Dallas, Texas

Life in Dallas, Texas, explained by people who’ve lived in Dallas:

*Response format = Answer (Your name, How long you’ve lived in Dallas)

Dallas Favorites

What’s your favorite thing about living in Dallas?

What’s your least favorite thing about living in Dallas?

Extreme heat/cold. (Lori, 1.5 years)
Very few outdoor activities, the superficial people and the drinking culture. (Maggie, 2 years)
Train. (Cari, 3 years)
Homeless situation is out of control. City doesn’t care. (David, 8 years)
The rude people. (Willie, 15+ years)
Hot summers. (Misty, 17 years)
Traffic. (Shannan, 20 years)
Crime. (Derese, 36 years)
Lack of recreation and outdoor spaces. Heat. (Anonymous, 38 years)
Everything. (Patricia, 47 years)
Crime. (Sheila, 53 years)

What are fun things to do in Dallas?

Klyde Warren Park, Arts District, Katy Trail, Farmers Market. (Lori, 1.5 years)
Katy Trail, checking out new restaurants. (Maggie, 2 years)
Deep elm. (Cari, 3 years)
Deep Ellum, Mavs Games, Fair Park. (David, 8 years)
Parks. (Willie, 15+ years)
Parks, library, museums. (Misty, 17 years)
DE and OC. (Shannan, 20 years)
Fishing. (Derese, 36 years)
White rock, shop, and day drink. Pretty much all the land locked city has… (Anonymous, 38 years)
The Zoo. (Patricia, 47 years)
Going out to eat and bowling. (Sheila, 53 years)

What’s Dallas known for?

What’s the crime like in Dallas? (hot spot areas, etc.)

Since Dallas is a segregated city, much of the crime is as well. (Maggie, 2 years)
West end is really bad at times. (Cari, 3 years)
Don’t walk alone or unarmed after dark downtown, especially south of Commerce and near the bus station. (David, 8 years)
Doesn’t seem that bad. (Misty, 17 years)
Could be worse w/ undermanned police force. (Shannan, 20 years)
It’s crimes all over Dallas. (Derese, 36 years)
On the increase with homelessness, drug users, porch thefts, and violent crime expanding neighborhoods. (Anonymous, 38 years)
Terrible. (Patricia, 47 years)
Very bad. (Sheila, 53 years)

Any advice for people moving to Dallas?

Embrace the surprising culture. (Lori, 1.5 years)
If you must live in Dallas, live in the M streets area or downtown. (Maggie, 2 years)
Be aware of your surroundings. (Cari, 3 years)
Don’t move to the North suburbs, you’ll spend your life in traffic. (David, 8 years)
Don’t do it..too congested. (Willie, 15+ years)
Don’t? Newcomers are raising home buying costs and rent to ridiculous levels and clogging up the highways with traffic. Ten years ago it was unheard of to be stuck in a traffic jam on 75 on the weekend, now it happens to me every time. (Misty, 17 years)
Leave near a rail station. (Shannan, 20 years)
Have a lot of opportunities. (Derese, 36 years)
Do you like to shop and eat? Because that is what we offer. (Anonymous, 38 years)
Stay prayed up. (Sheila, 53 years)

Share an experience you’ve had in Dallas (fun, crazy, dangerous, etc.).

How do you think Dallas will change over the next 10 years?

Traffic will continue to get worse, but culture will continue to explode. (Lori, 1.5 years)
It will BOOM, and in doing so, will (hopefully) become a less segregated and more culturally rich city. (Maggie, 2 years)
Hopefully they will find more for children to do across the board and better school education. (Cari, 3 years)
More crowded, more traffic, more generic townhomes and shopping centers to the detriment of history and good taste. (Misty, 17 years)
More people. (Shannan, 20 years)
I really don’t know. (Derese, 36 years)
More crime and sprawl of big box apartments that embrace short sighted architectural value. Giant increases in property taxes will eclipse the benefits of living in a state with no income tax and the business-friendly appeal will have competition. (Anonymous, 38 years)
I hope for the better. (Sheila, 53 years)

Any other interesting facts about Dallas?