Where to Live in Northern Texas

[FPrice]

As soon as certain life events occur I intend to move from Massachusetts. The sooner the better, but two things have to happen first, neither of which I feel the need to discuss right now.

I am looking at two states, Texas and Wyoming. If Texas, I would like to live in Northern Texas to be close to my daughter and grandkids in KS. The Wichita Falls area is a possibility. I'd to be near a large city but not right there.

Are there any people from this area who can advise me as to places to consider, and more importantly, places to avoid.

 

[skfullgun]

No info from me on that area of the State, but I hope you get to make the move sooner, rather than later.

 

[Army 1911]

Where in Kansas are they?

 

[toddnjoyce]

I’d look at OKC, honestly. Northside, specifically Edmond//Guthrie. It’s 7hrs or more from anywhere in North Texas to most everywhere in KS. The OKC area cuts that in half.

ETA: We lived in Edmond for six years from 20017 - 2007. It’s jewel.

 

[FPrice]

Where in Kansas are they?

A little west of Kansas City.

 

[RoadRunner]

There are plenty of reasons not to move to Texas. Have you considered moving to New York or one of the other states close to Massachusetts?

 

[FPrice]

There are plenty of reasons not to move to Texas. Have you considered moving to New York or one of the other states close to Massachusetts?

Curb your tongue, knave!

I want out of this area, not move to another crappy state nearby.

They can't even spell "cowboy" in NY.

 

[Big Green]

I would recommend north west of Amarillo.

 

[RoadRunner]

Curb your tongue, knave!

I want out of this area, not move to another crappy state nearby.

They can't even spell "cowboy" in NY.

How about California or Oregon?

 

[candcallen]

Take property prices into account.

 

[leVieux]

As soon as certain life events occur I intend to move from Massachusetts. The sooner the better, but two things have to happen first, neither of which I feel the need to discuss right now.

I am looking at two states, Texas and Wyoming. If Texas, I would like to live in Northern Texas to be close to my daughter and grandkids in KS. The Wichita Falls area is a possibility. I'd to be near a large city but not right there.

Are there any people from this area who can advise me as to places to consider, and more importantly, places to avoid.

I've never lived in North Texas, but spent years in South Texas, Deep South-RGV, S.E., West Texas, & The People's Republic of Travis (Austin).

McKinney, on the northeast edge of the DFW Metro Area, is a very nice town.

One other reportedly very nice place is Tulsa, OK,

I have spent lots of time up at Cambridge and understand your wanting to get out of Massachusetts !

Welcome to the South !

leVieux
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[Vaquero]

Atoka, Oklahoma.
Or anywhere within 20 minutes of it.

 

[Army 1911]

A little west of KC could be Johnson County all the way to Topeka. I'd look at something along I-35. Gainsville or even Sherman and take US 71 north.

 

[BRD@66]

Texas Monthly (a magazine) once ran an article on the 10 worst jobs in the state of Texas. The two I remember: the guy who pushes reflective buttons down into the fresh, hot, black tar of a newly paved highway - bent over at the waist all day in the Texas summer heat. The other bad job was being a full-time resident of Wichita Falls.

 

[ScottDLS]

A little west of KC could be Johnson County all the way to Topeka. I'd look at something along I-35. Gainsville or even Sherman and take US 71 north.

Denton, TX or slightly North.

 

[DoubleDuty]

North East TX can be rural and close to DFW

 

[FPrice]

How about California or Oregon?

Help me out here, I've having trouble understanding your responses.

Why on earth do you think that I would join a Texas-centric firearms forum to seek recommendations for dystopian liberal bastions to move to when I am trying to escape one now?

 

[FireInTheWire]

Best I can tell ya..... buy a house with a storm shelter for peace of mind. Tornados are no joke around these parts.

Oklahoma toll roads are expensive. If you're going to be running up and down a lot via Tx to KS, you'd be better off looking into moving to northern Oklahoma like Todd and Vaquero said. Oklahoma has some beautiful land, and they also have some public hunting land that pulls a lot of beautiful whitetails.

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[GasGuzzler]

Wichita Falls is a bad choice. It's VERY (they brad about diversity) liberal and the people are odd in that there is hardly any civilization in any direction for a long ways so they're the only gig...entitled. They are not part of North Texas as a region. They call themselves Texoma but that is Sherman/Denison/Durrant to 95% of the world. It's not far enough west to be West Texas yet it's still west of the desert line and gets to 110+ routinely in the summer with long periods of drought. If you want something you can't get there, it's a two hour drive to get somewhere that has it.

Oklahoma has its perks but they also have very poorly run government financially, State income tax, and terrible roads.

The I75 corridor (Plano to Sherman) is growing faster than the I35 corridor (Lewisville to Gainesville) but merely out of convenience and chance.

 

[tsugsr]

Wichita Falls is a bad choice. It's VERY (they brad about diversity) liberal and the people are odd in that there is hardly any civilization in any direction for a long ways so they're the only gig...entitled. They are not part of North Texas as a region. They call themselves Texoma but that is Sherman/Denison/Durrant to 95% of the world. It's not far enough west to be West Texas yet it's still west of the desert line and gets to 110+ routinely in the summer with long periods of drought. If you want something you can't get there, it's a two hour drive to get somewhere that has it.

Oklahoma has its perks but they also have very poorly run government financially, State income tax, and terrible roads.

The I75 corridor (Plano to Sherman) is growing faster than the I35 corridor (Lewisville to Gainesville) but merely out of convenience and chance.

What he said plus the fact Wichita Falls is a bit of a shit hole. There may be nice parts of town, but from my limited expierence I’d steer clear.


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