got a job in plano but know nothing about the city. obviously want to avoid ghetto but need a quick overview of dallas and suburbs. i'd like to avoid any large campuses but i dont think are any
2006-10-29 13:57:40 · 6 answers · asked by jbeck1234 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Dallas
I actually lived in the Plano area for four years. It's definitely not ghetto.. it's actually the opposite of. There's a lot of new construction and some great houses in the area. Very nouveau riche. Definitely a classy area to live in. It's more of a family area though, if you want something where the nightlife is more active I would suggest looking closer to Dallas. (Also, go Dallas rather than Fort Worth, it's a little more happenin' in my opinion :)).
2006-10-29 16:19:28 · answer #1 · answered by lady_lucius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uptown seems to be where a lot of singles stuff happens, or Highland Park (SMU and all). Frankly, I would probably live in Plano to avoid traffic. It'll be expensive and totally yuppie, but you'll be closer to work. I did a temp job in N. Plano and lived just South-east of Dallas and had an 1.5 hour commute that like to of killed me. Sorry for the digression, go with Plano, there still seems to be a lot of young professionals who live in the area.
2006-10-30 02:30:53 · answer #2 · answered by svs_g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go on some site like rent.com or apartments.com. I found a very nice apartment in the Park Cities area of Dallas that way. Dallas has lots of new, attractive and in some cases even fairly affordable apartments and condos that are in town, close to entertainment etc. I would not ever want to live in a suburb as a single person (Done that and thought I would go out of my mind - glad to be now in town, close to work and close to things to do.)
2006-10-30 17:29:21 · answer #3 · answered by kbc10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lived in arlington for 2 years, it's right between fort worth and dallas, the rangers play in arlington and its not ghetto at all. the location means you can get just about anywhere pretty easily, but you're not in such a city like atmosphere. if you want city, move into dallas. you'll get more nightlife there.
2006-10-29 22:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could live in Allen, Mckinney, any of those areas. Not a bad place at all.
Lived there many yrs.
2006-10-30 16:39:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
university park, uptown, west village, lower greenville, downtown, & turtlecreek are some of the best spots
2006-10-30 19:35:39 · answer #6 · answered by Morgan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋