If you commute, you don't want to go up 78 too far. The traffic there now with all the expansion out in Wylie, Lavon, etc has made 78 a nightmare during commute times.AW 1880 said:
Most of the folks I know in Garland send their kids to private school. Garland ISD is more miss than hit on schools. Sachse/Murphy/Wylie - essentially up SH78 and north of PGBT is likely going to be your best bet. Lake Highlands is pretty great, but 200k would be on the low end of what you need around there.
Where will work be?Jinx said:
Edit: Misread the question.
350k - 400k
Areas around Garland are fine, I don't mind a short commute. I'm a Houston native and very unfamiliar with the area so looking to get any information/input I can. Kids are middle school aged.
Thank you to all who have chimed in!
The Garland utilities is in a four city partnership with Denton, Greenville, Garland and Bryan. (TMPA), If you are experienced in dealing with Bryan Utilities, you know the routine with Garland Utilities.bert harbinson said:
Lived in Club Creek (South Garland) for 11 years. Nice, quiet neighborhood by the lake and the now closed Eastern Hills CC. Firewheel is a very nice area. Today, I'd probably look north...Firewheel, East Richardson, Sachse, Murphy, etc. Don't know anything about schools. Interesting note, Garland owns its utilities and is the electric provider for most of the city.
double aught said:
Fortunate Son?
Very interesting point. My aunt/uncle bought a brand new home in the South Garland area in the early 70s. When they sold it in the late 80s, they discovered during inspection just how poorly it had been constructed. It was shocking. I'm not sure who the builder was.hijakeroo123 said:
I worked in Garland for quite a few years until fairly recently. Overall, Garland has some gems, but it is generally an older inner-ring suburb with aging neighborhoods, and overall doesn't have the drawing power of some other older suburbs such as Richardson or Plano. Like many of the older DFW suburbs, you'll find that as the housing stock gets newer, the homes tend to trend larger as residents moved up from starter homes in the 70's-80's to larger homes in the 90's-2000's. Ironically, as a result in some cases, you'll find that some of the older neighborhoods have turned over with new families moving in, while many of the neighborhoods developed in the 90's are largely empty nesters at this point. This also affects the school populations, so just something to keep in mind.
Generally speaking, the largest shopping and dining hub in Garland proper surrounds Firewheel, off of the Bush Turnpike in north Garland. Residents in the southern end of Garland largely go to either north Dallas, Mesquite (also an aging area), or Rockwall to shop. The traffic around the 635 corridor to the south is generally terrible, particularly with the multi-year 635 expansion project currently taking place.
Do be careful with neighborhoods from the 70's and 80's if they were originally developed by Fox and Jacobs (your realtor should be familiar with them). They were a major developer across DFW during that era and many of their homes have since become known for generally poor construction, particularly foundation problems (common across DFW as a whole, but even more pronounced with Fox and Jacobs).
Housing-wise, if you are working on the north or west sides of Garland, I would also look at Richardson, Plano, Murphy, Sachse, and Wylie. Do keep an eye on the school district boundaries, as these do vary from the city limits and can affect housing/property prices quite a bit. If you are looking west of Garland, avoid the area roughly where Skillman and Forest cross 635, these are some of the roughest neighborhoods in Dallas (mainly due to seedy apartments). The area to the southwest of there is Lake Highlands, which is in Dallas city limits but Richardson ISD, and is generally very well regarded but with expensive housing. As a general rule of thumb, avoid Mesquite to the south of Garland.
Downtown Garland has seen quite a resurgence in recent years, and is definitely worth a visit. Intrinsic Smokehouse has great BBQ and live music.
Well it must not have been that poor if it took 15 years to discover it.TheCurl84 said:
My aunt/uncle bought a brand new home in the South Garland area in the early 70s. When they sold it in the late 80s, they discovered during inspection just how poorly it had been constructed. It was shocking.
Garland is where King of the Hill is based off of.Jinx said:
Have an opportunity that presented itself in Garland. Please tell me what you know. Schools, housing, any issues with local gov, etc.
Family w/two school aged kids. ~200k annually.
Thanks
Kellso said:Garland is where King of the Hill is based off of.Jinx said:
Have an opportunity that presented itself in Garland. Please tell me what you know. Schools, housing, any issues with local gov, etc.
Family w/two school aged kids. ~200k annually.
Thanks
Boomhaurer, Hank and Peggy Hill all lived in Arland, TX which is based off of Garland, TX.
Garland has nice neighborhoods, blue collar neighborhoods, low class neighborhoods and ghetto hoods all located in one general area.
Its a very American suburb with a diverse melting pot of culture.
Garland High School won the state football title in 1999.
