Southlake Real Estate

Southlake Real Estate & Homes for Sale in Texas

Southlake Real Estate & Homes for Sale in Texas

Southlake is an affluent and rapidly-growing community that features excellent schools, a low crime rate and plenty of family-oriented activities. Incorporated in 1956 to avoid annexation by its neighbors, Southlake has a rich history and was the site of the first permanent settlement in Tarrant County when it was homesteaded in 1866. The area that would become Southlake remained a rural farming community more than 100 years until 1952 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Lake Grapevine. The lake spurred much of the area's early growth and was the beginning of change. The original town contained 1.62 square miles and had a population of just over 100. Today Southlake has a population of approximately 22,500 and is the fastest-growing city in the county. Real estate options in Soutlake consist of single-family homes starting in the mid-$200,000s for smaller single-family homes to $2 million for larger houses and estates. The city leadership strives to maintain the unique charm and beauty that residents have come to expect and enjoy. Commercial development has largely been restricted to the Highway 114 and Southlake Boulevard corridors where the city's new "downtown" has just been completed.