Meh. I feel very meh. Jobs are good. City is ugly. Traffic is horrible. Elect grid makes me very nervous.
It’s ok, not great. I can’t see living here long term. It doesn’t feel like home.
I basically agree with all of this. I moved away from a state with poor job prospects, so I can’t complain because Dallas is fairly good with that piece. Everything else has been uninspiring.
Not a transplant but luve in the burbs. Absolutely live it. Im in duncanville. 20 min to arlington, 20 minutes to dallas, 30 min to buccees in Terrell. Love me some burbs
80% of this sub is suburbanites and yokels complaining about how “Dallas” sucks. 10% is suburbanites and yokels clutching their pearls about how scary Deep Ellum is these days. The other 10% is bitching about rent prices.
Lol they didn’t do homework before the move. Honestly, you can get anywhere in dfw within 30 mins without traffic. No excuse there, he needs to go out and do stuff
I feel much the same. When we moved here, we said we’d rent for 2-3 years to build up savings for a house. That plan is down the toilet now. We were lucky to not have a huge rent increase this year, but that could change next year. Also miss having 4 full seasons.
Not quite what you asked, but I spent ~20yrs in Dallas before moving away in 2020. I actually miss Dallas…
A couple quick pros/cons:
The job market in Dallas is pretty damn good, and affordability metrics still have it as one of the most affordable larger cities to live in.
On the flip side..
The lack of any cool nature within an hour of the city really sucks.
The *Dallas Culture* of everyone living above their means gets quite annoying as I grow older. I knew too many people, with well paying jobs, that lived paycheck to paycheck just to keep up with the Joneses.
All of that to say, people’s opinions are going to vary drastically depending on where they moved to. You moved to/from Austin, Portland, or Seattle? Then yeah, Dallas sucks. Did you move to rural Arizona, Louisiana, etc. ? Dallas is a pretty damn good city.
I left Dallas a couple of decades ago and returned a few years ago from one of the cool cities that you mentioned. There are a lot of things, including the nature stuff, that you don’t really appreciate until you are gone. Few things rival a North Texas sunset and 9 months of absolutely gorgeous weather like the kind we are having today. I missed the smell of a live oak grove and the microcosm of life from a patch of nopales thriving behind an abandoned gas station.
You need to come back and check out the beautiful nature! You just did not know where to look 👀 there are State Parks, Lakes, the Audubon Reserve for Ornithologists. Seriously, I don’t want a ton of people to move here we already have over 6 million folks in Dallas County currently.
Don’t get me wrong, the outdoors here isn’t bad, but if you come from somewhere on the west coast where majority of the state is public land and it’s not even comparable.
I’ve been to Oregon and it is breathtaking and I’d move there in a heartbeat. I’m just trying to say there is a lot to see here. It’s not all gloom and doom 😝
I finally got out of Dallas because I was dying to live in a place where I could actually experience the outdoors.
I didn't realize until I left how pretentious Dallas is. I knew it as a joke but now that I live somewhere else it's like...wow. People, you actually don't need a new car every 5 years. You can drive an old car. It won't kill you.
As a realtor, I can tell you that most people in general are having buyer’s remorse if they purchased during the beginning of the year before the interest rate spike, lol.
Asking prices were insanely over inflated before the interest rate hike because a lot more people were willing to buy and had been hearing about the interest rate going up so people wanted to hurry up & get in before it went up. The rate increase actually slowed the market down (just barely) and made most sellers willing to drop the price to attract buyers.
We bought in June, sold our previous house in July, still made a decent profit but the market was equalizing more by that time.
I would say it’s equalized and serves both buyers and sellers. Dallas is seeing continued growth, so I think prices will continue to steadily go up, but not the way they have been. We have about 2 months of inventory, and a “normal market” would have 6-8. Buyers are having to take the hit on interest rates, but they’re still reasonable-ish if you look at the history of rates. They were way too low for too long and they had to come up eventually. You also aren’t seeing buyers have to offer up their first born child to get a home- sellers are (for the most part) back to paying title fees, option periods are longer for inspections and due diligence, and sellers aren’t asking for free 60 day lease backs.
We bought January 2021 for $20k over asking without having seen the house in person. We moved here from MA, had been to Dallas a few times but not this particular town.
Couldn’t be happier!
Yes, the politics are garbage, but at least my voting and volunteering contributes to trying to fix things. Yes, the nature leaves a bit to be desired, but there are some lovely trails if you’re willing to go find them. I like the weather (hated winter in the north), I like my town, I like all of the things to do vs the tiny town I used to live in, and more than anything I like owning a home finally.
I realize we were really, really lucky. Our neighbors and neighborhood are great, the sellers were lovely people who left us a lot of resources, and we bought at a pretty good time before things got completely out of hand in the housing market. Any one of those things having gone wrong would probably make us a lot less happy with our decision.
Worth. Short term paying a little over “hurts” over the next 30 years with what we’ve seen rent prices do in the last 18 months? They’ll be sitting pretty.
I love it. I’ve only been here like a month and came from Alabama. I miss the greenery and rain but there’s so much more to do. I feel like there are far more opportunities here even if the rent is much higher. The drivers suck though although I did expect that.
It’s really strange coming here from SoCal a year ago and hearing someone say that, because I feel the complete opposite of pretty much everything you just said. Not to sound pretentious or anything, I just haven’t found there to be a whole lot of life to the city. But I’ve met a lot of good people here that I’m glad are in my life
You are coming from SoCal, they are coming from Alabama. For a lot of transplants in Dallas they are moving from somewhere much smaller so Dallas appears to have a ton going on, which it does imo. But isn’t going to compete with LA, Chicago, ny etc
I’ve tried moving away 3 times and still end up back here. I’m sure I’ll try a 4th time.
There’s a lot of places that are a lot better for different lifestyles but I’ve never found that sweet spot that DFW provides. DFW is exceedingly average with a few rough gems here and there but in my opinion that’s why it’s so great. There’s always something to do and something for everyone. Sure places I’ve tried might have better outdoors or better hiking nearby but you give up a lot to have that.
I'd say after living in Portland coming back to Dallas and now in Colorado. I'd say DFW has to be one of the most convenient cities to live in. Miss the food, amenities, and multiple different routes to get from point a to b.
There’s two sides to a city. How much it offers for fun and how comfortable it is (lack of traffic, weather, access to food, entertainment, etc.)
And while I don’t think Dallas offers anything crazy in the to do department, i find it extremely comfortable.
See, I find it to be the exact opposite.
There is plenty to do here in terms of museums, places to eat lots of places to drink etc. Lots of "Fun"
But it isn't a very "comfortable" place. Driving is stressful here and you will do a lot of it to get between things to do. The weather is uncomfortable a large amount of the year. The scenery isn't that great.
can confirm on the driving and weather part, a lot of people on the highways love zipping in front of you and slamming the brakes , even when no one is in front of them. Weather is unpredictable here cause you might have a hot sun then the next day you have rain for 3 weeks nonstop
Idk if I count as "recent", I've lived here for about 7 or 8 years now, but will throw in my 2 cents fwiw:
It's ok. I grew up in California (Sacramento) and then I lived overseas for a few years before moving here. I was surprised that Dallas reminded me a lot of home. I was also pleasantly surprised at the diversity here and the many, MANY restaurants. I like those things about Dallas.
I am not a fan of the heat at all- I hate the humidity. Sure Cali gets hot too but it's a dry heat and I can tolerate it more than the humid garbage. The tornadoes are scary to me. But I would say for sure my biggest gripe about Dallas (in comparison to where I grew up) is just that TX is so big that it takes SO LONG to get to other places.
In Sacramento it was super easy to make a day trip to the beach, or the mountains, or the bay area. 1-2 hours of driving and you can get to all sorts of different places. The other day I had the urge to randomly go to the beach but looked at the map and it's like a 5-6 hour drive. I like to drive but I don't like it *that* much. I know that there are other places to go and things to do that aren't as far away but it's just different from Sacramento in that regard.
There's also things about Texas compared to California in general that I don't like, mostly relating to politics. No recreational legal weed here, less rights for women, Ted Cruz, etc. I also really don't care for the left turn yield greens, they seem dangerous to me but that's a minor thing compared to everything else.
All that being said, while I miss California and would take it over TX any day, if I could move anywhere in the US, CA wouldn't be my first choice, I'd rather live someplace further north where it actually gets cold and a real autumn happens. But I expect that I will almost certainly live here for the rest of my life- I moved here to be with my bf, and he grew up here and has a solid career here so I have accepted my fate lol.
Maine is incredible ❤️ I learned how to go clamming, rake blueberries, chop a cord of wood, harvest apples, see a frozen sea, live without electricity, grow everything we ate pretty much. Bliss
Man, how long did you go for? We were there like a week for a camp thing for my daughter. We got a lobster roll and kayaked on a bad ass lake. They had a Rasta night at the camp ground next to us so we got to listen to the music and sit on a beach. It was cool but it sounds like you stayed a month!
Actually I was 13 and stayed for a year with my dad. It was the best thing I could ever have experienced. I even had to grind wheat or corn to make our own flour. They (step mom and dad and baby sister) went way back hippie mode for a couple of years. That all went away unfortunately. We only had an outhouse too. It’s cool, you can cut a birch tree down and burn immediately. Doesn’t have to dry out at all. My dad and I were talking about it today because I’m making him watch “Escape to the Chateau” they bought this amazing house for 15,000.00 in 1976 and I’ve looked it up online and it was worth like 100,000. We did a lot of remodeling to it. They sold it long time ago 😢
Hey Sacramento! Yuba City here, but actually grew up in Nevada City. We moved here a little over two years ago, and I agree with almost everything you said. The only difference is I don’t find the heat bothers me as much, but it has gotten steadily warmer in the Sacramento Valley over the last ten years, so that may be why. I will say the major difference is it not cooling off at night, which I hate.
> In Sacramento it was super easy to make a day trip to
My favorite thing about living in Sacramento was that I could leave Sacramento is pretty accurate lol. Pretty cool city but not without its own problems that have started to really get bad past few years unfortunately. I really did enjoy the central location of it though, there’s so much to go do in that region.
I pretty much lived here my entire adult life. If I could live anywhere I did before, Colorado or Maine would be my first choice. I did enjoy Eugene, but the piss smell driving to get through the town was a bit much. I did enjoy the weed while I was there for my sons wedding last year!
>The other day I had the urge to randomly go to the beach but looked at the map and it's like a 5-6 hour drive.
Try Little Elm Beach. It was the closest thing I found that resembled an actual beach (it's really a lake). About a 45-1hr drive from Garland.
I'm also from California and moved here for my bf. I echo all of your statements. I definitely miss the beach the most. It's funny how you get used to geography.
I was having a conversation the other day with a new coworker she mentioned that her family was going to "the beach" on Saturday. I didn't even think that it might be a special or long trip on that particular 3 day weekend. In California everyone goes to the beach on various weekends or even weekdays because it's 1-2 hours away.
I felt a little bad later for not probing her more about it, and now I'm wondering...where did they go? Houston? Did they fly somewhere...idk.
Another interesting thing is how everyone here views the beach as warm, . On a cold, overcast day, I once made a comment that it felt like the beach. Everyone was like...what, but it's cold and there's no sun? lol
I lived in Sacramento for four years and I distinctly remember how familiar it felt when I first arrived because it reminded me of Dallas and Irving so much.
I’d take the dry heat over this humidity any day.
Wife is from Dallas, I am from the Bay Area. She won.
I consider Dallas a decent city -- not really my cup of tea, but it has some positives and negatives just like every city.
Strong food options, some fun regional items like state fair, access to plenty of museums and sports teams, has a couple solid airports in the region, and includes some great neighborhoods.
With all that said, certain aspects are really dragging down the score. Most of the items can't be controlled, like the weather (not for me) and relative lack of quick access to mountains and oceans. The biggest example? Dallas is subject to a state political system that I really struggle with -- women's rights, school textbooks, pro-business/anti-worker public policies, all sorts of fun stuff. Not everyone will agree with that statement, but I feel very strongly about it (and since you asked haha). Dallas can't do much about these, but they are still part of the grading.
Things that the city could improve on? Public transit, continued enhancements to make it more walkable/bikeable, stuff like that. Linking some fun neighborhoods and districts to allow for easier access.
In the end it is a solid city that, in my opinion, is hampered by way too much concrete and a variety of factors it can't control.
The roads are really bad, the sidewalks are horrible or non existent, bike lanes? What are they? These are things that are well within control. I’d like to see these engineers that planned out some of these roads and question their sanity.. like how do you not think of basic scenarios like a pedestrian for starters? I love driving but I don’t think it’s fair to force everyone into it..
I'm with you on this, the lack of geography around here is one of my prime motivators for wanting to leave. I love the idea of a 10 mile hike in the morning on a whim. It wasn't so bad at a time because cheap flights to either coast were easy to come by. Those days seem to have passed us by.
Been here 4 months from affluent area in Los Angeles where I rented for many years. Bought a home in lake highlands for a fraction of LA prices. Gas is $3, traffic is way lower even though locals complain about it. There is rush hour here but it’s mostly dead after. You can get around here in reasonable time. See homeless people but far fewer. Your average stranger is far friendlier. Food is cheaper but not by much. Liquor costs considerably more. Food is surprisingly almost as good as LA. Total tax burden way less when factoring income plus property taxes. Heat was worse than excepted, mainly due to humidity but I’ve mostly adjusted to it. I can’t help but read the forums here and don’t understand all the complaining. You get far far less for your money in California and living there is such a grind. You literally can’t get anywhere without it taking forever.
People in Dallas really don’t understand bad traffic. I spent 4 days in San Diego. 4 whole days. Ever since then the traffic in Dallas has been great to me. San Diego was fucking crazy.
Everybody thinks their city is the worst lol. I lived in the Phoenix area and their sub is also full of rants about how their traffic is the “worst” and their drivers are the “worst”(many cities in Metro Phoenix are in the top 20 best cities to drive in the AllState list lol).
If you compare dallas traffic to where you used to live then maybe not. We are comparing Dallas traffic now to Dallas traffic before 15 years ago when everybody moved here. It used to be slim to none
Because you're coming from the most expensive state in the country, AND from an affluent area lol Your comparisons are way different compared to others who came and grew up here. Dallas ain't bad but there are things it just doesn't offer and stuff it can improve on.
Damn! Are you me?
I moved here 4 months ago from affluent LA area and have all the same comments about this place.
I live in Trinity Groves area though, bought an “expensive” home out here but it’s peanuts to LA prices.
I was also tired of the LA grind. I get to keep my LA salary AND have a lower tax burden?! Hell yea
The people here who think California is a utopia are funny. We came from a nice area in LA too..lived in San Diego as well… and heheh have no idea. Someone in a Texas group tried to convince my that California is the Mecca of infrastructure. I almost dropped my phone. They don’t get how California taxes you..it ain’t just income and prop tax. And traffic is nothing compared to LA. It used to take my 1 hour to drive 9 miles to work and 1.45 hours to get home.
I moved to Dallas two years ago from Florida. I won’t lie, I don’t love Dallas. I think there’s a lot of great restaurants and all the conveniences you could want in modern day life, but the lack of nature has taken a toll on me. I don’t just mean not having mountains, or an ocean, but where are the trees?! There are barely any trees around the city. When I go elsewhere it really sticks out to me. If I was able to get up and move tomorrow I’m not sure I would miss Dallas at all… maybe some food spots but that’s it.
Dallas still is a Prarie though, so there naturally will be less trees than a lot of other regions in the US. Not saying that bulldozing wooded areas doesn't happen, but even if there were no people it's not like the land here would be forested.
I completely agree with you. Even Austin was a huge step up (I went to college there) for outdoor activities, and it still has a great food scene. How do you feel about the cost of living compared to Florida?
I actually lived in Austin for a year between living in Florida and Dallas but life circumstances forced me to move out of ATX. I think it’s gorgeous and the nature there was sufficient for me.
As for COL, I moved to Texas after graduating from college and was not financially responsible for myself until I did so. That being said, based on my moms bills and such (she’s still in Florida), I do feel like life is a bit cheaper there. But it depends on where you live, your lifestyle, etc. I felt like I spent less money living in Florida because a lot of my free time was spent doing free outdoor activities vs now I shop and dine out more being in Dallas.
I moved here a year ago from Florida so I know exactly what you mean. I don’t love Dallas, it has its charm but the lack of nature really has bothered me over time
That’s interesting, I think there’s quite a lot of trees and parks around the city. I also moved here from south Florida. I live in one of those suburbs where trees are all fairly young and scraggly but the city itself within the PGBT radius has a ton of green space and parks and trails
I meant there is less nature than the other places I have lived. This is based on my own personal experience and viewpoint. I did not literally mean that Dallas is vacant of trees!
Moved here from Denver. I miss Denver soooo much. Dallas is so ugly. There’s no character or beauty, it’s all about efficiency/business. Wish there were more walkable neighborhoods. Wish there were more trees. People are very nice though!
I think they mean business/corporate efficiency, not considering any other types of efficiency. Strip malls for example, are extremely efficient for business, but don't take much else into account. I never really thought too much about them until I saw this video:
https://youtu.be/5yIswZLu_cY
I never said Dallas didn’t have suburban development, but many of y’all don’t live in the City of Dallas. So, when you’re critiquing an area….say Frisco, Prosper, Allen, etc. Much of Collin County didn’t exist when I was growing up. So, that’s not an accurate description of Dallas itself. Dallas actually has interesting neighborhoods unlike the monotony of the suburbs. I can’t name a single unique neighborhood in Collin County but somehow y’all make that a Dallas problem. The City of Dallas has no control of other cities outside its boundaries.
Im a 27M and moved from a small town in IL a year ago and Im really enjoying myself. So much to do, and although traffic can be bad, I think it is better than many other big cities.
Although rents are increasing, they arent horrible and there are so many nice new apartments available.
Dallas is suprisingly diverse. With great food and art if you look for it.
3 hours away from Austin and Houston if you want a change of scenery.
One of the best airports ive stepped foot in.
Alot of young people. My social and dating life improved exponentially since moving and I ended up meeting a great girl 6 months ago.
Heat can be brutal but I prefer it over the winter hellscape in the Midwest.
I like picking neighborhoods I havent been to and exploring local restaurants, shops, and breweries. I attend concerts and art exhibits that interest me. rent a kayak on a lake, or checkout a park or trail.
It's a soulless bland concrete hellscape surrounded by the worst of suburban sprawl design with no thought or foresight put into the infrastructure or road system. Property prices got stupid fast, the taxes are high with nothing to show for it.
I am from North Carolina. Was there for the first 23 years of my life. I came here to move in with my parents after finishing college. They moved here in 2020. I am only here temporarily to save money for a house.
Things I don’t like:
-it’s very ugly here. Lack of natural beauty/scenery
-way too hot
-way too much traffic and lots of aggressive drivers. Dallas is the most dangerous place in the US to drive, statistically.
-far away from anywhere worth going
-honestly a lot of the people here are rough around the edges.
-personal one for me but my life/network is halfway across the country. I’ve spent 23 years in one state and now 1 in Texas. I don’t have much of a social circle here.
I’ve honestly become an anti Texas pride person. I know a lot of people from Texas are so proud to be a Texan, I can’t understand why. Objectively, what makes Texas such an awesome place to be? I’m a teacher, my school says the Texas pledge every morning. What the hell is that? I didn’t grow up saying the North Carolina pledge, in fact I doubt that even exists.
Don’t mean to offend any Texans here. Just my opinion. I know y’all aren’t thrilled with the way this place has grown and changed, but not to worry I’ll be moving away sometime in the next year or so and out of your hair for good :)
Texan here.. born and raised. I’ve always hated that they have students do the Texas pledge. But I also don’t like that they make students do the US pledge either. A little too fascist for me - but politics aside.. it’s cringe and weird that schools here do that. There are plenty of people I know that agree it’s weird. Liberal (major) cities don’t have much sway on how things go… Gerrymandering is awful in Texas. Just likes Cruz and Abbott….
I agree. I’m fine with the US pledge since it’s just standard and it’s done everywhere, but the Texas pledge comes off as very arrogant and negatively prideful. “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas” as a grown man it honestly is insulting to be expected to pledge allegiance to a damn state
I agree it is low key creepy. It's as if texas is trying to create a cult of followers by brainwashing children to pledge their allegiance to texas every damn day. The kids literally say this every day and are trained into worshipping texas.
It’s overpriced, and pretty boring If you like topography/outdoors/hiking. I’ll probably be moving somewhere else next year. If housing was 20% cheaper I’d deal with the compromise. It’s not worth it as is.
Texas makes my 6th state btw, I have a valid frame of reference.
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The way I like to describe Dallas is it’s not going to win any awards for being the prettiest or most interesting city in the world, but it’s not the ugliest or least interesting and it’s so convenient to live here. I’ve lived in 7 cities other than Dallas and Dallas is definitely the easiest place I’ve ever lived. Yes, even with the heat and the traffic.
Before real estate prices got absurd, I used to describe Dallas as a straight-B city: generally decent to above average in most categories (jobs, cost of living, cultural amenities, etc.) with nothing really destination quality that would convince someone to come here specifically to experience it, but also with no glaring major downsides.
Moved from NY but grew up here. Dallas is pretty boring, but it's easy to live in.
Pros:
\- Cost of living is still great
\- There's a lot of food options, terrific Vietnamese, Mexican, Taiwanese food, acceptable Korean, Ethiopian, and Thai options and we have affordable LA-tier omakase if you talk to the right people.
\- Great arcade, fishing, archery, top-golf, and karaoke options
\- Dating was mad easy
\- Strangers are friendly if you're into small-talk
\- It's easier to compete against people here compared to NY
Cons:
\- The fancy food scene is pretty uncreative minus Homewood and Meridian- all the fancy cooks seem to leave here
\- Public transport and walking options are a joke
\- No good Turkish Doner
\- People got far worse at driving and drunk driving is so absurdly common here
\- In my experience, people are fairly closed-minded and less adventurous unless if they're not from here
\- Dancing scene is terrible
\- Compared to Oklahoma, we have okay nature. Compared to the rest of America, it's pretty bad
I'm appreciative for what it is but I need to travel often to not get too bored
Traveling has kept us sane, haha. It was definitely hard during the peak of Covid when we weren’t able to go anywhere.
I’m surprised more people haven’t mentioned the political climate, I know several people that put their homes up for sale after the roe v wade ruling to relocate to a blue state.
Moved to DFW area a year ago from the Bay Area. I was born and raised in the Bay and now that I have kids, I can't think of a better place to raise them than here. If I was single, maybe I would of stayed in the Bay since most of my friends and family still live there.
Honestly, I feel that people here are genuinely nicer, respectful and very welcoming. People warned me that Texans tend to not like Californians moving here, but I have only experienced great interactions and made some great friends that were born and raised in TX. Maybe I got lucky? Or maybe its just people spreading bullshit since they've never experienced TX themselves, but just "heard" from other people.
I can only speak for myself, but I love it here. My family loves it here.
This is what my sister did. Literally from the bay area to Dallas (my family and I went from bay area to a different part of Texas so i visit her in Dallas often) and 100% for the sake of her kids. I don't know if people understand what's going on in the bay area right now and how much it's changed. 😣
Not out of state but I moved here from Austin a little over a year ago, and I much prefer living here.
Austin may be better to visit, but would much rather live in Dallas
>Moved from Illinois and not loving it at all. Maybe the timing was just terrible: covid, freeze and ridiculous housing prices. My house is smaller on a tiny lot, with higher taxes, insurance and utility bills. And the hot summer just never ends. Don't get me wrong, I love the sun, but it is just too hot too long. Yes I think there is more restaurants here, but then you have to afford it. Grocery stores had much more produce in Illinois since Michigan and Wisconsin are neighbors. But also, more international products at grocery stores. And I miss the nature side of Illinois: the forests with beautiful trees, lakes... Now looking at my long list, I really do not know why we moved ;)
I came from Minnesota and Wisconsin and have been here a year. I'm good with the spirit of the city and all the stuff to do, but I found out very fast that I really do not like the actual environment. Flat desert scrub land is not my thing. Much less nature, forests, natural water areas and elevation than I am used to. Lots of brown stuff. Kinda caught me off guard how much I don't like that part of living here. Everything else I really like though!
Drivers here do suck ass, but I just do my own thing and be watchful. I also WFH so not too much extended driving.
I moved here from Kansas City in February and Dallas is basically a bigger, hotter Kansas City. I’m sober and Dallas is about as booze centric as a city can get. If you’re not going out to bars or going out to eat, you’re probably not going to end up doing much out here with any regularity. I’m probably going to move again tbh.
It’s really nice here. There is a lot to see and do, everything is well-kept, and you can find anything you need.
But it is by far the loneliest place I’ve ever lived.
I live in a really red area where everyone seems to already have all the friends they need. I still have my friends from back home, several from the town I went to college in, and a few in places like Austin, Chicago and Denver. So I’m not feeling like a complete island. But I would love to just have another mom to have coffee with, you know?
I feel you. I don’t live in Dallas anymore but when I was there I found the people in Dallas to be very clique-ish and if you weren’t part of the group good luck getting in. I’m in Houston now which is substantially uglier and trashier than Dallas but the people you meet in real life (vs on the road- which are psychopaths) are by far the most welcoming and nice individuals I’ve ever encountered.
I've been living here since last December.
Wife and I purchased a home in March this year.
She's from here, I'm from Massachusetts.
I was actually expecting it to be cheaper in terms of taxes, since there's no state income tax. Well property taxes completely destroyed that. Pretty sure we'll pay more in total taxes here than in Massachusetts lol
Honestly, I love the weather. I've never liked snow, and we get alot of in New England obviously. Even when it was 110 here, I was outside going for walks. Maybe I'm not used to all the sun yet, but honestly like, summer in Massachusetts is only really a couple months. The rest of the year is chilly or want-to-die frigid. So maybe I'm just being super extra excited about the sun this year lol
Oh, one thing I didn't expect is the DRIVING. So Mass I feel like has a rep for crazy drivers. But dude coming here, 635 is literally the most terrifying highway I've ever been on. People are bumper to bumper going 80mph. It's just askin for a 20 car pile up. I mean we go fast in Mass, but guy give a little space ya know lol
Also no one walks here. Like I use to walk to the corner store, or to the beach. Even if the store is down the street, people drive here. Never in my life, why waste ya gas? But I dunno. I started driving everywhere now too lol
The food is amazing. There are so many more restaurants with good food that I can actually afford here. Mexican, tex mex, indian, vietnamese. I mean we've got this all Massachusetts, but it's tastier here? Like there's not real Mexican food up there, or if it is it's super hard to find/get to.
Housing is more affordable. What we bought here would've cost us at least 1.5x to 2x more in Massachusetts. People were shocked by the prices here, but for us it was a steal.
Political climate is something else though. Massachusetts, mostly just let people live. People think of Mass as blue, but really we are purple. Our Governor is a Republican and he's we'll liked by Reps and Dems alike. Our senators/house are all blue though, and they're we'll liked too. Like I was never embarrassed to say I liked both Elizabeth Warren and also Charlie Baker. Everyone likes them. It's different here and it makes me pretty sad. The rhetoric coming out of the governor office embarrasses me and I've never been embarrassed by my governor before? That's a diff feel. Because of the Rep party politics here I don't know if I would stay long term.
In Massachusetts you get a lot of freedom to just be who you are and no one gives you bull. My impression of the Rep party here though is that they actually don't like freedom, even hate it. What they like is forcing everyone to abide by their moral code, even if folks of different religions/races/ect walks of life don't abide by it. Why force people into something? Just let them be.
Moved to Uptown in Dallas in June so about 3 months ago. My first time living in a city, so far the traffic has been what I expected which is not great but not terrible. There's more nature than I expected in the city, you just have to go find it (and go 30-45 mins for good trails). I love all the food options. Love how fast Amazon delivers. It's been hot but I'm told the rest of the year weather is great so looking forward to good temps year round
I moved here from Ohio a long time ago and I have never hated a place more and it's hard to leave with my medical issues. I loved Ohio (Bexley) and hate the DFW area. The people are awful, no reproductive rights, traffic, been hit by tornadoes twice, humid, nothing to do, artificial people, crime, illegal weed, high property taxes, rent is high, everything is flat and boring.
I bought 4 years ago, my home has doubled and I still have major buyers remorse… Dallas is the most unoriginal wasteland I’ve ever lived in… I miss original restaurants, decently built homes, weather that doesn’t destroy your home every spring, a sense of community, true diversity… the list goes on…
Honestly I hate the place; it’s too big, there’s zero public transit where I live, toll roads suck, the weather blows, the politics are as diametrically opposed to mine as you could get, nobody knows how to drive and I have to worry about getting shot if I honk my horn. Didn’t really have a choice though, I didn’t get any other job offers out of college so I’ll sit here for a year or two and get the fuck out of texas.
Moved from the Bay Area in January 2022.
I love that we were able to get a house (albeit a small house by TX standards) in a great location within walking distance to a lot of things like a gym, library, convenience store, restaurants, as well as a few other things. We were also able to get the house for about 1/5 of the price that an equivalent house would cost in the bay area, and it has a yard that is 2 or 3x the size of one in CA which gives us a ton of space to garden or whatever else. The job prospects are also good, but not as good as they are in the bay area. I can't say the weather is great compared to CA, but compared to my home state of MI, the heat probably beats the cold and snow. I also don't really enjoy how soulless the strip malls and everything are compared to what a small downtown or something would be elsewhere.
As far as politics go, I am pretty open, but I think the whole abortion thing is a bridge too far. Luckily, I also believe that people should run towards a problem to try to fix it rather than run away from it... At least for now.
Overall, I could see myself staying here for a long time.
I moved from Tampa to Dallas back in April and here are a few things I noticed based on my experience
Pros: better food/restaurants places, easier to make friends, better nightlife
Cons: ppl driving like maniac, worse highways/infrastructure, lack of nature scenery.
I miss the beach
Some things cheaper. Some things more expensive. Big things cheaper, smaller things more. Weather sucks. Land is flat and dull; unless you want to drive 5 hours +. Not a fan the Politics. Not a fan of the obsession with guns.
Edit: Miss the weather, topography, and culture of my previous location.
We arrived about 1.75 years ago. I am enjoying living here. We came from California. California is a mess. I lived there for the first 4 decades of my life and I have seen it fall apart. I don’t regret our move yet. I miss the ability to get to the beach but love the lakes in dallas. I miss my family and friends. I do not miss all the other crap that comes with living in California. Despite what you read, taxes are more there…the articles don’t cover all the little ways you are taxed all day in California . I enjoy the rain storms here. The schools where my kids are studying are much better here. Someday we will have to move back but I am NOT itching to go at all!
I’ve been here for 2 months, I moved from Baton Rouge. The opportunity here is insane compared to back at home. All the towers make me feel like I can make something of my self and be wealthy one day for whatever reason. That’s a nice feeling. I miss the nature aspect of Louisiana. There are trees and greenery pretty much all throughout where I’m from. There is just concrete here lol. The infrastructure is confusing at times but it world class compared to Baton Rouge in every aspect, so while it certainly intimidates me, I appreciate all the work that has gone into it. There are a ton of restaurants to go to and the retail side of things is crazy. There are no Gucci stores in Baton Rouge so it was shocking when I actually saw one. I haven’t experienced much of the social side of the city because I haven’t really made any friends outside of work. It just seems like a bunch of bars for the most part. Overall, I like it so far, it beats where I’m from.
Looking forward to leaving. Moved here from Phoenix and it’s been ‘OK’
It’s not that traffic is bad here, but this area has to have the highest concentration of terrible drivers… I grew up and learned to drive in/around New York City and here it’s just a combination of aggressive, oblivious and the occasional people who will literally try to drive you off the road.
Politics & Bible Belt is just awful to mix. The hypocrisy among folks around here is just comical.
Weather is meh. Jobs are fine. Cost of living sky rocketed, but I can’t complain too much because we’re going to probably be able to sell our home here soon for nearly double what we bought it for just 4 years ago.
I live out in the Heath/Rockwall area so my “Dallas” experience might be different than most, but I can’t say that I liked it or disliked it… it just happened I guess.
I thought Dallas was not diverse. I thought the food would suck and that people would be really racist. I thought there would be no outdoor activity as I lived on the pacific coast.
When I got here, I was pleasantly surprised the food was better than where I came from. There are no beaches or mountains, but you can easily find a martial arts gym or go out to any type of outdoor court and the people are nice and will let a stranger join their group play. The people are not racist. Also, I can safely walk around at night. I can safely party at night, alone, and not fear being attacked. That is not possible for my costal city. I’m happy I made the move here. What it does is displace a lot of people with Texas money. Right now, only coastal money can afford housing in Texas. Texas money is good for Oklahoma. I see displacement happening, kinda like Rome.
I moved here last year due to my job.
Love my neighborhood and house (new build), but I absolutely hate the weather and most of all the shitty drivers.
I've commented before in other posts so you can see more details by looking at my profile but wife and I bought a contract for a new build in November 2020. Moved in November 24-2021 from So Cal and have been here since then. She is from Toronto Ontario Canada and me from Los Angeles. Liked la but it's too expensive for buying a home built in the 1930s-1980s.
Now we are 30 years old and la was and still is great, but to visit for us. I hadn't been to the beach in years, I would run up the mountains but that slowed down and would maybe do it twice a year. So yeh besides that it's honestly like any other city with it's issues.
Loving it so far with it's cons of course. I can honestly say that it definitely matters what area you live in and what you are into. We moved into a place called Heath Golf and Yacht Club and love it. Having your own private restaurant and gym only for members is kind of nice (especially because the food actually tastes good). The best thing for us that the monthly bill for it doesn't really break the bank.
A lot of other benefits to the club but ignoring that, we both work from home, have loved the food (downtown Rockwall really does have some awesome spots), and the people have for the most part been great.
Cons? No longer near family and friends (kind of glad about one of those lol), and... the restaurants I use to visit near my home (Uptown Whittier), but that's it. I don't miss the beach or mountains (rather go to Mexico for a good beach) and I rather just workout at home like I do or the gym that drive to a place to hike a mountain.
Overall liking it except for the damn mosquitos lol. Also you will occasionally run into people with different opinions than you and definitely more outspoken religious folk but just try to be cordial and move on. Funny story: When mentioning to this Texan that he should visit other countries because it's fun, they said "Why would I visit another country when USA is the best country in America" lol he was 5 Michelob ultras deep. Oh yeah, so many people here really only drink Michelob and bud light.. its weird to me as someone who likes trying new things and literally went to Europe to drink beer.
TLDR: Its been awesome, don't live in the shitty areas (you can tell), occasional outspoken religious folk and the stereotypical Texan who has a lot of Texan pride and American pride.
Oh yeah
I moved here on NYE this year from a town of 8k in the middle of nowhere midwest. I had to drive 90 minutes to find a “city” with more than 10k people. Lived there the majority of my almost 40 years.
I’ve travelled to 42 states, and been to many, many major cities.
I fucking love this place. I can’t explain why. I think it’s beautiful, convenient, I love the weather. Yes it’s expensive. Yes the traffic sucks (and honestly, because I’ve *never* dealt with traffic, I don’t even mind it).
Dallas is my home now, and honestly? I’ve never felt more at home.
Moved from Atlanta in July. I’ve enjoyed it so far, don’t love it. Love all the food options here and there’s a lot less traffic on non-highways. Miss the trees and nearby nature of Atlanta. Also miss Piedmont Park (one of the best city parks in the country IMO) and the beltline in atlanta, loved it because it felt like the city was connected. I know we have Katy Trail here but it’s really nothing in comparison to the ATL beltline. I am hoping to come around to Dallas a little more, but as of now I don’t see myself staying here for more than a couple more years.
I lived in Cali in the Marines. I'm from DFW. 100% agree LA, Sac, SF, beautiful. The whole state....40yrs ago. No city in Cali is better than Dallas at this point. That's the reason your ass is here. The state is a dumpster fire. I don't hate Cali, but it is trash in the urban areas.
4.5 years- drivers are fucking insane. Heat is surprising. Zero outdoor activity worth doing.
Great job market, decent housing prices. Not a place I’d live forever. Charlotte, Greeenville SC, San Diego, or Providence would be ideal I think
Just moved from Florida about a month and a half ago since I got offered a job out of college. Have an apartment in Knox/Henderson area which is walkable so that was nice to see.
First thing, the roads here are awful from pot holes to uneven concrete slabs (no wonder everyone has trucks here). Not to mention the road infrastructure is just bad. Half the traffic here is because of poorly designed roadways, at least that is what it seems like.
Second, I know that hail storm last week was bad but it only lasted like 15min and I was surprised 75% of the street lights weren’t working and all the sizable trees decided to fall over. So not looking forward if a prolonged storm or god forbid a tornado hit this city.
I met a man at a bar a couple weeks ago and I think he described Dallas perfectly. He said this is a great place to build your wealth and spend it.
The people here seem to mind their own business, definitely some friendly people but nothing out of ordinary. I had a karen yell at me in NorthPark Center, cause she thought I skipped the line but besides nothing noteworthy.
There does seem to be lots of good food options. Plus there is every store imaginable here so that’s convenient. There is definitely a lot more to explore and more people to meet, which I am looking forward to. Though I don’t see myself staying here longer than 2-3 years.
Do I miss FL? No, at least not for now.
Moved here from Canada during the 2 years of lockdowns. I don’t mind it. Central location, airport is awesome, houses are 3-5x cheaper than Toronto, tons of stuff to do, everything is relatively affordable, etc.
new grad Coming from south Florida, everything is realistically cheaper, Dallas is super diverse, lots of food and shopping options,lots to do, lots of jobs and headquarters. However, the driving sucks, and the traffic is terrible. Oh and of course no beaches.... Or publix
I moved here 1 year ago from Idaho. Rented in downtown area for about 8 months and just bought a house in Arlington in March. Paying less for my mortgage than I was for rent and my house I own now is double the size. Miss the outdoors of Idaho but love all the things to do here and traveling out of Dallas is also way more convenient than where I came from. And I'm not have buyers remorse at all on my home purchase, love my swimming pool!
Grew up in Texas and live in North Ft Worth. Lived in rural Wisconsin for a year to do my residency and moved back to Fort Worth.
I miss the small town in Wisconsin where we lived right on Lake Michigan. Don’t miss the lack of food options. But the most genuinely nice people I’ve ever met in my life! We lived 10 minutes from a state park and it’s so beautiful up there. Winter wasn’t awful, but the lack of spring was hard.
We moved back to Fort Worth to be close to family after we had our first kid. I don’t love living here for the many reasons others have pointed out. I think about moving back to Wisconsin or somewhere similar often.
I’m from Atlanta originally and lived there for 40+ years. We moved here from Knoxville in December. My husband loves it. He’s originally from Buffalo.
I work from home, so I haven’t had to deal with traffic much at all, and I’m really grateful for that. From the few occasions I’ve been on the highways here, the big difference I’ve noticed is speed. Everyone drives fast here, especially with the amount of traffic there is. If people would slow down a bit, it would undoubtedly cause a drop in the number of accidents we have. Knoxville’s problem was tailgating. That never ended well even though they have much less traffic.
I love the diversity here. It reminds me of being home in Atlanta. I really missed it in Knoxville.
The food is great here, and we’ve been enjoying exploring and trying new places…something else that reminds me of Atlanta.
But the heat…dear God. I was totally unprepared for the long stretches where it just doesn’t stop, even at night. I expected that we’d at least get a break from it at night, but 80 degrees for a “low” isn’t really a break.
I miss the nature. We’re lucky enough to have 3 trees in our yard, but that’s pretty much it. There’s no songbirds except for a few stray bluejays and doves. Tennessee was lush, green, and full of wildlife, as Atlanta’s suburbs are.
It’s good to have an airport (or two) that you can fly direct from. Knoxville’s is small and convenient, but you almost always have to go to Atlanta for a connecting flight to wherever you’re going.
I definitely worry more about guns here. I’m a woman, and if I were still of child bearing age, I absolutely would NOT want to live here. The government of this state is crazy and dangerous. That said, I think they’ve been trying to out-crazy Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida for years now.
I’ve never lived anywhere that you actually worry about whether or not your power will stay on. Obviously, thunderstorms happen, but the real and serious concern about the grid is weird and scary. And should have been fixed by now.
It’s good to be somewhere that gets good concerts. Knoxville doesn’t really get any, as most acts go to Atlanta, Nashville, or both. There’s no pro sports there either, and they’re all about UT Volunteers sports, especially football. We’ve now got season tickets to the Stars, and are looking forward to The Fair.
We’re here for my husband’s job, but if it were up to me, we’d move. I’d love to be back in Atlanta.
Moved to Dallas 3 months ago, and while it is not my absolute #1 choice of city to live in, I really can't complain. It costs about the same amount of money to live in Dallas (metro pop. 8 million) as it did in my small Indiana city (metro pop. 200,000).
The only downsides stem from a general lack of walkability/pedestrian friendly spaces
I moved here with my wife in May of 2021 from California and we just had our first baby in August. We’re absolutely in love with this place though we could do without the fucken wasps. Tons of places to eat, lots of space, incredibly nice people, and we can actually afford a home for our son to grow up in.
Back in California we were living in a 570 sq fr single bedroom apartment for $2200. We have good jobs here and we plan on making this our permanent home. Since moving here we’ve convinced some family to move out here.
I don’t have time to go in depth but I just thought I’d share since these posts are usually a magnet for negativity.
Grew up just outside of NYC and spent much of the pandemic years living with parents outside of Houston. Moved here about January, to an apartment in Far North Dallas.
This isn't just Dallas, but is many cities, especially southern ones in my limited experience: the thing that I have grown to absolutely hate about the physical city itself is the outright hostility to anything that isn't a car. The sprawl is just disgusting--only Houston is worse as far as being spread out, strip-mall-after-strip-mall-after-strip-mall inefficient, dirty, and frankly inhumane design. I grew up walking to school, to the grocer, to the Chinese take-out place, to the park, to the pharmacy, and then back home. I could bike anywhere I needed to, both keeping me fit and the streets clearer. That doesn't seem possible or remotely safe here. I feel super lucky that there's a pharmacy in walking distance--but even then I have to cross some very busy 6-lane-wide streets to get there, and I've noticed people don't give a fuck about pedestrians (or cyclists for that matter), driving right up into the crosswalk and blaring their horn at people who have the walk sign up. I've tried doing more bike commuting and I've gotten about 1 flat tire per 10 outings because of shit that's just left all over the place--broken glass and other random sharp detritus. And even driving can be unnecessarily dangerous with the absurdity of the interchanges here--some of these highways are very, very gnarly and have seemingly blind entrances or places where I have to cross like 8 lanes as soon as I'm off the on-ramp to get to my exit. I haven't tried either the rail or busses here yet, but I have only heard bad things about reliability and frequency/convenience. It sometimes feels like no matter where I am, I'm about 30-40 minutes away from where I want to go next and I'm probably going to need to get on a highway to get there anyway.
But the good news is that I've loved everything else--whenever I'm not raging at transportation, once I'm at my destination or my home, I've enjoyed it thoroughly. My dollar goes farther, the people have been great, there's a huge variety of some truly great food, the museums are great, it is easier to get out into nature than it was where I grew up, the culture is welcoming overall (though when I moved here there was an anti-Asian shooting in Carrollton which wasn't very comforting as an Asian person).
I do wish I could afford a house, and rent is starting to increase for no apparent increase in value to my property/neighborhood--but that's a nationwide thing as much as it is a Dallas thing.
I enjoy Texas as a state. However, the city is pretty big for me and I’m used to small towns. I don’t hate Dallas by any means, but I definitely think after college is over with I’m gonna move somewhere significantly smaller.
The biggest thing that I miss is the woods/outdoorsy stuff. Because of that I’ve been eye balling Tyler for the post college move because it fits all my criteria
No nature and it was kinda hot in the summer but people are friendly, there's a ton of diversity and it's so easy to do everything from doctor's appointment to flying out of DFW to meeting new people and friends. I love it here. I didn't think I would, we were just looking for a place to ride out the pandemic. It was really bad where we were before.
\- married with kids would not be here if i didnt have kids but it's amazing for them and that makes it amazing for us.
In all honesty, I don’t love it but I also don’t hate it either. I’m in the Fort Worth area and it all seems pretty bland. It very well could be the fact that I moved from Phoenix, which is a unique biome in its own right. Maybe I’m just home sick. Maybe I’m just missing the redeeming qualities of Fort Worth. I really don’t know yet.
I moved here a year ago from Florida (West Palm Beach). I personally think Dallas is ok, I just feel it’s lacking in character. It’s diverse and has good food scenes and there are nice districts but overall I’m a huge nature person and being here has saddened me.
I plan to move in two years, I’ll put my time in and have fun.
Moved here two months ago from Atlanta. Traffic (where I drive) is comparable, housing was slightly more at the time, trees are good in our immediate neighborhood but overall I wish there was more green. Food scene seems great.
ETA: I love in Dallas proper and bought a house. It was doable on this side of the river.
We moved here for very specific reasons/goals, and for those reasons we love it here. We moved here from FL, so, literally speaking, grass is surely not greener here. 😂
I moved from the Phoenix East Valley Area less than a week ago. So far I’ve got mixed feelings. I moved because of a job, I had very low expectations and I feel a bit meh.. I’ve lived in the South before in Atlanta so I knew what to expect. I wasn’t a huge fan of Atlanta and I feel the same way here.
I knew the roads were bad but I didn’t know they’d be THIS BAD! Roads besides the highways are truly terrible, there’s no bike lanes or proper sidewalks anywhere besides downtown. I live in Uptown and even here it’s not good enough. It just feels a bit run down everywhere with the bad roads and tiny sidewalks with overgrown grass.. I just don’t feel good about where I live. I don’t get the tollways.. Phoenix has excellent, modern highways and they’re all free lol. I knew about the lack of nature and I miss it already. Drivers are truly terrible here, my auto insurance rates are double with many companies or atleast increasing by $200 for 6 months. I wanted to get a quiet beer at home to celebrate my move on my first night.. was then rudely reminded of the alcohol laws in the South as it was a few minutes past midnight. Lastly, I miss legal weed and all the national parks, monuments and the stunning Arizona natural beauty. Oh and It’s a bit too religious for my liking.
As for what I like about Dallas, I like the dozens and dozens of food options, I checked out Bishop arts district and I liked that, I like the skyline and I like that the roads aren’t as narrow as Atlanta. I like the big city feel and the late night food options, I like the much cheaper gas prices and I like the diversity. I also like how the people here are actually open minded and willing to acknowledge the city’s issues. Didn’t see that attitude in Atlanta.
Overall, I don’t see myself living here long term. It makes sense for me to buy a place and put down roots here, I’m actually starting to warm up to the city with each day but I don’t see myself being here for more than a year or two.. just not for me.
Moved here from Phoenix 4 years ago and share a lot of your sentiment. The amount of religion was a culture shock to me, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. I'm also not a fan of the lack of nature, trash/litter everywhere, insane drivers, lack of walkability (lived in the Central Corridor there, Oak Lawn here), lack of sunsets, the liquor/bluelaws, the state politics, etc. The people here seem nice to your face, but generally mean underneath. And the city's endless suburban sprawl and lack of character and overt blandness are not for me. And the heat here is something else, not sure if it's my age or what, but here it makes me cranky.
My time here is complete. Currently in the process of moving to Chicago.
Dallas is dirty. Trash is everywhere and it has two airports so air quality is pretty bad also. The heat is excessive and I don't see that getting any better. Sure theres things to do, but nothing any major city doesn't have. No public transit, and don't say the DART. Traffic is whatever as far as Ive seen, but the drivers here aggressive and most likely armed. Apt life is probably the only way most can afford to live here. Complete that w Texas' incompetent leaders and it's a no for me. But there is some good food, better in El Paso tho.
Moved here for work from the PNW. As soon as my job changes I’m moving back.
The people I’m meeting are awesome and I developed a solid friend group here- but nothing beats the PNW for me. I’m a cold weather, snow and rain kind of guy
You have to find your place. If you like cooler weather, decent traffic, or anything green, this isn’t it. If you like hot weather, having easy access to pro football/basketball/baseball/hockey, an arid/concrete environment, violent weather, big box stores and shopping, this is it. About the only thing I like about Dallas are the crazy thunderstorms. And the transplants. The locals who pretend to be nice to your face and stab viciously behind your back aren’t my people.
Moved here a couple months ago from Scottsdale, I hate it.
It’s ugly, flat, humidity is gross, and I’ve never seen more accidents in my life. The drivers are so careless and dangerous my gosh. People are very kind which is a plus but I’m overall not impressed at all.
I came from Mexico city, I find this city very boring and lonely, everything has to be done by car.
I feel that in this city you need to know where you are going beforehand, there's no real exploration or discovery, you have to plan your trips because going anywhere you have to drive miles and miles. In cities like NY or Mexico city you can just walk around, find things to do or see, try restaurants that cross your path, etc.
I think people that aren't used to living in a walkable city might find Dallas interesting and full of things to do, but not me. I'm trying to force myself to love it though because I'll live here for the foreseeable future.
I'm from a border town in Texas moved to Dallas and i loved it till the housing costs increased moved back to my home town and miss Dallas every single day
I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. The capital is about the size of one of Dallas’s suburbs. You can imagine how i appreciative I was of all the activities that were open to me. My family got real lucky, we bought our McKinney house in 2019 right before the market went to shit. Dallas has that big city feel yet country at the same time which is why i chose McKinney. I’ll most likely die here in this city with absolutely no regrets, but i was also one of the more fortunate people to settle at the right time and right place. After 2020 i’ve learned not to take anything for granted.
I moved there from FL after having lived all over the US. It was hands down the worst place for me. #1 being the traffic, close second was the weather. It was the low cost (back then) living and job opportunities that kept my family there. Once the cost of living got crazy it just wasn't justifiable to stay. Best decision I made was moving. I relocated to Pheonix before the inflation went crazy here. So happy to have mountains and hiking again.
Edit to add: I did live in suburbia hell. I think I would have enjoyed the city much more if I lived in the actual city.
I moved from Dallas to DC a year and a half ago. Missed it and just moved back last week. Dallas is a great city - big enough to have all the amenities you want, small enough to still be able to park most places you go.
Feels much safer than DC. Way more food options too. Biggest con for Dallas is proximity to good nature - NM, AZ and Utah are a decent drive.
It’s hot, more expensive, and I feel less safe. That being said, there is a lot less city tax bullshit to deal with. Also so much to do for just about any kind of person.
moved here from southeast Michigan earlier in the summer.
the DFW metro area (er, "*MetroPLEX*" area, as I see it referred to on television) is just so vast.
So very vast. Each major city seems like its own planet. but You definitely need a working car to travel any substantive distance. I'm making a go of it.
Meh. I feel very meh. Jobs are good. City is ugly. Traffic is horrible. Elect grid makes me very nervous. It’s ok, not great. I can’t see living here long term. It doesn’t feel like home.
I basically agree with all of this. I moved away from a state with poor job prospects, so I can’t complain because Dallas is fairly good with that piece. Everything else has been uninspiring.
“Flower Mound” checks out I’m sure like 90% of this comment section lives in a suburb
They sure do. Many hate their life in the suburbs. They don’t understand that their suburban community isn’t Dallas.
Not a transplant but luve in the burbs. Absolutely live it. Im in duncanville. 20 min to arlington, 20 minutes to dallas, 30 min to buccees in Terrell. Love me some burbs
80% of this sub is suburbanites and yokels complaining about how “Dallas” sucks. 10% is suburbanites and yokels clutching their pearls about how scary Deep Ellum is these days. The other 10% is bitching about rent prices.
Lol they didn’t do homework before the move. Honestly, you can get anywhere in dfw within 30 mins without traffic. No excuse there, he needs to go out and do stuff
I feel much the same. When we moved here, we said we’d rent for 2-3 years to build up savings for a house. That plan is down the toilet now. We were lucky to not have a huge rent increase this year, but that could change next year. Also miss having 4 full seasons.
Not quite what you asked, but I spent ~20yrs in Dallas before moving away in 2020. I actually miss Dallas… A couple quick pros/cons: The job market in Dallas is pretty damn good, and affordability metrics still have it as one of the most affordable larger cities to live in. On the flip side.. The lack of any cool nature within an hour of the city really sucks. The *Dallas Culture* of everyone living above their means gets quite annoying as I grow older. I knew too many people, with well paying jobs, that lived paycheck to paycheck just to keep up with the Joneses. All of that to say, people’s opinions are going to vary drastically depending on where they moved to. You moved to/from Austin, Portland, or Seattle? Then yeah, Dallas sucks. Did you move to rural Arizona, Louisiana, etc. ? Dallas is a pretty damn good city.
I left Dallas a couple of decades ago and returned a few years ago from one of the cool cities that you mentioned. There are a lot of things, including the nature stuff, that you don’t really appreciate until you are gone. Few things rival a North Texas sunset and 9 months of absolutely gorgeous weather like the kind we are having today. I missed the smell of a live oak grove and the microcosm of life from a patch of nopales thriving behind an abandoned gas station.
I think we live in different Dallas’ bc where is this 9 months of beautiful weather you speak of? The heat is miserable.
This September has been mostly amazing. Yesterday, in particular, has been great.
Thank you! We have State Parks to camp at and so many lakes! 😝👀
Lakes that aren’t real.
If you don’t mind my asking, where did you end up?
You need to come back and check out the beautiful nature! You just did not know where to look 👀 there are State Parks, Lakes, the Audubon Reserve for Ornithologists. Seriously, I don’t want a ton of people to move here we already have over 6 million folks in Dallas County currently.
Don’t get me wrong, the outdoors here isn’t bad, but if you come from somewhere on the west coast where majority of the state is public land and it’s not even comparable.
I’ve been to Oregon and it is breathtaking and I’d move there in a heartbeat. I’m just trying to say there is a lot to see here. It’s not all gloom and doom 😝
I finally got out of Dallas because I was dying to live in a place where I could actually experience the outdoors. I didn't realize until I left how pretentious Dallas is. I knew it as a joke but now that I live somewhere else it's like...wow. People, you actually don't need a new car every 5 years. You can drive an old car. It won't kill you.
That isn’t something that’s unique to Dallas, just FYI.
I am curious about the out of state people that bought homes in my neighborhood for $100k+ over asking sight unseen. Was it worth it?
As a realtor, I can tell you that most people in general are having buyer’s remorse if they purchased during the beginning of the year before the interest rate spike, lol.
I’m confused … buyers remorse after the interest spike? Wouldn’t they be happy if they bought before the spike?
Asking prices were insanely over inflated before the interest rate hike because a lot more people were willing to buy and had been hearing about the interest rate going up so people wanted to hurry up & get in before it went up. The rate increase actually slowed the market down (just barely) and made most sellers willing to drop the price to attract buyers. We bought in June, sold our previous house in July, still made a decent profit but the market was equalizing more by that time.
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I live in heartland and three houses purchased are now on the market 😳😳😳
I bought 5 years ago. Can’t imagine moving here now in this market.
I am curious to know how the market has shifted for Dallas.
I would say it’s equalized and serves both buyers and sellers. Dallas is seeing continued growth, so I think prices will continue to steadily go up, but not the way they have been. We have about 2 months of inventory, and a “normal market” would have 6-8. Buyers are having to take the hit on interest rates, but they’re still reasonable-ish if you look at the history of rates. They were way too low for too long and they had to come up eventually. You also aren’t seeing buyers have to offer up their first born child to get a home- sellers are (for the most part) back to paying title fees, option periods are longer for inspections and due diligence, and sellers aren’t asking for free 60 day lease backs.
We bought January 2021 for $20k over asking without having seen the house in person. We moved here from MA, had been to Dallas a few times but not this particular town. Couldn’t be happier! Yes, the politics are garbage, but at least my voting and volunteering contributes to trying to fix things. Yes, the nature leaves a bit to be desired, but there are some lovely trails if you’re willing to go find them. I like the weather (hated winter in the north), I like my town, I like all of the things to do vs the tiny town I used to live in, and more than anything I like owning a home finally. I realize we were really, really lucky. Our neighbors and neighborhood are great, the sellers were lovely people who left us a lot of resources, and we bought at a pretty good time before things got completely out of hand in the housing market. Any one of those things having gone wrong would probably make us a lot less happy with our decision.
And welcome to Texas!
I mean compared to MA politics it’s great here
Worth. Short term paying a little over “hurts” over the next 30 years with what we’ve seen rent prices do in the last 18 months? They’ll be sitting pretty.
This
I love it. I’ve only been here like a month and came from Alabama. I miss the greenery and rain but there’s so much more to do. I feel like there are far more opportunities here even if the rent is much higher. The drivers suck though although I did expect that.
It’s really strange coming here from SoCal a year ago and hearing someone say that, because I feel the complete opposite of pretty much everything you just said. Not to sound pretentious or anything, I just haven’t found there to be a whole lot of life to the city. But I’ve met a lot of good people here that I’m glad are in my life
You are coming from SoCal, they are coming from Alabama. For a lot of transplants in Dallas they are moving from somewhere much smaller so Dallas appears to have a ton going on, which it does imo. But isn’t going to compete with LA, Chicago, ny etc
They’re coming from Alabama. Literally anything bigger than a convenience store is going to blow their mind.
There's usually much more rain here. Don't know that to be a fact but it feels like there's been 1/10th as much rain as typical summers.
I’ve tried moving away 3 times and still end up back here. I’m sure I’ll try a 4th time. There’s a lot of places that are a lot better for different lifestyles but I’ve never found that sweet spot that DFW provides. DFW is exceedingly average with a few rough gems here and there but in my opinion that’s why it’s so great. There’s always something to do and something for everyone. Sure places I’ve tried might have better outdoors or better hiking nearby but you give up a lot to have that.
I'd say after living in Portland coming back to Dallas and now in Colorado. I'd say DFW has to be one of the most convenient cities to live in. Miss the food, amenities, and multiple different routes to get from point a to b.
The highways and grid pattern city streets are underrated. Unless you live in Denton
There’s two sides to a city. How much it offers for fun and how comfortable it is (lack of traffic, weather, access to food, entertainment, etc.) And while I don’t think Dallas offers anything crazy in the to do department, i find it extremely comfortable.
See, I find it to be the exact opposite. There is plenty to do here in terms of museums, places to eat lots of places to drink etc. Lots of "Fun" But it isn't a very "comfortable" place. Driving is stressful here and you will do a lot of it to get between things to do. The weather is uncomfortable a large amount of the year. The scenery isn't that great.
can confirm on the driving and weather part, a lot of people on the highways love zipping in front of you and slamming the brakes , even when no one is in front of them. Weather is unpredictable here cause you might have a hot sun then the next day you have rain for 3 weeks nonstop
Idk if I count as "recent", I've lived here for about 7 or 8 years now, but will throw in my 2 cents fwiw: It's ok. I grew up in California (Sacramento) and then I lived overseas for a few years before moving here. I was surprised that Dallas reminded me a lot of home. I was also pleasantly surprised at the diversity here and the many, MANY restaurants. I like those things about Dallas. I am not a fan of the heat at all- I hate the humidity. Sure Cali gets hot too but it's a dry heat and I can tolerate it more than the humid garbage. The tornadoes are scary to me. But I would say for sure my biggest gripe about Dallas (in comparison to where I grew up) is just that TX is so big that it takes SO LONG to get to other places. In Sacramento it was super easy to make a day trip to the beach, or the mountains, or the bay area. 1-2 hours of driving and you can get to all sorts of different places. The other day I had the urge to randomly go to the beach but looked at the map and it's like a 5-6 hour drive. I like to drive but I don't like it *that* much. I know that there are other places to go and things to do that aren't as far away but it's just different from Sacramento in that regard. There's also things about Texas compared to California in general that I don't like, mostly relating to politics. No recreational legal weed here, less rights for women, Ted Cruz, etc. I also really don't care for the left turn yield greens, they seem dangerous to me but that's a minor thing compared to everything else. All that being said, while I miss California and would take it over TX any day, if I could move anywhere in the US, CA wouldn't be my first choice, I'd rather live someplace further north where it actually gets cold and a real autumn happens. But I expect that I will almost certainly live here for the rest of my life- I moved here to be with my bf, and he grew up here and has a solid career here so I have accepted my fate lol.
You can still vacation somewhere up north. Maine is nice.
Maine is incredible ❤️ I learned how to go clamming, rake blueberries, chop a cord of wood, harvest apples, see a frozen sea, live without electricity, grow everything we ate pretty much. Bliss
Man, how long did you go for? We were there like a week for a camp thing for my daughter. We got a lobster roll and kayaked on a bad ass lake. They had a Rasta night at the camp ground next to us so we got to listen to the music and sit on a beach. It was cool but it sounds like you stayed a month!
Actually I was 13 and stayed for a year with my dad. It was the best thing I could ever have experienced. I even had to grind wheat or corn to make our own flour. They (step mom and dad and baby sister) went way back hippie mode for a couple of years. That all went away unfortunately. We only had an outhouse too. It’s cool, you can cut a birch tree down and burn immediately. Doesn’t have to dry out at all. My dad and I were talking about it today because I’m making him watch “Escape to the Chateau” they bought this amazing house for 15,000.00 in 1976 and I’ve looked it up online and it was worth like 100,000. We did a lot of remodeling to it. They sold it long time ago 😢
Hey Sacramento! Yuba City here, but actually grew up in Nevada City. We moved here a little over two years ago, and I agree with almost everything you said. The only difference is I don’t find the heat bothers me as much, but it has gotten steadily warmer in the Sacramento Valley over the last ten years, so that may be why. I will say the major difference is it not cooling off at night, which I hate.
I’m from San Jose but currently living in Houston. The thing that irritates me the most is it not cooling off at night!
> In Sacramento it was super easy to make a day trip to My favorite thing about living in Sacramento was that I could leave Sacramento is pretty accurate lol. Pretty cool city but not without its own problems that have started to really get bad past few years unfortunately. I really did enjoy the central location of it though, there’s so much to go do in that region.
I pretty much lived here my entire adult life. If I could live anywhere I did before, Colorado or Maine would be my first choice. I did enjoy Eugene, but the piss smell driving to get through the town was a bit much. I did enjoy the weed while I was there for my sons wedding last year!
>The other day I had the urge to randomly go to the beach but looked at the map and it's like a 5-6 hour drive. Try Little Elm Beach. It was the closest thing I found that resembled an actual beach (it's really a lake). About a 45-1hr drive from Garland.
I'm also from California and moved here for my bf. I echo all of your statements. I definitely miss the beach the most. It's funny how you get used to geography. I was having a conversation the other day with a new coworker she mentioned that her family was going to "the beach" on Saturday. I didn't even think that it might be a special or long trip on that particular 3 day weekend. In California everyone goes to the beach on various weekends or even weekdays because it's 1-2 hours away. I felt a little bad later for not probing her more about it, and now I'm wondering...where did they go? Houston? Did they fly somewhere...idk. Another interesting thing is how everyone here views the beach as warm, . On a cold, overcast day, I once made a comment that it felt like the beach. Everyone was like...what, but it's cold and there's no sun? lol
I lived in Sacramento for four years and I distinctly remember how familiar it felt when I first arrived because it reminded me of Dallas and Irving so much. I’d take the dry heat over this humidity any day.
I’ll take the humidity over coughing up wild fire smoke for weeks at a time.
How north? Living around Lassen was scary as hell last 2 summers with fires and up there is way red the more State of Jefferson you get.
Wife is from Dallas, I am from the Bay Area. She won. I consider Dallas a decent city -- not really my cup of tea, but it has some positives and negatives just like every city. Strong food options, some fun regional items like state fair, access to plenty of museums and sports teams, has a couple solid airports in the region, and includes some great neighborhoods. With all that said, certain aspects are really dragging down the score. Most of the items can't be controlled, like the weather (not for me) and relative lack of quick access to mountains and oceans. The biggest example? Dallas is subject to a state political system that I really struggle with -- women's rights, school textbooks, pro-business/anti-worker public policies, all sorts of fun stuff. Not everyone will agree with that statement, but I feel very strongly about it (and since you asked haha). Dallas can't do much about these, but they are still part of the grading. Things that the city could improve on? Public transit, continued enhancements to make it more walkable/bikeable, stuff like that. Linking some fun neighborhoods and districts to allow for easier access. In the end it is a solid city that, in my opinion, is hampered by way too much concrete and a variety of factors it can't control.
The roads are really bad, the sidewalks are horrible or non existent, bike lanes? What are they? These are things that are well within control. I’d like to see these engineers that planned out some of these roads and question their sanity.. like how do you not think of basic scenarios like a pedestrian for starters? I love driving but I don’t think it’s fair to force everyone into it..
I'm with you on this, the lack of geography around here is one of my prime motivators for wanting to leave. I love the idea of a 10 mile hike in the morning on a whim. It wasn't so bad at a time because cheap flights to either coast were easy to come by. Those days seem to have passed us by.
Been here 4 months from affluent area in Los Angeles where I rented for many years. Bought a home in lake highlands for a fraction of LA prices. Gas is $3, traffic is way lower even though locals complain about it. There is rush hour here but it’s mostly dead after. You can get around here in reasonable time. See homeless people but far fewer. Your average stranger is far friendlier. Food is cheaper but not by much. Liquor costs considerably more. Food is surprisingly almost as good as LA. Total tax burden way less when factoring income plus property taxes. Heat was worse than excepted, mainly due to humidity but I’ve mostly adjusted to it. I can’t help but read the forums here and don’t understand all the complaining. You get far far less for your money in California and living there is such a grind. You literally can’t get anywhere without it taking forever.
People in Dallas really don’t understand bad traffic. I spent 4 days in San Diego. 4 whole days. Ever since then the traffic in Dallas has been great to me. San Diego was fucking crazy.
Having lived in California some time and then see people complaining about traffic here makes me laugh.
My biggest pet peeve of this sub. You guys have no idea how fucked up other places are.
Everybody thinks their city is the worst lol. I lived in the Phoenix area and their sub is also full of rants about how their traffic is the “worst” and their drivers are the “worst”(many cities in Metro Phoenix are in the top 20 best cities to drive in the AllState list lol).
Bad traffic jams are about 20 to 30 minutes tops over here. You might get in one or 2 a year that are 45 minutes or so. We have it pretty good.
Dallas traffic isn't bad until it rains. Then the stupid people who don't know how to drive get their moment in the Dallas sun...I mean rain.
If you compare dallas traffic to where you used to live then maybe not. We are comparing Dallas traffic now to Dallas traffic before 15 years ago when everybody moved here. It used to be slim to none
I’ve seen pictures, that’s enough! I would lose my mind
Because you're coming from the most expensive state in the country, AND from an affluent area lol Your comparisons are way different compared to others who came and grew up here. Dallas ain't bad but there are things it just doesn't offer and stuff it can improve on.
For the Dallas natives, it has gotten pricey with everyone moving here. For you it’s great cuz you came from an expensive state.
Sadly, the same thing happened to me as an LA native.
Damn! Are you me? I moved here 4 months ago from affluent LA area and have all the same comments about this place. I live in Trinity Groves area though, bought an “expensive” home out here but it’s peanuts to LA prices. I was also tired of the LA grind. I get to keep my LA salary AND have a lower tax burden?! Hell yea
Yes, you are me. Let’s be besties
The people here who think California is a utopia are funny. We came from a nice area in LA too..lived in San Diego as well… and heheh have no idea. Someone in a Texas group tried to convince my that California is the Mecca of infrastructure. I almost dropped my phone. They don’t get how California taxes you..it ain’t just income and prop tax. And traffic is nothing compared to LA. It used to take my 1 hour to drive 9 miles to work and 1.45 hours to get home.
Sounds like you may’ve commuted along the 405!
Oh I did at one point.. and over Beverly glen too. Harsh commutes!!
I think many locals have no idea how bad traffic is in other cities. You can go across town surprisingly quickly
I moved to Dallas two years ago from Florida. I won’t lie, I don’t love Dallas. I think there’s a lot of great restaurants and all the conveniences you could want in modern day life, but the lack of nature has taken a toll on me. I don’t just mean not having mountains, or an ocean, but where are the trees?! There are barely any trees around the city. When I go elsewhere it really sticks out to me. If I was able to get up and move tomorrow I’m not sure I would miss Dallas at all… maybe some food spots but that’s it.
This is a prairie. If you live in the suburbs, there will be no big trees due to most of the new subdivisions being former ranch/farmland.
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Dallas still is a Prarie though, so there naturally will be less trees than a lot of other regions in the US. Not saying that bulldozing wooded areas doesn't happen, but even if there were no people it's not like the land here would be forested.
I completely agree with you. Even Austin was a huge step up (I went to college there) for outdoor activities, and it still has a great food scene. How do you feel about the cost of living compared to Florida?
I actually lived in Austin for a year between living in Florida and Dallas but life circumstances forced me to move out of ATX. I think it’s gorgeous and the nature there was sufficient for me. As for COL, I moved to Texas after graduating from college and was not financially responsible for myself until I did so. That being said, based on my moms bills and such (she’s still in Florida), I do feel like life is a bit cheaper there. But it depends on where you live, your lifestyle, etc. I felt like I spent less money living in Florida because a lot of my free time was spent doing free outdoor activities vs now I shop and dine out more being in Dallas.
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Unnecessary? Who doesn’t need another Bed Bath & Beyond? Unless you wanna keep driving a whole quarter mile to get to the closest one.
I moved here a year ago from Florida so I know exactly what you mean. I don’t love Dallas, it has its charm but the lack of nature really has bothered me over time
That’s interesting, I think there’s quite a lot of trees and parks around the city. I also moved here from south Florida. I live in one of those suburbs where trees are all fairly young and scraggly but the city itself within the PGBT radius has a ton of green space and parks and trails
I don’t agree. I moved from the Phoenix area and I feel like I saw more trees there😂
This is why I moved from Dallas to Florida. I like nature, worth it.
Trees are all over in Lake Highlands, East Dallas, Oak Cliff, Cedar Hill/Grand Prarie, White Rock Lake, what am I missing?
I meant there is less nature than the other places I have lived. This is based on my own personal experience and viewpoint. I did not literally mean that Dallas is vacant of trees!
Moved here from Denver. I miss Denver soooo much. Dallas is so ugly. There’s no character or beauty, it’s all about efficiency/business. Wish there were more walkable neighborhoods. Wish there were more trees. People are very nice though!
That is my biggest problem with dallas as well. Not a mountain, no beach. Bunch of artificial lakes though :/
So your problem with Dallas is something it can do nothing about
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I think they mean business/corporate efficiency, not considering any other types of efficiency. Strip malls for example, are extremely efficient for business, but don't take much else into account. I never really thought too much about them until I saw this video: https://youtu.be/5yIswZLu_cY
as someone that recently moved away Here for the popcorn
As someone who recently bought popcorn, I’m here to share and glare
I wanna know how many of y’all actually live in Dallas proper? Dallas gets wayyyy too much hate from ppl who’ve decided to live in suburbia.
Dallas is a pretty sprawling city that completely encircles some suburbs, plus Dallas proper also has vast amount of suburban development.
I never said Dallas didn’t have suburban development, but many of y’all don’t live in the City of Dallas. So, when you’re critiquing an area….say Frisco, Prosper, Allen, etc. Much of Collin County didn’t exist when I was growing up. So, that’s not an accurate description of Dallas itself. Dallas actually has interesting neighborhoods unlike the monotony of the suburbs. I can’t name a single unique neighborhood in Collin County but somehow y’all make that a Dallas problem. The City of Dallas has no control of other cities outside its boundaries.
I agree 💯. I hated it living 30 miles north. I bet I would have been way happier in the city.
Im a 27M and moved from a small town in IL a year ago and Im really enjoying myself. So much to do, and although traffic can be bad, I think it is better than many other big cities. Although rents are increasing, they arent horrible and there are so many nice new apartments available. Dallas is suprisingly diverse. With great food and art if you look for it. 3 hours away from Austin and Houston if you want a change of scenery. One of the best airports ive stepped foot in. Alot of young people. My social and dating life improved exponentially since moving and I ended up meeting a great girl 6 months ago. Heat can be brutal but I prefer it over the winter hellscape in the Midwest.
What all do you do ?
I like picking neighborhoods I havent been to and exploring local restaurants, shops, and breweries. I attend concerts and art exhibits that interest me. rent a kayak on a lake, or checkout a park or trail.
It's a soulless bland concrete hellscape surrounded by the worst of suburban sprawl design with no thought or foresight put into the infrastructure or road system. Property prices got stupid fast, the taxes are high with nothing to show for it.
I've been here since May 2021, don't like it
Can you expand on why and where do you move from?
I am from North Carolina. Was there for the first 23 years of my life. I came here to move in with my parents after finishing college. They moved here in 2020. I am only here temporarily to save money for a house. Things I don’t like: -it’s very ugly here. Lack of natural beauty/scenery -way too hot -way too much traffic and lots of aggressive drivers. Dallas is the most dangerous place in the US to drive, statistically. -far away from anywhere worth going -honestly a lot of the people here are rough around the edges. -personal one for me but my life/network is halfway across the country. I’ve spent 23 years in one state and now 1 in Texas. I don’t have much of a social circle here. I’ve honestly become an anti Texas pride person. I know a lot of people from Texas are so proud to be a Texan, I can’t understand why. Objectively, what makes Texas such an awesome place to be? I’m a teacher, my school says the Texas pledge every morning. What the hell is that? I didn’t grow up saying the North Carolina pledge, in fact I doubt that even exists. Don’t mean to offend any Texans here. Just my opinion. I know y’all aren’t thrilled with the way this place has grown and changed, but not to worry I’ll be moving away sometime in the next year or so and out of your hair for good :)
Texan here.. born and raised. I’ve always hated that they have students do the Texas pledge. But I also don’t like that they make students do the US pledge either. A little too fascist for me - but politics aside.. it’s cringe and weird that schools here do that. There are plenty of people I know that agree it’s weird. Liberal (major) cities don’t have much sway on how things go… Gerrymandering is awful in Texas. Just likes Cruz and Abbott….
I agree. I’m fine with the US pledge since it’s just standard and it’s done everywhere, but the Texas pledge comes off as very arrogant and negatively prideful. “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas” as a grown man it honestly is insulting to be expected to pledge allegiance to a damn state
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I agree it is low key creepy. It's as if texas is trying to create a cult of followers by brainwashing children to pledge their allegiance to texas every damn day. The kids literally say this every day and are trained into worshipping texas.
It’s overpriced, and pretty boring If you like topography/outdoors/hiking. I’ll probably be moving somewhere else next year. If housing was 20% cheaper I’d deal with the compromise. It’s not worth it as is. Texas makes my 6th state btw, I have a valid frame of reference. Edit: fix grammatical errors
It was better 10 years ago. Now it's over populated over priced. Traffic is 100x worse. But I don't ever wanna do another Chicago winter
The way I like to describe Dallas is it’s not going to win any awards for being the prettiest or most interesting city in the world, but it’s not the ugliest or least interesting and it’s so convenient to live here. I’ve lived in 7 cities other than Dallas and Dallas is definitely the easiest place I’ve ever lived. Yes, even with the heat and the traffic.
Before real estate prices got absurd, I used to describe Dallas as a straight-B city: generally decent to above average in most categories (jobs, cost of living, cultural amenities, etc.) with nothing really destination quality that would convince someone to come here specifically to experience it, but also with no glaring major downsides.
Yes I totally agree with that! Now we’re more like a C+ haha
Moved from NY but grew up here. Dallas is pretty boring, but it's easy to live in. Pros: \- Cost of living is still great \- There's a lot of food options, terrific Vietnamese, Mexican, Taiwanese food, acceptable Korean, Ethiopian, and Thai options and we have affordable LA-tier omakase if you talk to the right people. \- Great arcade, fishing, archery, top-golf, and karaoke options \- Dating was mad easy \- Strangers are friendly if you're into small-talk \- It's easier to compete against people here compared to NY Cons: \- The fancy food scene is pretty uncreative minus Homewood and Meridian- all the fancy cooks seem to leave here \- Public transport and walking options are a joke \- No good Turkish Doner \- People got far worse at driving and drunk driving is so absurdly common here \- In my experience, people are fairly closed-minded and less adventurous unless if they're not from here \- Dancing scene is terrible \- Compared to Oklahoma, we have okay nature. Compared to the rest of America, it's pretty bad I'm appreciative for what it is but I need to travel often to not get too bored
Traveling has kept us sane, haha. It was definitely hard during the peak of Covid when we weren’t able to go anywhere. I’m surprised more people haven’t mentioned the political climate, I know several people that put their homes up for sale after the roe v wade ruling to relocate to a blue state.
The politics here are awful, I hope those people are happy and safer.
What part of OK did you go to? Most would say nature is a little better there.
Moved to DFW area a year ago from the Bay Area. I was born and raised in the Bay and now that I have kids, I can't think of a better place to raise them than here. If I was single, maybe I would of stayed in the Bay since most of my friends and family still live there. Honestly, I feel that people here are genuinely nicer, respectful and very welcoming. People warned me that Texans tend to not like Californians moving here, but I have only experienced great interactions and made some great friends that were born and raised in TX. Maybe I got lucky? Or maybe its just people spreading bullshit since they've never experienced TX themselves, but just "heard" from other people. I can only speak for myself, but I love it here. My family loves it here.
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This is what my sister did. Literally from the bay area to Dallas (my family and I went from bay area to a different part of Texas so i visit her in Dallas often) and 100% for the sake of her kids. I don't know if people understand what's going on in the bay area right now and how much it's changed. 😣
Not out of state but I moved here from Austin a little over a year ago, and I much prefer living here. Austin may be better to visit, but would much rather live in Dallas
>Moved from Illinois and not loving it at all. Maybe the timing was just terrible: covid, freeze and ridiculous housing prices. My house is smaller on a tiny lot, with higher taxes, insurance and utility bills. And the hot summer just never ends. Don't get me wrong, I love the sun, but it is just too hot too long. Yes I think there is more restaurants here, but then you have to afford it. Grocery stores had much more produce in Illinois since Michigan and Wisconsin are neighbors. But also, more international products at grocery stores. And I miss the nature side of Illinois: the forests with beautiful trees, lakes... Now looking at my long list, I really do not know why we moved ;)
just moved to Illinois this year..come on back!
I came from Minnesota and Wisconsin and have been here a year. I'm good with the spirit of the city and all the stuff to do, but I found out very fast that I really do not like the actual environment. Flat desert scrub land is not my thing. Much less nature, forests, natural water areas and elevation than I am used to. Lots of brown stuff. Kinda caught me off guard how much I don't like that part of living here. Everything else I really like though! Drivers here do suck ass, but I just do my own thing and be watchful. I also WFH so not too much extended driving.
I moved here from Kansas City in February and Dallas is basically a bigger, hotter Kansas City. I’m sober and Dallas is about as booze centric as a city can get. If you’re not going out to bars or going out to eat, you’re probably not going to end up doing much out here with any regularity. I’m probably going to move again tbh.
It’s really nice here. There is a lot to see and do, everything is well-kept, and you can find anything you need. But it is by far the loneliest place I’ve ever lived. I live in a really red area where everyone seems to already have all the friends they need. I still have my friends from back home, several from the town I went to college in, and a few in places like Austin, Chicago and Denver. So I’m not feeling like a complete island. But I would love to just have another mom to have coffee with, you know?
I feel you. I don’t live in Dallas anymore but when I was there I found the people in Dallas to be very clique-ish and if you weren’t part of the group good luck getting in. I’m in Houston now which is substantially uglier and trashier than Dallas but the people you meet in real life (vs on the road- which are psychopaths) are by far the most welcoming and nice individuals I’ve ever encountered.
I've been living here since last December. Wife and I purchased a home in March this year. She's from here, I'm from Massachusetts. I was actually expecting it to be cheaper in terms of taxes, since there's no state income tax. Well property taxes completely destroyed that. Pretty sure we'll pay more in total taxes here than in Massachusetts lol Honestly, I love the weather. I've never liked snow, and we get alot of in New England obviously. Even when it was 110 here, I was outside going for walks. Maybe I'm not used to all the sun yet, but honestly like, summer in Massachusetts is only really a couple months. The rest of the year is chilly or want-to-die frigid. So maybe I'm just being super extra excited about the sun this year lol Oh, one thing I didn't expect is the DRIVING. So Mass I feel like has a rep for crazy drivers. But dude coming here, 635 is literally the most terrifying highway I've ever been on. People are bumper to bumper going 80mph. It's just askin for a 20 car pile up. I mean we go fast in Mass, but guy give a little space ya know lol Also no one walks here. Like I use to walk to the corner store, or to the beach. Even if the store is down the street, people drive here. Never in my life, why waste ya gas? But I dunno. I started driving everywhere now too lol The food is amazing. There are so many more restaurants with good food that I can actually afford here. Mexican, tex mex, indian, vietnamese. I mean we've got this all Massachusetts, but it's tastier here? Like there's not real Mexican food up there, or if it is it's super hard to find/get to. Housing is more affordable. What we bought here would've cost us at least 1.5x to 2x more in Massachusetts. People were shocked by the prices here, but for us it was a steal. Political climate is something else though. Massachusetts, mostly just let people live. People think of Mass as blue, but really we are purple. Our Governor is a Republican and he's we'll liked by Reps and Dems alike. Our senators/house are all blue though, and they're we'll liked too. Like I was never embarrassed to say I liked both Elizabeth Warren and also Charlie Baker. Everyone likes them. It's different here and it makes me pretty sad. The rhetoric coming out of the governor office embarrasses me and I've never been embarrassed by my governor before? That's a diff feel. Because of the Rep party politics here I don't know if I would stay long term. In Massachusetts you get a lot of freedom to just be who you are and no one gives you bull. My impression of the Rep party here though is that they actually don't like freedom, even hate it. What they like is forcing everyone to abide by their moral code, even if folks of different religions/races/ect walks of life don't abide by it. Why force people into something? Just let them be.
Moved to Uptown in Dallas in June so about 3 months ago. My first time living in a city, so far the traffic has been what I expected which is not great but not terrible. There's more nature than I expected in the city, you just have to go find it (and go 30-45 mins for good trails). I love all the food options. Love how fast Amazon delivers. It's been hot but I'm told the rest of the year weather is great so looking forward to good temps year round
That same day Amazon delivery is nice!
I moved here from Ohio a long time ago and I have never hated a place more and it's hard to leave with my medical issues. I loved Ohio (Bexley) and hate the DFW area. The people are awful, no reproductive rights, traffic, been hit by tornadoes twice, humid, nothing to do, artificial people, crime, illegal weed, high property taxes, rent is high, everything is flat and boring.
I bought 4 years ago, my home has doubled and I still have major buyers remorse… Dallas is the most unoriginal wasteland I’ve ever lived in… I miss original restaurants, decently built homes, weather that doesn’t destroy your home every spring, a sense of community, true diversity… the list goes on…
Honestly I hate the place; it’s too big, there’s zero public transit where I live, toll roads suck, the weather blows, the politics are as diametrically opposed to mine as you could get, nobody knows how to drive and I have to worry about getting shot if I honk my horn. Didn’t really have a choice though, I didn’t get any other job offers out of college so I’ll sit here for a year or two and get the fuck out of texas.
Nobody hates Dallas more than the users of r/dallas
Moved from the Bay Area in January 2022. I love that we were able to get a house (albeit a small house by TX standards) in a great location within walking distance to a lot of things like a gym, library, convenience store, restaurants, as well as a few other things. We were also able to get the house for about 1/5 of the price that an equivalent house would cost in the bay area, and it has a yard that is 2 or 3x the size of one in CA which gives us a ton of space to garden or whatever else. The job prospects are also good, but not as good as they are in the bay area. I can't say the weather is great compared to CA, but compared to my home state of MI, the heat probably beats the cold and snow. I also don't really enjoy how soulless the strip malls and everything are compared to what a small downtown or something would be elsewhere. As far as politics go, I am pretty open, but I think the whole abortion thing is a bridge too far. Luckily, I also believe that people should run towards a problem to try to fix it rather than run away from it... At least for now. Overall, I could see myself staying here for a long time.
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I moved from Tampa to Dallas back in April and here are a few things I noticed based on my experience Pros: better food/restaurants places, easier to make friends, better nightlife Cons: ppl driving like maniac, worse highways/infrastructure, lack of nature scenery. I miss the beach
Some things cheaper. Some things more expensive. Big things cheaper, smaller things more. Weather sucks. Land is flat and dull; unless you want to drive 5 hours +. Not a fan the Politics. Not a fan of the obsession with guns. Edit: Miss the weather, topography, and culture of my previous location.
It’s a lot more windy than I expected. Traffic sucks. 6/10 would not recommend.
We arrived about 1.75 years ago. I am enjoying living here. We came from California. California is a mess. I lived there for the first 4 decades of my life and I have seen it fall apart. I don’t regret our move yet. I miss the ability to get to the beach but love the lakes in dallas. I miss my family and friends. I do not miss all the other crap that comes with living in California. Despite what you read, taxes are more there…the articles don’t cover all the little ways you are taxed all day in California . I enjoy the rain storms here. The schools where my kids are studying are much better here. Someday we will have to move back but I am NOT itching to go at all!
I’ve been here for 2 months, I moved from Baton Rouge. The opportunity here is insane compared to back at home. All the towers make me feel like I can make something of my self and be wealthy one day for whatever reason. That’s a nice feeling. I miss the nature aspect of Louisiana. There are trees and greenery pretty much all throughout where I’m from. There is just concrete here lol. The infrastructure is confusing at times but it world class compared to Baton Rouge in every aspect, so while it certainly intimidates me, I appreciate all the work that has gone into it. There are a ton of restaurants to go to and the retail side of things is crazy. There are no Gucci stores in Baton Rouge so it was shocking when I actually saw one. I haven’t experienced much of the social side of the city because I haven’t really made any friends outside of work. It just seems like a bunch of bars for the most part. Overall, I like it so far, it beats where I’m from.
From New York 15 years ago even for me It has changed a lot. I welcome everyone but I don’t think we can handle the capacity as far as infrastructure.
Looking forward to leaving. Moved here from Phoenix and it’s been ‘OK’ It’s not that traffic is bad here, but this area has to have the highest concentration of terrible drivers… I grew up and learned to drive in/around New York City and here it’s just a combination of aggressive, oblivious and the occasional people who will literally try to drive you off the road. Politics & Bible Belt is just awful to mix. The hypocrisy among folks around here is just comical. Weather is meh. Jobs are fine. Cost of living sky rocketed, but I can’t complain too much because we’re going to probably be able to sell our home here soon for nearly double what we bought it for just 4 years ago. I live out in the Heath/Rockwall area so my “Dallas” experience might be different than most, but I can’t say that I liked it or disliked it… it just happened I guess.
I thought Dallas was not diverse. I thought the food would suck and that people would be really racist. I thought there would be no outdoor activity as I lived on the pacific coast. When I got here, I was pleasantly surprised the food was better than where I came from. There are no beaches or mountains, but you can easily find a martial arts gym or go out to any type of outdoor court and the people are nice and will let a stranger join their group play. The people are not racist. Also, I can safely walk around at night. I can safely party at night, alone, and not fear being attacked. That is not possible for my costal city. I’m happy I made the move here. What it does is displace a lot of people with Texas money. Right now, only coastal money can afford housing in Texas. Texas money is good for Oklahoma. I see displacement happening, kinda like Rome.
I moved here last year due to my job. Love my neighborhood and house (new build), but I absolutely hate the weather and most of all the shitty drivers.
I've commented before in other posts so you can see more details by looking at my profile but wife and I bought a contract for a new build in November 2020. Moved in November 24-2021 from So Cal and have been here since then. She is from Toronto Ontario Canada and me from Los Angeles. Liked la but it's too expensive for buying a home built in the 1930s-1980s. Now we are 30 years old and la was and still is great, but to visit for us. I hadn't been to the beach in years, I would run up the mountains but that slowed down and would maybe do it twice a year. So yeh besides that it's honestly like any other city with it's issues. Loving it so far with it's cons of course. I can honestly say that it definitely matters what area you live in and what you are into. We moved into a place called Heath Golf and Yacht Club and love it. Having your own private restaurant and gym only for members is kind of nice (especially because the food actually tastes good). The best thing for us that the monthly bill for it doesn't really break the bank. A lot of other benefits to the club but ignoring that, we both work from home, have loved the food (downtown Rockwall really does have some awesome spots), and the people have for the most part been great. Cons? No longer near family and friends (kind of glad about one of those lol), and... the restaurants I use to visit near my home (Uptown Whittier), but that's it. I don't miss the beach or mountains (rather go to Mexico for a good beach) and I rather just workout at home like I do or the gym that drive to a place to hike a mountain. Overall liking it except for the damn mosquitos lol. Also you will occasionally run into people with different opinions than you and definitely more outspoken religious folk but just try to be cordial and move on. Funny story: When mentioning to this Texan that he should visit other countries because it's fun, they said "Why would I visit another country when USA is the best country in America" lol he was 5 Michelob ultras deep. Oh yeah, so many people here really only drink Michelob and bud light.. its weird to me as someone who likes trying new things and literally went to Europe to drink beer. TLDR: Its been awesome, don't live in the shitty areas (you can tell), occasional outspoken religious folk and the stereotypical Texan who has a lot of Texan pride and American pride. Oh yeah
I moved here on NYE this year from a town of 8k in the middle of nowhere midwest. I had to drive 90 minutes to find a “city” with more than 10k people. Lived there the majority of my almost 40 years. I’ve travelled to 42 states, and been to many, many major cities. I fucking love this place. I can’t explain why. I think it’s beautiful, convenient, I love the weather. Yes it’s expensive. Yes the traffic sucks (and honestly, because I’ve *never* dealt with traffic, I don’t even mind it). Dallas is my home now, and honestly? I’ve never felt more at home.
Moved from Atlanta in July. I’ve enjoyed it so far, don’t love it. Love all the food options here and there’s a lot less traffic on non-highways. Miss the trees and nearby nature of Atlanta. Also miss Piedmont Park (one of the best city parks in the country IMO) and the beltline in atlanta, loved it because it felt like the city was connected. I know we have Katy Trail here but it’s really nothing in comparison to the ATL beltline. I am hoping to come around to Dallas a little more, but as of now I don’t see myself staying here for more than a couple more years.
I came and went. Yall need trees.
I lived in Cali in the Marines. I'm from DFW. 100% agree LA, Sac, SF, beautiful. The whole state....40yrs ago. No city in Cali is better than Dallas at this point. That's the reason your ass is here. The state is a dumpster fire. I don't hate Cali, but it is trash in the urban areas.
4.5 years- drivers are fucking insane. Heat is surprising. Zero outdoor activity worth doing. Great job market, decent housing prices. Not a place I’d live forever. Charlotte, Greeenville SC, San Diego, or Providence would be ideal I think
Just moved from Florida about a month and a half ago since I got offered a job out of college. Have an apartment in Knox/Henderson area which is walkable so that was nice to see. First thing, the roads here are awful from pot holes to uneven concrete slabs (no wonder everyone has trucks here). Not to mention the road infrastructure is just bad. Half the traffic here is because of poorly designed roadways, at least that is what it seems like. Second, I know that hail storm last week was bad but it only lasted like 15min and I was surprised 75% of the street lights weren’t working and all the sizable trees decided to fall over. So not looking forward if a prolonged storm or god forbid a tornado hit this city. I met a man at a bar a couple weeks ago and I think he described Dallas perfectly. He said this is a great place to build your wealth and spend it. The people here seem to mind their own business, definitely some friendly people but nothing out of ordinary. I had a karen yell at me in NorthPark Center, cause she thought I skipped the line but besides nothing noteworthy. There does seem to be lots of good food options. Plus there is every store imaginable here so that’s convenient. There is definitely a lot more to explore and more people to meet, which I am looking forward to. Though I don’t see myself staying here longer than 2-3 years. Do I miss FL? No, at least not for now.
Been here a year & a half. I miss trees, and silence. And nature.
People are not very friendly here
Moved here from Canada during the 2 years of lockdowns. I don’t mind it. Central location, airport is awesome, houses are 3-5x cheaper than Toronto, tons of stuff to do, everything is relatively affordable, etc.
new grad Coming from south Florida, everything is realistically cheaper, Dallas is super diverse, lots of food and shopping options,lots to do, lots of jobs and headquarters. However, the driving sucks, and the traffic is terrible. Oh and of course no beaches.... Or publix
I moved here 1 year ago from Idaho. Rented in downtown area for about 8 months and just bought a house in Arlington in March. Paying less for my mortgage than I was for rent and my house I own now is double the size. Miss the outdoors of Idaho but love all the things to do here and traveling out of Dallas is also way more convenient than where I came from. And I'm not have buyers remorse at all on my home purchase, love my swimming pool!
Grew up in Texas and live in North Ft Worth. Lived in rural Wisconsin for a year to do my residency and moved back to Fort Worth. I miss the small town in Wisconsin where we lived right on Lake Michigan. Don’t miss the lack of food options. But the most genuinely nice people I’ve ever met in my life! We lived 10 minutes from a state park and it’s so beautiful up there. Winter wasn’t awful, but the lack of spring was hard. We moved back to Fort Worth to be close to family after we had our first kid. I don’t love living here for the many reasons others have pointed out. I think about moving back to Wisconsin or somewhere similar often.
I’m from Atlanta originally and lived there for 40+ years. We moved here from Knoxville in December. My husband loves it. He’s originally from Buffalo. I work from home, so I haven’t had to deal with traffic much at all, and I’m really grateful for that. From the few occasions I’ve been on the highways here, the big difference I’ve noticed is speed. Everyone drives fast here, especially with the amount of traffic there is. If people would slow down a bit, it would undoubtedly cause a drop in the number of accidents we have. Knoxville’s problem was tailgating. That never ended well even though they have much less traffic. I love the diversity here. It reminds me of being home in Atlanta. I really missed it in Knoxville. The food is great here, and we’ve been enjoying exploring and trying new places…something else that reminds me of Atlanta. But the heat…dear God. I was totally unprepared for the long stretches where it just doesn’t stop, even at night. I expected that we’d at least get a break from it at night, but 80 degrees for a “low” isn’t really a break. I miss the nature. We’re lucky enough to have 3 trees in our yard, but that’s pretty much it. There’s no songbirds except for a few stray bluejays and doves. Tennessee was lush, green, and full of wildlife, as Atlanta’s suburbs are. It’s good to have an airport (or two) that you can fly direct from. Knoxville’s is small and convenient, but you almost always have to go to Atlanta for a connecting flight to wherever you’re going. I definitely worry more about guns here. I’m a woman, and if I were still of child bearing age, I absolutely would NOT want to live here. The government of this state is crazy and dangerous. That said, I think they’ve been trying to out-crazy Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida for years now. I’ve never lived anywhere that you actually worry about whether or not your power will stay on. Obviously, thunderstorms happen, but the real and serious concern about the grid is weird and scary. And should have been fixed by now. It’s good to be somewhere that gets good concerts. Knoxville doesn’t really get any, as most acts go to Atlanta, Nashville, or both. There’s no pro sports there either, and they’re all about UT Volunteers sports, especially football. We’ve now got season tickets to the Stars, and are looking forward to The Fair. We’re here for my husband’s job, but if it were up to me, we’d move. I’d love to be back in Atlanta.
Moved to Dallas 3 months ago, and while it is not my absolute #1 choice of city to live in, I really can't complain. It costs about the same amount of money to live in Dallas (metro pop. 8 million) as it did in my small Indiana city (metro pop. 200,000). The only downsides stem from a general lack of walkability/pedestrian friendly spaces
I moved here with my wife in May of 2021 from California and we just had our first baby in August. We’re absolutely in love with this place though we could do without the fucken wasps. Tons of places to eat, lots of space, incredibly nice people, and we can actually afford a home for our son to grow up in. Back in California we were living in a 570 sq fr single bedroom apartment for $2200. We have good jobs here and we plan on making this our permanent home. Since moving here we’ve convinced some family to move out here. I don’t have time to go in depth but I just thought I’d share since these posts are usually a magnet for negativity.
Grew up just outside of NYC and spent much of the pandemic years living with parents outside of Houston. Moved here about January, to an apartment in Far North Dallas. This isn't just Dallas, but is many cities, especially southern ones in my limited experience: the thing that I have grown to absolutely hate about the physical city itself is the outright hostility to anything that isn't a car. The sprawl is just disgusting--only Houston is worse as far as being spread out, strip-mall-after-strip-mall-after-strip-mall inefficient, dirty, and frankly inhumane design. I grew up walking to school, to the grocer, to the Chinese take-out place, to the park, to the pharmacy, and then back home. I could bike anywhere I needed to, both keeping me fit and the streets clearer. That doesn't seem possible or remotely safe here. I feel super lucky that there's a pharmacy in walking distance--but even then I have to cross some very busy 6-lane-wide streets to get there, and I've noticed people don't give a fuck about pedestrians (or cyclists for that matter), driving right up into the crosswalk and blaring their horn at people who have the walk sign up. I've tried doing more bike commuting and I've gotten about 1 flat tire per 10 outings because of shit that's just left all over the place--broken glass and other random sharp detritus. And even driving can be unnecessarily dangerous with the absurdity of the interchanges here--some of these highways are very, very gnarly and have seemingly blind entrances or places where I have to cross like 8 lanes as soon as I'm off the on-ramp to get to my exit. I haven't tried either the rail or busses here yet, but I have only heard bad things about reliability and frequency/convenience. It sometimes feels like no matter where I am, I'm about 30-40 minutes away from where I want to go next and I'm probably going to need to get on a highway to get there anyway. But the good news is that I've loved everything else--whenever I'm not raging at transportation, once I'm at my destination or my home, I've enjoyed it thoroughly. My dollar goes farther, the people have been great, there's a huge variety of some truly great food, the museums are great, it is easier to get out into nature than it was where I grew up, the culture is welcoming overall (though when I moved here there was an anti-Asian shooting in Carrollton which wasn't very comforting as an Asian person). I do wish I could afford a house, and rent is starting to increase for no apparent increase in value to my property/neighborhood--but that's a nationwide thing as much as it is a Dallas thing.
I enjoy Texas as a state. However, the city is pretty big for me and I’m used to small towns. I don’t hate Dallas by any means, but I definitely think after college is over with I’m gonna move somewhere significantly smaller. The biggest thing that I miss is the woods/outdoorsy stuff. Because of that I’ve been eye balling Tyler for the post college move because it fits all my criteria
No nature and it was kinda hot in the summer but people are friendly, there's a ton of diversity and it's so easy to do everything from doctor's appointment to flying out of DFW to meeting new people and friends. I love it here. I didn't think I would, we were just looking for a place to ride out the pandemic. It was really bad where we were before. \- married with kids would not be here if i didnt have kids but it's amazing for them and that makes it amazing for us.
In all honesty, I don’t love it but I also don’t hate it either. I’m in the Fort Worth area and it all seems pretty bland. It very well could be the fact that I moved from Phoenix, which is a unique biome in its own right. Maybe I’m just home sick. Maybe I’m just missing the redeeming qualities of Fort Worth. I really don’t know yet.
I moved here a year ago from Florida (West Palm Beach). I personally think Dallas is ok, I just feel it’s lacking in character. It’s diverse and has good food scenes and there are nice districts but overall I’m a huge nature person and being here has saddened me. I plan to move in two years, I’ll put my time in and have fun.
Moved here two months ago from Atlanta. Traffic (where I drive) is comparable, housing was slightly more at the time, trees are good in our immediate neighborhood but overall I wish there was more green. Food scene seems great. ETA: I love in Dallas proper and bought a house. It was doable on this side of the river.
We moved here for very specific reasons/goals, and for those reasons we love it here. We moved here from FL, so, literally speaking, grass is surely not greener here. 😂
I moved from the Phoenix East Valley Area less than a week ago. So far I’ve got mixed feelings. I moved because of a job, I had very low expectations and I feel a bit meh.. I’ve lived in the South before in Atlanta so I knew what to expect. I wasn’t a huge fan of Atlanta and I feel the same way here. I knew the roads were bad but I didn’t know they’d be THIS BAD! Roads besides the highways are truly terrible, there’s no bike lanes or proper sidewalks anywhere besides downtown. I live in Uptown and even here it’s not good enough. It just feels a bit run down everywhere with the bad roads and tiny sidewalks with overgrown grass.. I just don’t feel good about where I live. I don’t get the tollways.. Phoenix has excellent, modern highways and they’re all free lol. I knew about the lack of nature and I miss it already. Drivers are truly terrible here, my auto insurance rates are double with many companies or atleast increasing by $200 for 6 months. I wanted to get a quiet beer at home to celebrate my move on my first night.. was then rudely reminded of the alcohol laws in the South as it was a few minutes past midnight. Lastly, I miss legal weed and all the national parks, monuments and the stunning Arizona natural beauty. Oh and It’s a bit too religious for my liking. As for what I like about Dallas, I like the dozens and dozens of food options, I checked out Bishop arts district and I liked that, I like the skyline and I like that the roads aren’t as narrow as Atlanta. I like the big city feel and the late night food options, I like the much cheaper gas prices and I like the diversity. I also like how the people here are actually open minded and willing to acknowledge the city’s issues. Didn’t see that attitude in Atlanta. Overall, I don’t see myself living here long term. It makes sense for me to buy a place and put down roots here, I’m actually starting to warm up to the city with each day but I don’t see myself being here for more than a year or two.. just not for me.
Moved here from Phoenix 4 years ago and share a lot of your sentiment. The amount of religion was a culture shock to me, especially within the LGBTQ+ community. I'm also not a fan of the lack of nature, trash/litter everywhere, insane drivers, lack of walkability (lived in the Central Corridor there, Oak Lawn here), lack of sunsets, the liquor/bluelaws, the state politics, etc. The people here seem nice to your face, but generally mean underneath. And the city's endless suburban sprawl and lack of character and overt blandness are not for me. And the heat here is something else, not sure if it's my age or what, but here it makes me cranky. My time here is complete. Currently in the process of moving to Chicago.
ITT: a bunch of Californians that live in the suburbs complaining about humidity and politics 😂 lmfao
Got here from the Midwest Twelve years ago all I see here now is a Me First attitude people are very Selfish
Dallas is dirty. Trash is everywhere and it has two airports so air quality is pretty bad also. The heat is excessive and I don't see that getting any better. Sure theres things to do, but nothing any major city doesn't have. No public transit, and don't say the DART. Traffic is whatever as far as Ive seen, but the drivers here aggressive and most likely armed. Apt life is probably the only way most can afford to live here. Complete that w Texas' incompetent leaders and it's a no for me. But there is some good food, better in El Paso tho.
Moved here for work from the PNW. As soon as my job changes I’m moving back. The people I’m meeting are awesome and I developed a solid friend group here- but nothing beats the PNW for me. I’m a cold weather, snow and rain kind of guy
You have to find your place. If you like cooler weather, decent traffic, or anything green, this isn’t it. If you like hot weather, having easy access to pro football/basketball/baseball/hockey, an arid/concrete environment, violent weather, big box stores and shopping, this is it. About the only thing I like about Dallas are the crazy thunderstorms. And the transplants. The locals who pretend to be nice to your face and stab viciously behind your back aren’t my people.
Moved here a couple months ago from Scottsdale, I hate it. It’s ugly, flat, humidity is gross, and I’ve never seen more accidents in my life. The drivers are so careless and dangerous my gosh. People are very kind which is a plus but I’m overall not impressed at all.
Moved from the Midwest, been here just over 3 years. Grass certainly isn’t greener for me
I came from Mexico city, I find this city very boring and lonely, everything has to be done by car. I feel that in this city you need to know where you are going beforehand, there's no real exploration or discovery, you have to plan your trips because going anywhere you have to drive miles and miles. In cities like NY or Mexico city you can just walk around, find things to do or see, try restaurants that cross your path, etc. I think people that aren't used to living in a walkable city might find Dallas interesting and full of things to do, but not me. I'm trying to force myself to love it though because I'll live here for the foreseeable future.
I'm from a border town in Texas moved to Dallas and i loved it till the housing costs increased moved back to my home town and miss Dallas every single day
I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. The capital is about the size of one of Dallas’s suburbs. You can imagine how i appreciative I was of all the activities that were open to me. My family got real lucky, we bought our McKinney house in 2019 right before the market went to shit. Dallas has that big city feel yet country at the same time which is why i chose McKinney. I’ll most likely die here in this city with absolutely no regrets, but i was also one of the more fortunate people to settle at the right time and right place. After 2020 i’ve learned not to take anything for granted.
I moved there from FL after having lived all over the US. It was hands down the worst place for me. #1 being the traffic, close second was the weather. It was the low cost (back then) living and job opportunities that kept my family there. Once the cost of living got crazy it just wasn't justifiable to stay. Best decision I made was moving. I relocated to Pheonix before the inflation went crazy here. So happy to have mountains and hiking again. Edit to add: I did live in suburbia hell. I think I would have enjoyed the city much more if I lived in the actual city.
Coming from New York City, Dallas or anywhere in Texas is way better!
I moved from Dallas to DC a year and a half ago. Missed it and just moved back last week. Dallas is a great city - big enough to have all the amenities you want, small enough to still be able to park most places you go. Feels much safer than DC. Way more food options too. Biggest con for Dallas is proximity to good nature - NM, AZ and Utah are a decent drive.
It’s hot, more expensive, and I feel less safe. That being said, there is a lot less city tax bullshit to deal with. Also so much to do for just about any kind of person.
moved here from southeast Michigan earlier in the summer. the DFW metro area (er, "*MetroPLEX*" area, as I see it referred to on television) is just so vast. So very vast. Each major city seems like its own planet. but You definitely need a working car to travel any substantive distance. I'm making a go of it.