A field guide to living well in North Texas

19 cities. One metroplex. Each with its own architecture, school district, and reason a family chooses it over the rest. Pax Realty's editorial guide to the addresses that define DFW, written for the buyer who wants to understand a place before they purchase one.

• Highland Park (Park Cities): Old-money DFW at its most enduring. Median home about $2.8M, Highland Park ISD, 10 min to Downtown Dallas.
• University Park (Park Cities): SMU at the center, family life all around it. Median home about $1.9M, Highland Park ISD, 12 min to Downtown Dallas.
• Southlake (North Tarrant): The crown jewel of North Tarrant. Median home about $1.6M, Carroll ISD, 30 min to Downtown Dallas · 25 min to Fort Worth.
• Westlake (North Tarrant): The smallest, most exclusive address in DFW. Median home about $3.2M, Westlake Academy / Keller ISD, 30 min to Downtown Dallas · 20 min to Fort Worth.
• Colleyville (North Tarrant): Quiet luxury in the Mid-Cities. Median home about $1.2M, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, 30 min to Downtown Dallas · 25 min to Fort Worth.
• Grapevine (North Tarrant): Historic Main Street, lake to the north, airport to the south. Median home about $650K, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, 25 min to Downtown Dallas · 25 min to Fort Worth.
• Trophy Club (North Tarrant): Texas's first master-planned community. Median home about $725K, Northwest ISD, 30 min to Downtown Dallas · 25 min to Fort Worth.
• Keller (North Tarrant): Family-first North Tarrant living, dialed in. Median home about $675K, Keller ISD, 30 min to Downtown Dallas · 25 min to Fort Worth.
• Frisco (North Dallas / Collin): Sports City USA, and one of America's fastest-growing cities. Median home about $725K, Frisco ISD, 30 min to Downtown Dallas.
• Plano (North Dallas / Collin): Corporate-headquarters capital of North Dallas. Median home about $575K, Plano ISD / Frisco ISD, 25 min to Downtown Dallas.
• McKinney (North Dallas / Collin): A real historic square, anchoring real growth. Median home about $525K, McKinney ISD / Prosper ISD / Frisco ISD, 35 min to Downtown Dallas.
• Allen (North Dallas / Collin): The understated middle child of Collin County, and that's why it works. Median home about $575K, Allen ISD, 30 min to Downtown Dallas.
• Prosper (North Dallas / Collin): Big lots, fast growth, and a brand-new feel. Median home about $925K, Prosper ISD, 40 min to Downtown Dallas.
• Coppell (Mid-Cities): The school district everyone wants to live in. Median home about $725K, Coppell ISD, 25 min to Downtown Dallas · 25 min to Fort Worth.
• Flower Mound (Mid-Cities): Rolling terrain, mature trees, and Lewisville Lake. Median home about $700K, Lewisville ISD / Argyle ISD / Northwest ISD, 30 min to Downtown Dallas · 30 min to Fort Worth.
• Irving (Mid-Cities): Las Colinas at its core: corporate, walkable, and constantly evolving. Median home about $430K, Irving ISD / Coppell ISD, 20 min to Downtown Dallas.
• Rockwall (East DFW): Lakefront living, twenty minutes from downtown. Median home about $525K, Rockwall ISD, 30 min to Downtown Dallas.
• Dallas (Dallas Proper): The whole spectrum: historic, urban, dynamic. Median home about $425K, Dallas ISD (plus several enclave districts), Downtown is downtown.
• Fort Worth (Fort Worth): Where the West begins, and where it stays. Median home about $365K, Fort Worth ISD (plus several smaller districts), 35 min from Downtown Dallas.

Live sales data for every one of these cities and 167 more: the North Texas market report.

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