Living in Burleson
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2/8/2009
Having lived here for over a year, Burleson is experiencing rapid growth and the folks who have lived here a long time are very tight-knit and wary of strangers. Bubba politics rule. Police seem unfriendly, in fact at the station you enter a small room and have to speak thru a microphone and be "buzzed" in after you are screened to even just say hi. After people see you around a while, they slowly warm up. Housing is cheap and abundant. Crime is low. Town has a reputatio(even among the neighboring towns) of being closed minded and racist in past, but growth is forcing that attitude out. Schools are mediocre.
The town does put out a good monthly magazine, the library is outstanding and except for a car, you can buy pretty close to anything here and they have a good variety of places to eat without venturing into Fort Worth too often. The doctors are not that great, the good ones have closed their practices to new patients. The local hospital is poor quality- go into Fort Worth for better care. Better yet, if you can , go to Dallas for the real good specialists.
There are a lot of coyotes that run wild in the new burbs, and they'll eat your small pets. We know, we and four of our neighbors have all lost pets.
Trash cans are not allowed. You have to put the garbage bags at the curb and the wildlife get into them. They do have a wonderful recycle program here. They take just about anything and do not require you to sort plastics, glass or cans- just ask you to keep paper dry and separate.
If you are not used to prairie winds- watch out. They often gust to 35 mph and we lose power a lot when the winds kick up. Humidity is low.
Julie | Burleson, TX