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The Colony

A city of 45,454 people in Texas
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Map of The Colony: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land38%3,882 of 10,314 acres
Trails39 mi2.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves2485 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About The Colony

City in Texas, United States
1969Established
44,534Population
16.1 sq miArea
591 ftElevation

The Colony is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas. The population was 44,534 at the 2020 census.

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Housing in The Colony

$399K▼ 2.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical The Colony home is worth about $399,000, down 2.8% in a year, 33% above the Texas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market36
Sale-to-list98.4%
Sold in May44
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Safety in The Colony

C+

Safety Grade C+

The Colony reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 60% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
The Colony 1.3
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
The Colony 12.8
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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B+

School Grade B+

The public schools The Colony’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#271Best public schoolsof 583 in TX
DistrictLEWISVILLE ISDSchools11

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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