TexasAggies06 said:
jtraggie99 said:
aggiereggie said:
We currently live off Alma and Stacy and enjoy the Craig Ranch area very much. We have a 3 yr old and 4 mth old. We pay Mckinney taxes but are zoned to Frisco ISD. Lots of families with school age kids.
I would love to get together with other Aggie families in the area!
Just moved to the Craig Ranch North area about a month ago. After living for a long time right around the Bush and North Dallas Tollway area, it's been a nice change. I have two kids as well, 16 year old girl and 8 year old boy. They go to school in Plano, though, where their mom lives.
Just out of curiosity, what has been a nice change? I'm in the Bush/Tollway area right now and have considered making this same move.
Well, to elaborate, I had lived in that area for quite some time. First moved there after finishing another degree at UNT in 2004. Former roomate and good friend from A&M, him and his wife lived in that area, so I kind of ended up there by default. Lived there until moving to Los Angles in 2007 for 3 years. Moved back from LA and ended up in the same area again. My wife (at the time) and I ended up buying a house on Briargrove in 2012, only to sell it in 2014 during a divorce. We both stayed in that area initially, renting, due to the kids schools. She ended up buying a house in Plano around Legacy and Coit in 2016. We switched my sons elementary school to the one she was zoned to, which was a good move. My daughter is at Shepton now, but will be heading to Plano West next year.
Anyway, I just say all of that to explain I had lived in that area for a long time. That said, all the growth had made that area unbearable for me. The traffic and congestion was always a pain. And the explosion in home prices didn't help.
Where I am at in McKinney, despite a little bit of a drive to the kids schools, has been nice....much quieter and peaceful. Newer homes for less than what you can get in Plano and far north Dallas. And some of it is more personal, like the fact that I am no longer renting, and I have a place to myself that I enjoy and can do what I want with. My office is off Preston and Macullum (in between Frankford and Campbell), but I almost always work from home these days, so any commute was a non-factor.
The DFW area is more and more resembling LA to me, from the sprawling cities to the traffic. People talk about wanting to live in Dallas proper and avoid the suburbs, which may be great if you work downtown or inside the city. But there has been so much commercial and business growth in the burbs, if you don't work in Dallas proper, why live there and pay the higher prices? Just my opinion. Outside of going out with friends on the weekends from time to time, my day to day is pretty much in Plano and this area. Initially, I thought this was too far north for me, but I'm very happy I ended up looking in this area.