It's a cozy place to be. On a map, that is.
Probably because Arlington is the third largest city in the metro area-and we are totally cool with that.
Really, where would Dallas be without us?
And not just any Six Flags, Arlington's was the very first. Beat that, Dallas!
The blue on the left? Fort Worth. The blue on the right? Dallas. The gray netherworld in between them? Arlington.
Everyone loves shopping!
OK, it's no Dallas, but it's way better than Irving.
About 30 percent of Arlington residents drive 20 minutes to work every morning-and most of them more. (Darker colors denotes more 20 minute commuters.)
The red parts of the map are less pedestrian-friendly, while the green parts of the map are more pedestrian-friendly. We're pretty sure your eyes can do the math.
Until 2013, Arlington was the largest city in the nation without any kind of public transportation. But things have changed, because today Arlington has a bus route. Yes, a bus route, singular.
Because over 90 percent of Arlington residents drive themselves to and from work every morning. That solid mass of dark blue? Those are drivers.
It's not as dry as east Texas, but it couldn't really be called wet, either. Summers in Arlington are hot and humid while winters are mild.
All of Texas has been hit by drought, but the metro area around Arlington has been hit especially hard-the yellow dots on this map represent areas with voluntary water restrictions while the orange dots represent areas with mandatory water restrictions.
Strong employment growth has kept the Arlington area in the green.
Purple represents less money and yellow represents more money-most of Arlington is a muddy yellow-purple. This may seem middle of the road, but the cash goes a long way with the city's reasonable cost of living.
On this map, green means lower home costs while red means higher home costs. Not much red is better for buyers' pocketbooks.
Which is great if you're coming out to see the Cowboys or the Rangers play.
The city is 65 percent White, 27 percent Hispanic or Latino, 18 percent Black or African American, and less than that for other races. This doesn't do much for the town's international cuisine.
That blazing white dot in the middle of this map, representing Twitter and Flickr use? Arlington is dead center, so the social network savvy will never be out of place.
