What makes Dallas a great city?

[georgina3]

Hi! Dallas is one of my top cities in Teleport, but I find it's not always so easy to get a good sense of what makes a city great just by looking at data. Hence my question, what makes Dallas a great city to live in according to you?

Thank you

[phillip_dane]

So many ways to go, in addressing this broad topic - looking forward to reading the replies of others...

• Choices -
  Dallas is a big city, really a big multi-city metropolitan area. Consequently, residents can choose to be how they want to be, live how they want to live, shop/eat/drink/play where they want.... The variety of restaurants, shops, and places/neighborhoods to live is really unequaled in Texas.

• Financial -
  Dallas is certainly not as affordable as, say, San Antonio or St. Louis, but it's far more affordable than anywhere comparable on either coast, or Chicago, or even Atlanta. Unlike Atlanta, Dallas (Texas) has no state income tax.

• Foodie Town -
  Related to the "choices" topic, Dallas is a foodie town. New restaurants are opening all the time, and each chef and restauranteur is trying to out-do each other. The Eater website for Dallas is a great place to get acquainted with the new and fantastic. And - excellent lowbrow choices also abound.

• Green as you wanna be -
  Dallas is slated to become the largest city with the most green park space in the world, given the attention to the Trinity River project. Aside from that, the Katy Trail, Whiterock Lake, and other biking/walking/running locations are really excellent year-round destinations, rivaling exercise choices in any city.

• Uptown Funk -
  Uptown Dallas is the fastest-growing, fastest-changing hub of excitement in Dallas. New apartments, condos, restaurants, shops, and cocktail bars are popping up everywhere - and they are all cool, hip, and urbane. For DINKs, snazzy singles, or with-it empty-nesters, Uptown is the place to be.

Lots of other reasons to love Dallas - looking forward to seeing more responses.

[Carlos_Romero1]

Hi. Well, my situation is different, I moved to Dallas from Oregon to volunteer 1 year in Americorps VISTA, volunteering for America. Dallas is definitely a bigger city, however, it really depends on what you would like to do. There are many pros and cons, depends on your situation of course. Personally, the city life is not for me, I prefer a mellow, less hectic city. I thought Dallas would be different, but you never know unless you experience it for yourself. There is great food here, cool places to visit but traffic can be a drag sometimes. Again, like anything, I think anyone can make the most of it wherever they are.

[Bruno_Soltic]

Jobs market is very good. Other than that is sucks.
No moutains and no ocean, so people just focus on themselves. Best part about is that the airport is really close by, with some low budget airlines.