Plano, Texas

Plano is the perfect place for families and increasingly younger couples and singles. There are parks, bike trails, dog parks, and recreation centers that everyone can enjoy. If you’re in the mood for a pickup game of tag football, a picnic with friends, or a walk with the fam, check out the two open space preserves: Arbor Hills Nature Preserve, which has a pond, and Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve. Within both parks are biking trails void of interruption from cars or traffic.

If you want indoor recreation, there are 5 recreation centers in Plano, three with indoor pools, one with an outdoor pool, and a recreation center exclusively for senior residents. If you or your family has a furry friend, there are many dog parks in the area, great for an afternoon with the pup! With the favorable weather and community feel of Plano, it’s no shocker that everyone loves to get out and about!

The pandemic means that people don’t have to live in high-population areas and sacrifice happiness for location. Texas is no stranger to the post-office life migration. Texas, as a whole, offers no income tax for citizens or corporations, meaning it’s a very popular place for headquarters including FedEx, Frito-Lay, and more. More people and more business means, you guessed it, traffic.

For people who are still commuting to Dallas, you’re looking at your usual 25 minute commute go up to 70 minutes in the evening rush. As more and more businesses take advantage of Texas’s lack of corporate income taxes, we can expect even more people to move to the DFW area in the coming years than already have been

Plano is a safe, sunny, family-friendly, and fun town. People who live here have found a perfect combination of work-life balance. There is a ton to do outside with family or friends, great restaurants, and amazing schools. Plano’s neighborhoods are tree-lined and gorgeous, full of families and young professionals looking for community and a good time!

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Plano is home to a huge number of headquarters. At Home, FedEx Office, Frito-Lay, J.C. Penney, and many more are in Plano! Because there are so many growing businesses already in the city and more hiring on the way, there's no shortage of job opportunities for those on the hunt. The largest employers are Capital One Finance, DXC Technology, and Bank of America.