Im there all the time. I was there last week actually. School districts, I cant answer that. If you dont like commutes, then you will hate DFW especially if you want a place with land. Dont even think about getting a place with land unless you expect an 1hr+ commute. All the highways down there are effing parking lots during commuting times. Actually, there is so much traffic down there that you can expect the highways to start filling a few hrs before work and a few hrs after. Not a 30 min traffic jam but a 20 min trip will take you 1hr+. Like I said, Im there all the time for work and I fly into Love Field and stay up in the Lewisville area. We go to FW and downtown for food, fun, drinks, etc, and like I said, the traffic is miserable. Other then the horrible traffic, I like it out there quite a bit. Oh, and dont expect to find a house with a basement as from what Ive been told, they are below the water table so very few houses have basements. Based on where Mesquite is and where DFW is, there is no way in hell I would live in DFW and work in Mesquite. You need to find something closer to where you work. You do realize there is a difference between Dallas, Fort worth, etc. right? Living in FW and working in Mesquite is like living in Upper Arlington Columbus and working in Pickerington... Its a helluva drive especially in their traffic.