If you are like millions of other folks, you have decided to make a fresh start of things and simply move to a beautiful new city like Dallas from another part of the state or country. While travel guides and websites can gloss over various neighborhoods and give you basic information, how are you supposed to know where the best places to live in the city really are? Here are a few tips.

If you own a car like most people, the closer you live to work, the less you will have to pay in car insurance, and that can be worth its weight in gold. Of course, if your job is located in a part of the city that predominantly business, like an industrial or business park, it might not be worth it since you would have to drive a lot for entertainment, shopping, etc. However, most people would agree that living near work is more than worth it.

If you don’t own a car, try to find an area close to a public transportation hub. Unlike most American cities, Dallas has quite a good public transit system, so living near a spot frequently serviced by transit is always a good idea.

We all want to live in the “nicest” part of town we can, so do some research on crime statistics to find out what areas you should avoid and which ones you can call home. Thanks to the Internet, all of that information is readily available.