[M.D. Holloway]

Las Colinas in Irving is nice otherwise stay out of Irving. Arlington has one decent area but you will be hard pressed to find a home there. If you want to move to the DFW area, might I suggest Highland Village:

2007 - For population 25 years and over in Highland Village Texas:

Males: 8,199 (50.0%)
Females: 8,207 (50.0%)

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Texas median age: 32.3 years

Education:
High school or higher: 97.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.1%
Unemployed: 1.9%
Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Highland Village city

Estimated median household income in 2007: $124,762 (it was $102,141 in 2000)

Highland Village: $124,762
Texas: $47,548


Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $264,560 (it was $187,600 in 2000)
Highland Village: $264,560
Texas: $120,900


Never married: 17.0%
Now married: 76.2%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 1.7%
Divorced: 4.8%

Races in Highland Village:

White Non-Hispanic (91.7%)
Hispanic (3.5%)
Black (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Other race (0.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Asian Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (21.7%), English (17.0%), Irish (14.2%), United States (9.1%), Italian (5.4%), French (4.2%).


Land area: 5.52 square miles. Population density: 2974 people per square mile

Professions - Most Common Industries for Males:
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Construction (7%)
Air transportation (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Health care (4%)

Professions - Most Common Industries for Females:
Educational services (18%)
Health care (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Air transportation (5%)
Social assistance (4%)


Most Common Occupations for Males:
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Computer specialists (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Top executives (7%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
Air transportation workers (4%)

Most Common Occupations for Females:
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)

Crime:
Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 17
Thefts: 67
Auto thefts: 1
Arson: 0

City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) Highland Village is 55.0


Average household size:

This city: 3.1 people
Texas: 2.7 people


Percentage of family households:

This city: 91.7%
Whole state: 71.0%


Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city: 1.7%
Whole state: 4.4%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city: 0.4%
Whole state: 15.4%


Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city: 0.4%
Whole state: 6.7%

Highland Village compared to Texas state average:
Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.