Prosper, TX
With the town motto, 鈥淎 place where everyone matters,鈥 Prosper puts an emphasis on community. It has easy access to the Dallas North Tollway, putting downtown Dallas about 40 minutes away. It鈥檚 also 10 minutes away from the area鈥檚 larger suburbs such as Frisco and McKinney. Overall, Prosper has a small town feel with a family-oriented style of living.
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Brief history
The first settlers to the area arrived around 1846, lured by the fertile prairie soil to grow cotton. In fact, the name 鈥淧rosper鈥 itself is a reference to the prosperous crop yields that drew the early settlers. While the population waned and development stagnated in the early 1900s, Prosper entered a renewal phase back in the 1980s with the introduction of light industry. In 2010, it had a population of 9,423. It has since more than doubled to 22,517, with more homes and communities being built.
Real estate snapshot
Homes in Prosper are pricier than other suburbs in the DFW metroplex. Additionally, home value has appreciated greatly in the past year.
Demographics
The median household income in Prosper is 94% higher than the state median. Education-wise, more than half hold a bachelor鈥檚 degree or higher, which is twice than the 30.8% of all Texans. The latest Census data reportes a population makeup of 77.5% white, 7.1% black, 7.1% Latino or Hispanic, and 4.9% Asian.
Quality of schools
Despite being a small town, Prosper is home to an excellent school system. The Prosper Independent School District serves 14,348 students with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1.
Fun things to do
- Check out the , where you鈥檒l find a wide range of exotic animals that are definitely not from Texas.
- Take to the clouds via .
- Grab drinks and play all day at , where a single price of admission lets you play classic arcade machines all day.
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