South Dallas & Ellis County

The southern reach of the Metroplex, from the Best Southwest communities of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, and Lancaster south through Ellis County's Waxahachie, Midlothian, and Red Oak. Cedar Hill State Park and Joe Pool Lake provide outdoor recreation, while the Best Southwest communities offer established neighborhoods at accessible price points close to downtown Dallas. Farther south, the historic courthouse towns of Waxahachie and Midlothian are attracting new residential development along I-35E and US-287.