What began as a 30-acre mobile home park in the 1960s is now a desirable suburban city within the sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Despite being just a 20-minute drive from the whirl of downtown Dallas, Glenn Heights retains its small-town vibe with quiet neighborhoods and attractive homes. "Glenn Heights is small-town living near the big city," says Anne Foster, a Realtor with Dave Perry Miller Real Estate who has over 34 years of experience in the Dallas area. "It's close enough to Dallas for commuting, but it's a smaller community where people feel like they know each other."
Residents in Glenn Heights enjoy small-town vibes.
Heritage Community Park has two basketball courts for residents wanting a quick game of horse.
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Suburban Dallas homes built between the 1980s and 2000s
Most Glenn Heights homes are variations of the new traditional style with brick exteriors and attached two-car garages. Home sizes range from around 1,500 to a little over 4,000 square feet, with three to five bedrooms, and prices typically fall between $275,000 and $630,000. "Glenn Heights home prices tend to be a little more affordable than other areas, and buyers can get newer homes there," Foster says. "And when I say newer, I mean many were built in the 2000s. So, they're new enough to have modern features like open floor plans and tall ceilings, but they're old enough for homeowners to still update and make them their own if they want to."
Glenn Heights is a quaint community with relaxing scenery.
Glenn Heights has newly constructed homes with gabled roofs.
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DeSoto and Red Oak Independent School Districts serve families
Since the line between Dallas County and Ellis County runs through the southern portion of Glenn Heights, area kids attend schools in either the DeSoto or Red Oak Independent School Districts. DeSoto ISD schools include Moates Elementary for kindergarten through fifth grade, McCowan Middle for grades six through eight, and ninth through 12th graders attend DeSoto High School, winners of the 2022 state football championship. All three schools earned an overall C-minus grade on Niche. Youngsters in Red Oak ISD attend Shields Elementary for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school earned an overall C-minus grade on Niche. Students filter into Red Oak Junior High School, which earned an overall B grade, then attend Red Oak High School, which earned an overall A-minus grade. "Both school districts offer a lot," Foster says. "And having a choice of districts can be a plus for some people."
Curtistene S. McCowan Elementary in Desoto is named after a former FTC Senior Investigator.
Red Oak High School is serious about it's football and has the facilites to back it up.
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Plenty of ways to get outdoors in Glenn Heights
Residents seeking the outdoors can head to Heritage Park. In this 44-acre city park, residents can kick, catch and dribble at multiple baseball and soccer fields and two basketball courts. There's also a shaded playground, walking paths and a pavilion with picnic tables. Even on rainy days, residents can still be active with the city's modern community center, which has an indoor basketball court, a weight room and community rooms for meetings or parties.
Heritage Park offers residents of Glenn Heights multiple areas for recreation and sports.
Residents experience a welcoming community within Dallas' Glenn Heights neighborhood.
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Shopping centers just minutes away from Glenn Heights
Along Interstate 35, residents have access to various dining and retail options. Local favorites include Fujiya Ramen and Moni's Pizza & Pasta. There is a Walmart and Kroger on either side of the freeway for daily necessities. Wine enthusiasts can take a trip to the Cassaro Winery in nearby Ovilla, where owners John and Jill Matthews bring a little Italian tradition to Texas with wines made from Italian varietal grapes, including Albarino and Sangiovese, grown in north Texas. When residents want more dining, retail or entertainment, I-35 can connect residents to all downtown Dallas offers.
Moni's Pasta and Pizza, located at the heart of Glenn Heights, is surrounded by local business.
The interior of Brookshire's shows off the proud history of Red Oak near Glenn Heights.
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Commuting from Glenn Heights
Located about 20 miles from downtown Dallas, Glenn Heights is an excellent location for those who need to commute into the city but want to retain the privacy of the suburbs. The community is bordered by I-35E, connecting residents to the city and various dining and retail along the way. Residents are also 7 miles from Methodist Charlton Medical Center, the closest hospital. I-35E also connects residents to the network of freeways surrounding the DFW metroplex. The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is 35 miles away, and Fort Worth is about 45 miles away. With access to the surrounding areas, Glenn Heights offers that small-town feel within minutes of the big city.
The local Glenn Heights DART bus station whisks residents away to Downtown Dallas.
Countless restaurants line the frontage roads of Glenn Heights on Interstate 35.
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