The Colony Neighborhood Guide
Welcome to The Colony Texas
The Colony, also known as the city by the lake due to about half of its city line touching Lewisville Lake, has an amazing contrast of small town feel mixed with high-end luxury living. With only a 15 minute drive down the Dallas North Tollway you hit Dallas and only a 20 minute drive from the DFW international airport you get both easy access to the major city and airport, as well as the feeling that your hours away from any major city. The Colony has a lot to offer both family raising adults looking to take each day slow while relaxing with their kids and young adults that are living the “fast life.” Whatever you’re looking for, The Colony has a neighborhood for you!
About The Colony
The Colony holds many cool destinations built around the lake such as Hidden Cove Park and Marina, also known as Party Cove. The Colony has a ton of different attractions which attracts all walks of life, whether you're about to retire and want to spend the rest of your days on your boat on Lewisville Lake, or you had to move to the Dallas Metroplex for work and you're okay with driving 30 minutes to work because you get to drive only 10 minutes to the lake. The Colony also has one of the fastest growing deluxe shopping centers in The Colony’s newest development, Grandscape.
Things to do in The Colony
Grandscape
Lava Cantina
Topo Chico Stage & Lawn
Truck Yard The Colony
Stewart Creek Park
Topgolf The Colony
Grrrowler’s Tap Room & Beer Garden
The Tribute
Public School info
The Colony is under Lewisville ISD. The public schools in Lewisville ISD are rated A by Niche. Lewisville Independent School District is a highly rated, public school district it has 49,361 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 59% of students are at least proficient in math and 58% in reading.
(Niche assign ratings to schools and are commonly used by parents to make a decision.)
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Commute Times
Dallas Love Field Airport 30m. by car
Dallas Executive Airport 40m. by car
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 16m. by car
Downtown Dallas 33m. by car
Boundaries
The Colony is a northern suburb of Dallas, With Plano being its Eastern boundary, Frisco being its northern boundary, Hebron being its southern boundary and Lewisville Lake being its western boundary.
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The Colony Lifestyle
The Colony has recently developed a fast-growing hub of food, fun, live music, and more! Grandscape is home to multiple high-end restaurants, Andretti Indoor Go-karting and Games, Puttery, Immersive Gamebox, Topo Chico Stage & Lawn and so much more! If you're looking for a place to take the family for food, fun and games, this is your place! The Colony also holds many other fun things to do as well such as Top Golf, Studio Movie Grill, and the Jurassic World Exhibit! The Colony is also home to a ton of different places to see live music and play sand volleyball like Lava Cantina! Whether you're looking for a place to take your family for a day of fun, or a young adult looking to meet others and socialize The Colony is definitely not lacking when it comes to places to go!
With The Colony constantly growing and maturing into a developed and refined suburb of Dallas, there is no better time than to check out the neighborhoods of The Colony. There are multiple neighborhoods that were built around Lewisville Lake that are a resort style, quiet and family friendly neighborhood perfect for raising a family. You don’t have to worry about your kids playing in the front lawn or even them walking down to the neighborhood park to play with the other kids, and on the weekends you can easily head out on the lake with the boat or play your neighbors in a round of golf on your designated golf course!
Why You’ll Fall in Love With The Colony
The Colony TX is also known as the city by the lake, the reason being that The Colony is touching Lewisville Lake for almost 35 percent of its border this also means it holds many cool destinations built around the lake such as Hidden Cove and Marina, also known as Party Cove. The Colony has a ton of different attractions which attracts all walks of life, whether you're about to retire and want to spend the rest of your days on your boat on Lewisville Lake, or you had to move to the Dallas Metroplex for work and you're okay with driving 30 minutes to work because you get to drive only 10 minutes to the lake. The Colony also has one of the fastest growing deluxe shopping centers in Grandscape. Grandscape is home to multiple high-end restaurants, Andretti Indoor Go-karting and Games, Puttery, Immersive Gamebox, and so much more! If you're looking for a place to take the family for food, fun and games, this is your place! The homes within The Colony are very impressive as well, you can find homes with a ton of land, or neighborhoods that have that cozy suburban feel. The Colony also holds many other fun things to do as well such as Top Golf, Studio Movie Grill, and the Jurassic World Exhibit! Whether you're looking to raise a family, have a night out on the town with your friends, or go to the lake and enjoy tanning on the water, The Colony has everything you need!
Homes in The Colony
The Colony consists of about 20,000 homes, most of which are recently built with a modern artistic feel. The beauty of newer homes is they are designed with features most people are accustomed to now, open floor plans, high ceilings and a ton of technological add-ons you won’t find in homes older that 10 years. Having a lot of real estate on the shoreline of the lake sure does help bring in builders with amazing visions, which has led to some amazing lakefront homes being built in the past 10 years!