Frisco is a modern boom town and one of the fastest growing communities in the U.S. The population currently stands at about 81,000, with estimates that it will double that in another decade or two. Clearly, something draws people to this city. Just what might that be?

Call it quality of life. There is much to see, do, be, and participate in. First, there's the sports. Frisco is home to the FC Dallas professional soccer team, as well as the Frisco Roughriders, a AA team affiliated with the Texas Rangers, and the Texas Tornado junior hockey team.

Then there's the public art, for which Frisco is known. The Texas Sculpture Garden displays dozens of large-scale pieces, along with 100 smaller pieces scattered through the office park location. The largest themed bronze sculpture collection in the country depicts the cattle drives along the Shawnee Trail that is Frisco's history. Cattle sculptures, waterfall and native Texas landscaping offer a perfect setting for walking, picnics and biking in Central Park. More public art is all over the city, ranging from bronze sculptures of bison and cattlemen from the past to more modern works.

Then there's the multitude of festivals, featuring everything from gymnastics and drum corps competitions to storytelling and music, and of course, Texas beef.

Frisco's history is all about the western spirit. The Shawnee Trail brought the first settlers, who followed the buffalo herds. Cattlemen used the trail for their enormous cattle drives in the 1800s. Eventually, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad was built along the same route, which is how Frisco was named.

From those first settlers to today's young professionals, the growth hasn't slowed down. The median age of Frisco's residents is 30 years. Median household income is $79,149 and median house value is $157.200 as of 2000.