Little Elm, population of 60,090, is located in central west Denton County, approximately 36 miles north of downtown Dallas and 48 miles northeast of downtown Fort Worth. Little Elm remained a quiet lakeside community until growth by the surrounding communities began to have a profound effect on this sleepy town.

The Town of Little Elm, known as the “Town with a Lake Attitude,” boasts over 66 miles of town limits are shoreline on Lewisville Lake. Almost everywhere you travel in town, neighborhoods have a view of the lake. Little Elm has experienced the seventh fastest population growth rate in the Dallas Fort Worth area over the past three years.

Little Elm offers a fantastic cost of living in a rural-suburban area compared to the national average. The city is very affordable when compared to other neighborhoods in the Dallas metro area and the Little Elm property tax rate is among the best values in Texas for home property taxes.

Little Elm has access to the rest of the DFW metroplex via several regionally significant thoroughfares. The Dallas North Tollway is a 5-minute drive east of Little Elm, DFW Airport is about 30 minutes away by car, and Love Field Airport is about 35 minutes by car. Eldorado Parkway, which functions as Little Elm's main street, provides a critical connection to the region by linking U.S. 75 and I-35E, including the Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge.

The estimated median household income is $102,907 with an estimated median home value of $288,731.

Three school districts serve Little Elm: Little Elm Independent School District, Frisco Independent School District, and Denton Independent School District.