D Magazine

D Magazine rates Keller as the number 9 suburb in Texas because of home prices and cool projects like ArtHouse.

9. Keller
Population: 37,700
Annual growth since 1990: 7.5%
Average home sales price in 2007: $301,539
Median age of residents: 35
Families with kids under 18: 52%
Median household income: $86,232

What They Say: Last year, Keller was voted the 50th best place to live in the United States by CNN’s Money.com (the only other Dallas-Fort Worth cities mentioned were Mansfield, No. 83, and Grapevine, No. 97). Keller is an affordable option to its neighboring cities, drawing families who want to live off one income. The city is full of bike trails, including a favorite along Bear Creek where you’ll trek by a few longhorns along the way. Residents have high hopes for the city’s new ArtHouse, a tres chic retail and residential space with lofts. There is plenty of new construction still going on in Keller, most on the west side of Highway 377. Homes range from the low $100,000s to $500,000.

What We Say: We were amused by the sign announcing “goats for sale” just down the street from enormous homes in the Tuscany addition (one almost 5,000-square-foot home was listed for $800,000). Why pay Southlake home prices when Keller’s amenities are so close and you’ve got cool projects like the ArtHouse in the works?