There are also pockets of house-rich, but income-poor people. I volunteered after the storms in May last year for older residents, many of whom had lost their spouse. They weren't able to physically remove tree debris, nor afford to pay for a contractor to do so. There were people of every race and sex in this situation. Frankly, they were more likely to be a target of crime than a perp, but they were all very grateful for help in getting their yards cleaned up. These were people who had worked in the schools, a former fireman, etc. Affluent by Plano standards is not how I would describe them. Proud, respectable, but struggling to stay in their home is how I would describe the people who used the Neighbors Helping Neighbors program. But there was nowhere which looked unsafe. Sure, there is a trailer park just north of Costco on 75, but that doesn't mean bad people.

I don't disagree with most of what you said, but not all of Plano is highly affluent. There are houses where people are barely scraping by, between property taxes and inflation, and I'm glad they are still neighbors. Many of the older people in Plano couldn't afford to buy their properties today. Are those neighborhoods blighted? Not really, but they also aren't the most updated houses.