Alvarado is a Johnson County city of about 7,500 at the crossroads of I-35W and US 67, where Redfin’s median sale price was about $330,000 in mid-2026. You’ll find older homes around downtown, a wave of new builder communities, and acreage just outside city limits. Here are 10 areas with dated price context.
Listed about $123K to $224K
Older homes on town lots around the historic downtown, near City Hall, the public library and the antique shops on College Ave.
2026 listings near downtown ran from about $123,000 to $224,000, often smaller or older homes. City limits, Alvarado ISD.
About $300K to $480K
New homes from Bloomfield Homes on the north side of town, with easy access to I-35W.
Bloomfield listed homes from about $299,900 to $479,900 in 2026. Part of the area is in the Eagle Glen North public improvement district, which adds an annual assessment; confirm by address. Alvarado ISD.
About $350K to $540K
Another Bloomfield community, marketed by the builder with “No MUD! No PID!”
Bloomfield listed homes from about $349,990 to $539,570 in 2026. HOA dues weren’t confirmed. Confirm city limits and the school district by address.
From about $275K
Entry-to-midrange new homes from Century Communities and Trophy Signature Homes.
Century listed homes from about $274,888 and Trophy from about $304,990 to $339,990 in 2026. The area is in the Lone Oak public improvement district; ask for the assessment amount. Alvarado ISD.
About $228K to $368K
Entry-priced new homes from Lennar, with HOA dues of about $50 a month.
Lennar listed homes from about $227,999 to $367,999 in 2026. Its estimated tax rate of about 2.5 percent is the builder’s figure, and whether Valor is inside city limits wasn’t confirmed.
From about $336K
New homes from Cheldan Homes in a smaller community.
Cheldan listed homes from about $335,990 in 2026. HOA dues, city-limits status and the school district weren’t confirmed; check by address.
Not yet priced
Johnson County lists Alvarado 215 and Whisper Park as public improvement districts, and a petition was filed for a 353-acre PID tied to a GRBK Edgewood (Green Brick) entity.
Builders, prices and timing weren’t announced. Homes in a PID carry an annual assessment on top of property taxes.
Prices vary
Homes and land on the west side near Alvarado Park Lake, a city-built reservoir on Turkey Creek completed in 1966.
Housing here mixes older homes, rural lots and lake-area properties; use recent resale comparables. Confirm city limits and flood-zone status by address.
Prices vary
The unincorporated Lillian community along FM 2738, northeast of town, home to Lillian Elementary; the old Lillian ISD consolidated into Alvarado ISD in 1986.
Homes and land here sit outside city limits, with Johnson County ESD No. 1 in place of city services. Confirm the school district by address.
About $350K to $533K
Homes on larger lots along the US 67 and FM 917 corridors east of town.
2026 listings ran from about $350,000 to $533,000. The planned 917 Industrial Park on JD Mouser Pkwy. could add up to 700,000 square feet of buildings nearby. Many parcels are unincorporated.
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Redfin’s Alvarado median for the three months ending August 2026 was about $329,800, up 31.9 percent, but price per square foot fell about 15 percent to $149, so the jump reflects which homes sold.
Homes took a median 76 days to sell, up from 51.
The city’s 2026 rate is $0.813809 per $100, with a 1 percent homestead exemption (at least $5,000), $15,000 for owners 65 and older or disabled, and a tax ceiling.
In city limits and Alvarado ISD, the combined rate is about $2.43 per $100 before exemptions, versus about $1.67 outside the city.
Eagle Glen North and Lone Oak are public improvement districts, and more are planned, so some new homes carry an annual assessment.
Confirm city limits, the school district and any PID for every address; edge areas fall in Burleson, Venus, Keene, Cleburne or Grandview ISD.
A Walmart Supercenter is planned at I-35W and US 67, with state filings showing a November 2026 start.
TxDOT’s I-35W work from Burleson toward Alvarado and the 917 Industrial Park are on the horizon.
Alvarado, the oldest town in Johnson County and “The Crossroads of Johnson County” at I-35W and US 67, counted 4,739 residents in the 2020 census (Census estimate 7,539 for July 2025, a jump that likely reflects annexations). Land area is about 4.15 square miles in Census records and about 7.5 in the city’s financial report. Area names follow subdivision, builder and street names, and boundaries are approximate. Price figures are dated snapshots: Redfin’s three-month median ending August 2026, individual 2026 listings and 2026 builder starting prices; they are context, not values. Redfin’s Alvarado figures may include addresses outside city limits, and small sample sizes make them volatile. Sunset Ridge’s no-PID claim is the builder’s. Valor’s and Horizons at Bankston Estates’ city-limits status and school districts weren’t confirmed, and Lennar’s tax estimate is its own. PID names are from the Johnson County Appraisal District; the 353-acre petition’s status and the locations of other nearby special districts weren’t confirmed. School districts are listed at the district level only and must be confirmed by address. Tax rates are 2026 figures: City of Alvarado $0.813809, Alvarado ISD $1.1463 (adopted August 31, 2026); the combined figures include Johnson County and Hill College, and the unincorporated figure includes Johnson County ESD No. 1. Walmart dates are from a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing and may change. Road and industrial timelines weren’t confirmed. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Alvarado keeps it local: cafes, tacos and coffee along US 67, antiques and a hometown market downtown, Brookshire’s for groceries and a city-built lake. Here’s a 2026-checked list of 21.
1014 W. Hwy. 67
A hometown cafe on the US 67 strip serving breakfast, burgers and plate lunches, a short drive from downtown.
Brookshire’s and the rest of the west-side shopping are a few doors away.
1058 W. Hwy. 67
A cafe known for its daily lunch specials and breakfast.
307 W. Hwy. 67
Tacos and Mexican plates close to downtown.
921 N. Cummings Dr.
Mexican and Tex-Mex dining on the north side of town.
1203 S. Parkway Dr.
A south-side stop for Mexican food and breakfast tacos.
200 Village Park Dr.
Chinese takeout and dine-in near US 67.
200 US-67
Teriyaki bowls and burgers in the US 67 retail strip.
937 N. Cummings Dr.
A local coffee shop with espresso and specialty drinks.
200 US-67
A small coffee stop in the US 67 retail strip.
3313 S. Burleson Blvd.
Barbecue and road-trip snacks off I-35W north of town; likely outside city limits.
6881 E. Hwy. 67
Brick-oven pizza east of town on US 67; likely outside city limits.
1048 W. Hwy. 67
Alvarado’s full-service grocery store, on the west side of town.
100 S. Spears St.
A downtown grocery store a block from City Hall.
210 W. Atchley St.
Antiques and collectibles just off the historic downtown.
208 W. College Ave.
A gift and vintage shop on College Ave. downtown.
200 N. Parkway Dr.
A resale shop on the north side of town.
707 S. Parkway Dr.
A local feed and farm supply store.
6100 S. I-35W
Saddles, tack and western goods along the interstate.
210 N. Baugh St.
The city’s public library, a block from City Hall.
West of town, Turkey Creek
A city-built lake on Turkey Creek, completed in 1966; check city rules for fishing and boating.
NW corner of I-35W & US 67
A 174,578-square-foot Walmart Supercenter with a fuel station, listed in a state filing with a November 2026 start and a late-2027 finish.
Alvarado’s restaurants and errands line US 67 on the west side, with antiques, the library and a grocery store downtown around College Ave.
Bigger restaurant rows are in Burleson and Cleburne, and a Walmart Supercenter is planned at the I-35W and US 67 crossroads.
Compiled October 2026. Listings are from the City of Alvarado, business websites and 2026 business and review listings, and were not confirmed with owners; call ahead to confirm hours and that a business is still open. Texas Best Smokehouse #2 and Dusty Roads Brick Oven Pizza appear to sit outside city limits. Two businesses share the 200 US-67 address in directory listings. Walmart details are from a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing (estimated start November 16, 2026, completion November 12, 2027) and may change. Massey’s BBQ and Route 67 Bar and Grill had conflicting open-or-closed reports, and Arrieros wasn’t confirmed open, so none is shown. Benny Joe’s has closed. Fishing and boating rules at Alvarado Park Lake should be confirmed with the city. Businesses listed are for general local reference and are not endorsements; I receive no compensation from any business named. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
From Caddo Springs to Johnson County’s Oldest Town and a Growing Crossroads at I-35W and US 67
Fresh springs and an old trail drew Caddo people, and later frontier traders, to the site of present Alvarado.
Before Anglo-American settlement, the land around present Alvarado was Caddo country. A Texas Historical Commission marker for the site of Norman Springs and Norman Grove, on US 67 near I-35W, records that Caddo people lived in the area, drawn like the settlers who followed by the abundant fresh water from local springs. Today the town drains toward the North Fork of Chambers Creek, part of the Trinity River watershed.
Trade arrived before the town did. The state’s Alvarado marker credits early settler David Mitchell with a trading post near the site in the late 1840s, as colonists of the W. S. Peters empresario grant arrived. The Handbook of Texas places William Balch’s first claim near an old Indian trail. According to the Norman Springs marker, the Caddo later moved to Oklahoma territory or farther west as settlers arrived.
William Balch, remembered as the father of Alvarado, laid out the townsite in the early 1850s, and it was named for Alvarado, Veracruz.
William Balch came to Texas from Illinois in 1848, according to his cemetery’s historical marker. The Handbook of Texas says he staked a claim in the winter of 1849, left before spring and returned in 1851. In 1853 he and fellow settler G. H. Sigler laid out half-acre town lots. The state marker credits Balch with surveying the townsite in 1854, opening the first stores on the square and donating land for a cemetery, school and union church.
The Handbook says the first county sheriff, A. H. Onstott, named the town for Alvarado, Veracruz, where he had fought during the Mexican War. Local historian Michael Percifield has said Balch preferred the name Pittsburgh, but Alvarado won a vote. By the summer of 1854 the town had postal service, and a two-story building housed the Masonic lodge and a school. Alvarado is considered the oldest town in Johnson County.
Through the Civil War and Reconstruction, Alvarado built churches, a Masonic school and cemeteries, and residents voted to incorporate in 1878.
The First Baptist Church of Alvarado traces its organization to October 6, 1861, and its congregation moved into its own sanctuary in 1877, according to its state historical marker. Alvarado Masonic Lodge No. 314, marked at 101 E. Atchley Ave., counts 1869 as a key year. The lodge supported local schooling, and the community school founded around 1855 became the Alvarado Masonic Institute in 1875.
The Handbook of Texas and the Johnson County Museum both say residents voted to incorporate in 1878, and a bank was chartered in 1880. Some sources give 1885 instead, but no record of an 1885 incorporation was found. Settlers also started the burial grounds now known together as Glenwood Cemetery during the 1870s. Much later, on May 6, 2023, voters approved a home rule charter for the city.
Two rail lines arrived in 1881, and Alvarado grew into a cotton town with gins, banks, a newspaper and an opera house.
The Handbook of Texas says the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroads both reached Alvarado in 1881. Within a few years the town had a bank, the Alvarado Bulletin newspaper, two schools, several cotton gins, a hotel and an opera house, and a second bank opened by 1890. The 1890 census counted 1,543 residents. A jail and town hall went up on the square in the mid-1880s.
Growth came with hardship. The Balch Cemetery marker records a yellow fever epidemic in 1883 and a smallpox outbreak in 1889 and 1890, which led to a new cemetery on College Hill. In 1892, farmer and newspaper correspondent John James proposed what became the Johnson County Pioneers and Old Settlers Reunion, first held in 1893 near Cleburne before settling in Alvarado. In 1899 the Masonic Institute became Alvarado Normal Institute.
Alvarado held near 1,200 to 1,300 residents for four decades, opened its high school around 1908 and held steady through the Depression.
Alvarado Normal Institute became Alvarado High School in 1908 or 1909, according to the state marker. Census counts showed 1,342 residents in 1900, 1,155 in 1910, 1,284 in 1920 and 1,210 in 1930, and by the mid-1920s the Handbook counted more than fifty businesses in town. In the 1920s the old jail and town hall on the square came down and was replaced with a garden; a gazebo came later.
The Handbook notes that, unlike many neighboring towns, Alvarado did not decline during the Great Depression and World War II, and the 1940 census counted 1,324 residents. During the Depression the city took over care of the cemeteries now known together as Glenwood Cemetery, which the state designated a Historic Texas Cemetery in 2004. Alvarado Park Lake, the town’s next landmark, was still two decades away.
Alvarado grew steadily after the war, built Alvarado Park Lake in 1966 and absorbed Lillian ISD into Alvarado ISD in 1986.
Census counts rose to 1,656 in 1950, 1,907 in 1960 and 2,129 in 1970. In 1966 Jack P. McKinney built Alvarado Park Lake on Turkey Creek, about two miles southwest of town, for flood control, municipal water and recreation, according to the Handbook of Texas. The reservoir drains 31 square miles and holds about 4,700 acre-feet behind a dam roughly 3,500 feet long and 49 feet high, and the city controls the lake.
The Texas Education Agency records that Lillian ISD was annexed into Alvarado ISD effective July 1, 1986, and Lillian Elementary still operates on FM 2738. The census counted 2,701 residents in 1980 and 2,918 in 1990. Heritage recognition grew too: the state erected historical markers for the Old Settlers Reunion in 1992, the town of Alvarado in 1994 and Balch Cemetery in 1996.
Alvarado reached 3,785 residents by 2010, and Louis Vuitton opened its Rochambeau Ranch handbag workshop nearby in 2019.
The census counted 3,288 residents in 2000 and 3,785 in 2010. New historical markers honored the Norman Springs site in 2000, Masonic Lodge No. 314 in 2003 and the First Baptist Church in 2004, the same year Glenwood Cemetery became a Historic Texas Cemetery. Alvarado ISD voters approved a $25.5 million bond, mainly for a new intermediate school, and on November 5, 2019, an $11.15 million bond for a junior high wing.
Louis Vuitton’s Rochambeau Ranch, named for the French general who aided the American Revolution, opened outside Alvarado with a ribbon-cutting on October 17, 2019. LVMH spoke of creating about 1,000 jobs over five years, but reported staffing was about 150 at opening and about 300 by 2025. Johnson County granted the project a property-tax abatement, and the county has said the company met its terms.
Alvarado counted 4,739 residents in 2020 and an estimated 7,539 by 2025, adopted home rule and drew plans for a Walmart Supercenter.
The 2020 census counted 4,739 residents, and the Census Bureau estimated 7,539 for July 2025, up 41 percent from a revised 2020 base that likely reflects annexations. On May 7, 2022, Alvarado ISD voters passed both propositions of a $125 million bond, funding a new elementary school, a Lillian Elementary expansion, a competition gym and baseball and softball fields. Voters approved a home rule charter on May 6, 2023.
Commercial growth followed the rooftops. A state filing registered in June 2026 lists a 174,578-square-foot Walmart Supercenter at the northwest corner of I-35W and US 67, with construction estimated from November 2026 to November 2027. The city adopted a new zoning ordinance on April 20, 2026, has a 2026 comprehensive plan underway and adopted another annexation ordinance on June 15, 2026.
Compiled from the Texas State Historical Association Handbook of Texas (Alvarado and Alvarado Park Lake entries), Texas Historical Commission marker text via the Historical Marker Database, the Johnson County Museum, the City of Alvarado, Alvarado ISD, the Texas Education Agency, KRLD reporting, the Dallas Morning News, Reuters via WFAA, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Texas Almanac and the U.S. Census Bureau. Sources differ on several points: the incorporation year (1878 per the Handbook and the Johnson County Museum, 1885 in some secondary sources); William Balch’s arrival (1849, 1851 or 1852) and the founding year (1853 or 1854); the railroads’ names (a state marker names the Missouri Pacific in 1881 and the Chicago, Texas and Mexican Central in 1884); and the naming story (a 1922 county history credits a Spanish officer named Alvarado). No exact first post office date was found. Population figures are total census counts, not the Handbook’s rounded estimates. The year of the $25.5 million school bond wasn’t confirmed and may be 2013. Louis Vuitton’s 1,000-job figure was a stated goal; staffing counts are from news reports. Marker details are transcriptions and should be checked against the Texas Historical Commission Atlas; no National Register listing in Alvarado was confirmed. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
An Irish Fest, a Weenie Dog Race and a Reunion Dating to 1893
The city’s spring festival, with live Irish bands, Irish dance, sheepdog herding demonstrations, an outdoor pub and a Celtic Kids Corner. Held April 5, 2025 (the first), and March 28, 2026, when the city reported more than 1,500 guests. Next: spring 2027; city pages list both March 27 and April 3.
Run by the City of Alvarado.
Admission details weren’t confirmed; food, drinks and vendor items are extra.
Confirm the 2027 date with the city before you go.
Alvarado’s longest-running annual celebration, dating to 1893: a parade from the Square, a baby contest, the Miss Johnson County contest, a fiddle showdown, a bake-off, a nightly carnival and free concerts. Held August 28–31, 2024, and August 27–30, 2025. 2026 dates weren’t confirmed.
Run by the Johnson County Pioneers & Old Settlers Reunion association and promoted by the City of Alvarado.
Parade entries apply ahead or sign up the same day.
Carnival rides are extra.
Four nights of pro rodeo at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse grounds in Cleburne, with a Wednesday free night for a donated food item. Held June 5–8, 2024, June 11–14, 2025, and June 10–13, 2026.
A free city festival built around dachshund races, with food, vendors and activities for all ages; 2026 added Soap Box Derby racing on College Ave. Held October 19, 2024 (the first), October 18, 2025, and October 17, 2026. Next: October 2027, date not yet announced.
Run by the City of Alvarado.
Racers must be dachshunds or dachshund mixes; 2026 required proof of rabies vaccination.
Race registration usually closes ahead of the event, with race-day sign-up in 2026.
The city’s biggest celebration of the year: a lighted parade from the Reunion Grounds to the Square, a tree lighting, carriage rides, a snow slide and pictures with Santa. Free entry. Held December 6, 2024, and December 5, 2025. 2026: announced for Saturday, December 12.
Hosted by the City of Alvarado; the Parade of Lights is organized by APEC.
In 2024 the parade ran at 6 p.m., followed by the tree lighting at 6:30.
Times and parking for 2026 weren’t posted yet.
Cleburne’s Whistle Stop Christmas lights Hulen Park from November 23, 2026, with its parade December 4, and Burleson’s BTX-MAS parade, tree lighting and drone show is set for December 5, 2026.
Since 2024 the city has built a festival calendar almost from scratch, and Old Town Christmas moves to a Saturday in 2026.
The new Hometown 4th ran June 27, 2026, with fireworks, and the city has announced June 26, 2027; it will be listed once it repeats.
No recurring Easter egg hunt, Veterans Day or Juneteenth event, local rodeo or lake fishing derby was found in two or more years, so none is listed.
Timing shown is the usual pattern for each event; exact dates, times, prices and locations change from year to year and should be confirmed with organizers. Event details are from the City of Alvarado, the Alvarado Chamber of Commerce, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse, the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce, the City of Burleson and Cleburne Times-Review reporting; each Alvarado event listed was found in at least two years. The reunion’s edition numbers differ on city pages. The Irish Fest 2027 date conflicts between city pages. A farmers market, National Night Out, the Chamber toy drive, a summer movie series and several Chamber events appear for only one year, so they aren’t shown. Nearby events are outside Alvarado and are listed for convenience. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
What to know about Alvarado schools:
The ratings: Check TXschools.gov for each district’s current status.
Taxes: Alvarado ISD’s 2026 rate is $1.1463 per $100, down from $1.1669; on a $330,000 homestead, the school share is about $2,178 a year.
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Most Alvarado addresses are in Alvarado ISD, rated C (77) in 2026 with about 3,700 students on 5 campuses. Homes at the edges can sit in Burleson, Venus, Mansfield, Keene, Cleburne or Grandview ISD. Confirm the district by address.
City limits and surrounding area
Alvarado ISD earned a C (77) in TEA’s 2026 ratings, after a C (76) in 2025. TXschools.gov counts 3,703 students in 2025–26.
The district describes itself as six schools serving more than 3,700 students, counting its Learning Center alternative campus. 2026 ratings can change through appeals.
Pre-K and elementary grades
Alvarado Elementary North (1300 N. Cummings Dr.) moved into a new building funded by the 2022 bond and lists pre-K through 2nd grade. Alvarado Elementary South uses the former intermediate school building, and Lillian Elementary (5001 FM 2738) was expanded.
The 2022 bond plan moves the district to three pre-K through 5th grade elementaries; confirm each campus’s 2026–27 grades with the district.
6th through 12th grade
Alvarado Junior High serves grades 6–8, in a building that opened in 2015–16 and gained a sixth-grade wing from the 2019 bond. Alvarado High School serves grades 9–12.
The Learning Center is the district’s disciplinary alternative campus.
District-wide
Voters passed both propositions of a $125 million bond on May 7, 2022: a new Elementary North, a Lillian expansion, conversion of the intermediate school, a competition gym and new baseball and softball fields.
The new elementary broke ground in February 2024, with state filings listing construction through July 2025. Earlier bonds passed in May 2013 ($38.2 million, for the junior high) and November 2019 ($11.15 million).
District-wide
The 2026–27 year began August 12, 2026, and ends May 25, 2027, on a standard Monday-to-Friday schedule. Alvarado ISD is a District of Innovation, which lets it set its own calendar rules.
Early dismissals are scheduled for September 25 and December 18, 2026. Check the district calendar for holidays and staff days.
2026
Alvarado ISD’s 2026 rate is $1.1463 per $100, down from $1.1669 in 2025. On a $330,000 homestead, the school share is about $2,178 a year after the $140,000 exemption.
Owners 65 and older or disabled add the state’s $60,000 exemption, about $1,490 in the first year, and then a tax ceiling applies. The district held a tax rate election in November 2025; the levied rate suggests it didn’t pass.
Edge addresses
Some homes with Alvarado addresses near the edges sit in Burleson, Venus or Mansfield ISD, each with its own 2026 tax rate.
Check each district’s current rating on TXschools.gov, and confirm the district on the appraisal record before you write an offer.
Edge addresses
West and south of town, some addresses fall in Keene, Cleburne or Grandview ISD. Grandview’s 2026 rate rose about 24 cents from 2025.
Rates are 2026 figures from the Johnson County Tax Office. New subdivisions can straddle district lines, so check every address.
Alvarado ISD
The district lists career and technical education, gifted and talented services, a dual language and ESL program, pre-K and its CHIEF program. It levies Hill College’s 5-cent junior college tax.
Ask the district about dual-credit partners, course pathways and pre-K eligibility.
Alvarado mailing addresses cross several district lines, and new subdivisions can sit on either side.
Check the school district on the appraisal record and confirm the campus with the district.
On a $330,000 homestead, the school share runs about $2,178 in Alvarado ISD at 2026 rates.
The bigger gap is city limits: the city levy adds about $2,645.
Alvarado ISD earned a C (77) in 2026 and a C (76) in 2025.
Check TXschools.gov for each district’s current status.
The 2022 bond is reshaping campuses, with a new Elementary North and a converted Elementary South.
Grade spans are shifting, so ask which campus serves each grade this year.
Accountability ratings are shown at the district level only; campus ratings are intentionally not shown, and campuses are listed by name and location only. Ratings change every year; use TXschools.gov for current ratings. Alvarado ISD’s C (77) is the current TXschools.gov district rating, updated September 2026, and is believed to be the 2026 rating; its 2025 C (76) is from TEA’s 2025 report. 2023 and 2024 ratings were delayed by litigation and aren’t shown. Enrollment is the TXschools.gov 2025–26 count; TEA and federal sources show 3,779 to 3,788, and campus counts differ depending on whether the Learning Center is included. Campus grade spans and the Elementary South address weren’t confirmed and should be checked with the district. Bond details are from the district’s bond site and Cleburne Times-Review reporting; completion of the gym and the Elementary South conversion wasn’t confirmed. The November 2025 tax rate election result wasn’t found; the outcome is inferred from the rate levied. Edge-district ratings weren’t confirmed, and which subdivisions fall in each district wasn’t verified. Tax rates are 2026 figures from the Johnson County Tax Office; school tax examples apply the $140,000 state homestead exemption and are illustrations, not quotes. School district and campus assignment is determined by address and must be confirmed with the district. School information is provided for general reference only and is not a recommendation regarding any school, district, neighborhood or property. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Median Sales Price
Median sales price for Alvarado by month, from NTREIS. Redfin put the median near $330,000 for the three months ending August 2026, with price per square foot down about 15 percent from a year earlier.
A single month can swing on a handful of sales, and new builds and older Old Town homes sell at very different prices. Read the trend across six to twelve months, not one data point.
With price per square foot down about 15 percent year over year, list against sales from the last 90 days in your own subdivision. Builder incentives nearby set the bar a resale has to beat.
An Alvarado address doesn’t always mean Alvarado city limits. In town, the combined tax rate runs about $2.43 per $100, and some subdivisions add a PID assessment. Price the full payment, not just the list price.
Redfin showed about 76 days on market, and Homes.com showed about 9.1 months of supply. Both point to a market where buyers have time and choices.
The first two weeks bring the most traffic a listing will ever get. If they pass without an offer, that is pricing information. Acting in week three beats acting in week ten.
Long market times give you room to ask for closing costs, a rate buydown or repairs. With the 30-year rate at 7.24 percent on October 29, 2026, a seller-paid buydown can beat a small price cut.
Under 10 showings means buyers are deciding quickly. Rising counts mean people are walking through and walking away, which is a different problem from nobody looking at all.
This separates a pricing problem from a presentation problem. Plenty of showings and no offer usually means something specific is putting people off, and that is fixable without dropping the price.
High showings-to-pending means you can be selective without losing homes. Read it against days on market: low on both is a hot market, high on both means the leverage is yours.
Closed sales show how many homes actually changed hands, which is what appraisers and lenders lean on. A low month in a small town can be noise, so look at the pattern.
More closings mean more fresh comparables for pricing. In slow months, I widen the search carefully and adjust for lot size, age and PID or no PID.
Builders are actively selling in Alvarado, so compare a resale against new-build incentives and the full tax bill, including any PID, before you choose.
Charts supplied by NTREIS via 10K Research and Marketing and update automatically. Data reflects residential activity reported to the MLS and may be revised as late-reported sales come in. Redfin figures are for the three months ending August 2026; months of supply is a Homes.com estimate; the mortgage rate is Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for October 29, 2026. The combined tax rate is for homes inside Alvarado city limits in Alvarado ISD; homes outside city limits or in a PID pay different amounts. The charts cover the NTREIS Alvarado area, which may include homes outside city limits. Market statistics describe the area as a whole and are not a substitute for a comparative market analysis on a specific property. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so publicly available sale prices elsewhere are estimates rather than recorded figures. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Pick a purchase year and the price fills in. If you own here, type over it with what you actually paid. This calculator runs on the Johnson County index, the federal repeat-sales measure for the county that holds Alvarado. A home bought in 2015 is worth more than twice its price on the index, with the biggest jump from 2021 to 2022 and almost no change from 2024 to 2025, while recent Alvarado sales point lower.
Bought here? Tap the number and enter what you paid.
Federal house price index growth, indexed to the purchase year, where the purchase year equals 100.
From 2015 to 2025 the Johnson County index rose about 114 percent, with a 22 percent jump from 2021 to 2022 alone.
It rose just 0.1 percent from 2024 to 2025, and Alvarado’s price per square foot fell about 15 percent in the year to August 2026.
Redfin’s Alvarado median for the three months ending August 2026 was about $329,800, and Homes.com and other trackers land within a few thousand dollars.
Type over the prefilled price with what you actually paid.
Owners who bought before 2021 carry large gains; many who bought from 2022 to 2025 have little or none, with about 9 months of supply on the market.
Indexes are county-wide, so value any specific property from true comparables.
A $330,000 homestead in city limits and Alvarado ISD pays about $6,291 a year at 2026 rates, about 1.91 percent of value.
Outside city limits it’s about $3,834; in the Lone Oak PID, add a scheduled assessment of about $1,938 on a 50-foot lot.
Growth rates are the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, annual values 2009 through 2025: Johnson County, Texas (FRED series ATNHPIUS48251A, base 2000 equals 100), the State of Texas (TXSTHPI) and the United States (USSTHPI). State and national figures are annual averages of published quarters. The Johnson County series recorded 146.11 in 2015, 292.69 in 2022, 312.80 in 2024 and 313.11 in 2025. FHFA describes county indices as developmental and subject to revision, and the annual series does not cover 2026. No city-specific index was used, and Alvarado medians for earlier years weren’t found. The prefilled dollar figures are derived and illustrative, not published: they apply the Johnson County index to a $330,000 anchor near Redfin’s three-month Alvarado median ending August 2026 ($329,782). That median rose 31.9 percent while price per square foot fell 14.9 percent, a sign that the mix of homes sold changed; it is not a measure of appreciation. Redfin’s Alvarado figures may include addresses outside city limits, and months of supply is from Homes.com. The index is built from conforming loans and excludes jumbo lending and all-cash purchases. Equity figures assume a 30-year fixed mortgage at that year’s Freddie Mac annual average rate (2025 approximately 6.6 percent; 7.32 percent on October 22, 2026), held to today, with no refinancing, no extra principal and no additional borrowing. They exclude closing costs, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, improvements and selling costs. The tax example uses 2026 rates from the Johnson County Tax Office on a $330,000 homestead: Alvarado ISD 1.146300 after the $140,000 exemption, City of Alvarado 0.813809 after its 1 percent ($5,000 minimum) exemption, Johnson County 0.367000 after its 5 percent exemption, the farm-to-market and lateral road levy 0.050000 and Hill College 0.050000. Owners 65 and older or disabled receive additional exemptions and tax ceilings. Outside city limits, the example drops the city levy and adds Johnson County ESD No. 1’s 0.057815. The Lone Oak PID figure is the 2026 scheduled installment for a 50-foot lot in Improvement Area No. 1 from the district’s administrator, which notes it is subject to change; PID assessments aren’t reduced by homestead exemptions. Eagle Glen North and Whisper Park PID amounts weren’t confirmed; check every taxing unit and assessment on the appraisal record. It is an illustration, not a quote. The homestead appraisal cap limits increases in a homestead’s taxable appraised value to 10 percent a year and ends on sale. This is an illustration for general reference, not an appraisal, a comparative market analysis, a valuation or investment advice. Past appreciation does not predict future appreciation. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Alvarado is a Johnson County city the Census Bureau estimated at 7,539 residents in 2025 (4,739 in 2020), where Redfin’s median sale price was about $330,000 in mid-2026. It sits right at the I-35W and US 67 crossroads. The trade-offs are real: no hospital in town, two grocery stores until a planned Walmart opens, and a tax bill that changes at the city line.
Estimated Off-Peak Drive Time from Alvarado City Hall
Around Town and Beyond
Estimated minutes off-peak from City Hall on College Ave. These are planning estimates, so check a live map before relying on any of them.
I-35W and US 67 meet at the edge of town, putting Fort Worth about 30 miles north and Dallas about 45 minutes northeast.
Cleburne, the county seat, is about 15 miles west on US 67.
The city has its own police department, and its combination paid-and-volunteer fire department holds an ISO Class 3 rating; CareFlite provides ambulance service.
Integrity Urgent Care opened on US 67 in 2025, with X-ray and EKG.
The city adopted a comprehensive plan, downtown plan and parks plan in March 2026, and a new zoning code that April.
Alvarado Park Lake, built in 1966, sits about 2 miles southwest of town.
A Walmart Supercenter filing at I-35W and US 67 lists construction from November 2026 to November 2027, and the city annexed about 215 acres in June 2026.
TxDOT plans a new I-35W interchange near US 67 and wider lanes south of it.
There’s no hospital or ER in town; the nearest hospitals are in Burleson, Cleburne and Mansfield.
Groceries are Brookshire’s and David’s until Walmart opens, and the in-city tax rate is about $2.43 per $100, plus PID assessments in some new subdivisions.
The city showed a Stage 2 water restriction in October 2026; it buys its water from the Johnson County Special Utility District.
TxDOT projects I-35W traffic south of Burleson rising from 69,000 to 92,800 vehicles a day by 2045, with work zones ahead.
Drive times are planning estimates from Alvarado City Hall, not live traffic or route-calculator results; check a live map before you rely on them. Published descriptions put Alvarado about 30 miles from Fort Worth, though one outlet says 40, and the Handbook of Texas places it 15 miles east of Cleburne. Around-town times weren’t measured. The median is Redfin’s three-month figure ending August 2026, and it may include addresses outside city limits. The ISO rating is from Johnson County ESD No. 1’s provider list; fire department staffing is described as combination by the city. Urgent care details are from the provider. Plan and zoning dates are from the City of Alvarado and its code of ordinances. Walmart dates are from a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing and are estimates, not an opening date. TxDOT details are from its public meeting materials and the regional transportation plan; schedules and costs weren’t confirmed. The water restriction stage is from the city’s website, and watering days weren’t confirmed. The in-city tax rate combines 2026 city, school district, county, county road and Hill College rates. No crime, school ranking or flood zone claims are made. This information is provided for general reference and is not a representation about any specific property, commute or future development outcome. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Answered with verified specifics, from the city line, PIDs and school districts to water bills, drought stages, trash, Walmart and the I-35W rebuild.
Alvarado is in northeastern Johnson County, where I-35W crosses US 67. Burleson is the next city north on I-35W, and Cleburne, the county seat, sits about 15 miles west on US 67.
Published descriptions put Alvarado about 30 miles south of Fort Worth, roughly a 30-minute drive to downtown off-peak by our estimate. Downtown Dallas is about 45 minutes northeast via US 67, and DFW Airport about 50 minutes.
These are estimates, and peak-hour I-35W traffic can add a lot, so test the drive at the hours you’d actually commute. City Hall is at 104 W. College Ave., 817-790-3351.
The 2020 census counted 4,739 residents in Alvarado. The Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025 estimate is 7,539 as of July 1, 2025.
The Bureau reports that as 41.2 percent growth because it measures from a revised April 2020 base of 5,341, which likely reflects annexations, rather than from the census count itself. Either way, the city has added thousands of residents in five years, mostly in new subdivisions along the I-35W corridor.
Annexations keep widening the map: the city annexed about 215 acres on June 15, 2026, for the Chambers Creek development. Census figures are total population only and are revised each year.
The Handbook of Texas calls Alvarado the oldest town in Johnson County. William Balch staked a claim near springs and an old trail in 1849, and he and G. H. Sigler laid out town lots in 1853.
The first county sheriff, A. H. Onstott, is credited with naming the town for Alvarado, Veracruz, where he fought during the Mexican War. Residents voted to incorporate in 1878, though some secondary sources say 1885.
Two railroads arrived in 1881, and the Johnson County Pioneers and Old Settlers Reunion has gathered in Alvarado since the 1890s. Voters approved a home rule charter on May 6, 2023, which the city called its most historic election since 1878.
For 2026, a home inside city limits and in Alvarado ISD pays about $2.43 per $100 of value before exemptions: City of Alvarado $0.813809, Alvarado ISD $1.1463, Johnson County $0.367, the county road levy $0.05 and Hill College $0.05.
On a $330,000 homestead, that comes to about $6,291 a year after the school district’s $140,000 exemption, the city’s 1 percent ($5,000 minimum) exemption and the county’s 5 percent exemption.
Outside city limits, the city levy drops and Johnson County ESD No. 1 adds $0.057815, about $3,834 on the same home. Owners 65 and older get extra exemptions and tax ceilings. These are illustrations; use the Johnson County Tax Office estimator for a real figure.
Many homes with Alvarado (76009) mailing addresses sit outside city limits, in unincorporated Johnson County or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
The quickest check is the Johnson County Appraisal District property record at johnsoncad.com: the taxing units list “City of Alvarado” only if the parcel is inside the city. The city’s Community Development department also offers an interactive zoning map and zoning verification.
The answer changes your tax bill by thousands of dollars a year, plus which utilities, zoning and code rules apply. Boundaries also move: the city adopted a new zoning code on April 20, 2026, and annexed about 215 acres that June.
A public improvement district lets the city levy a special assessment on lots in a development to pay for its streets, water, sewer, drainage and amenities. The Johnson County Appraisal District lists four with the City of Alvarado: Alvarado 215, Eagle Glen North, Lone Oak and Whisper Park.
PID assessments aren’t property taxes, so homestead exemptions don’t reduce them; they’re collected with city taxes. In the Lone Oak PID, a 50-foot lot in Improvement Area No. 1 had a 2026 scheduled installment of about $1,938, with payments running through 2053.
Before you write an offer, ask the seller or builder for the current annual installment and the remaining payoff balance. PIDs are separate from, and in addition to, HOA dues.
The City of Alvarado bills water, sewer and trash together. Water is a $41.06 base plus $5.82 per 1,000 gallons up to 8,000, rising in tiers to $10.30 above 20,000, plus a 20-cent-per-1,000-gallon groundwater district fee.
Sewer is $28.97 plus $6.75 per 1,000 gallons, capped at $96.47. Trash has been listed at $11.55 plus tax and recycling at $4.46; confirm current rates with the city.
Start service at Utility Billing in City Hall, 104 W. College Ave., with a $150 residential deposit paid up front. Card payments carry a 3 percent fee. The city buys its water wholesale from the Johnson County Special Utility District.
Redfin’s Alvarado median sale price for the three months ending August 2026 was about $330,000, up 31.9 percent from a year earlier. Price per square foot fell about 15 percent to $149 over the same period, so the jump reflects which homes sold, not appreciation.
Homes took a median 76 days to sell, up from 51, and Homes.com showed about 9 months of supply, a pace that generally favors buyers.
With builders competing nearby, buyers often have room to negotiate on price, closing costs or rate buydowns. Medians move month to month and may include addresses outside city limits, so ask for comparable sales on any home you’re considering.
Most of the city is in Alvarado ISD, which earned a C (77) on TXschools.gov in 2026 and a C (76) in 2025, with about 3,700 students. Its campuses are Elementary North, Elementary South, Lillian Elementary, Alvarado Junior High and Alvarado High School.
Voters passed a $125 million bond in May 2022 that funded a new Elementary North building, a Lillian expansion and new athletic facilities. The district’s 2026 tax rate is $1.1463 per $100, down from $1.1669.
Some Alvarado addresses fall in Burleson, Venus, Mansfield, Keene, Cleburne or Grandview ISD. Confirm the district on the appraisal record and the campus with the district for any address.
A state filing registered June 12, 2026, lists a 174,578-square-foot Walmart Supercenter at the northwest corner of I-35W and US 67, with an estimated cost of $12.2 million and a companion fuel station.
The filing shows construction from November 16, 2026, to November 12, 2027. Those are filing estimates, not a confirmed opening, and Walmart hadn’t announced a grand-opening date, so late 2027 is the earliest realistic expectation.
Until then, groceries in town come from Brookshire’s on US 67 and David’s Supermarket downtown, and many residents drive to Burleson or Cleburne for big-box shopping.
There’s no hospital or freestanding emergency room in Alvarado. In an emergency, call 911: the Alvarado Fire Department responds, and CareFlite provides ground ambulance service and lists Alvarado as a base.
The nearest hospitals are Texas Health Huguley in Burleson and Texas Health Harris Methodist in Cleburne, each roughly 15 to 20 minutes away by our estimates, with Methodist Mansfield about 25 minutes.
For walk-in care, Integrity Urgent Care opened at 850 W. US 67 on February 11, 2025, with on-site X-ray and EKG, open daily 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Alvarado Medical Clinic is at 115 E. College St.; confirm its walk-in hours.
There’s no fixed-route bus or rail service in Alvarado, so most residents rely on a car. Trinity Metro’s TEXRail and the Trinity Railway Express don’t reach Johnson County.
JC Connect, the county’s demand-response service managed by the City of Cleburne, offers curb-to-curb rides that anyone can book. In Alvarado it runs weekdays from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no weekend service outside Cleburne.
Book by phone at 817-641-1800 or 866-913-1800, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., up to seven working days ahead. Service covers Johnson County plus the Huguley hospital campus in Burleson. Confirm fares before your first ride.
TxDOT is rebuilding I-35W through southern Johnson County. It projected about 69,000 vehicles a day south of Burleson in 2025, rising to 92,800 by 2045.
Plans near Alvarado include realigning the northbound main lanes with an X-ramp interchange between CR 604/707 and US 67, converting frontage roads to one-way, adding a 10-foot shared-use path, and widening I-35W from 4 to 6 lanes south of US 67. A regional plan also lists widening Cummings Dr. with a new signal at US 67.
Construction dates and costs weren’t confirmed and may have shifted from earlier schedules, so check TxDOT’s Project Tracker and expect work zones on the corridor for years.
In October 2026 the city’s homepage showed a Stage 2 water restriction in effect. Under city code, Stage 2 begins when water use reaches 60 percent of total capacity.
Alvarado buys its water wholesale from the Johnson County Special Utility District, which draws from Lake Granbury, Mansfield and Grand Prairie supplies and declared a Stage 1 drought watch on August 28, 2026.
Specific Stage 2 watering days weren’t confirmed, so check the city’s current alert before you set an irrigation schedule, especially for new sod or landscaping at a new home. Restrictions can change quickly with lake levels and summer demand.
Republic Services collects trash in Alvarado under a 2025–2030 city contract. Residents get weekly pickup in one 95-gallon cart, which must be at the curb by 7 a.m.; collection days run by route.
Bulk and brush pickup is monthly, up to 3 cubic yards: Zone 1 on the first Friday and Zone 2 on the second Friday. Residents also get four free landfill passes a year.
Trash has been billed at $11.55 a month plus tax, with recycling at $4.46, on the city utility bill. Older guides list Friday trash and every-other-Friday recycling, so confirm your route’s day with the city or Republic Services.
The Alvarado Fire Department, at 205 S. Friou St., began as a volunteer company in 1903 and is now a combination paid-and-volunteer department. It covers the city plus nearly 48 square miles of Johnson County, averaging about 125 emergency responses a month.
Johnson County ESD No. 1 lists the department’s ISO rating as Class 3, on a 1-to-10 scale where 1 is the top rating; insurers use it in pricing homeowner’s coverage.
CareFlite provides 911 ground ambulance service in Johnson County. The city also has its own police department at 600 S. Parkway Dr., with administrative offices open weekdays.
AT&T says AT&T Fiber is available in parts of Alvarado, and Spectrum also serves the area. United Cooperative Services is building community fiber, with some Alvarado-area projects still gathering sign-ups.
Electric service depends on the address. Much of the area is on Oncor’s lines, where you can choose a retail provider, while parts of eastern Johnson County are served by United Cooperative Services, which you can’t shop around.
Check any address on the FCC National Broadband Map and ask the seller for recent electric bills. Natural gas availability and the provider weren’t confirmed, so verify it by address too.
Alvarado’s code bars letting any animal, livestock or fowl run at large. Livestock pens must be at least 200 feet from any residence other than the owner’s and provide at least 600 square feet per head.
Coops and pens for other animals must sit at least 50 feet from a neighbor’s home, and another section of the code further limits animals and fowl in residential areas. The number of chickens allowed wasn’t confirmed.
Homes in a subdivision may face stricter HOA rules, and county rules apply outside city limits. Check the code and your HOA documents before you buy, and apply for any permits through the city’s MGOConnect portal.
Search the address on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center at msc.fema.gov to see its flood zone. Zones beginning with “A” are special flood hazard areas, where federally backed mortgages require flood insurance.
Local waterways include Turkey Creek, which feeds Alvarado Park Lake, and the North Fork of Chambers Creek. The city runs a flood hazard reduction program and reviews development in mapped floodplains.
Ask the seller for the Texas Seller’s Disclosure flood answers and any past flood claims, and get a flood insurance quote even outside a mapped zone. A survey and elevation certificate can clarify where a home sits relative to the floodplain.
The city’s calendar includes Irish Fest each spring, the Fall Festival & Weenie Dog Race in October and Old Town Christmas on the Square in December. The Johnson County Pioneers and Old Settlers Reunion has run since 1893 at the Reunion Grounds.
Alvarado Park Lake, a city-controlled reservoir built in 1966 southwest of town, offers fishing and boating; confirm current rules with the city. Downtown has antique shops, the public library and a food truck incubator on the Square.
Louis Vuitton’s Rochambeau Ranch workshop has opened to the public on select event weekends. Fort Worth’s museums, stadiums and dining are about 30 miles north.
Answers were verified as of October 27, 2026, from the City of Alvarado and its code of ordinances, the Johnson County Tax Office, the Johnson County Appraisal District, Johnson County ESD No. 1, the Johnson County Special Utility District, Alvarado ISD, the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, TxDOT, NCTCOG, FEMA, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Texas State Historical Association, Redfin, Homes.com and local reporting. Rates, fees, providers and hours change; verify anything you intend to rely on. Tax figures use 2026 rates from the Johnson County Tax Office and are illustrations, not quotes. Drive times are estimates and weren’t measured with a route calculator. Alvarado ISD’s C (77) is the current TXschools.gov district rating, believed to be the 2026 rating. Walmart dates are filing estimates. Stage 2 watering days, trash days by route, chicken limits, natural gas service and electric boundaries weren’t confirmed. The Lone Oak PID installment is the administrator’s 2026 estimate and is subject to change. I-35W schedules and costs weren’t confirmed. This is general information, not legal, tax, lending, insurance, environmental or engineering advice. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Verified numbers and links for Alvarado. Three things to check on every address: whether it’s inside city limits, whether a PID applies and which school district serves it. The city bills water, sewer and trash, and the county tax office has a branch right in town. Start with the green first-week cards; county offices are in blue, health and safety in red and regional contacts in purple.
The city bills water, sewer and trash together. Start service in person at City Hall by 3 p.m. for same-day service, with a $150 deposit paid up front.
817-790-3351, option 1 104 W. College Ave. Do this firstMissed pickups and carts: weekly cart service, monthly bulk and brush and four free landfill passes a year.
817-317-2000 Do this firstFile your homestead exemption online and check whether “City of Alvarado” and a PID are among your taxing units.
817-648-3000 109 N. Main St., Cleburne Do this firstVehicle registration and property tax payments right in town, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
817-558-0122 206 N. Baugh St. Do this firstSign up for city phone, text and email alerts about emergencies, service changes and closures through Blackboard Connect.
cityofalvarado.org City HallGeneral questions, records and council agendas. Open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
817-790-3351 104 W. College Ave. Public WorksMain breaks, outages and sewer backups after hours, 24/7.
817-301-4947 PermitsSince February 1, 2026, permits and inspections run through the MGOConnect portal; older permits use the inspection line.
817-866-6007 104 W. College Ave. ZoningThe new zoning code adopted April 20, 2026, zoning verification, annexations and floodplain permits.
817-790-3351 104 W. College Ave. CodeReport tall grass, junk vehicles and property standards issues through Neighborhood Services.
817-790-3351 CourtPay citations online, by phone, by mail or at the night drop; 30 days to enter an appearance.
817-790-3223 104 W. College Ave. PetsStrays, adoptions and pet registration inside city limits; a division of the police department.
817-790-0910 602 S. Parkway Dr. LibraryFree cards for city residents; open weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed weekends.
817-783-7323 210 N. Baugh St. RecordsOpen records requests, city elections and ordinances.
817-790-3351 104 W. College Ave. MailP.O. boxes and retail service, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
817-783-3384 300 E. US 67 CountyEnter an address to find your justice of the peace, constable and commissioner precincts.
johnsoncountytx.org CountyVoter registration, mail ballots and voting locations.
817-556-6197 103 S. Walnut St., Cleburne CountyThe local JP court for small claims and county citations, in the Alvarado sub-courthouse.
817-558-0111, ext. 2550 206 N. Baugh St. Outside city limitsPermits, floodplain review and septic (OSSF) for unincorporated addresses.
817-556-6380 2 N. Mill St., Ste. 305, Cleburne CountyLaw enforcement for unincorporated areas outside Alvarado city limits.
817-556-6060 1102 E. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne CountyFunds fire and first-responder service outside city limits through contracted departments, including Alvarado’s.
817-556-2212 2451 Service Dr., Cleburne CountyCounty disaster planning and preparedness.
817-556-6346 810 E. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne CountySoil tests, ag-valuation education, 4-H and Master Gardeners.
817-556-6370 StateLicenses and ID cards in Cleburne; book an appointment online.
dps.texas.gov 600 W. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne ElectricIn retail-choice areas, Oncor runs the lines; report outages 24/7 or text OUT to 66267.
888-313-4747 ElectricMember-owned electric co-op serving many rural parts of 76009; confirm the provider by address.
817-556-4000 3309 N. Main St., Cleburne GasStart or stop gas service where available; confirm by address. For a gas leak, leave and call 866-322-8667 and 911.
888-286-6700 WaterThe city’s wholesale water supplier, and the retail provider for much of unincorporated Johnson County.
817-760-5200 740 FM 3048, Joshua DiggingCall before you dig for fences, pools or septic.
811 InternetCheck fiber and other internet providers for an exact address.
broadbandmap.fcc.gov WellsRegister or permit a water well before drilling.
817-556-2299 208 Kimberly Dr., Cleburne SchoolsEnrollment, campuses and the 2026–27 calendar.
817-783-6800 102 S. Bill Jackson Dr. SchoolsTEA’s official site for district ratings and a school search by address.
txschools.gov CollegeCommunity college courses and workforce training in Cleburne.
817-760-5500 2112 Mayfield Pkwy., Cleburne FloodCheck the flood zone for any address before you buy.
msc.fema.gov Urgent careWalk-in care in town with X-ray and EKG; open daily. Not an emergency room.
817-402-3131 850 W. US 67 HospitalFull-service hospital with a 24/7 emergency room, north on I-35W.
817-293-9110 11801 South Fwy., Burleson HospitalThe county-seat hospital, with a 24/7 emergency room.
817-641-2551 201 Walls Dr., Cleburne HospitalHospital to the northeast with a 24/7 emergency room.
682-242-2000 2700 E. Broad St., Mansfield Mental healthJohnson County’s mental health authority. Crisis line: 1-800-772-5987, available 24/7, or dial 988.
817-579-4400 SafetyRecords and general business, weekdays. Call 911 for emergencies.
817-790-0910 600 S. Parkway Dr. SafetyA combination department founded in 1903, covering the city and about 48 square miles of the county.
817-790-8884 205 S. Friou St. PIDAnnual installments and payoff quotes for the Lone Oak, Eagle Glen North, Whisper Park and Alvarado 215 PIDs.
469-490-2800 TollsTollTag accounts for the Chisholm Trail Parkway and other North Texas toll roads.
972-818-6882 StateState roads, including I-35W and US 67, and the I-35W Segment 2 project.
817-370-6500 TransitJohnson County’s curb-to-curb shared rides, weekdays in Alvarado.
817-641-1800Links, phone numbers and addresses verified October 2026 against the City of Alvarado, Johnson County, the Johnson County Tax Office and Appraisal District, Johnson County ESD No. 1, the Johnson County Special Utility District, Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District, Alvarado ISD, MuniCap, Oncor, United Cooperative Services and the health care providers listed, and subject to change; if something has moved, tell me and I will correct it. Many Alvarado mailing addresses are outside city limits, where the county, the sheriff and Johnson County ESD No. 1 provide services instead of the city. Confirm every taxing unit, any PID, the water provider and the school district before you buy. Conflicts flagged: police non-emergency dispatch is listed as both 817-556-6045 and 817-556-6060; Alvarado ISD’s office is listed at both 102 and 110 S. Bill Jackson Dr.; and the DPS office, TxDOT and Methodist Mansfield phone numbers differ between sources. Atmos Energy’s service area in Alvarado and other water suppliers serving 76009 weren’t confirmed. Emergency Management, AgriLife and NTTA numbers are from earlier Johnson County research. A parks department, economic development corporation, senior center and Chamber of Commerce contact weren’t confirmed for this list. Listings are provided for general reference and are not endorsements; I receive no compensation from any organization named. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Alvarado, the oldest town in Johnson County, counted 4,739 residents at the 2020 census and an estimated 7,539 by 2025, right where I-35W meets US 67. Its 76009 ZIP code reaches far beyond city limits, so two homes with the same address line can come with different taxes, PIDs, schools, police and fire coverage. I sort out the details that matter here, and the awkward parts are named.
An Alvarado 76009 address doesn’t mean the City of Alvarado. If “City of Alvarado” isn’t a taxing unit on the appraisal district record, the home is in the county: the sheriff instead of city police, county permits and often septic. On a $330,000 homestead, that’s about $6,291 a year inside the city versus $3,834 outside, and the line moved again with a 215-acre annexation in June 2026. I pull that record first.
Four city PIDs, Alvarado 215, Eagle Glen North, Lone Oak and Whisper Park, add assessments that homestead exemptions don’t reduce. A Lone Oak 50-foot lot was billed about $1,938 for 2026, with payments through 2053, while Bloomfield markets its Eagle Glen community as no PID. Similar names, different bills. I confirm by legal description and get the payoff figure before you sign.
The 76009 ZIP reaches into Alvarado, Burleson, Venus, Mansfield, Keene, Cleburne and Grandview ISDs, and new subdivisions can sit near the lines. The district follows the parcel, not the mailing city, and 2026 school tax rates alone range from about $0.95 to $1.26 per $100. I confirm the district on the appraisal record and with the district for the exact address.
The city bills your water but buys it wholesale from the Johnson County Special Utility District, which declared a Stage 1 drought watch on August 28, 2026; the city’s site showed its own Stage 2 restriction in October. Start service at City Hall by 3 p.m. with a $150 deposit. On acreage, septic goes through the county and wells through Prairielands. Plan sod and irrigation around it.
Redfin’s Alvarado median was about $330,000 for the three months ending August 2026, but price per square foot fell about 15 percent, homes took a median 76 days to sell, and several builders are selling within a few miles of each other. Resale sellers are pricing against builder incentives. I push builders to apply incentives to a rate buydown and use resale comps to keep new-build prices honest.
Most commuters take I-35W north or US 67 toward Dallas. TxDOT’s plan to rebuild about 13 miles of I-35W from Burleson to south of Alvarado, with three lanes each way and a rebuilt US 67 interchange at a preliminary $600 million, has no construction date yet. Walmart construction at the same corner is filed for November 2026 to November 2027. Test the drive at rush hour.
Alvarado has real trade-offs: no hospital or ER in town, two grocery stores until Walmart opens, water restrictions, years of highway work ahead and PID assessments in some new subdivisions. Homes outside city limits trade city services for lower taxes, and North Texas hail and wind are real, too. If any of that is a dealbreaker, you will hear it from me first.
Confirm city limits on the appraisal district record. Second, list every taxing unit, including any PID and its payoff. Third, confirm the school district, since seven can serve a 76009 address. Fourth, check the water provider, and any septic or well, before you write an offer. Fifth, drive the I-35W commute at rush hour. And sixth, look at the Walmart and TxDOT plans if you’re buying near I-35W and US 67.
Alvarado-specific things to raise with all four. Freddie Mac’s 30-year average was 7.32 percent on October 22, 2026, and with builders competing, ask how a seller-paid buydown compares with a price cut. A typical Alvarado home falls under the FHA limit for Johnson County, which lenders list at $563,500 (confirm with HUD), and the $832,750 conforming limit. Ask about TSAHC and TDHCA programs. Make sure any PID installment is in the payment estimate, and budget the city’s $150 water deposit at move-in. I recommend these lenders based on their expertise and service. I do not receive compensation for referrals.
Either is fine. I answer my own phone, and you will never be routed to a call center or handed to a junior agent. Send me an address and I will tell you whether it’s inside city limits, whether a PID applies, which school district serves it and what the full tax bill looks like.
Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® · Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team · 214-228-0003 · northtexasmarketinsider.com
Information on this page is provided for general reference and is not legal, tax, insurance, environmental, engineering or lending advice. Tax figures are illustrations for a $330,000 homestead using 2026 rates from the Johnson County Tax Office, including the City of Alvarado’s $0.813809 and Alvarado ISD’s $1.1463; they are not quotes. PID names are from the Johnson County Appraisal District; the Lone Oak installment is the administrator’s 2026 estimate and is subject to change; Eagle Glen North and Whisper Park amounts weren’t confirmed. Bloomfield’s no-PID claim is the builder’s. Annexation details are from Ordinance 2026-0012. School district assignment is determined by address; which subdivisions fall in each district wasn’t verified. Drought stages are from the Johnson County Special Utility District and the City of Alvarado’s website. Market figures are Redfin’s for the three months ending August 2026. I-35W details are from TxDOT’s project fact sheet, and schedules may change; Walmart dates are from a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. The mortgage rate is Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for October 22, 2026; the FHA limit is from lender tables and should be confirmed with HUD; the conforming limit is FHFA’s 2026 limit. All real estate services are provided through Legacy Realty Group. Equal Housing Opportunity.
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