City of Carrollton, Texas : Rollingwood Estates

Neighborhood: Rollingwood Estates

The Rollingwood Estates neighborhood was developed in the late 1960's and early 1970's and is comprised of approximately 915 single-family homes. This neighborhood is located north of the President George Bush Turnpike and east of Josey Lane. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by the city's Area 2 Greenbelt (southeast branch of Furneaux Creek) and on the east by the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad. The Rollingwood Estates neighborhood includes the city's Martha Pointer Park and is located just east of Trinity Valley Shopping Center.

Phase Map

Rollingwood Estates Project Map

Highlights

The Rollingwood Estates improvements were completed in four phases. All phases included improvements to streets, sidewalks, water & sewer lines, alleys and neighborhood signage.
The total reinvestment allocated approximately $5 million toward improvements in the target area.
This figure does not include the $165,000 required for the mill and overlay of all streets, or $977,000 for the rebuild of Arcadia Drive.

Project Phasing Plan

Phase	Start / Completion Date	Estimated Amount	Status / Highlights
Phase I	Start Date: 2002 Completion: Fall 2003	$1,150,000	Complete - Primary area includes Northcentral and Eastern portions of neighborhood.
Phase II	Start Date: 2004 Completion: 2004	$750,000	Complete - Primary area includes Southcentral and Western portions of neighborhood
Phase III	Start Date: November 2004 Completion: October 2005	$480,000	Complete - Rebuild of Statler Street between Arcadia and Scott Mill.
Phase IV	Start Date: Summer 2006 Completion: March 2007	$2,200,000	Complete - Rebuild of Scott Mill
Total Investment:		$4,580,000

Neighborhood Characteristics

The following are selected characteristics from the 1990 & 2000 U.S. Census.

Census tract 137.20 block group 1, census tract 137.21 block group 3, census tract 216.15 block groups 3 and 4 and census tract 216.17 block group 1

	Rollingwood Estates			City
Census Variables >	1990	% Change	2000	1990	% Change	2000
Housing Characteristics
Population	3731	+1.8%	3799	82169	+32.9%	109,215
Persons/Occupied Housing Unit			2.95	2.69	+1.5%	2.73
Occupancy Status	97%	2%	99.0%	87.0%	+5%	92.0%
Renter - Occupied Rate	18%	-5%	13.0%	39.0%	-5%	34.0%
Owner-Occupied Rate	80.0%	+6%	86.0%	61.0%	+5%	66.0%
Median Home Value	$88,667	+9.0%	$96,633	$99,300	+26.8%	$125,900
Median Rental Rate	$741	+4.0%	$771	$542	+44.1%	$781
Workforce Characteristics
Labor Force (Age 16+)	100%	same	100%	100%	same	100%
Commutes Alone	81.0%	-3%	78.0%	82.9%	-1.7%	81.2%
Carpooled	12.7%	-0.7%	12.0%	11.1%	-0.5%	11.6%
Public Transportation	1.0%	+1.4%	2.4%	1.5%	-0.1%	1.4%
Walk	1.2%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.3%
Other	1.1%	-0.1%	1.0%	1.0%	same	1.0%
Work at Home	2.9%	+3.4%	6.3%	2.6%	+1.0%	3.6%
Mean travel time to work	24.5 min	+7.1%	26.25	23.6	+12.7%	26.6
Racial Characteristics
White	3245	- 27.4%	2355	68,300	+15.3%	78,758
African American	103	+ 35.0%	139	4,014	+71.0%	6,862
American Indian	17	+ 23.5%	21	348	+44.5%	503
Asian / Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	40	+ 415.0%	206	5,598	+114.7%	12,019
Other	73	+ 200.0%	219	3,909	+116.2%	8,451
2+ Races	N/A	N/A	176	N/A	N/A	2,983
Hispanic	253	+ 170.0%	683	8,420	+154.2%	21,400
Income Characteristics
Median Household Income	$31,945	+48.8%	$62,415	$45,787	+26.6%	$62,406
% in Poverty	15		n/a	1027	+13.6%	1189
Total Housing Units	926	+ 12.3%	1040	32,992	+22.9%	40,533

Project Photos

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Last updated: 4/21/2010 4:20:08 PM