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Tyler, TX Offers Quality Health-Care Facilities, Options
Tyler is home to two full-service facilities that are also the top employers in the area, East Texas Medical Center and Trinity Mother Frances Hospital, as well as smaller health-care providers. As a result, East Texas residents can enjoy quality care close to home.
East Texas Medical Center
ETMC has 454 beds and a Level I trauma center. The hospital has institutes dedicated to cancer, cardiovascular, neurological, orthopedic and urology, as well as a kidney transplant program... Read More »
Education Opportunities Are Sizeable in Tyler
Tyler has some sizable choices when it comes to education. Educational opportunities in Tyler include several options from the largest junior or community college in the state to the largest public school district in northeast Texas.
Public and Private Schools -
On the public school level, the Tyler Independent School District is the largest district in northeast Texas, encompassing 193 square miles with a total of 28 schools and an enrollment of approximately 18,000 students.
In 2008, TISD... Read More »
Demand Is Strong for Homes in Tyler, But Housing Remains Affordable
Tyler currently has the best of both worlds when it comes to housing. Demand is strong due to the steadily growing population, and home prices increased approximately 50 percent from 2000 to 2009. Yet due to Tyler’s low cost of living, the homes are still relatively affordable. The average home sale price in 2009 was less than $170,000.In recent years, Tyler has developed a reputation as a golf community. Many of the newer residential areas reflect that trend, with golf courses as... Read More »
Brick Streets Neighborhood Dates Back to 1848
Here is a hard fact: In 2004, the Brick Streets neighborhood in downtown Tyler became the city’s sixth historic district when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The district encompasses 29 blocks and approximately 250 structures, and the neighborhood actually dates all the way back to 1848. In the 1920s, the area began to develop quickly thanks to oil exploration, and it became a desirable spot for residential and commercial development.
Once prosperous merchants and... Read More »
Tyler is a College Town
Tyler has been home to college campuses for more than a century, but now more than ever, the community is developing a positive reputation as a real college town. Tyler’s three stars in higher education include the University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler Junior College and Texas College, and all three pride themselves on training a skilled workforce for the local economy.
“The citizens of Tyler have much to be thankful for, and the city’s abundance of quality higher learning opportunities is no... Read More »
