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Map of Allen: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land6.5%1,090 of 16,866 acres
Trails12 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves4410 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Allen

City in North Texas, United States
1953Established
104,627Population
26.5 sq miArea
659 ftElevation

Allen is a city in Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas, and a northern suburb in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 104,627 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 111,551 in 2022. Allen is located approximately twenty miles (32 km) north of downtown Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.

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Living in Allen

Housing in Allen

$485K▼ 5.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Allen home is worth about $485,000, down 5.5% in a year, 62% above the Texas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market29
Sale-to-list98.5%
Sold in May108
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Safety in Allen

B+

Safety Grade B+

Allen reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Allen 0.8
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Allen 7
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Allen

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13better than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.

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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAllen · 1.9 mi · ER
Women's Health Center of MckinneyMckinney · 4.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade A

The public schools Allen’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#52Best public schoolsof 583 in TX
DistrictALLEN ISDSchools32

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.

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