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Jane Clark on Thursday, 20 November 2014 published in Cities

Allen Texas anchors the golden corridor that follows I-75 northward out of the Dallas Fort Worth metro-plex. Like its northern neighbor McKinney, It often finds itself on those ubiquitous top something or other lists that seem to follow those exceptional places where homeownership, family values, and quality living go hand in hand.

It’s because that is what Allen Tx Real Estate is all about. From a deep sense of it’s own past in wild, wild west to some of the finest master planned communities in the nation you and your family will find something to love about Allen Texas Real Estate.

• About Allen
• Allen in the News
• Some Allen Facts
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• Allen Tx is more than just a little slice of Texas history. It’s heritage dates back to the late 1700’s when the region was inhabited by Caddo and Comanche Indian tribes. European immigrants began arriving in the 1840s,giving rise to the kind of Cowboy and Indian stories which make up the wild west. The tribes eventually migrated west. A historic marker commemorating one of the final conflicts between settlers and native tribes is located along State Highway 5 and Rowlett Creek near the existing railroad. Allen Is rich in the history of old west. The Settlers, in search of free land, arrived by traveling the Texas Road and the Central National Road constructed by the Republic of Texas. A stage line ran from Bonham through McKinney to Allen and Plano, crossing Rowlett Creek where SH 5 is located now. Allen was actually a part of the Peter’s Colony Land Grant to the Texas Emigration & Land Company. The original land patents are still on file in Austin

  Here is an interesting bit of History, The first train robbery in Texas took place in Allen on February 22, 1878, when Sam Bass and his gang stopped and robbed the train in broad daylight. The original township of Allen was laid out in 1872 and constructed as a railroad depot according to the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (H&TC). In 1918, the H&TC built a combination freight/passenger depot in the Allen Central Business District. The Allen Heritage Center and Museum replicates that original depot. It is the home of the Allen Heritage Guild whose mission is to ensure tomorrow’s heritage by recording past and current milestones for the city. One of Allen's most recognizable landmarks, the Old Stone Dam, is to one of the only remaining stone dams in the United States. It was used as a water station for the H&TC railway. The remaining site includes the stone dam, a foundation for a pump house and a foundation for a water tower which is designated by the Texas Historical Commission as a State Archaeological Landmark. The City of Allen incorporated in 1953. It has experienced many growth spurts over the last 60 years and it is now home to about 86,000 people

• • 21st Safest City in Texas - SafeWise.com, October 2013
  • One of the Top 10 Best Towns for Families – Family Circle, July 2013
  • Number 13 Best Places to Live – Money Magazine, August 2012
  • Number 16 Best Places to Live – Money Magazine, August 2010
  • Number 20 Best Places to Live – Money Magazine, August 2008
  • One of the Top 10 Dallas Suburbs – D Magazine, July 2012
  • Named as the Ninth Safest City in the U.S. – CQ Press, a unit of Congressional Quarterly, Inc., December 2011
  • One of the Top 25 Best Retirement Places –Forbes, September 2011
  • The 19th Best Place to Move – Forbes, July 2009

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  Some interesting Allen Tx Real Estate Information

  • As of 2014, Allen's population is 84,387 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 92.29 percent
  • The median home cost in Allen is $275,500. Home appreciation the last year has been 9.60 percent.
  • Compared to the rest of the country, Allen's cost of living is 19.60% Higher than the U.S. average.
  • Allen public schools spend $11,521 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $12,435. There are about 15.1 students per teacher in Allen.
  • The unemployment rate in Allen is 4.20 percent(U.S. avg. is 6.30%). Recent job growth is Positive. Allen jobs have increased by 3.43 percent

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