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West Plano Real Estate

Some reasons that looking at homes for sale in west Plano may make a lot of sense for you and your family ...


It is hard to know exactly where to start when describing west Plano. Some of the metroplex's most beautiful homes and neighborhoods are in west Plano, its schools usually rank among the best in the Dallas Fort Worth area, and both The Shops at Willow Bend and The Shops at Legacy, two of the area's most popular upscale shopping areas, are located there.

Companies such as EDS, J.C. Penney, Frito-Lay and Dr. Pepper Snapple have built their world headquarters in west Plano and there are numerous events like the Plano Hot Air Balloon Festival for area residents to enjoy. With all of this, and more, it is not surprising that Plano has been named by Money magazine as one of the two best places to live in the western United States. West Plano is located in Collin and Denton Counties.



West Plano homes for sale

Number of Homes for Sale In West Plano

West Plano homes for sale for past 27 months
 


West Plano Homes for Sale: Distribution by List Price
Colleyville homes for sale | Distribution by list price
 
Source: North Texas Real Estate Information Systems Inc.

About 295 previously occupied MLS-listed homes now being offered for sale in west Plano ... approximately 15 percent more houses currently listed for sale in west Plano than a year ago

Buyers looking in the highest price range are finding best selection of homes for sale in west Plano ... homes priced at $500,000 and up account for 64 percent of previously occupied, single family homes listed, down slightly from 65 percent of all such listings a year ago ... houses listed for $400,000 to $499,999 account for about 14 percent of total listings, down from 15 percent a year ago ... only 3 percent of west Plano previously occupied houses currently listed for sale priced at less than $300,000

The very few new homes now being built in west Plano are executive and custom luxury homes offered for sale at prices ranging from about $375,000 to over $2 million


West Plano home values

Compared to previous year sales, on average, the price of west Plano previously occupied, single-family homes sold during the three months ending May 31, 2009 decreased 0.2 percent

Median sales price of the west Plano homes sold $438,850 ... home prices ranged from $268,000 to $1.2 million ... average house size 3,860 square feet, average price per square foot $130.10 and average house age 13.4 years ... houses sold averaged 80 days on market

Home sales price information for other northwest Dallas suburbs is available by clicking on this Northwest Dallas suburbs home prices link. Average size, price per square foot, and house age at various price points are shown on Northwest Dallas suburbs house costs. Median home sales price for all cities and towns in the metroplex are provided on this DFW best places to buy home page.


West Plano neighborhoods

Looking for the best places to live in west Plano? One of the biggest reasons west Plano real estate is so desirable is its terrific neighborhoods. Click on this west Plano neighborhoods link for profiles of some of west Plano's best and most popular neighborhoods.


West Plano schools

The west Plano area is served principally by Plano Independent School District schools. Eight communities or subdivisions in westernmost part of west Plano are served by the Lewisville Independent School District

Click on this west Plano schools link for TEA ratings, TAKS scores, class sizes, and other performance information for all west Plano public schools. District and campus ratings information for other DFW metroplex school districts is available on this DFW school districts page.


West Plano property taxes

West Plano real estate property tax rates for 2008 ranged from 2.11 percent to 2.18 percent of tax appraisal value. A description of how Texas property taxes are calculated and paid, along with 2008 property tax rates for other DFW cities and towns, are available by clicking on this DFW property tax rates link.


West Plano commute

Approximately 22 miles and 31 minutes drive time from central west Plano to DFW Airport passenger terminals ... 7 mile and 12 minutes to the Legacy business center ... 8 miles and 13 minutes to the north Dallas business center ... 22 miles and 29 minutes to downtown Dallas

Commute time and distance information for additional destinations, and for other DFW metroplex cities and towns, is provided on this Average DFW commute distances and times page.


More about west Plano

City of Plano
The Shops at Willow Bend
The Shops at Legacy
Handbook of Texas Online: Plano
U.S. Census Bureau Fact Sheet: Plano
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