Best place to retire: Arts District
Pros: Culture, luxury, and a great view.
Cons: Expensive, and despite the light rail, this is still a driving town.
Real estate: Expect to pay at least $500,000 at One Arts Plaza. Patio homes across the city start under $200,000.
Everything is big in Texas, including plans for Dallas's new Arts District. Twelve arts organizations already make their homes there, including sculpture and Asian art museums, a symphony orchestra and the Dallas Museum of Art.The luxury condos at Museum Tower, breaking ground in early 2008, will rise higher than any other residential building. So will their prices: over $1 million, twice as much as One Arts Plaza.
To keep from breaking the bank, you could go for a low-maintenance patio home on Renoir Lane or Cezanne Drive in Preston Forest. With a patio home, people "can just lock the door and walk out," says Gail Williams, a Dallas real estate agent.
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