Decent Town Declining Fast
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11/22/2021
Grew up here and things are heading south quickly. Affordability? That's been thrown out the window since 2014. Traffic? Be prepared to sit through unsynchronized traffic lights along FM 1709 all day, and forbid you hit a train if you're trying to go west. Always schedule 10-15 minutes on top of the projected time on Google Maps to make it in time. Obviously the weather is not great given it's in Dallas-Fort Worth, which makes your homeowners insurance stupid expensive. Property taxes are insane given a small 3-2 home is going for 330K with multiple offers. The school district is decent, but no better than Northwest ISD or the better schools of Birdville ISD. Every time a new large development comes in, tons of residents march down to City Hall to complain about a declining 'small town feel,' but in the same breathe complain they do not have the same retail/dining options as Roanoke and Southlake.
Keller is very safe and the park system is great, but that is where it stops. I am in a different city in DFW that is more accessible, has more retail/dining options, and has way less traffic for roughly 25-50% cheaper. There are better places to live in the region given the budget you need to afford to live here. I grew up here, but I do not want to go back.
Kyle | ,