Irving, Texas

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What's it like to live in Irving?

msondo
8mo ago
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While Las Colinas is nice, I would actually prefer downtown Irving as it would be a really easy drive to Uptown via Irving Blvd (like 10-15 mins with no traffic). You can also sneak into the airport via Valley View.

it's ideal to live in Downtown Irving vs. Las Colinas since you can take Irving Blvd. to get to Uptown in 10-15 minutes (no traffic).

momboss79
3y ago
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My parents have lived in the same house in south Irving for 51 years. They have never been mugged, stabbed or shot. I don’t understand this idea that south Irving is unsafe or is riddled with crime. My only issue with south Irving and the reason I didn’t want to raise my family there is 1. The schools and 2. Access to grocery, shopping and the like. A lot of my friends from HS still live in South Irving and have raised their families there. There is crime - yes but there is plenty of the same crimes north of 183 and surrounding areas.

BPCodeMonkey
3y ago
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In general all of the suburbs are "safe". I'd put safety lower on my list of needs. It's going depends on your income. Renting / Buying? Condo/Apartment? Kids?

Las Collinas provides a lot of options, heck for a while it was "the" suburb when they were building the big campuses in that area. All around there from 183 north is going to nice suburban living with access to groceries, restaurants and shopping. There will be a good number of apartments available in this area and north through Valley Ranch (was a big deal when the cowboys training center was there).

In general, if I were moving here, 45 minutes in the car would be too long. Bad things can happening and make that 1.5 hours. I would look to the areas north of 183, west of the Dallas North Tollway, and east of 35 W. There are areas around 183 that will be a little older rough around the edges and getting too far west will limit access to things to do in Dallas night life areas if that's your thing.

Narrow it down some with details, happy to give more specific feedback.

Source: Native N. Texan, grew up in Arlington, worked all over with big commutes, now live in Plano and driving 18 miles to Dallas is a big deal :)

Moving to the Irving area from Chicago. . . . Feeling like I'm moving to another planet.

I live in Valley Ranch, an area of Irving near 635 and MacArthur. It's a nice area, with plenty of apartments. It's safe, as far as I know - i go on walks late at night on the Valley Ranch Trails and have never encountered any trouble. Rent is reasonable, I think - i pay 1400 a month for a 2 bedroom, gated community, attached garage, huge kitchen, garden bathtubs, and an awesome maintenance crew.

As far as public transportation, it's definitely not as good as Chicago, but I have a friend who has lived here for a year without a car. There are plenty of bus stops in Valley Ranch, although they don't run very late.

If you have any questions, feel free to message me. I've been living in Irving for a little over a year, but I'm familiar with the area -my mom has lived here for 10 years.

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