The Colony
Denton County · 46,196 peopleOutdoors grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B · #139 of 640 in TX
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The Colony ranks first on outdoors among Texas’ 642 towns of 2,500+; 90 of the 642 grade A− or better on outdoors nationally.
The Outdoors grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the share of land conserved and the trail miles per square mile. How grades work
Outdoors grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B · #139 of 640 in TX
#2Outdoors grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #15 of 640 in TX
Outdoors grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 640 in TX
Outdoors grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 12 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
642 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
The Colony (Denton County) ranks first on outdoors among 642 towns, with an A+; Steiner Ranch and Highland Village follow.
The Outdoors grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the share of land conserved and the trail miles per square mile. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a outdoors grade (642 in Texas). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Texas page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.