Richardson Apartments for Rent

Richardson, Texas

Richardson, a residential and electronic manufacturing suburb of Dallas, is on U.S. Highway 75 and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, the Southern Pacific, and the St. Louis and Southwestern railroads, ten miles north of downtown Dallas in northern Dallas and southern Collin counties. The twenty-eight-square-mile area of Richardson has an uneven boundary surrounded by other communities, including Dallas to the northwest and south, Garland to the east and south, Plano to the north, and Murphy and Sachse to the east. The 159-acre city of Buckingham is entirely within the city limits of Richardson. Spring and Duck creeks and Cottonwood Branch run through the community. Richardson is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, also known as the Metroplex.

Apartments in Richardson, Texas

There are many apartments for rent in Richardson as well as in the surrounding communities of Addison, Allen, Plano, Lewisville, Murphy, Mesquite, Dallas, Frisco, Garland, Sachse, Carrollton, The Colony and Wylie.

Find a Job in Richardson, Texas

Richardson was once considered a bedroom community of Dallas but is now the heart of a significant employment center, the Telecom Corridor, where more than 80,000 people work each day.

Transportation in Richardson, Texas

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is the light rail system used by commuters working and playing in Dallas.

Colleges and Universities in Richardson, Texas

Despite its name, the University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson.

Things to Do in Richardson, Texas and the Metroplex

Close by Richardson and in and around the Metroplex, there are many opportunities for sports, the arts and shopping.

Major professional sports teams in the Metroplex area include the Dallas Cowboys football, the Dallas Desperados arena football, the Dallas Mavericks basketball, the Dallas Burn soccer, the Dallas Sidekicks soccer, the Dallas Stars hockey, and the Texas Rangers baseball.

Richardson is home to the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations at the Galatyn Park Station urban center. However world class museums and art galleries, as well as performing arts organizations such as opera, theater, ballet and symphony are prevalent in the Metroplex as well and a quick commute away. The Dallas Arts District, a 60-acre development, is the largest downtown arts district in the U.S.

The Metroplex is a shopping and fashion mecca with an eclectic array of gifts and merchandise featuring 25 major shopping malls, 30 antique districts and numerous boutiques. Nearby major malls include the Stonebriar Mall, the Dallas Galleria, The Shops At Willow Bend, Vista Ridge Mall and the 1.9 million square foot Grapevine Mills Outlet Mall.

More than 50 lakes and 100 public and private golf courses are within a 100-mile radius of the city of Richardson, making apartment living in this area a wonderful experience.