On the move

Prosperous Dallas neighbor ranks as No. 1 Texas magnet for movers in 2022

Prosper is starting to boom.

Prosper, whose population soared more than 200 percent from 2010 to 2020, is prospering as the state’s most popular destination for movers so far this year.

The Collin County city ranks first in moveBuddha’s new list of the Texas cities where the share of people seeking to move in outweighs the share of people seeking to move out. From January 1 to July 5, Prosper saw the highest ratio (253-to-100) of move-in queries vs. move-out queries on the moveBuddha website of any Texas city.

Living in Prosper does come at a hefty price. According to real estate brokerage Redfin, the median sale price of a home in Prosper jumped to $905,000 in July, up 37 percent from the same time last year. However, Redfin notes that half of the Prosper homes on the market in July had dropped their list prices.

Why is Prosper attracting so much interest from homebuyers?

“Prosper offers an ideal place to raise a family. Besides ticking the right boxes with its outstanding school system, Prosper is renowned for its magnificent master-planned communities with resort-style amenities,” according to VIP Realty.

Also, Prosper is located about 37 miles north of downtown Dallas and about 26 miles northwest of Plano, offering relatively good access to two key employment hubs in DFW.

Families constitute more than 90 percent of Prosper’s generally well-off households. The median household income is close to $150,000. As of January, more than 35,000 people lived in Prosper.

Prosper isn’t the only DFW city among moveBuddha’s 20 top-ranked Texas cities. The seven others are:

No. 5 Euless, 211-to-110 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 6 Roanoke, 204-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 7 Forney, 202-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 12 Frisco, 180-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 13 Dallas, 170-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 19 Plano, 154-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 20 Addison, 151-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs

Based on the number of cities in moveBuddha’s top 20, DFW leads the state’s major metro areas for popularity as a moving destination. But other major-metro cities in Texas are represented on the list, too:

No. 4 Leander (Austin), 224-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 8 Tomball (Houston), 200-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 9 Montgomery (Houston), 198-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 10 New Braunfels (San Antonio), 191-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 14 Katy (Houston), 169-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 15 Georgetown (Austin), 166-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 17 Conroe (Houston), 162-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 18 Hutto (Austin), 158-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs

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Free Food

Food Bank to host summer food giveaway at UNT Dallas campus

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Two Dallas organizations are partnering on a big summer food giveaway: The North Texas Food Bank is joining forces with the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) with a mobile food distribution event at the UNT Dallas campus on Friday, July 18.

UNT Dallas and the NTFB already host a drive-through mobile pantry each month, but this one is specifically focused on children who are out of school for the summer.

Each participating family will receive about 60 pounds of food, including fresh produce, to help fill the gap left when school-provided meals are unavailable.

So far this year, the monthly mobile pantry events at UNT Dallas have provided approximately 140,000 pounds of food to more than 1,500 families and 7,000 people. Long lines usually form on University Hills Blvd. well before the gates open.

UNT Dallas has partnered with NTFB since 2020, hosting monthly mobile food distributions on campus. Each event is supported by student, faculty, and staff volunteers, providing relief to campus and community members. The university also operates the Trailblazers Care Pantry, an on-campus resource that provides groceries, hygiene products, and a Career Closet for students preparing for interviews or internships.

A recent Feeding America study found that Texas has the highest number of food-insecure people of any state, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area ranks third in the nation. Within NTFB’s 12-county service area, nearly 744,000 people, including more than 250,000 children, don’t always know where their next meal will come from. Over 60 percent of that population lives in Dallas County.

The July 18 food distribution is first-come, first-served, and no ID or pre-registration is required. Participants must arrive in a vehicle, as this is a drive-through-only event. It'll run from 8-11 am, or while supplies last, at the UNT Dallas campus in southern Dallas, at 7300 University Hills Blvd.

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