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WHY ALLEN?

Living In Allen

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Living In Allen

Allen offers a place where professionals, families and businesses can flourish. Even better, when you choose to live in Allen, you’re surrounding yourself with a community that cares.
Live richly in Allen.

Allen’s location in the northeast corner of Dallas-Fort Worth offers a unique variety of housing options that meet the full range of urban living to rural living.

Housing within the city of Allen ranges from traditional suburban single-family homes to modern space-efficient homes to mid-rise urban residential units in mixed-use developments.

Estate-style homes with large lots capable of supporting equestrian activity can be found just 10 minutes from Allen.

Allen has plenty of recreation activities such as a wakeboard park, a state-of-the-art skate park and two award winning premier golf courses. 

Learn more about recreation options in Allen!

 

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PARKS, RECS AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS
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Get outside! With more that 1,300 acres of city park land, Allen has 66 parks and facilities and 78 miles of hike and bike trails. And there’s more in the works, as the city strives to reach its goal of placing a park within a half-mile of every Allen resident.

Allen's parks include:

  • The Don Rodenbaugh Natatorium, a fully enclosed indoor water park with a competition size pool and a rock-climbing wall.
  • Hydrous at Allen Station, a wakeboard complex within Allen Station Park.
  • The Edge Skate Park, one of the largest outdoor skate park in the state of Texas.
  • Allen’s Celebration Park, a super-sized space that includes soccer and baseball fields, a large multi-sport court, a playground and spray ground complex, horseshoe and washer courts, picnic areas, and hike and bike trails.
  • The Courses at Watters Creek, offering 33 holes of championship golf, a driving range, banquet facilities, Pro Shop and the Oaks Grill.
  • The Golf Club at Twin Creeks
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CITY OF ALLEN PARKS & REC

Amenities in the Metroplex

Arts, History, & Culture

With its close proximity to Dallas, residents of Allen are able to take advantage of the many cultural amenities offered by a global city.

  • The American Airlines Center, an arena in downtown Dallas hosting hundreds of events and concerts throughout the year
  • The AT&T Performing Arts Center, hosting concerts and performances year-round
  • The Dallas Arts District, the largest arts district in the US
  • The Dallas Art Museum, which hosts a truly international collection of art from Africa, Asia, and the Pre-Columbian Americas
  • The George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University
  • The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Professional Sports

One of the most successful and passionate sports cities in America, Dallas is home to five world-class, top-level professional sports franchises:

  • The five-time Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys play their home games at the 85,000-seat capacity AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
  • The 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks play their home games at the 19,200-seat American Airlines Center.
  • The 1999 Stanley Cup Champion Dallas Stars also play at the American Airlines Center.
  • Back-to-back AL Pennant winners (2010-11) Texas Rangers play their home games at the 48,114-capacity Global Life Park in Arlington.
  • 2010 MLS Cup runners-up FC Dallas, formerly the Dallas Burn, play in the 20,500-seat soccer-specific Toyota Stadium in Frisco.

Collegiate-level athletics in the Dallas-Fort Worth region draw considerable passion from the local population, as well. Texas Christian University in Forth Worth, Southern Methodist University in University park and the University of North Texas all field competitive teams in a variety of sports year-round.

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