Arlington, Texas

wrwck92
Living in Arlington
2y ago
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I’ve lived all over the country and I really like living in Arlington (politics aside). I live in the area you are moving to and 76011 is one of the most diverse zips in one of the most diverse cities in Texas. My neighbors are of all different ages and family structures and ethnicities. There’s a good mix of apartments, condos and single family homes.

Arlington has excellent, affordable restaurants with cuisines from all over - Thai, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Mexican, Turkish, German, Indian. It’s a 20 minute drive to the heart of Dallas or Fort Worth. River Legacy is a great park, lovely place to walk.

It’s not at all dangerous. The occasional car break in, drag racing at night, but that’s the bulk of it. I mean a homeless woman got shot 100 yards from my front door - oh wait, that was the police. It’s a good place to live as far as the metroplex goes.

x3Fast5u
Living in Arlington
2y ago
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It's honestly bad if you don't commute by car. Via exists, and is useful to some degree, but wait times are sometimes abysmal and pick up locations are a battle sometimes.

Otherwise. I've lived here my entire life and I still am able to find new things to do. There's ax throwing, river legacy, a few parks, the areas around the stadium with a studio movie grill and a bunch of retail shops and restaurants. Downtown Arlington is cute with a bunch of different restaurants and tea/coffee shops. Free play is a blast if you're over 21.

There's some card shops that host magic and pokemon tcg stuff. The Levitt is great and the library is also fantastic. South Arlington has the Parks which has a bunch of stuff like escape rooms and an arcade.

There's some bars around UTA that you can hang at too.

There's a BUNCH of niche things you can do around here if you're able to find it. The DFW discords are helpful as well.

Commutes are a bitch, but all in all you can do a lot around here

waterbug22
Lived in Arlington
1y ago
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TLDR: Grew up there, wouldn't ever move back, but it has a lot of positives and you can find a lot of good value there if you can deal with the cons.

I grew up in Arlington (specifically Pantego) and my mom still lives off Fielder to this day. I loved growing up in a smaller town within Arlington proper and could easily ride my bike or get around, but not every area is built like that.

Pros: Diverse ethnic backgrounds, which leads to some of the best mix of food in the metro. I absolutely love the Mediterranean and Indian scene in South Arlington, so delicious. Has every shop, sporting event, etc. so you may never have to go to Dallas or Fort Worth except the occasional night out on the town. Dallas and Fort Worth downtown can both be reached within 30 minutes during most traffic times, even rush hour. Arlington put major money in the last few bonds into road infrastructure, so there is a lot of construction right now, but the roads are looking amazing lately, but then they also decided to say F it to public transport for no good reason.

Cons: No public transportation, Cooper/Matlock/Collins can get crazy packed North/South during busy times. Schools are mid-tier for the metroplex. If you are doing public schools look into either South Arlington where you get coded to Mansfield or in South Arlington within the Martin High School area of the Arlington district, as it is the best school out of the 6 or 7 high schools they have now.

Talking about crime or good/bad areas. Good areas with virtually zero crime are Dalworthington Gardens, Pantego, and any other neighborhoods by the country clubs like Lake Arlington area (most of it) and Shady Valley Country Club. Not the best areas are around the Parks Mall, the stadiums (bad by the stadiums off Collins, Six Flags, and off parts of Green Oaks north of 30.

LucyDiamond19
Living in Arlington
1y ago
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We live here and are really happy. Moved here from the Fairmount neighborhood in FW. Look in the Ditto Elementary school area- it’s an amazing school and great area. It’s not Fort Worth in terms of restaurants and things to do (at least not in our specific area) but it’s been a great move for our family. Lots of diversity here! We felt priced out of Fort Worth in terms of what we wanted in a home, schools, etc. I-20 sucks right now because of the construction. My work commute is about 25 minutes to FW Magnolia area. We aren’t near the I-30 part of Arlington so I can’t speak for that. You’re welcome to DM me for more info. We’ve had no issues with crime here whatsoever.

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