Some of the best housing values can be found outside of Dallas and Fort Worth in many of the surrounding communities. Here’s a rundown of our neighbors in an alphabetical listing, from Addison to Waxahachie.
ALLEN
Population: 17,000
Square miles: 28
Community services: 2 fire stations; 1 police station; 1 public library
Major shopping areas: 1 mall; 6 strip centers
Number of child-care centers: 8
Education: 4 elementary: 1 junior high; 1 high school
ARLINGTON
Population: 261,300
Square miles: 98
Community services: 13 fire stations; 7 police stations; 5 libraries
Major shopping areas: 4
Number of child-care centers: 71
Education: 32 elementary: 9 junior high; 4 high schools
BALCH SPRINGS
Population: 18,000
Square miles: 9
Community services: 1 fire station; 1 police station; 1 public library
Major shopping areas: 3 strip centers
Number of child-care centers: 5
Education: either Mesquite ISD or Dallas ISD
BEDFORD
Population: 46.000
Square miles: 10.1
Community services: 1 fire station; 1 police station: 1 public library
Major shopping centers: 11
Number of child-care centers: 5
Education: 5 elementary; 2 junior high
CEDAR HILL
Population: 18,000
Square miles: 39
Community services: 3 fire stations. 1 police station; 1 public library
Major shopping areas: 3 strip centers
Number of child-care centers: 8
Education: 4 elementary; 1 intermediate; 1 middle; 1 high school
C0LLEYV1LLE
Population: 10,005
Square miles: 12
Community services: 2 fire stations; 1 police station
Major shopping areas: 3
Number of child-cart centers: 2
Education: 2 elementary. 1 middle school; high school located in Grapevine
DENTON
Population: 63,700
Square miles: 32.8
Community services: 4 fire stations; 1 police station; 1 public library
Major shopping areas: 17
Number of child-care centers: 20
Education: 9 elementary; 2 junior high; 1 high school; 2 universities (University of North Texas, Texas Woman’s University)
DESOTO
Population: 28,124
Square miles: 21.5
Community services: 2 fire stations, 1 police station; 1 public library
Major shopping areas: 8 shopping centers
Number of child-care centers: 12 (including churches)
Education: 5 elementary; 2 junior high; 2 intermediate; 1 high school; 5 private schools
DUNCANVILLE
Population: 35,350
Square miles: 12
Community services: 2 fire stations; 1 police station; 1public library
Number of child-care centers: 15
Education: 6 elementary; 2 junior high: 1 high school
EULESS
Population: 44,420
Square miles: 16.5
Community services: 1 lire station; 3 police stations; 1 public library
Major shopping areas: 4
Number of child-care centers: 8
Education: 6 elementary: 2 junior high; 1 high school
FRISCO
Population: 7,025
Square miles: 25
Community services: 1 fire station; 1 police station
Major shopping areas: 3 strip shopping centers
Number of child-care centers: 2
Education: 2 elementary; 1 junior high; 1 high school
GARIAND
Population: 181,370
Square miles: 56
Community services: 7 lire stations: 1 police station. 3public libraries
Major shopping areas: 7
Number of child-care centers: 50
Education: 33 elementary; 10 junior high: 5 high schools
GRAND PRAIRIE
Population: 96.207
Square mites: 78
Community services: 8 fire stations; 1 police station; 1public library
Number of child-care centers: 25
Education: 16 elementary 7 middle schools: 2 high schools
GRAPEVINE
Population: 26,260
Square miles: 33
Community services: 3 fire stations; 1 police station; public library
Major shopping areas: 5 strip centers
Number of child-care centers: 4
Education: 3 elementary; 1 junior high: 1 high school
HALTOM CITY/NORTH RICHLAND HILLS/ HIGHLAND HILLS/WAIAUGA
Population: 93.540 (Haltom Cily: 30.690; .North Richland Hills 36,500; Richland Hills: 8,350; Watauga: 18,000.)
Square miles: 45.3 (Haltom City; 16.5: North RichlandHills: 18.9: Richland Hills: 3.9; Watauga: 6.;
Community services: 8 fire stations; 4 police stations; 4public libraries
Major shopping areas: 2 malls; 26 strip centers
Education: 17 elementary: 6 junior high: 2 high schools
HIRST
Population: 45,640
Square miles: 10.1
Community services: 2 fire stations, 1 police station; 1public library
Major whopping areas: 9
Number of child-care centers: 9
Education: 4 elementary; 1 junior high: I high school: 1community college
IRVING
Population: 156.800
Square miles: 67.7
Community services: 9 fire stations; 1 police station; 3public libraries (new central library)
Major shopping areas: 90 strip centers including malls
Number of child-care centers: 5
Education:16 elementary; 6 junior high; 3 high schools; University of Dallas; Devry Institute of Technology; North Lake Community College
LANCASTER
Population: 21,000
Square miles: 29
Community services: 3 fire stations; 1 police station; 1public library
Number of child-care centers: 7. in addition to 3 churchrun facilities
Education: 5 elementary; 1 intermediate; 1 junior high; 1 high school; 1 community college
LAS COLINAS
Population: 22,000
Square miles: 26
Community services: 2 fire stations within the City of Irving; private security system works with the City of Irving
Major shopping areas: 5
LEWISVILLE
Population: 43.000
Square miles: 36
Community services: 4 fire stations; 1 police station; 1public library
Majorshopping areas: 11
Number of child-care centers: 20
Education: 13 elementary; 4 junior high; 3 high schools MCKINNEY
Population: 19.500
Square miles: 24.2
Community services: 2 fire stations: 1 police station: 1public library
Major shopping areas: 3
Number of child-care centers: 9
Education: 4 elementary; 2 junior high; 1 high school
MESQUTTE
Population: 102,305
Square miles: 41.1
Community services: 6 fire stations; 1 police station; 2public libraries
Major shopping areas: 3
Number of child-care centers: 30
Education: 23 elementary; 5 junior high: 4 high schools; 1 community college
METROCREST
Metrocrest is the name adopted in 1983 to define (he four-city area that includes Addison, Carrollton, Coppell, and Farmers Branch. Each city elects its own government and maintains its own public services. All cities are convenient to malls, elegant hotels and restaurants, and business centers.
ADDISON
Population: 9.500
Square miles: 4.6
Community services: 2 fire stations; 1 police station Major shopping areas: 4
Number of child-care centers: 2
Education: students attend Dallas or Carrollton schools
CARROLLTON
Population: 80,000
Square miles: 35
Community services: 6 fire stations: 1 police station: 1 public library
Education: 12 elementary; 3 junior high; 2 high schools
COPPELL
Population:
16.000 Square miles: 12
Community services: 2 fire stations; 1 police station; 1 public library
Major shopping areas; 2
Number of child-care centers: 3
Education: 3 elementary: 1 junior high: 1 high school
FARMERS BRANCH
Population: 27,000
Square miles: 12
Community services: 2 fire stations; 1 police station: 1 public library
Major shopping areas: 2
Number of child-care centers: 10
Education: (Farmers Branch and Carrollton share schools) 12 elementary: 3 junior high: 2 high schools: Brookhaven Community College; Dallas Christian College
PLANO
Population: 120.200
Square miles: 67.4
Community services: 6 fire statious; 1 police station; 2 public libraries
Major shopping areas: 2
Number of child-eare centers: 35
Education: 22 elementary; 8 junior high; 6 high schools
RICHARDSON
Population: 75.000
Square miles: 28.2
Community services: 6 fire stations: 2 police stations; 1 public library
Major shopping areas: 2 large malls
Number of child-care centers: 31
Education: 35 elementary; 10 junior high; 4 high schools; University of Texas at Dallas; Richland College
ROCKWALL
Population: 10.256
Square miles: 14.5
Community services: 1 fire station; 1 police station: I public library (county)
Major shopping areas: 3
Number of child-care centers: 6
Education: 4 elementary; 1 intermediate; 1 junior high; 1 high school
ROWLETT
Population: 20,000
Square miles: 18
Community services: 2 fire stations; 1 police station: 1 public library
Major shopping areas: 2
Number of child-care centers: 8
Education: (Carland School District) 3 elementary: 1 junior high: 1 high school
WAXAHACHIE
Population: 18,400
Square miles: 29.5
Community services: 3 fire stations: 2 police stations: I public library
Major shopping areas: 3; 1 under construction
Number of child-care centers: 4
Education: 5 elementary: 1 middle school: 2 junior high; 1 high school: 3 private schools; 1 unrversity (Southwestern Assembly of God College)
RELIGION
Church? Synagogue? you don’t go? For heaven’s sakes, you’ll new fit in. What do you mean you’re ml religious? There are all sorts of people Who go to church on Sunday no haven’t had a religious thought in years. Religion in Dallas is the one great social activity that only seems to get stronger. Sure, we have our Walker Raileys and our W.N. Otwells, but they only prove the point that ministers art some of the biggest celebrities ill torn. Wait Don’t thro? don the magazine at this point and say, “This is sacrilegious.” lighten up. Of course there are thousands of devout churchgoers, but face facts. A lot of people here like to go to church because it gives them someone to talk to on Sundays.
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