It has what upscale buyers—businessmen, professionals—want in a suburban community: great schools, terrain, unique amenities, and location. People who move here say they crave the small-town feel matched with big-city benefits. Wimberley is the only gated community in Twin Creeks, but keep in mind that Allen was recently rated as the safest community of 50,000 or more residents in the state of Texas, according to Kendall Hutton of Hillwood Development Company. With a population of 88,000, Allen is expected to max out at 120,000 by 2012. Luxury home builder Steve Roberts, one of Wimberley’s pioneering builders, says, “The lots are beautiful, super-large, and a great value. Allen has only two more areas to develop, and then the land’s all gone.”
Here, it’s small-town America but with Starbucks and stores that cater to high-net-worth individuals three miles down the road. People also come for the schools: the new Mary Evans Elementary School is rated Exemplary, as are many of the Allen ISD schools.
