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Living In West Plano, TX


This page provides guidance for anyone who is thinking about moving to west Plano and wants to make an objective assessment of what living in west Plano in 2019 is like. West Plano livability factors are presented along with descriptions, pictures and maps of moderately priced west Plano homes that currently are for sale. At the bottom of this page are links to authoritative sources that provide additional general information about living in west Plano.

Moderately priced homes for sale in west Plano

Key to understanding what living in west Plano is like is knowing about west Plano housing. Shown below is a typical website presentation of currently listed homes that are more or less in the middle of the west Plano single-family homes price range. A similar presentation of all currently listed west Plano single-family homes and links to pages showing various selections of these homes are available on this west Plano homes for sale page.

The default display order of the property listings shown below is number of days listed, but other sort orders can be selected. The property display also can be easily changed from the default grid display to a detailed list display. If you are viewing this page on a mobile device, a map that shows the location of the selected properties can be displayed by clicking on the map icon.

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8012 Cornelius Drive, Plano

$699,000

8012 Cornelius Drive, Plano

3 Beds 3.1 Baths 2,377 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20540793
3408 Westover Drive, Plano

$724,900

↓ $15,000

3408 Westover Drive, Plano

4 Beds 3 Baths 3,266 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20553465
6140 Preserve Drive, Plano

$899,000

6140 Preserve Drive, Plano

3 Beds 3.1 Baths 1,980 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20552789
5125 Mustang Trail, Plano

$700,000

↓ $50,000

5125 Mustang Trail, Plano

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,965 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20535482
2508 Prestonwood Drive, Plano

$845,000

↓ $5,000

2508 Prestonwood Drive, Plano

3 Beds 3.1 Baths 3,577 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20540697
1709 Glen Springs Drive, Plano

$975,000

↓ $24,000

1709 Glen Springs Drive, Plano

4 Beds 3.1 Baths 3,612 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20540925
7620 Highcroft Way, Plano

$999,500

7620 Highcroft Way, Plano

3 Beds 3.1 Baths 2,768 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20537944
6904 Admirals Cove Court, Plano

$610,000

↓ $15,000

6904 Admirals Cove Court, Plano

3 Beds 2 Baths 2,225 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20514455
3909 Cornwall Street, Plano

$875,000

3909 Cornwall Street, Plano

6 Beds 4 Baths 3,894 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20534187
5016 Bridge Creek Drive, Plano

$999,000

5016 Bridge Creek Drive, Plano

3 Beds 3.1 Baths 3,199 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20520899
8008 Cornelius Drive, Plano

$594,000

↓ $12,000

8008 Cornelius Drive, Plano

3 Beds 2.1 Baths 1,712 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20510707
6401 Stillwater Lane, Plano

$834,900

↓ $15,000

6401 Stillwater Lane, Plano

5 Beds 3.1 Baths 4,197 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20501347
3221 Birmingham Court, Plano

$794,900

3221 Birmingham Court, Plano

3 Beds 3 Baths 3,011 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20498409
6401 Brandon Court, Plano

$870,000

↓ $20,000

6401 Brandon Court, Plano

4 Beds 3.2 Baths 4,396 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20494295
2633 Prestonwood Drive, Plano

$949,500

↓ $25,500

2633 Prestonwood Drive, Plano

5 Beds 4.1 Baths 3,837 SqFt Residential MLS® # 20489160


Living in west PlanoWest Plano livability factors

West Plano's principal high schools, Plano West Senior High School / Jasper High School / Shepton High School, rank ninth among the 2019 best open enrollment high schools in the DFW metroplex. How Plano ranks and compares with other Dallas area cities and towns for these and other best places to buy home factors is shown on these best Dallas suburbs and about Dallas suburbs pages.

As the DFW metroplex continues to grow and becomes more densely populated, its proximity to both the DFW International and Love Field airports, the Legacy and north Dallas business centers, and downtown Dallas is likely to make west Plano residential real estate even more desirable than it is now for people who need to commute frequently to and from these areas.

Local 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

Performance information for all DFW metroplex school districts is available on this best Dallas Fort Worth school districts page and performance information for other public schools in the Dallas area is provided on these DFW high schools, DFW middle schools and DFW elementary schools pages.

Private schools located near west Plano are identified on this north Dallas suburbs private schools page.

Neighborhoods

A big reason living in west Plano is considered so desirable is its terrific neighborhoods. Click on this west Plano neighborhoods link for profiles that describe some of the best and most popular of these neighborhoods. Other great north Dallas area neighborhoods are identified on this best DFW neighborhoods page.


Commutes

Approximately 22 miles and 31 minutes drive time without traffic 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

Community amenities/activities

One of the outstanding things about living in Plano is its exceptional community amenities.

Nearby shopping centers

Property taxes

Students living in west Plano attend schools operated by two separate school districts. Since each of these school districts have different tax rates, west Plano real estate property tax rates for 2017 range from 2.15 to 2.20 percent of tax appraisal value. A description of how Texas property taxes are calculated and paid, along with property tax rates for other DFW cities and towns, are available by clicking on this DFW property tax rates link.

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