Carrolton guide

Carrollton is one of the fastest growing cities in North Central Texas and the ninth largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex.  Carrollton's diversity is one of greatest assets. 66.5% of the population between the ages of 18-64. The city was recently named a national "Kid Friendly City," "Tree City USA" and Texas' Safest City.

Carrollton offers a convenient location and a wide variety of available housing, prices and styles to suit every taste. Carrollton's residential communities with neighborhoods in this prime location are  flourishing with convenient services available to every neighborhood and wide variety of housing types. Carrollton is consistently one of the most active housing markets, for both newly constructed and pre-owned homes, in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area. Carrollton is truly dynamic real estate market, an excellent place to live and work in and a perfect place to buy your next home.

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Carrollton's surrounding major highways, three rail freight lines, and Foreign Trade Zone designation ensure continued success.

Interstate Highway 35E (Stemmons Freeway) intersects the City of Carrollton homeowner enjoy easy access to surrounding communities through the Dallas/Fort Worth area's excellent highway system which includes three north-south interstates (IH-35E, IH-35W and IH-45), and two east-west interstates (IH-20 and IH-30).

D/FW International Airport, located just 10 miles west of Carrollton, is the third busiest airport in the world. The conveniently located Addison Airport is a full service commercial and private facility and the third-largest general aviation airport in the United States. The Dallas Love Field is a central hub for business commuter travel.

Carrollton homeowners are served by four major railroads: Dallas, Garland, Northern (DG&NO), Fort Worth & Western (FW&W), Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and the Kansas City Southern (KCS).

Carrollton homeowners enjoy the award-winning sports complexes, golf courses,

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Carrollton residents are both young and well educated. The children of Carrollton attend school in one of three public school districts with most attending schools within the Carrollton/Farmers Branch Independent School District (ISD).

• Carrollton/Farmers Branch Independent School District.

• The Dallas Independent School District

• The Lewisville Independent School District

Each district is committed to school/business partnerships with an emphasis on Professional Pathways, a public/private sponsored program to assist employers by offering the necessary training for students in their transition from school to work. Education is a focal point for business in Carrollton. Carrollton is centrally located within 30 minutes of most colleges and universities in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Carrollton homeowners enjoy the natural areas, parks and greenbelts that are abundant in the area.