Perhaps unsurprisingly, one of the most significant trajectories of North Texas growth has been… well, north. While places like Frisco and McKinney have been making a lot of headlines for the various developments going up in their city limits, the small municipality of Pilot Point is being primed to become a new frontier of suburban D-FW.
One of the first Anglo settlements of what eventually became Denton County, Pilot Point has experienced a significant population surge in recent years, growing from around 4,380 residents in 2020 to roughly 6,770 in 2024 for a 54.6% increase, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures.
Growth drivers in the city include proximity to the Dallas North Tollway, cheaper housing compared to cities like Frisco and Prosper, and an influx of big master-planned communities in and near the area. Officials estimate there will be more than 10,000 people living in the city by 2029…