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Originally Posted by Quixote
Raise your hand if you live where you live mainly because it offers a convenient commute to your (current) job.
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Good find, but the article is clearly about outliers. As a Fort Worth native (and current Austin resident), I can understand why that one gentleman might prefer to live in FW and commute to downtown Dallas. Ridglea Hills is a gorgeous neighborhood. He can travel back and forth to Dallas nowadays via the Trinity River Express commuter rail, if he so chooses. Fort Worth seems to create a certain loyalty among long time residents, and it is true that some of them do commute to Dallas for work. I have known many, however, who eventually moved to Big D and also others who moved from Dallas to FW.
The other guy mentioned in the article, living in HEB area. probably has/had (the article used the past tense to describe his living arrangements) a commute of about 20 miles. HEB communities, just west of DFW, are considered almost "mid cities", somewhat equal distance from central FW or destinations in north central Dallas or even downtown Dallas. HEB residents commute to FW, Alliance and DFW, Irving, and elsewhere in north Dallas or downtown Dallas. It is really a very convenient location.
One other take-away from the article you cited would be that all these folks had a real choice in determining where they wanted to live. They seemed to staying put because they liked their current homes and were willing to put up with some inconvenience to remain there. They were not stuck in these homes because of affordability issues or lack of other housing options.
As for the guy commuting from Eagle Mountain Lake to central Dallas, he is just plain crazy!