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Cottonwood: 2 min farther from Legacy West than Little Elm center

Cottonwood is a residential area of Little Elm (Denton County) whose position genuinely moves the drive: it runs 2 minutes longer to Legacy West than the city-center reference (22 vs 20 minutes). Its fastest tracked destination is Legacy West, at 22 minutes free-flow.

This community vs the Little Elm baseline

Destination	Cottonwood (min)	Little Elm center	Difference
Legacy West	22	20	+2 min
Frisco (The Star)	23	21	+2 min
Las Colinas	41	41	±0
DFW Airport	42	42	±0
Downtown Dallas	47	45	+2 min
Downtown Fort Worth	61	61	±0
Richardson CityLine	40	38	+2 min
Addison	34	32	+2 min
Medical District	47	45	+2 min
AllianceTexas	58	58	±0
Cypress Waters	40	40	±0

Free-flow model minutes — peak periods run higher. Negative difference means this community is closer than the city-center baseline.

Community locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), retrieved 2026-08-09 · commutes computed via OSRM free-flow model · city figures: Census 2024, Zillow ZHVI/ZORI June 2026 · methodology

City-level context (verified)

Little Elm: population 61,219 (Census 2024) · typical home value $402,876 · typical rent $2,282 (Zillow, June 2026). These are city-wide figures, not community figures. Full profile: Little Elm.

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