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Welcome to Cedar Park, Texas !

Cedar Park is the third largest city in the Austin metropolitan area, known for its outstanding schools, pro-business climate and relaxed family environment. Named one of Family Circle’s Top 10 Places to Raise a Family, Cedar Park offers all the benefits of life in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, with desirable neighborhoods, an entrepreneurial business environment, and an effective, conservatively managed city government. Our commitment to growth and a high quality of life make Cedar Park the right choice for you, your family, and your business!

Cedar Park is part of the Austin-Round MAJOR CITIES DISTANCE IN MILES Rock MSA (population 2 million*), the 4th largest region in the state of Texas. Cedar Austin (Downtown) 17 Park is located in western Williamson San Antonio 90 County (population estimate 508.514*), Houston 175 one of the top 10 fastest-growing counties Dallas-Fort Worth 190 in the nation. Laredo 250

Cedar Park is located in the Texas Hill Country with an elevation of 906 ft. The climate is classified as humid subtropical, Dallas—Fort Worth with hot summers and mild, typically dry winters. CEDAR PARK Freezing temperatures occur Austin San Antonio only about 25 days per year. While Houston summer days are hot, summer nights are usually pleasant. There are 111 days each year with temperatures above 90 °F, usually from June until Laredo September. Austin receives 31.35 in. of rain per year, with most of the precipitation in the spring.

*Source: Austin Chamber of Commerce LOCATION

CLIMATE

MINIMUM AVERAGE MAXIMUM

37.3º F 48.1º F 58.9º F Januarylive Temperatures 71.5º F 82.8º F 94.0º F July Temperatures

Avg. Relative Humidity: 67% | Avg. Annual Precipitation: 31.35 in. Source: National Climatic Data Center

COST OF LIVING

The Cost of Living Index measures housing, grocery, transportation and other items for the typical management family. The national average is 100. The Austin metro and other Texas cities offer much greater affordability than other major US cities. Source: Austin Chamber of Commerce

2016 AVERAGE COST OF LIVING

250 227.6 224.2

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150 147.4 142.2 117.9 109.6 96.4 100 95.4 96.6 91.4

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Boston Denver Raleigh AUSTIN Chicago Nashville Phoenix San Jose Los Angeles NY (Manhattan) Source: Austin Chamber of Commerce DEMOGRAPHICS

DEMOGRAPHICS

2010 2015 2020 FOR CEDAR PARK & ETJ ( CENSUS) ( ESTIMATES) ( PROJECTIONS)

Total Population 48,937 84,800 93,672 Median Age 32.8 34.2 34.2 # Households 17,817 22,714 26,768 Median Household Income $70,914 $85,855 $96,014 Per Capita Income $33,184 $36,246 $41,101 Median Home Value $198,032 $246,127 $264,959

Source: ESRI; U.S. Census Bureau

OVER OF THE WORKFORCE HAS A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER 45% (Higher than the City of Austin)

2017 POPULATION BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Less than 9th Grade 1.5%

9th–12th Grade 2.9%

High School Graduate 17.5%

Some College 23.9% Associate Degree 8.4% Bachelor’s Degree 31.1%

Graduate/Professional Degree 14.8%

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source: ESRI; U.S. Census Bureau; Applied Geographic Solutions DEMOGRAPHICS

2010 2015 2020 % POPULATION BY AGE ( CENSUS) ( ESTIMATES) ( PROJECTIONS)

Total Population 48,937 84,800 93,672 Under 5 yrs. 8.6 8.2 8.2 5-9 yrs. 8.9 8.5 8.3 10-14 yrs. 8.4 8.4 8.4 15-24 yrs. 11.9 12.4 11.7 25-34 yrs. 15.2 13.8 14.8 35-44 yrs. 18.5 17.3 16.9 45-54 yrs. 13.9 14.5 13.5 55-64 yrs. 7.9 9.3 9.8 65-74 yrs. 3.8 5.0 5.6 75-84 yrs. 2.0 1.9 2.2 Over 85 yrs. 0.9 0.8 0.8 Over 18 yrs. 69.6 70.7 70.8 Source: ESRI; U.S. Census Bureau

2010 2015 2020 % POPULATION BY RACE ( CENSUS) ( ESTIMATES) ( PROJECTIONS)

Total Population 48,937 84,800 93,672 White 81.4% 79% 75.9% African American 4.3% 4.5% 4.9% American Indian 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander 5.2% 6.6% 8.2% Other Race 5.3% 5.6% 6.0% Two or More Races 3.4% 3.8% 4.5% Hispanic Origin 19.0% 19.9% 20.9% Male 49% 49% 49% Female 51% 51% 51%

Source: ESRI; U.S. Census Bureau

% POPULATION BY

OCCUPATION TYPE

Source: ESRI; U.S. Census Bureau DEMOGRAPHICS

2015 HOUSEHOLDS BY INCOME

35%

30% 28.3%

25%

20% 18.9% 15.5% 15% 12.2% 8.2% 10% 7.2% 4.8% 5% 2.6% 2.3%

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$24,999 $34,999 $49,999 $74,999 $99,999 – – – – – – $149,999 – $199,999

Less than $15,000$15,000 $25,000 $35,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $150,000 Greater than $200,000 Source: ESRI; U.S. Census Bureau

2015 POPULATION BY MARITAL STATUS

Never Married 28.7% Married 56.8% Widowed 3.0% Divorced 11.5%

Source: ESRI, Census Bureau

2016 CEDAR PARK LABOR FORCE

Labor Force 36,012 Employed 34,813 Unemployed 1,119 Unemployment Rate 3.3%

Source: Texas Workforce Commission EDUCATION

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF

Cedar Austin United PERSONS 25 YEARS OR OLDER, 2015 Park MSA Texas States

High school graduate or higher 95.6% 88.9% 82% 86.7% At least some college 79.2% 69.9% 56.8% 58.9% Bachelor’s degree 44.1% 42.3% 27.6% 29.7% Graduate degree 13.3% 14.6% 9.4% 11.2% Source: U.S. Census Bureau

LEANDER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT www.leanderisd.org

Leander ISD’s success is driven by an ’16/’17 LISD Student Enrollment: 38,226 uncompromising vision and an unwavering 5 year projected enrollment: 44,165 devotion to three key elements: a continually Number of LISD Staff:4,509 ’15/’16 Graduates: 2,422 improving world-class curriculum, a focus on Operating Budget: $318,177,729 teaching and modeling ethical behavior, and Expenditures Per Student: $8,211 the encouragement of a level of parent and Average Teacher Years of Experience: 11.7 community involvement that is the envy of school Average Experience with LISD: 7 years districts across Texas. LISD continues to be among Total Tax Rate: $1.51187 the nation’s fastest-growing school districts! Total number of campuses: 42 High Schools: 6 Middle Schools: 8 Elementary Schools: 26 Alternative Program Facilities: 2

ACADEMICS

Leander ISD is one of the fastest growing school STAAR Test Scores 2016 College Met 2016 Standard Entrance Exams districts in the state, educating more than 38,000 students at its 42 campuses. The district English I: 83% SAT Mean: 1094 English II: 87% ACT Mean: 23.3 encompasses nearly 200 square miles. Biology: 96% Algebra I: 91% US History: 98%

Source: Leander ISD EDUCATION

AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Austin Community College Cypress Creek Campus is one of 11 campuses in the ACC District service area. Located on 24.5 acres in the Leander ISD area, the campus provides comprehensive higher education programs and services to more than 4,500 students.

ACC Cypress Creek offers university transfer degrees and core curriculum courses, workforce/technical degrees and certificates, and comprehensive student support services, such as advising and counseling, financial aid, library facilities and media services, as well as computer centers and a learning lab with free tutoring.

The campus is home to a variety of workforce programs including Criminal Justice, Health Sciences, and Real Estate.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE AREA/2015 ENROLLMENT

• Austin Community College (Multiple Locations, including Cedar Park): 41,574 • Concordia Lutheran College (Austin): 2,559 • Huston-Tillotson College (Austin): 1,023 • Southwestern University (Georgetown): 1,515 • St. Edward’s University (Austin): 4,620 • Texas State University (San Marcos): 37,979 • University of Texas (Austin): 50,950

Source: Austin Chamber of Commerce learn GRADUATES, YEAR ENDING JUNE 2016 4 -YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT AUSTIN-MSA

Total Associates Graduates: 76 Total Masters Graduates: 5,842 Total Bachelors Graduates: 20,105 Total PhD. Graduates: 1,496 INFRASTRUCTURE

MAJOR ROADWAYS SERVING CEDAR PARK

I-35 The “NAFTA” Corridor puts Dallas, San Antonio and Laredo all within 4 hours of Ce- dar Park businesses. (7.7 Miles from 1431/183A Intersection)

Average Daily Traffic (ADT): 151,130 at 1431 Interchange, 199,236 at SH-45 Interchange in Williamson County. Source: 2016 TxDOT

U.S. Highway 183A 183A was the first toll road opened by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority in 2005, and its ongoing success led to to completion of the northern extension.

ADT (South Segment; NB & SB): 263,653 Source: 2012 CTRMA

U.S. Highway 183 (Bell Blvd.) The major in-town North/South corridor within the City of Cedar Park connects the City to Leander to the north and Austin to the South.

ADT: 42,320

FM 1431 (Whitestone Blvd.) The major East/West corridor in Williamson County connects to I-35 in the East, and Lake Travis in the West.

ADT: 39,565 at 183. Source: 2016 TxDOT

Parmer Lane/Ronald W. Reagan Highway This North/South corridor on the eastern side of the City of Cedar Park connects to SH 45 in the south and FM 2243 in the north.

ADT: 44,931 at RM1431. Source: 2016 TxDOT INFRASTRUCTURE

RAILROAD SERVICE

Watco Companies Inc., operates the Austin Western Railroad (AWRR), which commenced operations on October 1, 2007. AWRR operates short line freight service in Cedar Park, with connections to Union Pa- cific at McNeil and Elgin. Traffic includes aggregates, crushed limestone, calcium bicarbonate, lumber, chemicals, plastics and paper.

AIR SERVICE

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is only 28 Miles from Cedar Park, and boasts Non-stop service to 37 Cities on the following Passenger airlines: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and US Airways.

AIR CARGO SERVICES

ABIA’s cargo facilities are strategically located near a 12,250 feet long runway and next to Texas High- way 71, which is within minutes of Interstate 35. Air Cargo providers include: ABX Air, Baron Aviation Service, FED EX, Telesis Express and UPS.

The cargo facilities are serviced by the following ground handlers: Integrated Airline Service, Menzies Aviation USA, Ground Service Equipment Maintenance and World Service Company. INFRASTRUCTURE

UTILITIES

Telecommunications Cedar Park is able to offer a variety of both telephone and wireless services to residents and businesses. AT&T supplies the telecommunications infrastructure throughout the city and continues to provide the latest in technology and services, with extensive fiber in place. thrive AVAILABLE BUSINESS SERVICES

Ethernet Servicing bandwidth requirements Park’s Water Treatment facility is located on Lake ranging from 512k to 10G Travis, which is the source of the City’s water supply. Originally constructed in 1973, it has Internet Access DS1 (1.544 Mbps) to OC-12 undergone several expansions over the years to (622.08 Mbps). keep pace with the City’s rapid growth. The Cedar Park Utility Drinking Water Meets or Exceeds All Optical 150Mbps to OC-192, or converged Federal (EPA) Drinking Water Requirements. The SONET/DWDM rings City’s Wastewater Treatment facility is an award Electric Power Supplier Pedernales winning EPA facility and has one of the most strin- Electric Cooperative is a private electric utility gent permits issued by the State of Texas. owned by the consumers they serve and the larg- est electric cooperative in the United States. PEC provides electricity to more than 227,000 mem- bers throughout their 8,100 square mile territory, which includes some of the fastest growing coun- Water Source: Lake Travis ties in the state. Water Plant Capacity: 30 MGD Average Water Consumption: 12 MGD Natural Gas Supplier Atmos Energy, the Peak Water Consumption: 22 MGD largest pure natural gas distributor in the United States, is the City’s provider. Atmos delivers natu- Sewer System Operator: City of Cedar Park ral gas to more than 3.2 million residential, com- Sewer Plant Capacity: 6 MGD (2.5 MGD at Cedar Park Plant and 3.5 MGD at Brushy mercial and industrial customers in 12 states. Creek Regional Plant) Permitted Capacity: 6.0 MGD Cable Time Warner Cable Current Daily Usage: 4 MGD Water and Wastewater The City of Cedar EMPLOYERS

In Cedar Park, business is a key part of the community. Cedar Park is home to some of the most advanced manufacturing companies in Central Texas such as NOV (National Oilwell Varco), ETS-Lindgren, McCoy Global, Flame Technologies and Visual Lighting Technology. In addition, Cedar Park has a growing number of innovative high tech firms that have moved to the City such as Fallbrook Technologies, Corvalent, Dana Corporation’s Cedar Park Technology Center, Voltabox, Firefly Aerospace and Seranova. These companies enjoy Cedar Park’s pro-business climate, highly skilled workforce, low cost of doing business and easy access to Austin.

MAJOR EMPLOYERS AND HIGH GROWTH COMPANIES IN CEDAR PARK

Cedar Park Regional Medical Center: 600 CoreSlab Structures: 340 ETS Lindgren: 300 National Oilwell Varco: 270 BMC Millworks: 140 Revenue Cycle: 120 BMC WEST Building Materials: 100 Texas Quarries: 100 Fallbrook Technologies: 85 Firefly Aerospace: 85 Dana: 40 MAJOR PRIVATE EMPLOYERS IN AUSTIN METRO AREA work Employing 6,000 & over Apple Dell IBM Corp. Samsung Austin Semiconductor Seton Healthcare Family St. David’s Healthcare Partner.

Employing 2,000 - 5,999 Accenture Amazon Applied Materials AT&T Flex Keller Williams Realty National Instruments Whole Foods Market

Employing 1,000 - 1,999 Advanced Micro Devices Austin Regional Clinic Baylor Scott & White Healthcare Charles Schwab Clinical Pathology Laboratories General Motors Goodwill Industries of Cen. Texas Hewlett-Packard Enterprise HomeAway Intel Corp. Oracle Pfizer Pharmaceutical Prod. Dvlpmnt. Progressive Insuarance Spectrum State Farm Insurance Co. Wells Fargo Bank Texas YMCA of Austin GOVERNMENT

THE CITY OF CEDAR PARK www.cedarparktexas.gov

Type of Local Government: Home Rule Number of Sworn Law Enforcement: 83 Form of Government: Manager/City Council Number of Firefighters: 70 Number of Council Members: One Mayor, Fire Department: ISO class 1 6 Council Members HazMat Response: Yes Number of City Departments: 20 2017/18 Operating Budget: $140 million City Employees: 450

Violent Property CRIME RATE PER UCR, 2015 Crime Crime

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, 2010 Cedar Park 163 1,373 Austin Metro 288 2,673 Texas 412 2,831 United States 383 2,487 United States Metro 402 2,566

AVAILABLE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS

The City of Cedar Park Economic Development 2016–17 PROPERTY TAX RATES Corporation is proud to participate in the region’s PER $100 VALUATION premier economic development initiative, City of Cedar Park: 0.45700 Opportunity Austin. Williamson County: 0.4665 Tax Abatement – yes Leander Independent School District: 1.5119 4A/4B Sales Tax – yes Other: 0.1208 Chapter 380 Programs – yes Total Effective Tax Rate: 2.5567

FREEPORT EXEMPTION SALES TAX RATE (State Law Caps Sales Tax at 8.25%) City – yes State Sales Tax: 6.25% County – yes City Sales Tax: 1.00% LISD – yes Economic Development Sales Tax (4A): 0.50% Community Development Sales Tax (4B): 0.50% Total Sales Tax: 8.25% PARKS AND RECREATION

PARKS

With over 47 parks and more than 860 acres of parkland, Cedar Park OTHER COMMUNITY AMENITIES takes its recreation very seriously. The city’s 47,500 SF state of the art recreation center has a double gymnasium with an elevated walking/ jogging track, a cardio and weight area, three multi-use community Number of City Parks: 47 rooms, and a babysitting area. The Recreation Center is in Town Center Total Parklands: Over 860 acres at 1435 Main Street. Community Pools: 4 Tennis Courts: 9 Library: 1 Municipal Library Over 100,000 books

ANNUAL CITY EVENTS

Spring Egg-Stravaganza (March/April)

Cedar Park Heritage Festival (Spring)

Movies in the Park (Spring & Fall)

Concerts in the Park (Spring & Fall)

Fourth of July Celebration (July)

Poolapalooza (May)

Splash Jam (Summer – Sunday before Labor Day)

Veterans Memorial Event (November)

City Golf Tournament (Fall)

Holiday Tree Lighting (December)

Santa’s Workshop (December) COMMUNITY

SHOPPING

Shopping and dining opportunities abound in Cedar Park. With over 1.5 million square feet of retail and restaurants Cedar Park offers a wide variety of options to choose from. 1890 Ranch located on Whitestone Boulevard (RM 131) is a 900,000 square foot lifestyle center anchored by Super Target, a 12 screen Cin- eMark, Academy Sports and more. Across the 183A Toll Road is the Town Center a 350,000 sf retail center anchored by Costco and At Home. Just to the north is The Parke a 400,000 sf retail center anchored by Whole Food 365 Store, Nordstrom Rack, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream, DSW Shoes and Old Navy.

H-E-B CENTER AT CEDAR PARK www.hebcenter.com

The $55 million H-E-B Center at Cedar park opened in September 2009 with a sold out George Strait con- cert. The multi-purpose event owned by the City of Cedar Park is located at the corner of New Hope Road and 183A Toll Road. The Center has 6,800 fixed suites, 24 luxury suites and two party suites that have ac- commodated everything from professional sports events to family entertainment and high school gradua- tions. The Texas Stars, the AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars as well as the Austin Spurs, NBA Development League team of the San Antonio Spurs both play all of their home games at the Center. Since opening the Center has hosted numerous family events from Disney on Ice to circuses and rodeos in addition to many concerts and other touring acts. COMMUNITY

HOUSING

Housing construction is a common sight in Cedar Largest Residential Communities (Total Planned Units) Park and careful consideration has been given to provide greenbelts and hike and bike trails in Carriage Hills: 2,037 most neighborhoods. Ranch at Brushy Creek: 1,660 Buttercup (includes Westside at Buttercup): 1, 530 Cedar Park’s housing market offers a variety of Town Center: 857 Walsh Trails: 613 options for home buyers and renters. Families Forest Oaks: 660 are able to find housing priced from $100,000 to Silverado West: 532 over $1,000,000 in neighborhoods offering a wide Red Oaks: 445 range of services and amenities.

HEALTHCARE

Cedar Park Regional Hospital Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, a joint venture of Community Health Systems and the Seton Family of Hospitals, opened in December 2007. The new hospital features state-of-the-art surgical suites and user-friendly patient rooms. The hospital currently employs over 600 and operates 75 beds, expanding to 150 beds in the future. Cedar Park Regional Medical Center boasts advanced surgical and patient facilities, emergency facilities and physicians in over 25 specialties.

The following centers offer acute care, all within Hospitals within 30-mile radius: 24 5 miles of Cedar Park Number of Acute Care Beds: 2,505 • Cedar Park Regional Medical Center Trauma Care Center: Yes • Baylor Scott & White Clinic at Cedar Park 24-hour Emergency Care: Yes • Pro Med Medical Care Center Neonatal Care: Yes • Family Emergency Room at Cedar Park • Urgent Care Plus • St. David’s Emergency Center COMMUNITY

COMMUNICATIONS

CEDAR PARK NEWSPAPERS

Hill Country News (twice weekly) Cedar Park Citizen (weekly) Community Impact (Monthly)

REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS

Austin Business Journal (weekly) Austin American Statesman (daily) Austin Chronicle (weekly) Radio: 17 AM & 41 FM channels in Austin area

BROADCAST TELEVISION

KVUE-TV (ABC Channel 24) K-EYE-42 (CBS Channel 42) KXAN-TV (NBC Channel 36) CHURCHES KTBC-TV (Fox Channel 7) KLRU-TV (PBS Channel 18) Finding a place of worship in Cedar Park is easy YNN Austin (local all news channel) thanks to the 73 churches within the city and surrounding communities (Leander, Northwest Austin).

Assembly of God: 2 Baptist: 14 Catholic: 3 Church of Christ: 3 Episcopal: 2 Jewish Synagogue: 1 Lutheran: 3 Methodist: 6 Presbyterian: 3 Other/Non-denominational: 36

Source: Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce COMMUNITY

ANNUAL COMMUNITY EVENTS RECREATION

CP Chamber Annual Awards Banquet (February) State Parks within 60 miles: 14 CP Chamber Cedar Chopper Barbecue Cook-Off (March) Public and Private Golf Courses within 15 miles: 32 CP Chamber CedarFest / Business Expo (May) Distance from Lake Travis: 8 miles CP Chamber Golf Classic (Spring) CP Chamber Business Expo (August) HOTELS

CP Chamber Entrepreneur Expo (September) Best Western La Quinta Suites Comfort Inn Motel 6 TOURISM Holiday Inn Express Candlewood Suites Texas Stars Hockey The Bungalows SpringHill Suites Austin Spurs Basketball Hyatt Place The Hill Country Flyer Vintage Steam Engine excursions FINANCE Lake Travis North Shore: Boating and Fishing Number of Financial Institutions with Branches in Cedar Park: 27

NEED MORE INFORMATION?

Contact the Cedar Park Economic Development Department Phone: (512) 401-5028 Web: www.cedarparktexas.gov/economicdevelopment Email: economicdevelopment @ cedarparktexas.gov