Grand Prairie, Texas

Socceuro
2y ago
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Rowlett
I bought a house in GP in 2020 and I absolutely love it here. North of I-20 can be a little rougher (but honestly not that bad). I’m south of I-20 and I have no complains about the safety of the area at all. I will say though, I drive from south GP to Las Colinas for work every day and I haaaaate it. 45 minutes in the morning (I leave before rush hour) and a minimum of an hour 15 for the drive home. So that would be my only concern for you. Otherwise, the area is great!

EpikJustice
2y ago
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I haven't spent a ton of time in Grand Prairie, but have some family that have lived there. Have spent some time in Irving, which I think is quite similar. My understanding is that it's generally a working class suburb on the affordable side. It seems to be a pretty diverse area, with a strong Hispanic community. I don't think it's as fancy or modern, or has the level of investment that the North Dallas 'burbs have. It's not badly located in the metroplex. I agree that driving around the area is a great way to get a feel for it and whether you'd like it - you can also just drop a pin into Google Maps Street View and virtually drive around.

I lived in Greenville, TX for about half a year, and would frequently pass through Princeton, TX via 380. You could not pay me enough money to live there, yuck - not to mention how far it is from everything fun & interesting in the Dallas area. Only redeeming quality is BOBA HOUSE by Charlie Jr. - probably the best boba I've had in Dallas :).

You could also take a look at The Colony, or potentially Lewisville or Flower Mound. They aren't as centrally located as GP, but still a heck of a lot better than Princeton. There's quite a bit to do in the Frisco area, and you have pretty easy access to the Dallas North Tollway.

I am from the Richardson / North Dallas area, and would like to recommend it - but man, it is getting expensive! Garland is kind of boring, but it is still affordable - but it's too far away from Farmer's Branch or Westlake for me to recommend it.

Thoughts on Grand Prairie?

I've lived in GP for almost 4 years now. I live close to main street in the historic old downtown. I love my century house. Love my area. We can walk to the farmers market on Saturdays. We're in the middle of the metro, so we can go anywhere pretty quickly. The price was right for us when we were house hunting. Luckily we bought when we did; we wouldn't be able to afford it if we were buying these days.

EspressoOrElse
2y ago
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I frequent Grand Prairie often. I live in the neighboring suburb called Irving. I’ve not had any issues in GP that are isolated to just GP. DFW is a large metroplex made up of so many smaller suburbs so there is much diversity and things can happen anywhere. I like Grand Prairie for the extent of shopping and things to do:

premium outlet mall

indoor water park

Cedar Hill Star Park

Parks mall

Six Flags

horse racing

flea market with all sorts of finds

concert/live performance venue (I got to see Impractical Jokers and I’ve been to Cirque Du Soleil several times — it is only a 5 min drive for me)

Sure, I suppose you can find much of this anywhere. It’s just nice that it is all so local in GP. GP also has I-20, I30, 161, 360, etc… So many highways to jump onto to take you to other places

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