Residents of Flower Mound enjoy easy access to all that the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has to offer. It has been consistently in the Top Ten Best Suburbs List in D Magazine and ranked 14th on CNN/Money Magazine Top-earning Towns List of 2010. The Center for Digital Government recognized Flower Mound in their Top Ten List of Digitally-Advanced US Cities citing the Town's public safety global positioning system, innovative use of fiber technologies, and green technology initiatives. The FBI ranked Flower Mound as having the second lowest crime rate in the United States and the lowest in Texas within the Town's population category.
Flower Mound has over 45 parks that cover 680 acres. There are 32.6 miles of multi-purpose trails, 9 miles of equestrian trails and 14 miles of unpaved hike and bike trails for public use.
The Flower Mound Public Library is a beautifully equipped facility occupying 25,000 square feet. The library hosts programs and learning experiences for both children and adults.
Flower Mound was named in the 1840s because of the unusual amount of wild flowers that grew on the grassy hill. A non-profit Mound Foundation has identified more than 175 species of wild flowers in the area.
