About Plano

The City of Plano is well known Dallas suburb in Collin County. Plano is located around big arteries which are President George Bush Turnpike, U.S. Highway 75, Preston Road, North Dallas Toll way and 121 Toll Road. Plano is the neighbors of The City of Frisco, Carrollton, Allen, Parker, Murphy and Dallas.

City of Plano was established in 1873 and the name of Plano came from Spanish which means Plain that describes the area in that time. Plano is far from the meaning today with beautiful homes, good schools and lovely subdivisions.

Plano has chosen ‘The Best Place to live in the Western United States’ by Money magazine. The city of Plano well deserved this nomination with good schools which ranks very well in the country, rich cultural activities, and strong economy with big companies headquarters as well as affordable housing.

Most of the big companies have chosen to bring their headquarters in this exceptional city. Corporate headquarters in Plano are Countrywide Home loans now they are part of Bank of America, J.C. Penny Inc., HP Enterprise Services, Part of Dell’s Perot Systems Corporation, Alcatel – Lucent, Frito – Lay, Dr Pepper – Snapple Group, Cinemark Theaters, Capitol One, Ericsson, Oracle, Rent- A- Center, Rug Doctor, Infosys Technologies, Medical Center of Plano and Presbyterian hospital of Plano. All these good companies help Plano to grow successfully with strong economy.

You will enjoy good weather in Plano all year long. Warmest month of Plano is in July and coldest month of Plano is in January. You will rarely see little snow around January which makes Plano residents happy if it is around Christmas time.

This exceptional city has lively events around the year from Plano Balloon Festival to traditional Christmas lights in Plano Area. There are a lot of shopping centers, bars, and restaurants in Plano that you will have good time.

Plano residents are lucky to have 62 miles of beautiful recreational trails, 81 stunning parks and four affordable city recreation centers as well as golf courses and dog parks in Plano.

Homes in Plano are mostly traditional style however you can rarely find Mediterranean style homes with nice size of backyards. One or two story homes could be found in the style of single family homes, condos or townhomes in Plano.

Plano Independent School District proudly serves to outstanding Plano area with different grades of successful schools. You will become a volunteer of Plano Independent School District if you want to involve in this stunning community easily.

You will love what Plano offers to you from beautiful houses, good schools, libraries, recreational centers, parks, trails, community focus groups as well as good job opportunities.