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Prosperous Dallas neighbor ranks as No. 1 Texas magnet for movers in 2022

Prosper is starting to boom.

Prosper, whose population soared more than 200 percent from 2010 to 2020, is prospering as the state’s most popular destination for movers so far this year.

The Collin County city ranks first in moveBuddha’s new list of the Texas cities where the share of people seeking to move in outweighs the share of people seeking to move out. From January 1 to July 5, Prosper saw the highest ratio (253-to-100) of move-in queries vs. move-out queries on the moveBuddha website of any Texas city.

Living in Prosper does come at a hefty price. According to real estate brokerage Redfin, the median sale price of a home in Prosper jumped to $905,000 in July, up 37 percent from the same time last year. However, Redfin notes that half of the Prosper homes on the market in July had dropped their list prices.

Why is Prosper attracting so much interest from homebuyers?

“Prosper offers an ideal place to raise a family. Besides ticking the right boxes with its outstanding school system, Prosper is renowned for its magnificent master-planned communities with resort-style amenities,” according to VIP Realty.

Also, Prosper is located about 37 miles north of downtown Dallas and about 26 miles northwest of Plano, offering relatively good access to two key employment hubs in DFW.

Families constitute more than 90 percent of Prosper’s generally well-off households. The median household income is close to $150,000. As of January, more than 35,000 people lived in Prosper.

Prosper isn’t the only DFW city among moveBuddha’s 20 top-ranked Texas cities. The seven others are:

No. 5 Euless, 211-to-110 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 6 Roanoke, 204-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 7 Forney, 202-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 12 Frisco, 180-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 13 Dallas, 170-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 19 Plano, 154-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 20 Addison, 151-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs

Based on the number of cities in moveBuddha’s top 20, DFW leads the state’s major metro areas for popularity as a moving destination. But other major-metro cities in Texas are represented on the list, too:

No. 4 Leander (Austin), 224-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 8 Tomball (Houston), 200-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 9 Montgomery (Houston), 198-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 10 New Braunfels (San Antonio), 191-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 14 Katy (Houston), 169-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 15 Georgetown (Austin), 166-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 17 Conroe (Houston), 162-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs
No. 18 Hutto (Austin), 158-to-100 ratio for move-ins vs. move-outs

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Editor's note: Stories about city life were some of our most-read headlines of the year in Dallas. Readers devoured stories about suburbs, schools, and transportation, curious to see what made the best-of cut for scores of rankings. And, of course, we all needed to check in with the world's richest people and see which ones live in Texas.

Here's a look back at the most-read Dallas city life stories of 2025:

1. 5 Dallas high schools rank among America's best in 2025, per U.S. News. Five prestigious Dallas-area high schools are living up to their reputations for top-tier education after being ranked among the best high schools in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report's annual rankings.

2. 27 Dallas billionaires land on new Forbes list of world's richest people. More billionaires have made it onto the 2025 World's Billionaires List than ever before, according to Forbes. This year, 27 Dallas billionaires are among the richest people in the world, including Elaine Marshall, Lyndal Stephens Greth, and Jerry Jones.

3. Techy Dallas suburb is No. 1 hot spot for remote workers in U.S. A SmartAsset survey of cities with the biggest remote workforces has revealed Frisco is the No. 1 city with the highest share of remote workers in the nation. The study found over 40,000 Frisco residents work from home, which is more than a third of all of the city's workers aged 16 and older (117,193 total workers).

Person working from home Working from home comes with its own challenges, like picking which part of the couch to work from. Photo by Jodie Cook on Unsplash

4. 3 affluent Dallas neighbors dominate new list of wealthiest U.S. suburbs. Three well-to-do Dallas-area communities — University Park, Southlake, and Colleyville — are among the wealthiest suburbs in America in 2025, a report confirmed. The three affluent Dallas neighbors were lauded in GoBankingRates ranking of the 50 wealthiest U.S. suburbs, based on 2022 and 2023 average household income data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau.

5. 4 Dallas-area universities make 2026 list of world’s best schools. The University of Texas at Dallas, University of North Texas, Southern Methodist University, and University of Texas at Arlington are among the top 1,200 schools included in the QS World University Rankings 2026. The Princeton Review agreed, also naming SMU, UTD, TCU, and University of Dallas to its best-in-the-U.S. list, while Forbes named six DFW universities to its list of America's top colleges.

6. 11 cities around Dallas make list of best places to live in the U.S. Nearly a dozen Dallas suburbs, including perennial favorite Flower Mound, have landed among the best places to live in 2025, according to U.S. News & World Report.

7. Dallas middle school ranks No. 1 in Texas for 2026, per U.S. News. More than a dozen Dallas-Fort Worth elementary and middle schools have excelled on U.S. News and World Report's just-released list of the best K-8 schools in Texas for 2026, with one that's first in class: The No. 1 best middle school in Texas is Dallas ISD's William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted.

8. North Dallas suburb lauded as 5th best U.S. city for working parents. Frisco already has a reputation as a great place for families and a top spot for remote workers, so it's no surprise that the city has clocked in as one of the best places in the country for working parents, too.

Frisco Frisco ranked No. 5 nationwide in a 2025 study. Visit Frisco/Facebook

9. City of Dallas to put a pause on curbside trash collection issue. In October, the city of Dallas put the curbside trash collection debate on hold. According to a release, the Sanitation Department temporarily paused implementation of an alley-to-curb program that was approved, in order to evaluate additional options for continuing alley service where residents strongly prefer it.

10. Dallas suburb proclaimed 8th best U.S. city to drive in, per report. Dallas roadways are no picnic, but in one neighboring town, it's easy street: A report by WalletHub puts none other than Plano on its list of the top 10 best U.S. cities to drive in for 2025.

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