Rowlett boomed in the 1970 with the completion of Lake Ray Hubbard. By the new millennium, it was a thriving community with a majority of the population being young professionals who commuted to Dallas area jobs. Lots of family activity is available through the Community Centre, The Wet Zone Water Park, and Waterview Golf Club. Planned communities offer residents swimming pools, tennis courts, and even water parks of their own! Plenty of new home construction for all types of families at $120,to $300,000.

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• Population: 44,503
• Land area: 20.2 square miles
• Median resident age: 32.8 years
• Median household income: $70,947
• Median house value: $116,900
• High school or higher: 92.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes
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Rockwall has the distinction of being the smallest county in Texas and one of the fastest growing counties in the United States. Rockwall is the home of The Harbor entertainment area and many up scale communities; two with golf courses and one with a yacht club. Kids enjoy the skateboard park, spray park, and fishing park in the older area of the city. Rockwall is a town of vibrant new construction and old tradition with its historic town square and turn of the century homes. New home construction starts at about $115,000 to just shy of 1 million dollars.

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• Population: 17,976
• Land area: 22.3 square miles
• Median resident age: 36.6 years
• Median household income: $65,411
• Median house value: $155,600
• High school or higher: 91.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes
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Garland is the second largest city in Dallas County and has continually grown since the beginning of the 20th century. Economically, it has been a center for light manufacturing for the past 60 years. The downtown area is now undergoing redevelopment, to create a unique, active urban streetscape; a mixed-use cultural arts district; adding new residential infill development; and establishing pocket parks and landscape features to provide amenities and interim destinations throughout downtown. Garland supports theatre, symphony, and dance performances at The Patty Granville Arts Center Garland, and owns Firewheel Golf Park, one of the finest municipally-managed golf courses in the area. New housing may be found along the new George Bush Turnpike (I-190), with new homes ranging from $153, up to $800,000. Great access to any place in north Dallas!

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• Population: 215,768
• Land area: 57.1 square miles
• Median resident age: 31.7 years
• Median household income: $49,156
• Median house value: $86,400
• High school or higher: 78.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 28 minutes
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