Plano, Texas
About Plano
Plano, TX is a big city located in northern Texas with an estimated population of 293,286. It ranks as the 9th largest city in Texas and the 74th largest in the entire United States.
Officially, Plano is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 71.7 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,090 residents per square mile.
📰 Plano News Today
- Local Composers and Focus for Plano Symphony’s First Recording symphony.org · Aug 18
- Plano was named one of the happiest U.S. cities. What do residents think? Dallas News · Aug 18
- Texas father accused of killing estranged wife while children were home left eerie clue on shirt New York Post · Aug 18
- Plano husband charged with murder, abuse of a corpse after wife's body found in home - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · Aug 14
- City of Plano, Toyota North America listed in Top Texas Employers Plano Magazine · Aug 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Plano Unique
- A top-25 city in Texas by population (#9 of 1,224 incorporated places).
- Positioned in northern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 1.3% of Texas's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Plano
- Angelo & Vito's Pizzeria — pizza
- Arma Indian Cuisine — indian
- Bella Italia Ristorante — italian
- Board Bites — lebanese
- Burger Break — burger
- Carrabba's Italian Grill — italian
- Chili's — tex-mex
- China Ocean — chinese
- Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
- Chuy's — tex-mex
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Activate · Arcade
- Chuck E. Cheese
- Heritage Farmstead Museum · Museum
- WhirlyBall · Arcade
- Jack Carter Pool · Water park
- Kiddleton · Arcade
- Liberty Park Tank · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plano
- Arrowhead Park reviews ★
- Big Lake Park reviews ★
- Blue Ridge Park reviews ★
- Buckhorn Park reviews ★
- Caddo Park reviews ★
- Carpenter Park reviews ★
- Enfield Park reviews ★
- Jack Carter Park reviews ★
- Longhorn Park reviews ★
- Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★
- Wagon Wheel Park reviews ★
- Windhaven Meadows Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Plano
- ANDERSON EL
- ARMSTRONG MIDDLE
- BETHANY EL
- BORCHARDT EL
- BOWMAN MIDDLE
- CARPENTER MIDDLE
- FOWLER MIDDLE
- HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - PLANO
- LEGACY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY PLANO
- LONE STAR INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
- PREMIER H S-FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF AUTISM-PLANO
- RIDDLE EL
- ROBINSON MIDDLE
- TAYLOR EL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Plano ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Medical City Plano ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Texas Health Center For Diagnostics & Surgery Plan · 24/7 ER
- Childrens Medical Center Plano · 24/7 ER · Childrens
- Legent Surgical Hospital Plano · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.