bowtiejunkie
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Looking into a possible move to the Dallas area. I'm able to keep my job. Wife is a homemaker and will stay as such. The wife is on-board with it (pending a visit or two), and one of our two daughters is very on-board with the plan. Wife wants a new home, and our budget is up to $400k. Looking at the North Dallas area, as most of the clients I would visit are in Plano, Richardson, Addison and general area. There would be some travel to Austin, Houston, and San Antonio via car or air (depending), and DFW would be used for travel in the midwest. I've been to Dallas area dozens of times over the last 17 years, so mostly know the area in terms of getting around and what to expect.
Info that would be greatly appreciated:
- Good school districts of north Dallas area within our housing budget (our kids will be 4th and 5th grade for school year 2020-2021).
- Cities of north Dallas (may go hand in hand with the School districts?)
- Utility rates for electric and gas.
- Newer vehicle registration fees (especially when compared to California). Seems there's a base of $50 or $54 base, plus $10-$30 local fee, and $20-$25 total safety inspection fees? Cars 25 years and over there is no smog?
- Auto and Home Owner's insurance (especially when compared to California)
- Are property tax rates generally in the 2%-3% range?
Thank you.
Info that would be greatly appreciated:
- Good school districts of north Dallas area within our housing budget (our kids will be 4th and 5th grade for school year 2020-2021).
- Cities of north Dallas (may go hand in hand with the School districts?)
- Utility rates for electric and gas.
- Newer vehicle registration fees (especially when compared to California). Seems there's a base of $50 or $54 base, plus $10-$30 local fee, and $20-$25 total safety inspection fees? Cars 25 years and over there is no smog?
- Auto and Home Owner's insurance (especially when compared to California)
- Are property tax rates generally in the 2%-3% range?
Thank you.