W oodway is a master-planned community with approximately 1,500 of its 3,548 acres allocated to residential use and the remainder allocated to commercial development and agricultural use. The City of Woodway offers one of the lowest tax rates for a city of its size in Texas, and city utility services are available at competitive rates. U.S. Highway 84, a major gateway and travel corridor into the City of Waco. T he City maintains three major parks and an Arboretum. The largest, Woodway Park, provides access to Lake Waco.
All parks provide picnic areas, playgrounds, walking tracks and other recreational facilities.
The Carleen B right Arboretum, situated near the center of the City of Woodway, encompasses over 15 acres of land. Whitehall Center provides space for groups up to 200 persons that includes restroom and kitchen facilities. This historic reproduction of Whitehall Church, which served the immediate area before Woodway became a city, contains 3,000 sq. The adjacent terrace provides an additional 2000 sq. E xcellent schools are available in Woodway, as the City is served by two public school systems, Midway and Waco.