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THE CITY OF WATAUGA, TEXAS

➢ Wild West Watauga Fest –
This annual festival held in the
Spring brings together Watauga
families for a fun-filled weekend
packed with activities to include
musical entertainment, a carnival,
and a variety of food and games.
In 2020 and 2021 the festival was
cancelled due to the global
pandemic but reinstated in 2022.

The City of Watauga Public Works offices can be
found in one of the most unique office buildings
in the world-the City’s Water Tower! The City of
Watauga’s Tower Office Building includes a two
million gallon composite water tank with four
floors of City office space in the interior of the
tank. The water tank was built in 1999 to provide
the City of Watauga’s 8000 customers with
adequate water pressure for household use,
business use, and fire protection.
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CNNMoney.com rated Watauga as 2 in the nation in 2008 “Where homes are
affordable.” The study stated that the median home price was $117,000, with a median
family income of $73,203.

Realtor.com ranked Watauga as the hottest market in the country in both 2016 and 2017
due to homes selling quickly--just 17 days on average.

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Opendoor ranked Watauga as the 5 most
family friendly city in the U.S. Opendoor's
second annual "Family-Friendly Cities" list
focuses on local communities that offer
plenty of recreational outdoor activities that
are suitable for families of any age.
Watauga was the only city in Dallas-Fort
Worth to make the new list and the only
Texas city to make the top 10. (Bellaire,
near Houston, ranks No. 12.)

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