Texas Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Lewisville, Texas

Population: 80,609

Located in Dallas County

If you¹re looking for a place to plant some deep roots, a place to spread broad wings and experience a bright future, Lewisville, Texas just might be the place for you. Nestled between two beautiful lakes near Blackland Belt and Grand Prairie, and set upon 43 square miles with a terrain of level ground and rolling hills, Lewisville celebrates rich heritage, strong cultural diversity, and outstanding opportunities for individual and community success.

Lewisville remains strong in the current economy with one of the highest per-capita rates of retail square footage in North Texas. In fact, it¹s home to the popular Metroplex, where people far and wide come to experience Lewisville¹s finest dining and shopping venues. Lewisville offers a creative package of incentive programs for new construction and for redevelopment of existing properties, especially in the historic Old Town Lewisville district. Currently, the city is pursuing a brown fields grant program through the federal government in an effort to spur redevelopment of older retail districts, a necessity with more than 90 percent available and already built out. In fact, most of the housing here is less than 20 years old, with a large influx of high-end town home developments springing up within the past three years. Real estate properties range from the low 100s for small starter homes, to million-dollar executive housing in the Castle Hills development, hitting all price points in between.

If that¹s not reason enough to relocate to the northern heartland, at least plan a visit to Lewisville during one of their popular community events. Last year, more than 100,000 people attended city-operated special events, including a crowd of 25,000 for the annual Western Day Festival (started in 1964). Other events include street festivals, Fourth of July fireworks, weekly Farmers¹ Market from May through October, and free concert and movie series in the summer and fall. Dozens of community groups provide volunteers at city events, highlighted by the Tailwaggers Ranch component at all street festivals at which animal welfare and rescue groups interact directly with visitors.

Golf pros and enthusiasts alike will also marvel at the fact that Lewisville sits right smack in the middle of eight of the finest golf courses in the area, most of which are close to many fine hotels where you can stay while on your golf vacation.

With Lewisville located near lakes and other bodies of water, you can hook up the boat, grab your skis and head to Lake Lewisville for some fun in the sun. Or, stay overnight at the campgrounds at Lake Lewisville. Lewisville has more than 2,000 acres of public park land, including 200-plus acres of active use at Lewisville Lake Park and a new 250-acre athletic complex opening in fall 2009 with soccer, football and baseball fields. Plus, Lewisville will be celebrating the city's first dog park and first skate park. Lewisville also is home to Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, a 2000-acre federal wildlife preserve on the shores of the lake. More than 2.5 million people visited Lewisville Lake last year for recreational uses including boating, swimming, fishing and camping. The city also supports a wide range of recreational sports leagues, has a full offering of recreational classes and programs for ages 1 to 100-plus, and is starting construction of a 39,000-square-foot Lewisville Center for the Creative Arts.

The city is an active partner with Keep Lewisville Beautiful on quarterly cleanups and various street/spot adoption programs. Resident participation is strongly encouraged in weekly curbside recycling, and a pilot program for apartment complexes is under way. Last year, Lewisville opened a free monthly dropoff center for household hazard waste products. Transportation programs with environmental impacts include three new walking trails in the past years, and partnering with the Denton County Transportation Authority on local and commuter bus service since 2007 and regional rail service starting in 2010.

Lewisville Independent School District is one of the largest school districts in North Texas and consistently receives strong ratings from the Texas Education Agency. The district has a fairly new early childhood learning center for preschool programs, and a highly successful career learning center with vocational programs in a wide range of fields.

The safety factor in Lewisville is much higher now than in previous years, largely due to high participation levels by residents. A new citywide Crime Watch Board recently formed, uniting local neighborhood crime watches in a communitywide effort. The city's Neighborhood Enhancement Program unites police and code enforcement with local residents to improve safety in residential neighborhoods. The fire department is active in the communtiy through such programs as Vested for Life (free life jackets), car seat inspections, life safety clowns at local schools, reading programs in local elementary schools, and a model After The Fire program to help victims of fire. Lewisville¹s sixth fire station just opened last fall, and a newly-constructed jail facility will help keep outlaws under lock and key.