FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE NAMES ROCKWALL ONE OF THE TEN BEST IN AMERICA!

It took a national magazine to reveal what Rockwall residents have always known – Rockwall is a

great town for families. In fact, it’s number one in Texas and one of the 10 best in America

according to

Available on newsstands July 7, the August issue of the magazine rates Rockwall and nine other

U.S. cities as the perfect places to call home, citing: good neighbors, A+ public school systems,

affordable housing and green spaces. Additional criteria for the data-driven survey included

financial stability, low crime rates and access to health care.

The article describes Rockwall as a lakeside Dallas suburb and one of the fastest growing

communities in Texas. It notes that Rockwall was the first school district in the nation to adopt

Rachel’s challenge, a K-12 education program encouraging kids to perform random acts of

kindness.

Interviewing several families in the selected cities to confirm research data and for other

information, the Terry Crabtree family was used as an example of a normal Rockwall family in the

article.