Living & Nursing in Dallas, Texas

EXPERIENCE DALLAS

If you’re looking for a bustling cosmopolitan lifestyle at an affordable cost of living, look no further than Dallas/ Ft. Worth, Texas. While the Metroplex is one of the four largest municipalities in the country, it is the least densely populated major metropolitan area in the world! That means you have ample room to spread out and enjoy all that this diverse community has to offer.

A SHOPPER’S MECCA

More than 30,000 residents in and around Dallas/Ft. Worth boasts a beautiful skyline. But Dallas isn’t just a bunch of tall buildings in Northwest Texas. It’s a shopping paradise, home to the oldest planned shopping center in the nation, Highland Park, and including the first ever covered mall in Dallas—Northpark Center. For upscale shopping, the Galleria Dallas is a favorite. The mall, with its high-end stores and trendy shops, also features an ice- skating rink and game zone that the whole family will enjoy. In the last five years, developers have invested millions in the historic downtown Main Street district.

More than 30,000 residents in and around this one mile stretch of urban territory line have created a 24-hour environment with new loft apartments and condominiums that have made these old buildings new again. Exclusive restaurants, nightclubs and boutiques reinvented this district as a desired hot spot to live and play.

THE ARTS

Dallas offers many cultural benefits with over 160 museums, galleries, and artistic attractions, including the 68-acre Dallas Arts District anchored by the Dallas Museum of Art, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, and the Nasher Sculpture Center. Fair Park, a 277-acre National Historic Landmark, has the largest collection of 1930s art deco exposition-style architecture in the U.S. and is home to eight museums, including The Women’s Museum—the only comprehensive museum in the nation focused on women’s contribution to American history.

FAMILY FUN

Enjoy living in a setting that offers a multitude of attractions for family fun. The Dallas Farmers Market downtown was established in 1941 and is nationally recognized as one of the few places in the country where farmers sell their crops directly to customers. The Dallas Zoo features the “Wilds of Africa,” the Dallas World Aquarium presents a South American rainforest, and, if amusement parks are your ticket, Six Flags Over Texas and the Six Flags Hurricane Harbor water park are must-see activities.

Experience a cowboy tradition at the Mesquite Championship Rodeo. Since 1958, the rodeo features everything you ever fantasized about the Old West—broncos and bulls, Chuck wagon races and a BBQ buffet.

GET YOUR GAME ON

No matter what your sporting preference is Dallas has you covered. DFW is home to six major league sports teams including the five-time national champions Dallas Cowboys football (NFL), Mark Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks basketball (NBA), Texas Rangers baseball (MLB), Dallas Stars hockey (NHL), Dallas Desperados (arena football) and FC Dallas soccer (NSL).

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

With a mild climate, residents can enjoy playing outdoors almost year-round. The average daily low is 55 degrees while the average high is 76. The number of freezing temperature days averages 37 days per year and snowfall is pretty rare. Over 60% of the year is sunny or partly cloudy.

The Dallas Park and Recreation Department maintains more than 21,000 park acres including 17 lakes, 17,000 acres of greenbelt/park land, and 61 miles of jogging and bike trails at 24 locations. Within 100 miles of DFW, there are over 400 parks and 60 lakes and reservoirs.

COMFORTABLE LIVING

Residents also benefit from one of the lowest cost of living indexes in the country which means that your dollar goes farther. The latest information from the national ACCRA Cost of Living Index shows Dallas housing to cost 22.9% less than the national average and overall costs to be 5.9% less.

In 2006, Dallas ranked among the top 50 sustainable U.S. cities for its ability to meet future challenges, maintain healthy air and drinking water, manage public transit, develop a strong economy, and cope with unpredictable events (SustainLane.com).

MEDICAL INDUSTRY

Dallas-Ft.Worth offers state-of-the-art facilities and world-class care to its residents. With 90 hospitals and more than15,000 beds, DFW leads the way with aggressive research and educational programs. The Dallas serves as an international medical center for burns and trauma care and is the leading transplant center of the Southwest. The area also has the largest single size delivery facility in the nation at Parkland Memorial Hospital, where more than 16,000 babies are delivered annually.

Two DFW hospitals—Parkland Memorial and Baylor University Medical Center—are among the best in the country. Parkland Memorial ranks in the top 50 in the fields of Gynecology (15) and Kidney Disease (36). Baylor is a leader in the fields of Endocrinology (31), Gynecology (28), Respiratory Disorders (33), Kidney Disease (29), Urology (44) and Orthopedics (23). UT Southwestern also ranked 26th in the Neurology and Neurosurgery field (U.S. News and World Reports 2007).

FIND YOUR PLACE

Dallas-Ft. Worth has a young, diverse population and a stable economic future.

With pleasant temperatures and year-round activities for both indoor and outdoor leisure and exemplary medical facilities to research and grow in, consider your future living and nursing in Dallas!

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Information for this article courtesy of The Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce and The Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Major Medical Institutions:

Baylor University Medical Center 214-820-0111

Children’s Medical Center of Dallas 214-456-7000

Parkland Memorial Hospital 214-590-8000

Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas 214-345-6789

Harris Methodist Fort Worth 817-882-2000

Medical City Dallas Hospital 972-566-6000

UT Southwestern St. Paul Hospital 214-645-5555

Baylor All Saints Medical Center 817-926-2544

Methodist Dallas Medical Center 214-947-8181

John Peter Smith Hospital 817-921-3431

Medical Center of Plano 972-596-6800

 

DALLAS TRIVIA

• The Dallas metropolitan area is the #1 visitor/leisure destination in Texas.

• Dallas has the nation’s second-largest concentration of high technology companies and employees and has long been called “Silicon prairie.”

• The Six Flags Over Texas theme park is larger than Disneyland.

• Highland Park Village Shopping Center holds the distinction of being the first planned shopping center in America.

• Dallas has more shopping centers per capita than any U.S. city.