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Southlake, TX
Southlake sits between Dallas and Fort Worth, close to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and it's developed since the 1990s into one of the wealthiest and most consistently high-scoring suburban school districts in the entire state of Texas, a reputation that's made it a frequent draw for corporate relocations bringing executives and their families to the broader metroplex. Southlake Town Square, a large mixed-use development that opened in the late 1990s, was built deliberately to evoke a traditional small-town Main Street aesthetic — brick storefronts, a central green space, and a town hall — despite being an entirely new, purpose-built development rather than an organically grown historic downtown, a template several other Texas suburbs have since tried to replicate. The city's proximity to DFW Airport has made it a particularly convenient home base for corporate executives and frequent business travelers, a factor real estate agents in the area frequently cite as a meaningful driver of Southlake's continued desirability relative to suburbs further from the airport. Southlake's combination of consistently top-ranked public schools, a deliberately designed town-square commercial center built to evoke traditional small-town character, and unusually convenient airport access has made it one of the most consistently expensive and sought-after suburbs anywhere in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
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McKinney, TX
McKinney's historic downtown square, built around its 1927 Collin County courthouse, has preserved a dense cluster of early-20th-century brick commercial buildings that now house restaurants, boutiques, and galleries — a walkable town center that's stood in deliberate contrast to the newer, car-oriented commercial development that's grown up around the city as the broader Dallas metro area has expanded northward. Money magazine named McKinney the number one "Best Place to Live in America" in 2014, a national ranking that brought the city significant attention and that local officials and real estate agents have continued to cite as validation of the city's combination of historic charm, strong schools, and comparatively affordable housing relative to closer-in Dallas suburbs. The city has grown rapidly over the past two decades even while working to preserve its historic square, expanding from roughly 55,000 residents in 2000 to well over 200,000 by the mid-2020s, making it one of the larger cities in the broader Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex despite still being commonly described as a "small town" because of its preserved historic core. McKinney's combination of a genuinely well-preserved historic downtown square, a nationally recognized "best place to live" ranking, and rapid population growth managed alongside historic preservation has made it one of the more frequently cited success stories among Dallas-area suburbs balancing growth against small-town character.
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