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1 / 25#25. The Colony
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 44,916
Best places to live in the Dallas metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Dallas metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Lantana
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 12,583
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3 / 25#23. Prosper
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 34,567
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4 / 25#22. Double Oak
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,060
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5 / 25#21. Argyle
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,970
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6 / 25#20. McKinney
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 202,314
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7 / 25#19. Highland Village
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 16,004
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8 / 25#18. Keller
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 45,598
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9 / 25#17. Melissa
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 17,497
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10 / 25#16. Heath
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 10,218
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11 / 25#15. Grapevine
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 50,875
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12 / 25#14. Richardson
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 118,269
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13 / 25#13. Sunnyvale
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 8,069
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14 / 25#12. Highland Park
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 8,774
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15 / 25#11. Trophy Club
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 13,454
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16 / 25#10. Parker
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 5,776
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17 / 25#9. Murphy
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 21,001
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18 / 25#8. Allen
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 107,684
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19 / 25#7. Plano
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 287,339
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20 / 25#6. Flower Mound
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 77,886
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21 / 25#5. Frisco
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 210,238
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22 / 25#4. Southlake
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 31,044
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23 / 25#3. Colleyville
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 25,906
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24 / 25#2. University Park
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 25,104
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25 / 25#1. Coppell
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 42,029
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