Moving to Frisco

[Redneck_Buddha]

I am being extended a very attractive job offer by a large, well-established company in north Carrollton. Most of the staff seems to live in Frisco, just a 10-12 minute drive down the tollway. Accepting this offers means we will be moving from Austin to Frisco, which is fine because I think we are ready for a move from this ever growing stronghold of extreme leftist ideology, crony capitalism, and nanny state mentality.

To my Frisco forumites, any tips and insight you can give me would be most appreciated. My wife and I are in our forties and fifties respectively and have no kids, so schools are really not a concern. Just want to live in an area that is stable with preferably brand-new or relatively new construction. Thanks in advance!

[Beiruty]

Great city, and great Frisco Gun Club. Check it out.

[Keith B]

There is tons of new construction in Frisco, The Colony and Little Elm. Housing costs there are still within reason. Not sure what kind of square footage you are looking for, but you can pretty well find homes from the upper $100's to infinity on pricing. Frisco schools are great as well. If you don't mind living a little farther out you can even get into the Celina/Prosper area and shoot down the tollway quickly. You can get a little more for your money still up that way, but until it builds out a little more there will not be as many amenities out farther as there are in the Frisco/The Colony area. I woudl try to stick to the Tollway corridor and west of the Tollway north of 121 to avoid as much back road backups as possible. That is where the new development and growth is pretty well.

[03Lightningrocks]

Great city, and great Frisco Gun Club. Check it out.

I will second that. Frisco has become the place to live. I might also suggest McKinney. I live in Plano. Plano is "yesterdays story". Things are moving north real fast. Think small to zero lot line homes. If you want some space, look at Anna, Prosper, Little Elm. Looking at a map, they are north of McKinney. Little elm is north of Frisco. Think high dollar per square foot prices in Frisco, McKinney and Plano. Compared to areas north of Frisco/Mckinney. Higher property taxes as well.

To get more house for the money, look at Rowlett and surrounding areas but it is south east of where you work. East of Dallas. We have a great road system so driving anywhere in this area is not an issue.

I also joined the Frisco gun club and it is a great place to shoot indoors. Some of the locals are planning a day at the shotgun range, Elm Fork. It is a great outdoor range. Check their thread. Maybe you can meet them if you come down by then.

[03Lightningrocks]

Just noticed you are moving from Kaliaustin. You will welcome the conservative attitudes found in our area.

[pcernuch]

im in carrollton, 121 and hebron. also a nice enough area for me.

god bless.

[bubba84]

I live about 15 minutes south of the red river on 75. I drive to carrollton everyday for work. Its 50 miles one way and with my schedule and highway speeds, it takes me about 40-45 minutes to drive it. Id much rather drive a little further and come home to space then living closer and being in a subdivision. Just my preference.

You can get best of both with the celina, prosper, pilot point area.

[Redneck_Buddha]

You guys have been very helpful, thanks!

Hit a bit of a snag in the negotiations today, but I still believe we will move up there for this job.

Hope to meet up with some of you all at the FGC!

[Redneck_Buddha]

Just noticed you are moving from Kaliaustin. You will welcome the conservative attitudes found in our area.

Amen, brother. Amen. I've given up the fight down here. It's time to bail.

[Ed4032]

One of my shooting buddies is a realtor. He's a good realtor too. If you need one let me know and I will send you his contact info. He works that area a lot.

[Jumping Frog]

I do not know all the various Dallas suburbs, so this is a generalized observation for any large urban area.

There can be commuting advantages when working in an external suburb to living closer to the city, and then you are facing a "reverse commute" everyday.

When I had that opportunity in a previous city, I used to enjoy driving outbound in the morning at 65 mph and look over on the poor people on the other side of the highway heading towards town in a bumper-to-bumper crawl.

Anyway, I've lived in 8 different large urban cities as an adult. One of the factors I have learned to look closely at when relocating is projected commute time. Before I make an offer on a house, I will always drive from the potential home to my new workplace and back during rush hour. Better to find out problems before purchasing than to regret the decision after the purchase.

Worst commute I ever had was in the DC area. I averaged 75-90 minutes each way to drive 35 miles each way. That was 3 hours a day commuting. I was awful glad to leave that area! (For many more reasons than just the commute!)

[MotherBear]

I am being extended a very attractive job offer by a large, well-established company in north Carrollton. Most of the staff seems to live in Frisco, just a 10-12 minute drive down the tollway. Accepting this offers means we will be moving from Austin to Frisco, which is fine because I think we are ready for a move from this ever growing stronghold of extreme leftist ideology, crony capitalism, and nanny state mentality.

To my Frisco forumites, any tips and insight you can give me would be most appreciated. My wife and I are in our forties and fifties respectively and have no kids, so schools are really not a concern. Just want to live in an area that is stable with preferably brand-new or relatively new construction. Thanks in advance!

I don't know Frisco, but my in-laws moved from Austin to Allen a year or so ago. One of their big adjustments has been the lack of an H-E-B. Fair warning. ;) The colder weather has been a bit of a change for them as well. A few times this year they've had to borrow snow/ice equipment from neighbors who came from NY so they could clear their driveway and front walk.

[03Lightningrocks]

I do not know all the various Dallas suburbs, so this is a generalized observation for any large urban area.

There can be commuting advantages when working in an external suburb to living closer to the city, and then you are facing a "reverse commute" everyday.

When I had that opportunity in a previous city, I used to enjoy driving outbound in the morning at 65 mph and look over on the poor people on the other side of the highway heading towards town in a bumper-to-bumper crawl.

Anyway, I've lived in 8 different large urban cities as an adult. One of the factors I have learned to look closely at when relocating is projected commute time. Before I make an offer on a house, I will always drive from the potential home to my new workplace and back during rush hour. Better to find out problems before purchasing than to regret the decision after the purchase.

Worst commute I ever had was in the DC area. I averaged 75-90 minutes each way to drive 35 miles each way. That was 3 hours a day commuting. I was awful glad to leave that area! (For many more reasons than just the commute!)

I traveled through that area years ago. The traffic was horrible. We are fortunate here to have a couple major toll ways that make traversing long distances easier but not without challenges. Your suggestion about doing a test drive is a great idea. Maybe even try the test drive at peak traffic times.

[03Lightningrocks]

The colder weather has been a bit of a change for them as well. A few times this year they've had to borrow snow/ice equipment from neighbors who came from NY so they could clear their driveway and front walk.

That is a warning I never thought I would see for our area. This winter has been very unusual. We normally get a day or so of ice and it is over. Maybe the whole global warming thing has something to do with it.

[Beiruty]

I am being extended a very attractive job offer by a large, well-established company in north Carrollton. Most of the staff seems to live in Frisco, just a 10-12 minute drive down the tollway. Accepting this offers means we will be moving from Austin to Frisco, which is fine because I think we are ready for a move from this ever growing stronghold of extreme leftist ideology, crony capitalism, and nanny state mentality.

To my Frisco forumites, any tips and insight you can give me would be most appreciated. My wife and I are in our forties and fifties respectively and have no kids, so schools are really not a concern. Just want to live in an area that is stable with preferably brand-new or relatively new construction. Thanks in advance!

I don't know Frisco, but my in-laws moved from Austin to Allen a year or so ago. One of their big adjustments has been the lack of an H-E-B. Fair warning. ;) The colder weather has been a bit of a change for them as well. A few times this year they've had to borrow snow/ice equipment from neighbors who came from NY so they could clear their driveway and front walk.

HEB is coming to Allen, TX. It would be a super store too. A unique store.