The small city is home to D.R. Horton’s Silverado and other fast-growing master-planned communities
Chris Karhu lives in Silverado, a master-planned community in Aubrey that's among the nation's fastest growing.AUBREY — Next door to small-town Aubrey, a huge subdivision has sprung up from nothing in just a few years.
As North Texas suburbia absorbs rural communities like Aubrey, locals know they live in a region in transition. The city is growing beyond its roots as a farming community, and new residents bring important economic activity.who is also police chief. Residents hope they can hold on to that identity, even as they embrace their neighbors in new communities nearby.
Look closer, though, and it’s easy to see how new the neighborhood is. Each house has exactly one tree in the front yard, many so young they’re tethered to the ground for support. Builders work on new homes on the edge of the community.In the years since people started moving in, Silverado’s own community has taken shape.
wrote Chris Boyd, general manager of the Mustang Special Utility District that includes Silverado, in an email. People aren’t attracted to Silverado because of the amenities, Karhu said. They’re drawn by the price point — homes start at $343,490,D.R. Horton’s website — the location and the community. He’s helped build that community by moderating discussion pages on Facebook — becoming, as Kreidler put it, the “unofficial mayor” of Silverado.