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Little Elm

A city of 54,820 people in Texas
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Map of Little Elm: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land44%6,365 of 14,427 acres
Trails15 mi0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves13116 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Little Elm

City in Texas, United States
46,453Population
21.4 sq miArea
545 ftElevation

Little Elm is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is an extended suburb of Denton; its population was 46,453 as of the 2020 census. In 2000, the census population was at 3,646. By the 2010 census, the city total had jumped to 25,898, making Little Elm one of the fastest-growing municipalities by percentage in Texas since 2000. The July 1, 2022 census estimates Little Elm's population as 55,357.

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Living in Little Elm

Housing in Little Elm

$394K▼ 5.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Little Elm home is worth about $394,000, down 5.7% in a year, 31% above the Texas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market61
Sale-to-list98.1%
Sold in May91
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Safety in Little Elm

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Safety Grade A-

Little Elm reports less crime per resident than 75% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Little Elm 1.4
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Little Elm 3.3
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

The public schools Little Elm’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictLITTLE ELM ISDSchools13

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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