Dallas, TX - time to leave for a bluer state.
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3/29/2020
I鈥檓 a gay man living in Dallas, Texas for the past 21 years, recently retired from education and working in sales for 25% of the salary I made in education. It鈥檚 difficult to find another teaching position in my area because of my experience and school districts that discriminate based on how much they鈥檇 have to pay an older, experienced teacher with an advanced degree.
Traffic congestion is horrible here despite almost constant roadwork to improve roads. The choices made by the designers of the road systems are not smart.
Large GLTBQ presence in the metroplex including The Turtle Creek Chorale once lead by Dr. Timothy Seelig, until he鈥檇 had enough of the organization鈥檚 board of directors. The organization was then led by two under achievers that were told to resign or they would be fired. This was because of the horrible choices they made for the organization. The community鈥檚 moral compass is the largest predominantly gay and lesbian church in the world, The Cathedral of Hope - an excellent organization. However, Dallas is still very clique-ish and judgemental of others outside of their circle. You鈥檙e not young, old, rich, thin, fat... enough to be in their social circle.
Cost of housing is skyrocketing as are taxes on over priced homes. Every neighborhood has at least a few flipped houses that are being purchased by someone for 3 to 4 times what I paid for mine 10 years ago. Raising everyone property value & taxes in the neighborhood.
All of the tiny hamlets on the perimeter of the metroplex have now become bustling monster suburbs with huge housing developments building McMansions with unbelievable amenities such as golf courses, tennis courts, multiple swimming pools, etc. For instance, Prosper, TX had a population of around 2,400 in 2000 but grew to around 24,000 by 2020. You can look it up & see it for yourself.
Puddin | Dallas, TX