Brightly colored sails glide across the glass surface of Joe Pool Lake. An early morning foursome swings against a backdrop of emerald fairways. Neighbors greet neighbors as they garden, walk and bike. Generations gather at Grandma's for a Sunday picnic. Fathers, mothers, kids and teachers cheer for Friday night high school football. All of this goes on in the heart of one of the nation's busiest and most prosperous urban centers, all in Grand Prairie, Texas.
The City of Grand Prairie offers relaxation, family fun, friendly neighbors and a smart place to live and do business. About 161,000 people live in Grand Prairie making it the seventh largest city in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, 16th largest city in Texas and the sixth fastest-growing 100,000+ city in the nation. Generally speaking, our residents are 30 something, dual income homeowners. In Grand Prairie, families who have lived here for generations welcome newcomers who come to Grand Prairie for the same reasons the natives don't leave—location and hometown atmosphere.
Conveniently located between Dallas and Fort Worth, the city's eastern boundary is 12 miles west of downtown Dallas and the western edge is 15 miles east of Fort Worth. Just five minutes south of DFW International Airport, the city enjoys easy access to anywhere and everywhere on Interstate 20, Interstate 30, State Highway 360, Loop 12 and Spur 303. Grand Prairie residents look forward to increased traveling convenience as construction continues on the 10-mile extension of State Highway 161 to I-20. By 2009, the SH 161 corridor will become a major north-south highway that connects with east-west freeways between Dallas and Fort Worth, including SH 183, I-30 and I-20.