Frisco is a city located in  Collin  and  Denton  counties in  Texas . It is part of the  Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex , and is located approximately 25 minutes from the  DFW Airport  and  Dallas Love Field Airport . With major highways north-south and east-west, the city is well-positioned on the path of growth in the Dallas area.

As of June 1, 2014, the city had a population estimated at 140,220. [2] [3]  Frisco was the fastest-growing city in the  United States  in 2009, [4]  and also the fastest-growing city in the nation from 2000 to 2009. In the late 1990s, the northern  Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex  suburban development tide hit the northern border of  Plano  and spilled into Frisco, sparking explosive growth into the 2000s. Like many of the cities located in the booming northern suburbs of Dallas, Frisco serves as a  bedroom community  for many professionals who work in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.

Since 2003, Frisco has received the designation “ Tree City USA ” by the National Arbor Day Foundation. [5]  In 2007, Frisco received the National Arbor Day Foundation Growth Award for the third year in a row. This award recognizes environmental improvement and encourages a higher level of tree care and tree preservation within the community. A 2007  Forbes  study named Frisco as the seventh-fastest growing suburb in the United States. [6]  In 2011,  CNN  listed Frisco as one of the “Best Places to Live” in the nation, [7]  and  Forbes  ranked it 7th in its list of “America’s 25 Best Places To Move”.