“Town with a Lake Attitude”
POPULATION ESTIMATE 51,100
Welcome to Little Elm and find homes for sale in this family-oriented town with more than 66 miles of shoreline along the northern and eastern shores of Lewisville Lake.
Little Elm, in Denton County, has easy access to employers and shopping in Frisco, Plano and the rest of the DFW Metroplex with the Dallas North Tollway a 5-minute drive east.
Most of the city is new because of Little Elm’s rapid growth, including parks, government buildings, and businesses.
There is a diverse housing mix of single-family, townhouses, and duplexes.
EDUCATION
Three school districts serve the residents of Little Elm: Little Elm Independent School District, Frisco ISD, and Denton ISD.
SAFETY
In 2013, Little Elm was named the safest city in Texas by the FBI and the 18th safest in the nation for cities with a population of 25,000 or more. Find your perfect place in Little Elm homes for sale:
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Parks, Recreation, Shopping in Little Elm
PARKS & RECREATION
Little Elm has an extensive parks system with five major community parks, and many miles of hike and bike trails constructed and planned along the lake and its tributaries.
Lakeside amenities include a wakeboard park, boat ramp, swim beach, marina, an amphitheater on the water and many miles of trail.
The city has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation for environmental improvements three years in a row.
SHOPPING
Little Elm has basic area shopping for residents and the convenient location gives easy access to neighboring retail. There you’ll find big box stores to unique art galleries, furniture stores, antique, gift shops and boutiques.
It’s only minutes away to the many shopping options of nearby Frisco, McKinney, Plano, and Allen. Here are the best 10 shopping areas according to Yelp.