Top 10 Communities
to Live in N. Texas
1.
University Park
Population: 23,150
2. Southlake
Population: 25,700
3. Colleyville
Population: 22,150
4. Trophy Club
Population: 7,450
5. Parker
Population: 3,300
6. Highland Park
Population: 8,600
7. Murphy
Population: 12,450
8. Highland Village
Population: 14,650
9. Keller
Population: 37,700
10. Flower Mound
Population: 62,350
D Magazine’s ranking is based on four factors: safety(25%), education(25%),
housing values(25%), and ambiance(25%). The first three measures involve
data and the objective analysis thereof; the fourth entails some subjectivity.
The ambiance factor takes into account air quality, but it mostly reflects our
good taste.
Because each factor includes TAKS scores, SAT scores, etc., we created a scale
from 1 to 5 for each statistic so that their relative values could be added
together. For mean SAT scores, for ex, the lowest score (Lancaster ISD’s 808)
was assigned a value of 1, and the highest score (Highland Park ISD’s 1188) was
given a 5. All other scores fell in between. Doing the same thing for TAKS
scores and other measures, we could combine statistics to create an overall
education score.
