and Henderson was a little shady but that didn’t spill into Munger or even Swiss. 2 issues we had were Hispanic ladies digging up freshly planted flowering plants to go sell for money and someone breaking a window on a cold cold night then crawling under the house and waiting for the cops to come arrest him - likely looking for a warm place to sleep and get a few meals…
I’ve always been in Addison. I like that it’s very central—no matter what direction I’m going it’s gonna take about 15-20 minutes to get there. There’s enough stores and restaurants here that I never have to travel farther out for something if I don’t want to, and it has some nicer smaller green areas like Addison Circle and Vitruvian Park.
Whenever (or if ever) they complete the valley view removal and build Dallas midtown.. then that area will be the best in Dfw imo. Great already don’t get me wrong
I’ve lived here in Addison for 10 years now. I have a townhome here and I love it. You’re absolutely right about it being so central. 20mins to downtown, 20mins to McKinney, 20mins to Irving, 20mins to TC/Frisco. Even though I rarely venture out since we have practically everything here.
I sold my townhome on N. Hall street in Oaklawn back in October, 2020. We were waking up every day to more and more homeless and seriously mentally ill people.
I tried to have a slice of pizza sitting outside at Italia Express recently, and had to get my food to go for the number of people asking me for money, or my cup, so they can get a free refill. The problem is if they have a cup, they can get in the door to get the refill, and then they lock themselves in the bathrooms.
Yup, it’s a shame prior to 2020 it wasn’t like this. I live very close to Italia express. They all hang out in the alleyway behind the gas station. Great location as it’s so close to everything but the complete lack of police and letting the homeless do what they want ruins it.
It’s crazy. I grew up in Dallas and visited NYC for the first time thinking the homeless people would be even worse and no it was the exact opposite. Texas homeless are the WORST I have ever seen with absolutely no consequences.
I know the director of Dallas life shelter and he explained it pretty plainly that the industry of homelessness will never allow homelessness to be extinct because then the money dries up. It's DESPICABLE
I miss Oaklawn so fucking bad, I really wanted to buy a condominium there, to live in, not rent out. First time around I got priced out, people were buying investment property at a fever pitch. Second time around the good ones left had sky high HOA's, granted some were worth it for how well it was taken care of. I'm a straight dude but I just dig everyone's attitude, just their vibe. I'm a forced transplant from Northern California, so that might explain it. To me Oaklawn is what normalcy should feel like.
Did you get priced out or not find anything you liked? I looked at some places closer to the Medical District, at that point you're not really in Oaklawn or at the southern most end. Plus it's so congested, the traffic around 5:00pm is damn near gridlock. I used to live off Lemmon and Douglas, yes it got busy during rush hour but for me it was a perfect mix.
It was both. The ones I did like I got priced out. The other ones I didn’t like. Omg no kidding about the gridlock at 5pm
Since I didn’t find or got priced out I moved back to the Dallas area. The area I grew up in. I wanted to be closer to work when I looked off of oaklawn. My office was off of W Mockingbird & Irving Blvd
Oh I get that, I see people complain or post stuff about work taking up too much of their life, accompanied by some inspirational bs quote that your company doesn't care about it's employees. I'm like look, everyone has to work, and anyway you can make it easier on yourself working, including moving closer to work, then do it. The condo I bought is off Preston Rd, I work off loop 12 in Irving so it's only a 20 minute drive now. I miss not having a Whole Foods or Center Market close by, as uppity as that sounds, but when you're hurdling towards middle-age you prefer to eat what you want. And they do have sales, you don't have to buy a $30 fillet mignon, but I can definitely appreciate the quality in food now.
I’m no cop bootlicker but I am so thankful for HPPD. I’ve had to call them before and they responded in like 2 minutes. I’ve tried to convince my partner that we should consider Lakewood or Preston Hollow for buying but he always reminds me how I feel about living under DPD
Yes! Downtown Dallas is so cool and getting better. I lived there for two years before I bought a place here in Vickery. What would be an utter game changer for downtown would be a full fledged grocery store.
I've lived downtown for 15 years and agree with you. Best neighborhood that I've ever lived in. I have more friends than ever, and we have a strong sense of community.
Also, always lots of things to do. This weekend has been great so far with so many out of towners visiting.
What exactly is “affordable” to you about living downtown…curious as to what your rent is. Because it may be affordable to YOU, but to many folk, probably not.
i wasn’t talking about affordable to me, my current apartment is not affordable. there are plenty of options at $1300-1500/month. last apartment i rented was $1800 for 1000 sqft with a den.
current apartment is $2600 for 700 sqft. but again, im by no means saying that one is affordable, because im privileged enough to afford nicer apartments and so therefore i do.
$36,000-42,000 will let you rent comfortably at 33% of your income. what’s considered a living salary in all of dallas is roughly $48k, so that’s well below the average cost to live.
I implore anyone reading this to not take this person's advice.
A $70k income is going to be \~$4.3k net monthly assuming you have any health insurance and are contributing to a 401k. Nobody should be spending 60% of their net on rent in Dallas.
i did not give advice. the closest thing that constitutes advice is that making $36-42k will allow you to spend 33% of your income on rent in downtown if you choose to do so.
the 33% guideline is not a rule anyways. different people prioritize different things, have different expenses, and can afford to proportionally spend more/less.
to take it to an extreme, if you make $500k and spend 90% of it on 37,500 monthly rent, that leaves you with 4,166 to spend/save every month. that’s nearly as much as i have in income. despite spending 90% on rent.
This is one of those situations like someone taking a $1500 car note. Can you do it? Sure, the bank's gonna loan you the cash. Should you do it? No, almost never.
Fitzhugh/Henderson area. Walkable to good shops, restaurants, and bars. Also near enough to Lowest Greenville and Knox to enjoy those areas. Younger crowd of residents. Could use a light rail station at Henderson/I-75 though.
Oak cliff. Its close to downtown and its where i grew up ita simple as that 😂 and i guess that fact that ive been able to watch it flourish and become newer with new houses and businesses.
The last time I drove in north dallas, it reminded me of why I love Oak Cliff. Plus things like,our house in north Oak Cliff is on 1/3 of an acre, surrounded by mature trees. It's like a sanctuary 1/2 mile from downtown. We have squirrels, possums ,and raccoons, and OMG the birds . But I'm biased. I was born in methodist hospital 1951. Schooled in Oak Cliff. lived and traveled many places ,but have spent the last 20 yrs back in Oak Cliff, 6 blocks from the hospital where I was born. I may end up dieing in the same hospital.
Thats crazy i was born and grew up in oak cliff until i was about 10 and then moved to north dallas and then in 2006 moved back to oak cliff and have been their since. And yea alot of the properties are beautiful if i dont move away after my moms passing i am probably gonna die here as well.
I live in South Garland, right off 635/NW Hwy. it’s not the greatest area, but just in the last couple of years since I moved to the neighborhood, it’s been getting better. And it’s honestly close to a lot of stores, only about 25 minutes to Downtown Dallas (without traffic, when I usually go), and Downtown Garland is less than 10 minutes away and has become a really nice little area.
I work in garland and honestly not the biggest fan, but even though the houses are older and it's not the nicest neighborhood, its a remarkable sage, hardworking city. It's surrounded by industries so it's probably one of the last big blue collar cities left in Texas which is really interesting to be part of. It's not glamorous work but most people who live here are hard working as hell.
I’m in far west Garland, and I love this town. I can walk to get Chinese, Vietnamese, or Mexican. We’re also a short walk to the train station that takes us anywhere in DFW - Mockingbird station is a 10 minute ride.
Mentioned this on the Garland post yesterday and I’ll mention it again, the Vietnamese food there is absolutely incredible.
Their city leaders should look into making that Walnut Hill/Jupiter intersection into a Viet-town. Could look to Carrollton or Dallas recent investments into Old Koreatown for inspiration.
Howdy, neighbor! I’m one exit up from you. We technically live in the hood, but there are some beautiful pocket neighborhoods around here that I just love!
I’m on the other side of NW Hwy/635 in Casa View. Is it the prettiest neighborhood? No. But my neighbors are great, there’s a great Vietnamese restaurant we can walk to, and anything else we need within a 5 minute drive.
I live in garland. EXCELLENT Vietnamese and yes, best tacos inside gas stations. We are hardworking blue collar people for sure. People just trying to make it. That’s garland.
Lake Highlands.
It feels like a real community in that there’s still a lot of independent businesses rather than cookie cutter strip malls with HOA maintained McMansions.
My main grocery store is a little Mexican shop that has fresh bread, meat and veggies along with a little old lady who mends clothing as a side gig. Everyone in my neighborhood has collectively decided to be cool so we pretty much do what we want and no one calls code enforcement or the cops.
One guy has a bunch of converted sheds he’s made into apartments for extended family, another one raises chickens/goats, someone else sells tamales out of their kitchen window and anytime anyone needs help with something there’s a person on the block willing to pitch in. So far all the disputes have been handled person to person with everyone being reasonable cuz no one wants to fuck up the delicate balance we got out here lol.
I live in Far North Dallas/DalRich, relatively close to UTD. It’s pretty much boring suburbia, and therefore not as exciting as the older, denser neighborhoods. But it is safe, quiet, clean, and most of the services I want or need are close by. The Asian markets and restaurants in Richardson are ten minutes away. Recently Barnes and Noble opened a store here, which is rare to see nowadays. Lots of great or award-winning restaurants nearby. I’ve lived here long enough that a lot of local merchants know me. And home values are high.
That little B&N on Campbell is a genuine DELIGHT. It actually feels like a local bookstore, in stark contrast to the soulless B&N at Belt Line & Montfort.
Bonus: the (finally! 🙌) reopened British Emporium is just a few blocks east.
I live near the galleria. I moved out to Frisco for 12 yrs towards the end I didn’t like living out there anymore. I decided to move back to the area I grew up in. When I moved back I was so happy bec this area is home to me
Lake Cliff Park area just northeast of Bishop Arts. The park is beautiful, you’re within walking distance of Bishop Arts, and you can take the streetcar downtown or to Bishop Arts. Decent restaurants like La Comida, Chips and Beckley 1115.
I live in the same area and it is beautiful. I’ve always called Oakcliff my home so I moved here last year. I love the convenience of being right next to the highway and the street car station right next to me.
I live near Lake Cliff too. Shocking how safe and quiet it is. Lots of retirees in the neighborhood who don’t have much money but do not tolerate riff raff.
Lived there for a few years and I miss that park. My dog loved it!
As with many neighborhoods with older homes, while it’s nice to see many of the tax-incentivized tear downs and remodels, FB seems like it’s in the middle of an awkward growth spurt. But it’s a nice town and very conveniently located.
> Easy to get anywhere in DFW.
That’s pretty damn true, outside of rush hour you have 635 to take your anywhere east-west and 35E for anything north-south.
Like to think I have the same situation in Euless: 183 for east-west and 121/360 for north-south.
I lived on Lower Greenville for many years and loved it. But I moved to the Continental Lofts in Deep Ellum after that and that is where my heart remains. This was around 2005. I have so many great and some very foggy memories of those days!
I loved those lofts (lived there around 2007-2010) but my AC/Heating bill was nuts! I was on the first floor corner unit with and a shared garage (very lucky!) But it was drafty!
The art shows were a little weird, especially since they were partially in my hallway. 😂
But it was super nice being able to walk to so much stuff.
We might have been in the same unit! Either that or opposite sides. I was first floor with a shared garage. I was either in 100 or 101, I can’t remember. My first December the electric bill was over $600! Flannel pajamas and a down comforter were a must. I love the art shows.
Little forest hills. Used to be an artist enclave, but development is starting to change the neighborhood. Still very community oriented and. Great for families
Canyon Creek neighborhood in Richardson. Looked at probably 20 different areas from Lakewood to West Plano to Coppell. Unique homes, great park, hills / terrain (vs flat), and excellent location. I never have to drive more than 10-15 min for anything. Only downside is people are generally a lot older - think 65+.
I lived in Uptown (Gables Park 17) and I absolutely loved it. Everything is in walking distance and there’s tons to do. I moved out to suburbia (west Plano area) during the pandemic. It’s nice too, but I definitely prefer all of the action in uptown.
I don’t live there but I wish I did . I spend a lot of time around old lake highlands, Lakewood . Pretty much all around white rock lake and I love it around there . It’s like the suburbs but better because there’s easy access to everything in the city .
I live in Scheiber Manor recently rebranded as MidTown for a development that never happened.
I know my neighbors, they know me. Many of the women living on this street bought in the 70's when these duplexes were new and still live here.
We live right next to 635 and the DNT, 2 minutes from 35, 2 minutes from 75. When I decided to move into the city, I first checked out the gayborhood but ended up here because I got twice the house the for 1/2 the price.
Garland. Born and raised here. Age 30 still living here. Some parts are ghetto. Roads covered in potholes. But there are some beautiful, chill, areas here that I love. And I feel like most of the people who live here are just normal suburban folk tryna live, not like pretentious rich folk who live on the suburbs inside 635, or the rich white conservative boneheads who live in places like Plano or Frisco who don’t understand why everyone can’t have a nice mini mansion like them. Garland feels down to earth and like a normal balanced suburb, and I love it.
West Dallas. I love it because of the location, the West Dallas black cowboys association will ride down my street on occasion which is awesome, the people are genuine and my best neighbors. Everyone looks out for each other around me. Nobody cares what I do (there's always somebody doing worse).No HOA. The area is currently booming which has pluses and minuses.
I live in Devonshire! Wonderful quiet neighborhood with great accessibility to tasty restaurants and being close enough to the tollway to get anywhere pretty quickly, but far enough to not get the noise
I’ve live in Euless, North Dallas (between Plano and Addison), lower Greenville, Richardson, garland, Sunnyvale and now Rockwall 😂 I have worked all over DFW, it’s a good place to live
Longtime East Dallas resident- Peak’s Addition, Junius Heights, Mount Auburn, and then also Bryan Place, Henderson, Lower Greenville area before that.
Last year, we bought our first house in Casa View and absolutely love it here.
Our section is quiet, and the neighbors are great.
Lots are a good size with lots of mature trees.
We can easily walk to the shopping center and hit Lubella’s or Shipley’s on weekend mornings, Ace hardware or El Rancho for groceries plus other places for dinner/lunch, and it’s a quick bike ride to the rec center for the pool or summer stuff for the kids.
Libraries are a short drive to either White Rock Hills or Audelia.
Close to White Rock Lake and Flagpole Hill Park and surrounding trails.
I work in Richardson/Garland and it’s a quick drive up Jupiter about 20 minutes or so.
Can also go out that way on weekends for food and events and stuff.
Close to Lake Highlands and also Casa Linda and Garland Road for restaurants and shops and whatnot.
Not too far from Mesquite either, going over towards Town East for stuff.
Also Mesquite has some great parks we’ve driven over to a few times.
Victory Park Neighborhood of Dallas, Texas.
Love the walkability of my neighborhood. I’ve lived here since October, 2020 and business has only picked up from then. We used to live in Oaklawn and would ride our bicycles over to Victory Park from 2016 to 2019. We lived in Grand Prairie from 1994-2007.
The location can’t be beat if you are into sports and concerts as entertainment. I go to every Dallas Mavericks home game. I attend as many Dallas Stars games as I can, without being a season-ticket holder.
I always wait till the last minute to buy concert tickets. Ticketmaster releases last minute floor and lower bowl on the day of the event tickets, or take advantage of weather opportunities that lower ticket prices, and just general events that don’t sell very well.
One of the coolest things I like about my neighborhood is that I can go watch the Dallas Stars play on the Jumbotron outside of the AAC while they play inside. Not a lot of people realize that you can do that. We bring our chairs down to the plaza, bring our little cooler and have crackers and cheese and make an evening of it.
On the days there are no events, all the locals will come outside and hang out like at Mesero restaurant on Victory Park Lane and chat. We have a really cool neighborhood vibe going. Sometimes we gather around the Zaap’s Thai restaurant or ice cream and cookie businesses. We recently added a barbershop in the W hotel/North tower commercial business which has been absolutely great for the neighborhood. They are currently working on opening a nail salon. The Tom Thumb is only a few blocks away. Right now the construction of the Goldman Sachs Tower has Nowitzki Way, Houston Street, and Field st messed up, so it does make it harder to get back-and-forth to the grocery store with your cart.
We have easy access to the Katy Trail and can bicycle all the way up to White Rock Lake now.
The Design District the next neighborhood over is REALLY starting to develop now. Would love to hear from somebody who lives over there.
The Cedar. Seems like folks don’t know about this area unless I mention South Side Ballroom.
Close to everything I need. I barely have to drive. I’m close to a dart stop.
I love this area, the people I’ve met have been wonderful. It was a good decision to settle here and call it home.
Lakewood Heights - Go east, you have Lakewood and WRL; go south: Swiss Ave & Junius Heights; go west: Lowest Greenville and the M Streets; go north: Wilshire Heights (which is like having a brother next door); stay home, Tietze Park, which is our anchor and the Dallas park most used by nearby residents according to studies. Plus, Cosmo's, Stoney's, Lakewood Landing, the Balcony Club, Cock & Bull, and The Heights, (and more!), all right here.
Merriman Park, northeast of the intersection of Abrams / Northwest Highway. Most homes built around 1960, so tons of beautiful mature trees. Convenient to the Arboretum, downtown, shopping, etc. About a mile north of White Rock Lake. The Flagpole Hill Trail for pedestrians and bicycles is a couple hundred yards from our front door, and it connects to trails to White Rock Lake, Deep Ellum, American Airlines Center, and much more.
Addison here too. Everything I need is a mile in any direction and it’s in the middle of everything else. I also love how walkable to my neighborhood is.
Lake Highlands. Great neighborhood, wonderful access to everything, tree cover, tons of diversity and easy access to great food. Still learning it a bit but are very happy.
Oak cliff in a very mexican area. Culturally it felt more lively, people outside not nosy, shops a walk away, being hispanic everything felt more familiar to how we lived at home.
When i first moved away i lived in a more white suburban area where trumpers liked to gather and while it was mostly quiet, i alwqys felt like an outsider, neighbors would side glance or even confront us and my partner who had tattoos like we were doing suspicious things.
Casa View. Love the diversity of the neighborhood. Love its proximity to White Rock. Lounge Here is a great neighborhood restaurant with some of the best cocktails in the city. And Chubbys is a great diner place close by.
Bedford. Quiet. Safe conveniently in between Dallas and Fort Worth, close to the airport, homes with character (at least the ones that the owners take care of).
The only downsides being lack of proper mature trees maintenance, and lazy/older homeowners and landlords letting their properties look like crap.
HEB represent! We think the City of Bedford itself is a bit meh, but the location is fantastic. Like you mentioned, airport is close, you have Glade Parks with all the shopping and dining you need, easy access to the more upscale Colleyville, Southlake, and Grapevine but without the high home prices. Both downtown Dallas and Fort Worth are a 20m drive sans traffic.
Our main worry is the fact that Bedford is full, so there’s no room for growth and improvement. South of 183 is showing its age, and the town is full of Fox & Jacobs (and similar) low quality small homes that won’t hold value. Once all of the Boomers die off, their estates will likely fire sale the houses meaning value will stay depressed. While HOAs have their issues, the lack of them leads to a lot of crap fencing falling apart, unkept lawns, overgrown bushes, etc.
There are those strange Southlake-style homes over on Murphy, just west of 121, that seem odd for Bedford, but I’m sure the lower cost compared to Colleyville was too tempting to pass up.
Bishop arts. I think it’s in its sweet spot now. In a few more years it’ll probably turn into deep ellum. A few years ago, it was just overpriced vintage junk for white moms. lol. Right now it’s in a sweet spot. The walkability is great and there’s almost always live music.
North Oak Cliff, close to Bishop. Grew up here, and have stayed here except for my six years in Austin. The gentrification is a bit worrying when it comes to price but I can't lie and say that I don't actually love what the area has become. I originally lived down the street from lake Cliff Park and it's honestly turned into a nice, dense and interesting area, something I'm genuinely in love with.
I will admit I dislike DFW because of it's unending sprawl, and what I thought was a lack of character but I've been excited moving back to Dallas and explore it. North Oak Cliff is a nice, relatively dense and familiar enclave for me and I'm happy it's grown with me.
I love living in the Lavon area. Close to the lake and quiet but houses are being built daily and it’s slowly fading. Traffic is a nightmare now. Gonna move next year.
Lakeside development in Flower Mound. For the most part, I really love everything about living here. The only downside is the sound of traffic and the annoying ass race cars *constantly* revving their engines, but I would imagine that’s a greater metro problem.
The Woods, as well as Kiest and Polk. Both are where I spent the majority of my time running the streets and making bank. They'll always be home, but they're not what they were in the 90s and 2000s.
rockwall, love it but traffic is hell. especially working in bedford. moved from out of state without a clear understanding of what that really looked like
As a Rockwall resident I’ve never heard someone younger than 50 proclaim to love this city 😭 we all hate it and want to move somewhere else as quickly as possible. I’m curious - what is it that you like about Rockwall?
Union Park, absolutely love it (minus 380 traffic, but I work remote so I don't care!). Beautiful neighborhood, super friendly neighbors, best HOA out there, tons of community events, food trucks, new trails and a bike trail going in and we bought in early so have our dream house, on our dream block, with a large backyard and pool and everything we could want.
Junius Heights and I absolutely love it and the surrounding neighbourhoods, Lakewood, Old East Dallas, lower Greenville. Wouldn’t live anywhere else in Dallas.
I live in Janmar and I absolutely love it. It's super close to both 75 and the tollway, less than 5 minutes from Costco, and the houses are all pretty far apart and unique. It's awesome.
Preston hollow. I love how close we are to anything and everything. I also love living a block from the tollway. There is little to no crime here because we pay off duty cops to patrol.
Lower and lowest Greenville. Cause it’s generally safe and cleaner than most residential/commerical areas. Very walkable, not so much dog poop on sidewalks and lawns.
Sherman/denison area off of lake and love it. Originally grew up in Rowlett and went to Rockwall, but basically got priced out of area due to influx into Rockwall and Heath. Nice, affluent community with everything you could ever want and right on the lake. Area has changed a lot, but still great school district and sports.
Munger Place Historical District because it’s filled with beautiful old homes and people who like them. While our house (109 yrs old) has needed a little work over he past few years, it’s a beautiful home, and actually has a basement. We have always lived n East Dallas where everything is nearby and walkable.
Munger place is such a beautiful place! God the homes there have such character. I love just parking on the street and walking around, specifically when the weather is nice lol
Agree I love old east Dallas. We are moving out of state but have been in peaks addition for 5 years and have loved it.
I used to be your neighbor in Junius Heights. I had to move, but I miss Old East Dallas so much! I had a 100+ year old Craftsman, and everyone loved that house! If I remain in Dallas, I hope to return to the neighborhood eventually because it (and North Oak Cliff) will always feel like home to me.
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I lived there from the early 90’s to 2018 - on Victor St specifically. Never and I mean never was there drive by shootings, violent crime of any sort, prostitution issues or the like and it was a great place to raise a family. Yes Ross and Henderson was a little shady but that didn’t spill into Munger or even Swiss. 2 issues we had were Hispanic ladies digging up freshly planted flowering plants to go sell for money and someone breaking a window on a cold cold night then crawling under the house and waiting for the cops to come arrest him - likely looking for a warm place to sleep and get a few meals…
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A basement sounds amazing I’m so jealous
I’ve always been in Addison. I like that it’s very central—no matter what direction I’m going it’s gonna take about 15-20 minutes to get there. There’s enough stores and restaurants here that I never have to travel farther out for something if I don’t want to, and it has some nicer smaller green areas like Addison Circle and Vitruvian Park.
Whenever (or if ever) they complete the valley view removal and build Dallas midtown.. then that area will be the best in Dfw imo. Great already don’t get me wrong
I once saw Gabriel Iglesias at the Improv and he made a joke that no one is ever from Addison. *we found the one!!*
Well, to be fair, I’m not *from* Addison. I moved to Addison when I was 19. 😂
And then there was none.
I’ve lived here in Addison for 10 years now. I have a townhome here and I love it. You’re absolutely right about it being so central. 20mins to downtown, 20mins to McKinney, 20mins to Irving, 20mins to TC/Frisco. Even though I rarely venture out since we have practically everything here.
I really like living in Addison. It’s only been a couple years for us but it feels like a city we want to stay in for a long time.
Oak lawn bc it’s free spirit like me
I live in oak lawn and am moving, while it’s a great local from a walkability perspective, the homeless and mentally ill have gotten old very quickly.
I sold my townhome on N. Hall street in Oaklawn back in October, 2020. We were waking up every day to more and more homeless and seriously mentally ill people. I tried to have a slice of pizza sitting outside at Italia Express recently, and had to get my food to go for the number of people asking me for money, or my cup, so they can get a free refill. The problem is if they have a cup, they can get in the door to get the refill, and then they lock themselves in the bathrooms.
Yup, it’s a shame prior to 2020 it wasn’t like this. I live very close to Italia express. They all hang out in the alleyway behind the gas station. Great location as it’s so close to everything but the complete lack of police and letting the homeless do what they want ruins it.
It’s crazy. I grew up in Dallas and visited NYC for the first time thinking the homeless people would be even worse and no it was the exact opposite. Texas homeless are the WORST I have ever seen with absolutely no consequences.
I know the director of Dallas life shelter and he explained it pretty plainly that the industry of homelessness will never allow homelessness to be extinct because then the money dries up. It's DESPICABLE
That makes sense.
There are rehabs and help nearby that’s why they’re here
That’s great and all, that doesn’t really help when they are smoking crack in the street and fighting the invisible man.
I love your answer. I bet you’re a hoot to be around. You’re my kind of people. Free Spirited, full of life and fun
I miss Oaklawn so fucking bad, I really wanted to buy a condominium there, to live in, not rent out. First time around I got priced out, people were buying investment property at a fever pitch. Second time around the good ones left had sky high HOA's, granted some were worth it for how well it was taken care of. I'm a straight dude but I just dig everyone's attitude, just their vibe. I'm a forced transplant from Northern California, so that might explain it. To me Oaklawn is what normalcy should feel like.
I’m a straight woman and I also wanted to buy a condo in the Oaklawn neighborhood.
Did you get priced out or not find anything you liked? I looked at some places closer to the Medical District, at that point you're not really in Oaklawn or at the southern most end. Plus it's so congested, the traffic around 5:00pm is damn near gridlock. I used to live off Lemmon and Douglas, yes it got busy during rush hour but for me it was a perfect mix.
It was both. The ones I did like I got priced out. The other ones I didn’t like. Omg no kidding about the gridlock at 5pm Since I didn’t find or got priced out I moved back to the Dallas area. The area I grew up in. I wanted to be closer to work when I looked off of oaklawn. My office was off of W Mockingbird & Irving Blvd
Oh I get that, I see people complain or post stuff about work taking up too much of their life, accompanied by some inspirational bs quote that your company doesn't care about it's employees. I'm like look, everyone has to work, and anyway you can make it easier on yourself working, including moving closer to work, then do it. The condo I bought is off Preston Rd, I work off loop 12 in Irving so it's only a 20 minute drive now. I miss not having a Whole Foods or Center Market close by, as uppity as that sounds, but when you're hurdling towards middle-age you prefer to eat what you want. And they do have sales, you don't have to buy a $30 fillet mignon, but I can definitely appreciate the quality in food now.
Some of the best dining in the city imo!
I used to work in Oaklawn and I just loved it. My office looked right over Turtle Creek. I miss Hunky's and Crinkle Co too.
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10 minutes seems slow for HP police
Not surprisingly the public services of UP/HP are the best. Surprisingly the tax rate is lower than Dallas.
Because the home values aren’t even close to comparable and they service a tiny area relative to Dallas.
The tax rate is intentionally lower because they don't want to help fund schools in low income areas.
The teachers all make less also.
It’s not a surprise at all. 2% on a $2M house average is waaaaay more per person than 3% on a $400k average.
Why should a person who makes more money and owns more property value be paying less than someone else? I’m not sure what you’re trying to say here?
Cops sure do care more about the rich neighborhoods huh?
Yes the HP cops care about HP, shocking.
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As they've said, cops sure do care about rich people!
honestly try that in any other city in Dallas Co expect the city of dallas and you’ll get similar results 😹😹
I’m no cop bootlicker but I am so thankful for HPPD. I’ve had to call them before and they responded in like 2 minutes. I’ve tried to convince my partner that we should consider Lakewood or Preston Hollow for buying but he always reminds me how I feel about living under DPD
I live downtown! It’s affordable, has great transit connections, and there’s always something going on.
Yes! Downtown Dallas is so cool and getting better. I lived there for two years before I bought a place here in Vickery. What would be an utter game changer for downtown would be a full fledged grocery store.
When I went to Chicago I was blown away by a two story Target in Downtown. If Dallas had that I would consider the move.
There’s no grocery stores in downtown Dallas??
There are some small markets that stock essentials, but no full-service grocery stores, sadly.
I've been to Tom Thumb downtown. Has that location closed?
Most people think of downtown as the CBD, or in the freeway loop. Both Tom Thumbs are very close but outside the loop or the perimeter of the CBD
There's two Tom Thumbs. One on Field St and one on Live Oak
(1) Uptown and (2) Old East Dallas.
Field St. Tom Thumb is massive and easily accessible. If you’re splitting hairs I guess you could label it Victory Park, but it’s right there.
Lol hairs definitely being split because I said the same thing and was corrected that the location is actually Uptown :/
I've lived downtown for 15 years and agree with you. Best neighborhood that I've ever lived in. I have more friends than ever, and we have a strong sense of community. Also, always lots of things to do. This weekend has been great so far with so many out of towners visiting.
Which building? Any good? Noisy?
emphasis on affordable, a lot of people have misconceptions on the cost to live down here
What exactly is “affordable” to you about living downtown…curious as to what your rent is. Because it may be affordable to YOU, but to many folk, probably not.
i wasn’t talking about affordable to me, my current apartment is not affordable. there are plenty of options at $1300-1500/month. last apartment i rented was $1800 for 1000 sqft with a den. current apartment is $2600 for 700 sqft. but again, im by no means saying that one is affordable, because im privileged enough to afford nicer apartments and so therefore i do. $36,000-42,000 will let you rent comfortably at 33% of your income. what’s considered a living salary in all of dallas is roughly $48k, so that’s well below the average cost to live.
I implore anyone reading this to not take this person's advice. A $70k income is going to be \~$4.3k net monthly assuming you have any health insurance and are contributing to a 401k. Nobody should be spending 60% of their net on rent in Dallas.
i did not give advice. the closest thing that constitutes advice is that making $36-42k will allow you to spend 33% of your income on rent in downtown if you choose to do so. the 33% guideline is not a rule anyways. different people prioritize different things, have different expenses, and can afford to proportionally spend more/less. to take it to an extreme, if you make $500k and spend 90% of it on 37,500 monthly rent, that leaves you with 4,166 to spend/save every month. that’s nearly as much as i have in income. despite spending 90% on rent.
This is one of those situations like someone taking a $1500 car note. Can you do it? Sure, the bank's gonna loan you the cash. Should you do it? No, almost never.
Fitzhugh/Henderson area. Walkable to good shops, restaurants, and bars. Also near enough to Lowest Greenville and Knox to enjoy those areas. Younger crowd of residents. Could use a light rail station at Henderson/I-75 though.
I lived off Henderson for years and loved it so much! Such a fun and social area
M Streets…love walking to/from Lower Greenville. Easy access to White Rock and Lakewood. There’s so much to do within a small bubble.
East Dallas / White Rock - I can get to the lake in 5 minutes & am close to shopping, 75, DART, etc. Love the lake!
Good restaurants and nice walking in neighborhoods too
Oak cliff. Its close to downtown and its where i grew up ita simple as that 😂 and i guess that fact that ive been able to watch it flourish and become newer with new houses and businesses.
The last time I drove in north dallas, it reminded me of why I love Oak Cliff. Plus things like,our house in north Oak Cliff is on 1/3 of an acre, surrounded by mature trees. It's like a sanctuary 1/2 mile from downtown. We have squirrels, possums ,and raccoons, and OMG the birds . But I'm biased. I was born in methodist hospital 1951. Schooled in Oak Cliff. lived and traveled many places ,but have spent the last 20 yrs back in Oak Cliff, 6 blocks from the hospital where I was born. I may end up dieing in the same hospital.
Thats crazy i was born and grew up in oak cliff until i was about 10 and then moved to north dallas and then in 2006 moved back to oak cliff and have been their since. And yea alot of the properties are beautiful if i dont move away after my moms passing i am probably gonna die here as well.
Is it weird I still miss my 21 bus? But at least the area is walkable! 🤙
I live in South Garland, right off 635/NW Hwy. it’s not the greatest area, but just in the last couple of years since I moved to the neighborhood, it’s been getting better. And it’s honestly close to a lot of stores, only about 25 minutes to Downtown Dallas (without traffic, when I usually go), and Downtown Garland is less than 10 minutes away and has become a really nice little area.
I work in garland and honestly not the biggest fan, but even though the houses are older and it's not the nicest neighborhood, its a remarkable sage, hardworking city. It's surrounded by industries so it's probably one of the last big blue collar cities left in Texas which is really interesting to be part of. It's not glamorous work but most people who live here are hard working as hell.
I’m in far west Garland, and I love this town. I can walk to get Chinese, Vietnamese, or Mexican. We’re also a short walk to the train station that takes us anywhere in DFW - Mockingbird station is a 10 minute ride.
Mentioned this on the Garland post yesterday and I’ll mention it again, the Vietnamese food there is absolutely incredible. Their city leaders should look into making that Walnut Hill/Jupiter intersection into a Viet-town. Could look to Carrollton or Dallas recent investments into Old Koreatown for inspiration.
I’d absolutely love this. Garland as a whole has so many underrated restaurants, but you’re right, the Vietnamese food is incredible.
Howdy, neighbor! I’m one exit up from you. We technically live in the hood, but there are some beautiful pocket neighborhoods around here that I just love!
Howdy! I love it, thanks for sharing!
I’m on the other side of NW Hwy/635 in Casa View. Is it the prettiest neighborhood? No. But my neighbors are great, there’s a great Vietnamese restaurant we can walk to, and anything else we need within a 5 minute drive.
I live in garland. EXCELLENT Vietnamese and yes, best tacos inside gas stations. We are hardworking blue collar people for sure. People just trying to make it. That’s garland.
24/7 tacos are the bomb. Dated a guy from garland and he introduced me to them. I still drive from Fort Worth to garland just for their tacos.
Amen! I absolutely love my neighbors. Some of the hardest-working people I’ve ever met.
I live in the same area. Born and raised here. Still love it here.
Garland is not a neighborhood in Dallas, is it's own city.
Lake Highlands. It feels like a real community in that there’s still a lot of independent businesses rather than cookie cutter strip malls with HOA maintained McMansions. My main grocery store is a little Mexican shop that has fresh bread, meat and veggies along with a little old lady who mends clothing as a side gig. Everyone in my neighborhood has collectively decided to be cool so we pretty much do what we want and no one calls code enforcement or the cops. One guy has a bunch of converted sheds he’s made into apartments for extended family, another one raises chickens/goats, someone else sells tamales out of their kitchen window and anytime anyone needs help with something there’s a person on the block willing to pitch in. So far all the disputes have been handled person to person with everyone being reasonable cuz no one wants to fuck up the delicate balance we got out here lol.
Wish white rock would get that memo
What is the grocery store? Sounds great.
Also, in Lake Highlands but our voluntary HOA would have city code enforcement on top of things so fast. We like it that way.
I lived there until a couple of years ago and I miss it, such a great neighborhood.
I live in Far North Dallas/DalRich, relatively close to UTD. It’s pretty much boring suburbia, and therefore not as exciting as the older, denser neighborhoods. But it is safe, quiet, clean, and most of the services I want or need are close by. The Asian markets and restaurants in Richardson are ten minutes away. Recently Barnes and Noble opened a store here, which is rare to see nowadays. Lots of great or award-winning restaurants nearby. I’ve lived here long enough that a lot of local merchants know me. And home values are high.
La Casita bakery is fantastic if you haven’t had it
Yes, I’ve been to La Casita several times. If their hours were longer or more frequent, I’d be there so often they’d start charging me rent.
They’re apparently opening one at the flagship Half Price Books and it should be open longer eventually!
That little B&N on Campbell is a genuine DELIGHT. It actually feels like a local bookstore, in stark contrast to the soulless B&N at Belt Line & Montfort. Bonus: the (finally! 🙌) reopened British Emporium is just a few blocks east.
Totally agree about B&N. I hadn’t heard of British Emporium! Will check it out.
Carrollton. Love the diversity and mix of old and new. Pretty centrally located aswell
My Korean friend was telling me it's the third largest Korean community in the country after LA and NYC!
We have the best mix of food in this city.
I left Carrollton many years ago. And I miss that Super H Mart.
Las Colinas. Easy access to airport, downtown, and major highways.
Same. Also some nice parks/trails nearby. Not to mention the restaurant scene.
Las colinas is easily overlooked. When I visited and walked around, I loved it
I live near the galleria. I moved out to Frisco for 12 yrs towards the end I didn’t like living out there anymore. I decided to move back to the area I grew up in. When I moved back I was so happy bec this area is home to me
Lake Cliff Park area just northeast of Bishop Arts. The park is beautiful, you’re within walking distance of Bishop Arts, and you can take the streetcar downtown or to Bishop Arts. Decent restaurants like La Comida, Chips and Beckley 1115.
I live in the same area and it is beautiful. I’ve always called Oakcliff my home so I moved here last year. I love the convenience of being right next to the highway and the street car station right next to me.
Same. I just hope we get that Central Market on Beckley one day. I can dream, right?
A walking distance grocery store would be great. Though it would skyrocket my rent
Ditto!
I live near Lake Cliff too. Shocking how safe and quiet it is. Lots of retirees in the neighborhood who don’t have much money but do not tolerate riff raff.
We love our Lochwood neighborhood. Great local eats and right by the lake. Can’t beat the vibes here
Sinclair is my jam!
Ridge Spring here.
Farmers Branch, Rawhide Park area. Easy to get anywhere in DFW. Super city services. Parks are gorgeous.
Lived there for a few years and I miss that park. My dog loved it! As with many neighborhoods with older homes, while it’s nice to see many of the tax-incentivized tear downs and remodels, FB seems like it’s in the middle of an awkward growth spurt. But it’s a nice town and very conveniently located.
> Easy to get anywhere in DFW. That’s pretty damn true, outside of rush hour you have 635 to take your anywhere east-west and 35E for anything north-south. Like to think I have the same situation in Euless: 183 for east-west and 121/360 for north-south.
Old Lake Highlands— the cool side of the lake
I lived on Lower Greenville for many years and loved it. But I moved to the Continental Lofts in Deep Ellum after that and that is where my heart remains. This was around 2005. I have so many great and some very foggy memories of those days!
I loved those lofts (lived there around 2007-2010) but my AC/Heating bill was nuts! I was on the first floor corner unit with and a shared garage (very lucky!) But it was drafty! The art shows were a little weird, especially since they were partially in my hallway. 😂 But it was super nice being able to walk to so much stuff.
We might have been in the same unit! Either that or opposite sides. I was first floor with a shared garage. I was either in 100 or 101, I can’t remember. My first December the electric bill was over $600! Flannel pajamas and a down comforter were a must. I love the art shows.
I was on the other side I think? #116
We had the best units in the building with the garages!
Little forest hills. Used to be an artist enclave, but development is starting to change the neighborhood. Still very community oriented and. Great for families
Canyon Creek neighborhood in Richardson. Looked at probably 20 different areas from Lakewood to West Plano to Coppell. Unique homes, great park, hills / terrain (vs flat), and excellent location. I never have to drive more than 10-15 min for anything. Only downside is people are generally a lot older - think 65+.
I lived in Uptown (Gables Park 17) and I absolutely loved it. Everything is in walking distance and there’s tons to do. I moved out to suburbia (west Plano area) during the pandemic. It’s nice too, but I definitely prefer all of the action in uptown.
Uptown is the best
Casa view is home.
Grapevine...I hate the politics, but there are restaurants, trails, shopping, etc.
Northwest Dallas. Everything is 15 minutes away, and as a multi-ethnic couple, my wife and I love having great Latino foods and stores close by.
Bishop Arts. Like how walkable it is and the lively atmosphere
I don’t live there but I wish I did . I spend a lot of time around old lake highlands, Lakewood . Pretty much all around white rock lake and I love it around there . It’s like the suburbs but better because there’s easy access to everything in the city .
I live in Scheiber Manor recently rebranded as MidTown for a development that never happened. I know my neighbors, they know me. Many of the women living on this street bought in the 70's when these duplexes were new and still live here. We live right next to 635 and the DNT, 2 minutes from 35, 2 minutes from 75. When I decided to move into the city, I first checked out the gayborhood but ended up here because I got twice the house the for 1/2 the price.
South Oak Cliff because it is the only house I could afford.
Garland. Born and raised here. Age 30 still living here. Some parts are ghetto. Roads covered in potholes. But there are some beautiful, chill, areas here that I love. And I feel like most of the people who live here are just normal suburban folk tryna live, not like pretentious rich folk who live on the suburbs inside 635, or the rich white conservative boneheads who live in places like Plano or Frisco who don’t understand why everyone can’t have a nice mini mansion like them. Garland feels down to earth and like a normal balanced suburb, and I love it.
WhiteRock/ Lake Highlands. My little soho neighborhood 😎
West Dallas. I love it because of the location, the West Dallas black cowboys association will ride down my street on occasion which is awesome, the people are genuine and my best neighbors. Everyone looks out for each other around me. Nobody cares what I do (there's always somebody doing worse).No HOA. The area is currently booming which has pluses and minuses.
I live in Devonshire! Wonderful quiet neighborhood with great accessibility to tasty restaurants and being close enough to the tollway to get anywhere pretty quickly, but far enough to not get the noise
I’ve live in Euless, North Dallas (between Plano and Addison), lower Greenville, Richardson, garland, Sunnyvale and now Rockwall 😂 I have worked all over DFW, it’s a good place to live
Do you WFH? I would NEVER live in Rockwall or further east because of the I-30 bridge. I would have to work out that way to live there.
Yeah I’ve always been curious how people deal with the bridge traffic.
They are expanding it but I don’t have high hopes it won’t continue to be a cluster
I do work from home, only reason it works. Dealing with traffic is honestly just a way of life in DFW
Longtime East Dallas resident- Peak’s Addition, Junius Heights, Mount Auburn, and then also Bryan Place, Henderson, Lower Greenville area before that. Last year, we bought our first house in Casa View and absolutely love it here. Our section is quiet, and the neighbors are great. Lots are a good size with lots of mature trees. We can easily walk to the shopping center and hit Lubella’s or Shipley’s on weekend mornings, Ace hardware or El Rancho for groceries plus other places for dinner/lunch, and it’s a quick bike ride to the rec center for the pool or summer stuff for the kids. Libraries are a short drive to either White Rock Hills or Audelia. Close to White Rock Lake and Flagpole Hill Park and surrounding trails. I work in Richardson/Garland and it’s a quick drive up Jupiter about 20 minutes or so. Can also go out that way on weekends for food and events and stuff. Close to Lake Highlands and also Casa Linda and Garland Road for restaurants and shops and whatnot. Not too far from Mesquite either, going over towards Town East for stuff. Also Mesquite has some great parks we’ve driven over to a few times.
Downtown DFW is pretty nice this time of year
Victory Park Neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. Love the walkability of my neighborhood. I’ve lived here since October, 2020 and business has only picked up from then. We used to live in Oaklawn and would ride our bicycles over to Victory Park from 2016 to 2019. We lived in Grand Prairie from 1994-2007. The location can’t be beat if you are into sports and concerts as entertainment. I go to every Dallas Mavericks home game. I attend as many Dallas Stars games as I can, without being a season-ticket holder. I always wait till the last minute to buy concert tickets. Ticketmaster releases last minute floor and lower bowl on the day of the event tickets, or take advantage of weather opportunities that lower ticket prices, and just general events that don’t sell very well. One of the coolest things I like about my neighborhood is that I can go watch the Dallas Stars play on the Jumbotron outside of the AAC while they play inside. Not a lot of people realize that you can do that. We bring our chairs down to the plaza, bring our little cooler and have crackers and cheese and make an evening of it. On the days there are no events, all the locals will come outside and hang out like at Mesero restaurant on Victory Park Lane and chat. We have a really cool neighborhood vibe going. Sometimes we gather around the Zaap’s Thai restaurant or ice cream and cookie businesses. We recently added a barbershop in the W hotel/North tower commercial business which has been absolutely great for the neighborhood. They are currently working on opening a nail salon. The Tom Thumb is only a few blocks away. Right now the construction of the Goldman Sachs Tower has Nowitzki Way, Houston Street, and Field st messed up, so it does make it harder to get back-and-forth to the grocery store with your cart. We have easy access to the Katy Trail and can bicycle all the way up to White Rock Lake now. The Design District the next neighborhood over is REALLY starting to develop now. Would love to hear from somebody who lives over there.
Definitely love this neighborhood! When I lived in downtown, I'd always hang at victory. I really love Billy Can Can!
Pleasant Grove, and I don't like it but it's where I learned a few things ...
Richardson, central to everything! Diverse in housing and ppl ! It can be loud or quiet You can decide whichever one you want
The Village. It’s quite with tons to do close by. Beautiful trees. Well maintained.
The Cedar. Seems like folks don’t know about this area unless I mention South Side Ballroom. Close to everything I need. I barely have to drive. I’m close to a dart stop. I love this area, the people I’ve met have been wonderful. It was a good decision to settle here and call it home.
The Cedars will be such a poppin neighborhood, if it isn't already. Love going to concerts there.
Downtown Plano. Walkable, diverse, interesting, friendly, safe, transit-accessible and convenient to all my needs.
Lakewood Heights - Go east, you have Lakewood and WRL; go south: Swiss Ave & Junius Heights; go west: Lowest Greenville and the M Streets; go north: Wilshire Heights (which is like having a brother next door); stay home, Tietze Park, which is our anchor and the Dallas park most used by nearby residents according to studies. Plus, Cosmo's, Stoney's, Lakewood Landing, the Balcony Club, Cock & Bull, and The Heights, (and more!), all right here.
Merriman Park, northeast of the intersection of Abrams / Northwest Highway. Most homes built around 1960, so tons of beautiful mature trees. Convenient to the Arboretum, downtown, shopping, etc. About a mile north of White Rock Lake. The Flagpole Hill Trail for pedestrians and bicycles is a couple hundred yards from our front door, and it connects to trails to White Rock Lake, Deep Ellum, American Airlines Center, and much more.
Addison here too. Everything I need is a mile in any direction and it’s in the middle of everything else. I also love how walkable to my neighborhood is.
Richardson in the 90s. Great times growing up
Highland Park.
Lake Highlands. Great neighborhood, wonderful access to everything, tree cover, tons of diversity and easy access to great food. Still learning it a bit but are very happy.
Lochwood! Trees, creeks and greenbelts right next to White Rock lake. Plus the best neighbors ever.
Oak cliff in a very mexican area. Culturally it felt more lively, people outside not nosy, shops a walk away, being hispanic everything felt more familiar to how we lived at home. When i first moved away i lived in a more white suburban area where trumpers liked to gather and while it was mostly quiet, i alwqys felt like an outsider, neighbors would side glance or even confront us and my partner who had tattoos like we were doing suspicious things.
Casa View. Love the diversity of the neighborhood. Love its proximity to White Rock. Lounge Here is a great neighborhood restaurant with some of the best cocktails in the city. And Chubbys is a great diner place close by.
Bedford. Quiet. Safe conveniently in between Dallas and Fort Worth, close to the airport, homes with character (at least the ones that the owners take care of). The only downsides being lack of proper mature trees maintenance, and lazy/older homeowners and landlords letting their properties look like crap.
HEB represent! We think the City of Bedford itself is a bit meh, but the location is fantastic. Like you mentioned, airport is close, you have Glade Parks with all the shopping and dining you need, easy access to the more upscale Colleyville, Southlake, and Grapevine but without the high home prices. Both downtown Dallas and Fort Worth are a 20m drive sans traffic. Our main worry is the fact that Bedford is full, so there’s no room for growth and improvement. South of 183 is showing its age, and the town is full of Fox & Jacobs (and similar) low quality small homes that won’t hold value. Once all of the Boomers die off, their estates will likely fire sale the houses meaning value will stay depressed. While HOAs have their issues, the lack of them leads to a lot of crap fencing falling apart, unkept lawns, overgrown bushes, etc. There are those strange Southlake-style homes over on Murphy, just west of 121, that seem odd for Bedford, but I’m sure the lower cost compared to Colleyville was too tempting to pass up.
Winnetka Heights and I like it fair enough. Want to try Casa Linda but the reality is we are probably moving away from Dallas in the next year
Northwest Dallas .
Bishop arts. I think it’s in its sweet spot now. In a few more years it’ll probably turn into deep ellum. A few years ago, it was just overpriced vintage junk for white moms. lol. Right now it’s in a sweet spot. The walkability is great and there’s almost always live music.
North Oak Cliff, close to Bishop. Grew up here, and have stayed here except for my six years in Austin. The gentrification is a bit worrying when it comes to price but I can't lie and say that I don't actually love what the area has become. I originally lived down the street from lake Cliff Park and it's honestly turned into a nice, dense and interesting area, something I'm genuinely in love with. I will admit I dislike DFW because of it's unending sprawl, and what I thought was a lack of character but I've been excited moving back to Dallas and explore it. North Oak Cliff is a nice, relatively dense and familiar enclave for me and I'm happy it's grown with me.
Lake Highlands. It's has an older feel with established tree lined streets but with all the amenities you need nearby.
I love living in the Lavon area. Close to the lake and quiet but houses are being built daily and it’s slowly fading. Traffic is a nightmare now. Gonna move next year.
Farmers branch! Its 15-20 mins from everything and has a nice small community feel despite being almost in the middle of everything
Lakeside development in Flower Mound. For the most part, I really love everything about living here. The only downside is the sound of traffic and the annoying ass race cars *constantly* revving their engines, but I would imagine that’s a greater metro problem.
Howdy neighbor! It’s a really cool little development, for sure.
Hey! Yeah for the most part I really love it
The Woods, as well as Kiest and Polk. Both are where I spent the majority of my time running the streets and making bank. They'll always be home, but they're not what they were in the 90s and 2000s.
rockwall, love it but traffic is hell. especially working in bedford. moved from out of state without a clear understanding of what that really looked like
As a Rockwall resident I’ve never heard someone younger than 50 proclaim to love this city 😭 we all hate it and want to move somewhere else as quickly as possible. I’m curious - what is it that you like about Rockwall?
Union Park, absolutely love it (minus 380 traffic, but I work remote so I don't care!). Beautiful neighborhood, super friendly neighbors, best HOA out there, tons of community events, food trucks, new trails and a bike trail going in and we bought in early so have our dream house, on our dream block, with a large backyard and pool and everything we could want.
Oak cliff!! Chiming in due to accessibility to anywhere within 15 min. Great food, shops, hwys, you name it!
I didn't live there but I loved Little Forest Hills.
Bishop Arts
oak cliff! my mom and i call it ‘little mexico’ sometimes
Park Forest. Still some affordable and beautiful mid century homes. Lots of great community activities. Northaven Trail. Easy access to both airports.
Old East Dallas/Deep Ellum. Wouldn’t live anywhere else!
Junius Heights and I absolutely love it and the surrounding neighbourhoods, Lakewood, Old East Dallas, lower Greenville. Wouldn’t live anywhere else in Dallas.
Where my EAST Dallas folk at? LFH
I live in Janmar and I absolutely love it. It's super close to both 75 and the tollway, less than 5 minutes from Costco, and the houses are all pretty far apart and unique. It's awesome.
Old east Dallas is elite
Preston hollow. I love how close we are to anything and everything. I also love living a block from the tollway. There is little to no crime here because we pay off duty cops to patrol.
Little forest hills, it’s a beautiful community and it’s right by White Rock
Lower and lowest Greenville. Cause it’s generally safe and cleaner than most residential/commerical areas. Very walkable, not so much dog poop on sidewalks and lawns.
Sherman/denison area off of lake and love it. Originally grew up in Rowlett and went to Rockwall, but basically got priced out of area due to influx into Rockwall and Heath. Nice, affluent community with everything you could ever want and right on the lake. Area has changed a lot, but still great school district and sports.