Frisco Texas Residential

"Two years ago, the word Frisco was the end of the sentence. No one wanted to talk about it. Now, all of a sudden it’s the hottest market in the United States."
(Will Balthrope, senior director of the Multi Housing Group at Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc. Dallas Business Journal January 10, 2005.)

Frisco Texas (as well as it's neighbor, Little Elm) is one of the fastest growing cities in America, and understandably so. Frisco has all of the right features that make a city popular and causes a city to grow rapidly. A solid economy, low taxes, great shopping, close entertainment, pro sports, affordable homes, good location, and a great plan for the future are just of the few attractions of this sought after city.

Frisco is located approximately 30 minutes north of Downtown Dallas and Love Field Airport, 35 minutes from DFW International Airport, and 15 minutes from Plano and Addison. Some of the key attractions include the brand new Pizza Hut Stadium for the FC Dallas professional MLS soccer team, IKEA, Dr. Pepper/7up Rough Rider Stadium for minor league baseball, Texas Tornados minor league hockey, and Stonebriar Centre - one of the largest shopping malls in Texas.

"Two years ago, the word Frisco was the end of the sentence. No one wanted to talk about it. Now, all of a sudden it’s the hottest market in the United States." (Will Balthrope, senior director of the Multi Housing Group at Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc. Dallas Business Journal January 10, 2005.)


Frisco Texas (as well as it's neighbor, Little Elm) is one of the fastest growing cities in America, and understandably so. Frisco has all of the right features that make a city popular and causes a city to grow rapidly. Solid economy, low taxes, great shopping, close entertainment, pro sports, affordable homes, good location, and a great plan for the future are all top features of this sought after city.

Frisco is located approximately 30 minutes north of Downtown Dallas and Love Field Airport, 35 minutes from DFW International Airport, and 15 minutes from Plano and Addison. As of 2006, the population is estimated to be around 84,000 people. Some of the key attractions include the brand new Pizza Hut Stadium for the FC Dallas professional MLS soccer team, IKEA, Dr. Pepper/7up Rough Rider Stadium for minor league baseball, Texas Tornados minor league hockey, and Stonebriar Centre - one of the largest shopping malls in Texas.

Frisco Economic Development Corp
(This cutting-edge company details much of the economic data and demographics for Frisco. Visit their website here)

The FEDC website states, "Business leaders understand that market access is key to their success. Dallas/Fort Worth consistently ranks as one of the top metropolitan growth regions in the nation due in part to its central location, favorable business climate, and ease of access to national and international markets.

Located in the Central Time Zone, Frisco is only one hour behind the East Coast and two hours ahead of the West extending the working day for companies doing business on both coasts.

With major highways north-south and east-west, the community is well positioned on the path of growth in the Dallas area and provides easy access to all its amenities.

Frisco provides its residents and businesses with access to a region of over 5.7 million people. In addition, over 40 million people in the US reside within a 600-mile radius of the Metroplex, making Frisco accessible to an extremely large consumer and industrial market.

Lifestyle

Frisco is a thriving community because of its location, diversity and quality of life. Frisco enjoys more than 250 days of sunshine each year and is in one of the country’s more diversified entertainment centers. Recreational opportunities abound, from some of the finest golf courses, to multi-plex movie theaters and a variety of live entertainment.

Frisco has over 270-acres of developed park land in twenty-one park sites throughout the community that provide a variety of activities for the entire family. Soccer fields; baseball diamonds; basketball, tennis and volleyball courts; and playground equipment are available at several parks. Warren Sports complex also offers an eight acre lake recently restocked with black bass and channel catfish. The city has an additional 550-acres of park land to be developed.


Swimming is available at neighborhood pools in many communities, the municipal pool located at Youth Center Park and indoors at the natatorium located on the Preston Ridge Campus in Alumni Hall.

Hike and bike trails are located in Oakbrook Park, Shawnee Trail, Preston Lakes Linear Park, Starwood Development Trail, and Warren Sports Complex.

Frisco is fortunate to be home to the Frisco Community Theater. This local theatrical troupe presents drama, comedy, children’s theater, and musicals of well-known favorites and original productions. Frisco Community Theater is open to all that wish to perform, participate, or simply be entertained.

Frisco is also home to perhaps the largest collection of contemporary Texas sculpture in the state. The Texas Sculpture Garden at Hall Office Park -- 37 pieces from some of the most gifted working Texas artists --anchors a collection of more than 100 indoor and outdoor works featuring artists from Africa to Australia.

Beyond our borders you will find 23 museums, 56 galleries, 22 theatrical centers, four orchestral organizations, four ballet groups and two opera associations that provide over 100 live performances nightly.

Minor league baseball and hockey came to Frisco in 2003. The Frisco Roughriders Baseball Team opened their home season April 2003 and are the 2004 Texas League Champions. The stadium is located at Dallas North Tollroad and Gaylord Parkway. 2005 schedule and ticket information can be found at www.ridersbaseball.com.

The Texas Tornado of the NAHL opened their 2003 season in the Dr Pepper/StarCenter September 19, 2003 and completed a dream season in which the Tornado won an amazing 48 regular season games, and an additional 7 games in the Texas Cup, 6 games in the Newmarket Junior A Showcase and 10 straight playoff games for a total of 71 wins on their way to the NAHL Championship, the Texas Tornado first National Championship. To learn more about this exciting team check out their website at http://www.tornadohockey.com.

FC Dallas (formerly the Dallas Burn) professional soccer team will make their home in Frisco upon completion of the Frisco Soccer and Entertainment Center in August 2005. Located on 117 acres just north of Dallas at the intersection of the Tollway and Main Street, the Frisco Soccer & Entertainment Center will feature two major components: a 20,000 seat, state of the art pro stadium immediately adjacent to a sports park with 17 tournament quality sports/soccer fields. The Complex will be

in use over 300 days per year, showcasing a wide variety of local, regional, national and international programming.

Other professional sports teams in the area include the NFL Dallas Cowboys, NBA Dallas Mavericks, AL Texas Rangers, and NHL Dallas Stars. Our area is one of only eight in the United States to be home to a team from all four major sports franchises.

You can also enjoy the Byron Nelson Golf Classic and MasterCard Colonial golf tournaments. The Texas Motor Speedway and Lone Star Park offer thrills for racing enthusiasts."

History

Frisco is located 20 miles north of downtown Dallas.

As the Shawnee Trail developed, the settlement of Lebanon (later incorporated into Frisco city boundaries) became a place for cattleman to meet and plan their trail drives. Much of this history can be seen throughout Frisco now, with bronzed statues and cattle drives scattered throughout the Frisco Bridges area.

As the railroad came through town, the San Francisco line being the first, the town of Frisco was berthed and…..the rest is history! Frisco became a commercial hub for farmers and ranchers in the area. Along with corn and grain crops, cotton was grown abundantly and processed at one of the five gins along Main Street near the railroad tracks.

Through Frisco’s one hundred years of existence, a strong local economy, great location, and exceptional leadership, has allowed the town to grow into a destination for leisure visitors, sports enthusiasts and those that appreciate arts & culture.

Author Information

Various sources including the Frisco Economic Development Corp

The Frisco Economic Development Corporation prides itself in developing creative, long-term, public-private partnerships. Working with the City of Frisco, Frisco Independent School District (FISD), Collin County and Collin County Community College District (CCCCD), we have developed mutually beneficial relationships that have generated significant economic development in Frisco.