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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me, suburb of Dallas = vestibule of hell.  YMMV.  [/quote]

We moved to Dallas from DC last year. Like several other posters on here, I was skeptical. I had a set stereotype of Texas and Texans in my head that I was set on. Didn't want to move, didn't want to be told differently. Much to my surprise, it is awesome here. I am so glad we made the move. The one bad thing is that the summers are terrible. Worse than DC. And t's not a beautiful city. The DC area is much more scenic. But the trade-off is we live in a great part of the city, a place twice the size of our DC condo for 1/2 the price. Dallas may not be quite as intellectually stimulating as DC but people aren't all gun-toting hicks chewing tobacco and saying "y'all" all the time either. It's a diverse city and I've met a lot of great people from all over the country. It's pretty transient. The biggest positive differences I've seen:

-People are VERY friendly here.  Actually having someone say hello and have a nice day has been strange and great to get used to. Even people at the DMV are friendly!
-Cost of living is awesome. Can get so much more for your money (i.e. new 5 bedroom/4,000 sq foot house 30 min from the city for $425,000)
-Very business-friendly state. Many jobs compared to other parts of the country
-It's sunny all the time (this was a big thing for me coming from Portland, OR originally)
-No income tax. Low taxes in general except property is a bit higher than usual.
-Good schools in the burbs and a few parts of the city. Don't have to go too far out. Plano is 20 min from Dallas. Frisco (which is where we may go in a few years) is about 30 min. McKinney is 40 min from the city. 
-Dallas is a really family-friendly city with tons to do for kids.

Like I said, my stereotypes of Bible-thumping, gun-toting, flag-flying, tobacky-chewing people were totally dispelled when I actually moved here. Yes, I'm sure you get a lot more of that way out in the sticks but you would way out in VA too. It's good to keep an open mind about other places. Good luck!
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I could not agree with you more. I have family members who moved to TX from this area and won't look back. I visit them often. The people are so nice, the burbs have a wonderful mix of franchise and unique restaurants and there are plenty of young families (parents in their 30s with small children). Every time I visit I take a tour of new developments and cringe when I see new homes starting in the $300s and they are SFH with great layouts -- not the same cookie cutter layouts as seen in every DC, MD, VA home. You know what I mean. Walk in the house: stairs in front of you, kitchen behind stairs, powder room to the right and living room and dining room to the left. They all look alike. [/quote]

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