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As from previous thread of mine, I am moving. We have looked online at Alvarado. Anybody got thoughts on the town, ie., school district, real estate prices, good place to live, "actual" driving time into downtown FW from the southern cities? It looks good online. Bonus is that Alvarado is only about 40 minutes from Cresson!!!
TIA,
Alan
The schools don't look very good.
http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools...st=TX/p=1/fp=1
Where I-35w and I-20 intersect the traffic sucks really bad. Going south it does not loosen up until after Burleson. YMMV.Quote:
Originally Posted by smartmx5
Just give this map a look at 5:15::Blowup::
Yep, you need to try the drive it's a hella good time, do you guys even have traffic in Tyler. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ataim
I still think this kid had a good plan. <copy & paste>
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Originally Posted by altiain
Generally, I'd say Alvarado is not the best place, its more like Hicksville.
There is nearby Lake Alavardo, which is pseudo private with homes\acreage all around. I have seen some very nice homes around there- and some are for sale.
The drive north\south to the Fort is tough at best in morning\evening traffic- mostly due to on-going construction at the 35 & 20 intersection.
FYI- Cresson is probably 30 min from Alvarado
Here is the map. :confused:
http://dfwtraffic.dot.state.tx.us/#m...D%2C2000%29%3B
Thanks for all the information. We are 'kind of' pressed for time. I get 60 days corporate housing. It will start about March 1st. So by May 1st, we hope to be able to buy. We will keep in mind a place to rent as a second choice. I can really appreciate Altiain's thought process. I will take a look at Lake Alvarado. The traffic map is pretty cool. And yes, we do have traffic in Tyler. We are the official retirement community of Texas. The city is about 100K with about 250K total in the county and commuting workforce.
::Bust1:: Speed TrapQuote:
Originally Posted by smartmx5
That seems to go against the information we are being told that less students per teacher will equal better grades!! :confused: I hope the school would have been better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Thanks for the new Website!!!!!
Just Fort Worth by itself has 540K and Tarrant county has about 1.6M people. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by smartmx5
What grade are your kids in??
+1, ABSOLUTELY.Quote:
Originally Posted by TurboDuane
Venus ( is a hole) has a new development by Choice Homes with 1 acre lots. I took a tour and was quite surprised- nicer than I expected, but I wasn't expecting much. Starting around 150K. Venus is mid-way between Midlothian and Alvarado.....all speed traps BTW.
The Students per teacher numbers are deceiving. Instead of telling you how many kids are in a class, it is telling you the ratio for the whole school. It counts people like librarians, music teachers, etc, so the actual classroom numbers will be higher.Quote:
Originally Posted by smartmx5
The Math and English numbers are telling you the percentage of students that pass the Math and English proficiency exams. In our search for a home, we are looking for schools where both numbers get into the 90s. There are schools where both numbers are 100%, but we can't afford the homes in those areas (See Southlake). You can look at Plano to get an idea of what a good but still somewhat reasonable area looks like.
The other tool I like is the Ebby.com home search tool. They list the schools for the house in the property details of about half of the homes. For those that are not listed, you can click the Property Map button, and then check the "Public Schools" box. This will mark the schools near by on the map so you can find what the near by schools are. Once you have the school name, you can go back to Schoolmatters.com and search on the specific school.
No kids yet! Hope to have a few soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Titus,Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
You are just a wealth of information. Thanks!!
No problem... I have a little girl that starts kindergarten next year and we are getting ready to put our house on the market, so I have been right in the middle of the whole school search thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by smartmx5
But why,Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
You have a lovely house in a nice secluded neighborhood.
You know there is always private school. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
But don't you have to be one of those religious types to do that? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Want more space and a better school for the kido.Quote:
Originally Posted by Radio-Active
And you call your self a CB. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
IF I wanted to live someplace like downtown, I probably would. As it is, it seems silly to pay for school when there are excellent free options in areas that interest us.
At some of the schools that helps, at others it is not a requirement. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Hmmm to each his own, I'm spending the money to help insure that she will someday be able to put us in a nice high quality assisted living center. ::OldMan::Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Move your ass down here so I can have tech days at your place.
<--Midlothianite
More space? Your place is three times the size of the joint I live in and here I was thinking my place was too big! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Another bonus! How convenient is that?
http://dallas.craigslist.org/car/541813652.html
Sweet!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cam76034
Smaller house, bigger lot. The goal is an acre lot with a climate controlled shop out back... perhaps a lift if the budget so allows. Monthly East side tech days are in the pipeline! ::Banana::Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
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Originally Posted by cam76034
I guess the wife and I will have to try something new. Life in fast lane of Alvarado!1::Banana::