Plano is an “All American City” located in the suburbs north of Dallas and is convenient to highways, airports, rail service, major corporations, restaurants, shops and entertainment venues.
Plano has received many awards over the years. Below are the most recent:
- 2017 Plano Named #1 Healthiest Housing Market In The U.S
- Best Hospitals for 2016-2017 by U. S. News and World Report:
- Baylor University Medical Center ranks #1 in DFW Metroplex and #3 in Texas
- Texas Health ranks #6 in DFW Metroplex and #15 in the state
- The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano ranks #18 in the nation for Cardiology & Heart Surgery
- 2016 #1 Place to Find a Job by Forbes
- 2016 One of the Top 5 Places to Live by Money Magazine
- 2016 #1 Best Neighborhood (West Plano ) by The Best of DFW – The Dallas Morning News for safety, schools, amenities, and overall excellence
- 2016 Outstanding Achievement in Livability by the U. S. Conference of Mayors
- 2015 National Community Improvement Award by the Keep America Beautiful Foundation
- 2015 #1 City to find a job by WalletHub.com
- 2015 Best City to Raise a Family in America by niche.com
- 2010 and 2011 Plano was voted the “Safest City” in America by Forbes
- Plano is home to 3 Olympians from the World Olympics Gymnastics Academy (WOGA)
- Carly Patterson, Nastia Lutkin, and Madison Kocian
Plano offers school K – 12, which are rated exemplary and also Collin County Community College Campuses, University of Dallas at Plano and Southern Methodist University in Legacy. For more information about the city, please visit the following web sites.
http://plano.gov – City of Plano website
http://pisd.edu – Plano Independent School District website