Where old Dallas money and new Dallas ambition share the same zip code, established estates, premier schools, and the Tollway corridor that puts everything within reach
Carrollton counts about 134,600 residents across Dallas, Denton and Collin counties, from cottages around the historic square to 1980s lake sections and new apartments at a rail station. The citywide median sold near $415,000 this summer. Here are eight areas with ZIP-level prices and district notes.
ZIP 75006 median about $380K
Carrollton’s original town grid around Carrollton Square, with short blocks, an older commercial core and a 1950 grain shed now home to a brewery.
Older cottages and bungalows mixed with newer infill townhomes; eras vary by block. Downtown Carrollton Station is the transfer point between DART’s Green and Silver Lines. Dallas County; Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD.
Rentals; no for-sale comps yet
A 25-acre transit-oriented district built by the City, DART and private partners beside the Trinity Mills rail station, centered on the 3-acre Esplanade Park.
Phase 1, EVIVA Trinity Mills Station, opened December 2025 with 436 apartments and ground-floor retail. A hotel, office tower and more retail are planned, not built. Green Line and the DCTA A-train to Denton.
ZIP 75007 median about $395K
A planned subdivision area built around Josey Ranch Lake, with spin-off sections such as Bel Air of Josey Ranch and Savoy of Josey Ranch.
Mostly single-family homes, largely from the 1980s; confirm the build year by listing. School district varies by address between Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and Lewisville ISD.
ZIP 75006 median about $380K
Curving streets platted in multiple sections west of the interstate, close to the Elm Fork of the Trinity River.
Single-family homes, generally from the 1970s; confirm the build year by listing. Dallas County; served by Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD.
ZIP 75010 median about $485K
Late-20th-century single-family sections on the north side of the city, with a registered homeowners association.
Plats include Estates of Indian Creek and High Meadow of Indian Creek. Denton County; school district by address, often Lewisville ISD. Castle Hills, next door, is outside city limits.
ZIP 75007 or 75010 range
A multi-section subdivision along Rosemeade Parkway in north-central and northeast Carrollton, with sections such as Rosemeade Heights and Rosemeade North.
Mostly single-family homes; build years vary by section. Denton County; school district varies by address.
ZIP 75006 median about $380K
Older subdivisions near the Farmers Branch line, mixing single-family streets with townhome pockets.
Dallas County; served by Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. DART’s on-demand GoLink zone covers the Keller Springs area.
ZIP 75010 median about $485K
The city’s northeast edge, with later single-family and multifamily development near SH 121 and Plano Parkway.
Generally late 1990s and 2000s; confirm by listing. Denton County, with a small piece of the city in Collin County nearby. This corner is served by Lewisville ISD; confirm by address.
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Redfin put Carrollton’s median sale price near $415,000 for the three months ending August 2026, down 3.2 percent from a year earlier.
ZIP 75006 sat near $380,000 and ZIP 75010 near $485,000; ZIP 75007 was about $395,000 on a different vendor’s September data.
Carrollton spans Dallas, Denton and a small piece of Collin County, so the appraisal district and tax bill depend on the address.
The City lists Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Lewisville and Dallas ISDs inside city limits. Check the district on every listing.
DART’s Green Line stops at Downtown Carrollton, Trinity Mills and North Carrollton/Frankford.
The Silver Line joined downtown on October 25, 2025, with a one-seat ride to DFW Airport, and the A-train runs from Trinity Mills to Denton.
Voters approved most of a roughly $235 million bond package in May 2026, led by $164.5 million for streets.
At Trinity Mills Station, a hotel, office tower and more retail are planned beside the new apartments.
Carrollton is a home-rule city in Dallas, Denton and Collin counties, incorporated in 1913; the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population at 134,562 on July 1, 2025. Its ZIP codes are 75006, 75007 and 75010; whether any city addresses use other ZIP codes wasn’t confirmed. Prices are Redfin figures for the three months ending August 2026, except ZIP 75007, which is a RealtyTrac median for September 2026 measured differently; ZIP-level medians stand in for neighborhoods because subdivision-level figures weren’t available, and the 75010 figure fell sharply year over year, likely because of which homes sold. They are context, not values. Neighborhood names follow plats and associations; build eras, HOA status and county lines for most areas weren’t confirmed against appraisal records, and the streets in the Collin County portion weren’t identified. Castle Hills and Vista Ridge are outside city limits and left out. School districts are listed at the district level only and vary by address. Trinity Mills Station plans are from DART and the developer and may change. Sources disagree on whether four or all five May 2026 bond propositions passed. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Carrollton eats in two clusters: Historic Downtown, where a brewery, pizza and fried chicken ring the square by the rail station, and the Koreatown area on Old Denton Road, with soup houses, barbecue grills and bakeries around H Mart. Here’s a 2026-checked list of 18.
1006 W. Main St.
A Texas-born fried chicken dinner house just off the square, with sides passed around the table in big bowls.
Open daily per a listing updated October 2026.
1033 Vandergriff Dr.
An independent brewery in a converted 1950 grain shed, with an 18,000-square-foot taproom, a grill and a patio.
1301 S. Broadway St.
A Dallas-born Neapolitan pizzeria with a patio facing the square; confirm hours before you go.
1111 S. Main St., Ste. 1210
A Dallas-born burger counter on the square, reviewed as open in September 2026.
1011 S. Main St., Ste. 110
A smokehouse bar known for smoked wings and quesabirria tacos, open late on the square.
1020 W. Main St.
An old-fashioned scoop shop next to Babe’s, opened in 2017; confirm hours before you go.
Main St. near Carrollton Square
A large multi-dealer antique mall on the square; confirm the address and hours before you go.
2625 Old Denton Rd., #200
A Korean supermarket with a food court and live seafood, anchoring the Shops at Old Denton since 2008.
2625 Old Denton Rd.
A Korean-French bakery inside H Mart for pastries, breads and cakes.
2625 Old Denton Rd.
All-you-can-eat Korean barbecue cooked on tabletop grills.
2625 Old Denton Rd.
A Korean bar-restaurant built around shareable plates.
2625 Old Denton Rd.
A specialist in Korean noodle dishes in the Shops at Old Denton.
2640 Old Denton Rd., Ste. 100
A soup house built around seolleongtang, a milky ox-bone soup.
3040 Old Denton Rd.
Traditional dishes such as budae jjigae, seafood pancakes and galbi.
2540 Old Denton Rd., #134
The Carrollton location of an all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue chain.
2540 Old Denton Rd., Ste. 138
Thai street-food dishes, with gluten-free options and online ordering.
2225 Old Denton Rd., Ste. 320
Udon and noodle bowls; confirm hours before you go.
2225 Old Denton Rd., Ste. 100
A California-born bakery-café for coffee and breads, its first Texas location, opened in summer 2026.
Carrollton’s dining clusters in two places: Historic Downtown Carrollton, where restaurants and a brewery ring the square by the DART station, and the Koreatown area along Old Denton Road near the George Bush Turnpike, anchored by H Mart.
Spots marked “Call ahead” lacked a dated 2026 confirmation.
Compiled October 2026. Listings are from business websites, the Historic Downtown Carrollton Association, the City of Carrollton, DiningOut, D Magazine, the Dallas Observer, the Dallas Morning News and listing sites, and were not confirmed with owners; call ahead to confirm hours and that a business is still open. No Carrollton restaurant appears among the Stars or Bib Gourmands in the 2026 Michelin Guide Texas, released October 8, 2026, and no 2026 James Beard recognition was found. “Koreatown” is a widely used local name, not a confirmed official designation. 3 Nations Brewing, Cane Rosso, Beth Marie’s, The Finishing Touch, H Mart and Chinchikurin lacked a dated fall 2026 confirmation, and The Finishing Touch’s street number wasn’t confirmed. Suite numbers for Tous les Jours and Hampyong Noodle vary by source and are left off. Monkey King Noodle Co. closed in 2018, and a downtown Italian spot is left off until its current name is confirmed. Roots Southern Table is in Farmers Branch. No verified independents were found yet near Trinity Mills, Josey Lane or Frankford Road. Listings are not endorsements, and I receive no compensation from any business named. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
From Peters Colony Farms and a Rail Crossing to a Two-Line DART Hub
Before settlers arrived, the Elm Fork of the Trinity River and Indian Creek shaped a landscape of springs, timber and river bottomland where Carrollton now stands.
No source reviewed for this page names a specific Native people living along Carrollton’s stretch of the Elm Fork or Indian Creek, so this history describes Native peoples at the regional level rather than claiming a particular nation. The record does describe the setting. According to the City of Carrollton, a spring once flowed through the center of what became the downtown square, near where the gazebo stands today.
Frontier conflict reached the area in the 1840s; a 1942 Dallas Morning News retrospective called mill founder Preston Witt a “captain in the Indian wars.” Some of the original woodland survives. Elkanah Bramblitt bought a woodright in 1861, and his descendants used its timber for more than 122 years. Dallas County bought the land in 1983, and it now forms part of the Elm Fork Nature Preserve.
Carrollton began inside the Peters Colony grant: William and Mary Larner arrived in 1842, A. W. and Sarah Perry followed in 1844, and English landowners formed a northeastern “English colony.”
The Texas State Historical Association’s Handbook of Texas names William and Mary Larner, who arrived in 1842, as the area’s first settlers. According to the City of Carrollton, A. W. and Sarah Perry came in 1844 from Carrollton, Illinois, and claimed 640 acres. The Handbook notes that many early settlers were related by blood or marriage and says the town was most likely named for Carrollton, Illinois, their hometown.
The so-called English colony lay in the northeastern part of the settlement and reached into Denton County. The Handbook says its large landowners, including the Jacksons, Furneauxes, Morgans and Rowes, were English immigrants. In 1846 David Myers of Illinois founded the first Baptist church in Dallas County near present-day Carrollton. Claims that the name traces back to a Carroll County weren’t confirmed and are left out.
On A. W. Perry’s land, the Witt brothers and Perry built a gristmill that grew into Trinity Mills, a mill and trading post now part of north Carrollton.
The Handbook of Texas says Trinity Mills was settled in 1853 and was first called Witt’s Mill, after a gristmill owned by Preston and Wade H. Witt and A. W. Perry. The Trinity Mills Community historical marker gives an earlier date, saying the Witt brothers began building a steam mill on Perry’s land about 1851. Perry sold his share in 1855, and a store and post office were open by 1858.
According to the marker, the Scotts bought the mill business after the Civil War and later sold 50 acres to the railroad for a depot. The Dallas-Wichita line reached Trinity Mills in 1878, and the community became a cattle-shipping point. Sources disagree on its 1884 population, giving 50 or 150. The store closed in 1915, the depot in 1923 and gravel mining in 1966.
Railroads created the town: the Dallas and Wichita line brought an 1878 plat and post office, the Katy took over in 1881, and the Cotton Belt crossed it in 1888.
According to the Handbook of Texas, an agent for the unfinished Dallas and Wichita Railway filed an early plat of Carrollton at the Dallas County Courthouse in 1878, and a post office opened that year. Jay Gould bought the line, extended it to Denton in 1880 and sold it to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, the Katy, in 1881. By 1885 Carrollton had cotton gins, flour mills, a school, two churches and 150 residents.
When the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, the Cotton Belt, crossed the Katy at Carrollton in 1888, the town became a shipping center for livestock, grain, cotton and cottonseed, and the Handbook says it eventually surpassed Trinity Mills. The Dallas County Pioneer Association says A. W. Perry gave land for the Katy depot. The City says the downtown square, built around a spring, began taking shape before 1900.
Carrollton incorporated in 1913 with W. F. Vinson as first mayor, and gravel pits and grain mills made it a “grain and gravel” town of fewer than 1,000 residents through 1940.
The Handbook of Texas confirms incorporation in 1913, with W. F. Vinson as the first mayor. A gravel industry began in 1912 and grew until Carrollton was known as a grain and gravel town that also supported dairies, and a local brick plant supplied brick to Dallas. Texas Almanac census figures show slow growth through these decades, from 573 residents in 1920 to 689 in 1930 and 921 in 1940.
In 1931 L. F. Blanton bought the Carrollton Feed Mills beside the tracks, and in the mid-1940s the business became Blanton Grain Company, according to the City’s historical marker. The City’s historical designations list says George F. Myers, a 1930s mayor and postmaster, ran the square’s first theater by showing films outside his building. The square stayed the center of local trade throughout.
After World War II the city recruited industry, and in 1950 Blanton Grain raised a 110-foot concrete grain tower as the population grew from 1,610 to 4,242 by 1960.
The Handbook of Texas reports that the city worked to attract major industries in the postwar years. National Metal Products, a maker of metal utility cabinets and shelving, moved to Carrollton in 1946. In 1950 Blanton Grain Company built a 110-foot concrete grain storage tower on the site of the old feed mill, and its products were shipped worldwide on the adjacent railroad. The company closed soon after L. F. Blanton died in 1971.
The Texas Almanac counted 1,610 residents in 1950 and 4,242 in 1960. General highway references say Interstate 35E was completed in the early 1960s, but the date its Carrollton section opened wasn’t confirmed. The grain shed beneath the tower survives, and today it houses 3 Nations Brewing, which D Magazine described in 2022 as operating in a massive midcentury grain shed beside the square.
The Sun Belt boom remade Carrollton: population rose from 13,855 in 1970 to 82,169 in 1990, as subdivisions, distribution centers and electronics plants filled former farmland.
The Handbook of Texas says the population grew 193 percent between 1970 and 1980, to 40,595; the Texas Almanac table lists 40,591. By 1983 the city had about 52,000 residents, with industries in auto-parts distribution, food packing, light manufacturing and electronic components. The Handbook also notes that a working cattle ranch still operated inside the city limits in 1983. Carrollton is part of the Metrocrest with Addison, Coppell and Farmers Branch.
Preservation grew alongside development. The Texas Historical Commission marked Perry Cemetery in 1976, and the 1909 Perry farmhouse was restored for the Bicentennial and named a Texas historic landmark in 1977. DART was created in 1983, and Carrollton voters chose to stay in the agency in 1985, 1989 and 1996, according to DART’s history. Construction on the future President George Bush Turnpike began in 1987.
Carrollton passed 109,576 residents in 2000, the Bush Turnpike reached I-35E in 2001, and H Mart’s 2008 opening anchored a Korean business district on Old Denton Road.
According to AARoads, the President George Bush Turnpike segment from Midway Road to Interstate 35E in Carrollton opened in July 2001. The next segment, a 5.2-mile connector from I-35E to Interstate 635, was built largely on bridges across the Elm Fork wetlands and cost $339 million; construction ran from January 2003 to October 2005. Rail planning was also underway, and in 2002 a city resolution proposed names for three future Carrollton stations.
H Mart opened in February 2008 in a former Mervyn’s at the Shops at Old Denton Road, according to WFAA, and dozens of shops grew up around the grocery. A 2023 Dallas Morning News editorial said the city invested $700,000 to refresh the plaza while Korean American investors put in far more. The area is widely known as Koreatown, though an official designation wasn’t confirmed.
Passenger rail returned on December 6, 2010, when DART’s Green Line opened three Carrollton stations, and in June 2011 the A-train linked Trinity Mills to Denton.
DART confirms that the Downtown Carrollton, Trinity Mills and North Carrollton/Frankford stations opened on December 6, 2010, with an elevated corridor and station downtown. In late October 2010 the city held its first Festival at the Switchyard, which offered preview rides between Downtown Carrollton and Trinity Mills. On December 7, 2010, the City Council designated the Blanton Grain Tower a historic landmark, protecting the square’s tallest structure.
The Denton County Transportation Authority’s A-train commuter rail opened in June 2011, connecting downtown Denton to DART at Trinity Mills; sources date the opening to June 18 or June 20. The U.S. Census Bureau counted 119,097 residents in 2010. Back in 2003, the city had bought land next to Trinity Mills station for future development, setting up the transit-oriented district that would open more than two decades later.
Carrollton counted 133,434 residents in 2020; the Silver Line opened October 25, 2025, new apartments opened at Trinity Mills Station that December, and voters approved four of five bonds in 2026.
DART’s 26-mile Silver Line opened on October 25, 2025, with new ground-level platforms at Downtown Carrollton and a one-seat ride to DFW Airport. On December 10, 2025, DART and the Integral Group opened EVIVA Trinity Mills Station, the first phase of a 25-acre transit-oriented development, with 436 apartments, ground-floor retail and the 3-acre Esplanade Park. Later phases plan a hotel and an office tower.
On May 2, 2026, voters decided five bond propositions totaling about $235 million and approved four: streets, public safety, parks and the library. The $7.85 million municipal court proposition failed, and the city certified results on May 12. Carrollton didn’t call a 2026 DART withdrawal election; instead, it sent DART proposed changes to the agency’s cost-sharing program, according to Community Impact.
Compiled from the Texas State Historical Association Handbook of Texas (Carrollton and Trinity Mills entries), Texas Historical Commission and City of Carrollton historical markers, the City’s historical designations list and A. W. Perry Homestead Museum pages, the Dallas County Pioneer Association, the Texas Almanac, the U.S. Census Bureau, DART, the Denton County Transportation Authority, AARoads, WFAA, D Magazine, the Dallas Morning News, Community Impact and City of Carrollton election releases. Sources disagree on several points: the Trinity Mills mill date (about 1851 or 1853), Trinity Mills’ 1884 population (50 or 150), the 1980 census count (40,595 or 40,591) and the A-train opening (June 18 or 20, 2011); the 2010 count uses the Census Bureau’s 119,097. Native peoples specific to Carrollton, the date I-35E opened through the city, annexation history, the date Trinity Mills joined the city and an official Koreatown designation weren’t confirmed and are left out. Bond results are the City’s certified figures; no council vote declining a DART election was found, so that point rests on news reports and the council’s February 2026 election order. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Fireworks Over Josey Ranch Lake, a Free Rail-Heritage Music Festival and a Drone Show on the Square
A used-book sale run by the Friends of the Carrollton Public Library to raise money for the library, with a members-only preview day before each sale.
Held September 25 and 27, 2025, and April 10 to 11, 2026, with member access on April 8.
Books are priced individually. A fall 2026 date wasn’t confirmed, so check the library calendar.
Carrollton celebrates a day early: a daytime patriotic concert near the Senior Center on Keller Springs Road, then a 15-minute fireworks show over Josey Ranch Lake at about 9:30 p.m.
The fireworks ran July 3, 2024, and Friday, July 3, 2026; the concert ran 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 3, 2025 and 2026.
There are no vendors at the fireworks; people watch from nearby parking areas and streets, and Keller Springs Road closes briefly during the show.
A celebration of international food, music and dance, with artisan vendors and kids’ crafts; it succeeded an earlier event called World of Foodies.
Held downtown on September 28, 2024, and September 27, 2025.
In 2026 it moved to the Esplanade at Trinity Mills Station, 1450 Sunrise Ave., on September 26, from 5 to 9 p.m., a shorter window than the earlier 3 to 9 p.m.
A Halloween hunt across the downtown square, paired with treats from downtown merchants.
Held October 25, 2025, and October 24, 2026, from 4 to 7 p.m.
Books for Treats on Halloween day and the evening Enchanted Library in late November are two annual library programs.
Books for Treats ran October 31, 2025, and is set for Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Enchanted Library ran November 21, 2025, and is set for Friday, November 20, 2026, from 5 to 8 p.m. Confirm the branch with the library.
The city’s signature free music festival, named for Carrollton’s railroad heritage, with national headliners, free rides and games, and food and craft vendors around the square. The City says it draws 30,000 to 40,000 people.
First held in late October 2010 with preview Green Line rides. It ran November 8, 2025, and the 16th edition is set for Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 1106 S. Broadway St.
Admission, parking, rides and concerts are free; food and merchandise are sold separately. The City says festivalgoers can ride the DART Silver Line free to the 2026 festival.
An annual ceremony honoring veterans, hosted by the City at the Senior Center.
Held November 11, 2025, and set for Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
The city’s official tree lighting at 6 p.m., followed by a drone light show, with Santa photos, a live reindeer, stilt walkers, a trackless train, crafts and local performances. It runs rain or shine.
Held December 7, 2024, and December 6, 2025, and set for Saturday, December 5, 2026.
Attendance is free; vendors sell food and crafts.
Culture Fest moved. The 2026 edition left the downtown square for the new Esplanade at Trinity Mills Station, and the Silver Line now offers a rail ride to the Festival at the Switchyard.
Several City events, including a pumpkin patch, holiday tours at the Perry Homestead, an Earth Day celebration and a dog-friendly pool party, were found in only one dated year, so they’re left off for now.
Missing: no dated evidence was found for a downtown farmers market, wine or art walks, Korean festivals, brewery events or an Easter egg hunt.
Timing shown is the usual pattern for each event; exact dates, times, prices and locations change from year to year, and organizers’ own sites are the authoritative source. Event details are from the City of Carrollton’s special events and news pages, the Carrollton Public Library, carrolltonfestival.com, DART, the Dallas Morning News, the Branch Herald, Hoodline, the North Dallas Gazette and listing sites; each event shown was found in at least two dated years. Admission for the Independence Day concert, the Halloween hunt, library events and the Veterans Day celebration is listed as free because no fee was found. The City’s events page mixes 2025 and 2026 dates, so whether some older listings ran in 2026 wasn’t confirmed. Listing an event isn’t an endorsement of its organizer. Statements that something is missing mean no reliable source was found, not that it doesn’t exist. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
What to know about Carrollton schools:
How to verify a school assignment: Before you buy or lease, enter the exact street address in the district’s official school locator (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Lewisville ISD, Dallas ISD or Coppell ISD) and confirm with the district’s enrollment office. Ratings here are district-level only, are preliminary until TEA’s December 2026 release, and attendance zones can change.
Nearby: Carrollton runs the Josey Ranch Lake and Hebron & Josey libraries, and voters approved a $3.775 million library bond in May 2026. Dallas College campuses and several universities are within driving distance.
Want the full breakdown? Read our complete Carrollton schools guide →
Carrollton is served mainly by Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Lewisville ISD and Dallas ISD, all rated B in TEA’s preliminary 2026 ratings, with a small Coppell ISD area too. CFB ISD closed four campuses in 2025. On a $415,000 homestead, the school tax runs about $2,300 to $2,960. Confirm the district and campus by address.
By address
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD serves most of south and central Carrollton and reaches into the Denton County side. Lewisville ISD serves much of the north, including the Hebron Parkway corridor. Small areas are in Dallas ISD and Coppell ISD.
Dallas Central Appraisal District tax codes list Carrollton parcels in Dallas ISD and Coppell ISD. Which district serves the small Collin County portion wasn’t confirmed. District lines don’t follow ZIP codes or county lines, so check the appraisal record and each district’s locator tool.
CFB ISD
CFB ISD earned a preliminary B (81) in TEA’s 2026 ratings, released August 14, 2026, after a B (82) in 2025 and C (78) in 2024. The district reports serving just over 22,500 students in 2025–26.
Headquarters are at 1445 N. Perry Rd., Carrollton. The district projects about 1,000 fewer students in 2026–27. Final 2026 ratings are expected by December 11, 2026.
Lewisville ISD
Lewisville ISD earned a preliminary B (83) in 2026, up from B (81) in 2025. TEA lists 46,328 students on 57 campuses for 2025–26, across a district that spans several Denton County cities.
Hebron High School, on Charles Road near Plano Parkway, is named here only to orient the northeast corner of Carrollton. Ratings are preliminary until TEA’s December release.
Dallas ISD
Dallas ISD, which serves a small part of Carrollton, earned a preliminary B (85) in 2026, up from B (83) in 2025. Voters approved a $6.2 billion bond on May 2, 2026.
Dallas ISD adds a 10 percent local homestead exemption on top of the state’s $140,000. Confirm whether a specific address is in Dallas ISD with the appraisal record.
CFB ISD
Trustees voted 6–1 to close Central, Furneaux and McCoy elementary schools and Long Middle School and redraw attendance zones for 2025–26, after finding 23 of 34 campuses at 75 percent capacity or less.
In November 2025 trustees moved $131.5 million in 2023 bond funds from the closed campuses to renovations at Bush and Polk middle schools, new pre-K programs and other projects. Attendance zones changed, so recheck any older assignment. The district projects a 2026–27 deficit of more than $24 million.
District level
CFB ISD runs an Early College High School, career academies in areas such as biomedicine, engineering, media arts and fire science, and programs of choice in STEAM, coding, fine arts and multilingual learning, with a formal transfer process.
Dual credit, AP and UT OnRamps are offered. Lewisville ISD and Dallas ISD program lists weren’t verified for this page; check each district’s choice and transfer pages.
After exemptions
On an illustrative $415,000 homestead, the school line runs about $2,607 a year in CFB ISD and $2,964 in Lewisville ISD, each after the $140,000 state exemption. Dallas ISD’s added 10 percent exemption brings its line to about $2,302.
Lewisville ISD lowered its rate from $1.1178 in 2025 as one-year disaster pennies expired; CFB ISD held its rate flat.
Texas law since 2025
Voters approved raising the school homestead exemption to $140,000 and the over-65 and disabled exemption to $60,000 in November 2025, retroactive to tax year 2025. Owners 65 and older also get a school tax ceiling.
File the homestead application with the Dallas or Denton Central Appraisal District, depending on the address. City and county exemptions are separate.
City of Carrollton
Carrollton runs two public libraries, Josey Ranch Lake and Hebron & Josey, and voters approved a $3.775 million library bond on May 2, 2026, with 61.5 percent. Dallas College campuses and several universities are within driving distance.
Which library projects the bond will fund wasn’t confirmed. Charter and private schools also operate nearby; listing them isn’t a recommendation.
District lines cross the Dallas–Denton county line, so a north Carrollton home can be in CFB ISD or Lewisville ISD.
Confirm the district and campus before you write an offer.
On a $415,000 homestead, the school line runs about $2,607 in CFB ISD and $2,964 in Lewisville ISD.
Dallas ISD’s 10 percent local exemption brings its line to about $2,302.
CFB ISD earned a B (81), Lewisville ISD a B (83) and Dallas ISD a B (85) in preliminary 2026 ratings.
Final ratings are due by December 11; check TXschools.gov.
CFB ISD’s consolidation closed four campuses and redrew attendance zones starting with the 2025–26 school year.
Older listing remarks may show outdated assignments.
Accountability ratings are shown at the district level only; campus ratings are intentionally not shown, and campuses are named only for organization. TEA released 2026 ratings on August 14, 2026, as preliminary; final ratings are expected by December 11, 2026, and districts have challenged rating methods in court in recent years. Use TXschools.gov for current ratings. Ratings, enrollment, tax rates, exemptions, bonds and consolidation details are from TEA, CFB ISD, Lewisville ISD, Dallas ISD, the Dallas Central Appraisal District, the City of Carrollton, Branch Herald, Community Impact, KERA, WFAA and the Dallas Morning News. District boundaries inside Carrollton are approximate; the Coppell ISD and Dallas ISD areas are confirmed only through appraisal district tax codes, and the district serving the Collin County portion wasn’t confirmed. CFB ISD’s current campus count, Dallas ISD enrollment, Lewisville and Dallas ISD program lists, CFB ISD and Lewisville ISD start dates and library bond projects weren’t confirmed. CFB ISD’s 2026 rate is from DCAD and the district; a City page lists a different figure. No current officials are named. The school tax example applies each district’s homestead exemptions to an illustrative $415,000 home near Redfin’s Carrollton median for the three months ending August 2026; it is an illustration, not a quote. 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
What Carrollton homes actually sold for each month. With homes near the historic square, established 1970s and 1980s neighborhoods, townhomes near the DART stations and newer homes in the north all trading across one city, the mix of what sold moves this line as much as the market does.
Carrollton’s median moves with which part of the city sold. Redfin put the September 2026 median at about $412,300, down about 3 percent from a year earlier. By ZIP, recent medians ran about $380,000 in 75006 and about $485,000 in 75010. Read the trend, not one month.
A home near the historic square, a 1980s home in an established neighborhood and a newer townhome near a DART station can all land on this one line. The chart is not your comp. Your comps match your neighborhood, size, age, condition, HOA and school district.
Texas is a non-disclosure state, so portal prices are models. This is MLS. Ask for the actual comparable sales, and confirm by address which county and which school district apply. Carrollton spans three counties and is served mainly by Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Lewisville and Dallas ISDs.
Days on market describes how buyers behaved. Redfin reported a median of about 36 days in the three months through August 2026, with homes selling at about 98.2 percent of list. Well-priced homes still move steadily.
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.
About 43 percent of listings cut their price. Those are the homes where you have room to negotiate on price, repairs or closing costs. In 1970s and 1980s homes, inspect the foundation, roof, plumbing and HVAC closely, because the findings are often where your negotiating room comes from.
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.
Check how many homes closed before you read anything into the price or days-on-market charts. A month heavier in the north side or in new townhomes can push the median up without any change in home values.
Your competition includes other homes in your part of Carrollton, plus Farmers Branch, Addison, Lewisville and the Castle Hills area. Price against true comparables in your neighborhood and have your repair, permit and HOA records ready.
Inventory runs from established single-family neighborhoods to townhomes and newer homes. Confirm the county, the school district, any HOA, stormwater and special district fees, and the full tax bill by address early, because the rate stack differs by county and district.
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. Carrollton spans Dallas, Denton and Collin counties and is served mainly by Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Lewisville and Dallas ISDs, and its ZIP codes 75006, 75007 and 75010 also cover areas outside city limits, including parts of neighboring cities, so MLS city fields may not match the city boundary. The September median is Redfin’s monthly figure; days on market, sale-to-list and price-drop share are Redfin’s three-month figures through August 2026; ZIP medians are Redfin’s three-month figures ending August 2026. These charts do not separate counties, school districts, or townhomes and single-family homes. 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 Dallas County index, the federal repeat-sales measure for the county that holds south and central Carrollton; Denton County’s index, for the north side, tracks within a few points. A home bought in 2015 is worth about twice its price on the index, with the biggest jump in 2021 and 2022, then flat to slightly down in 2025.
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 Dallas County index rose about 98 percent, and Denton County’s rose about 101 percent, so either side of Carrollton tells a similar story.
The City’s average homestead market value slipped about 2.5 percent for 2026, to $419,401.
Redfin put Carrollton’s median sale price near $415,000 for the three months ending August 2026.
ZIP medians ran from about $380,000 to $485,000, so type over the price with what you paid.
The Dallas County side adds three taxing units the Denton County side doesn’t: Dallas County, Parkland Hospital and Dallas College.
School district matters too; Lewisville ISD’s rate is about 13 cents above CFB ISD’s.
On a $415,000 homestead at 2026 rates, I estimate about $6,273 a year on the Dallas County / CFB ISD side if Proposition A passes, $5,499 in Denton County / Lewisville ISD and $5,142 in Denton County / CFB ISD.
The City of Carrollton’s share is about $1,783 at $0.537.
Growth rates are the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, annual values 2009 through 2025: Dallas County, Texas (FRED series ATNHPIUS48113A, 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 Dallas County values are from an earlier pull, last updated March 31, 2026, and weren’t rechecked this cycle; the Denton County comparison uses FRED series ATNHPIUS48121A from the same pull. FHFA describes county indices as developmental and subject to revision, and the annual series does not cover 2026. Carrollton spans Dallas, Denton and Collin counties; no city-specific index was used, and a countywide index may not track Carrollton’s own prices. The prefilled dollar figures are derived and illustrative, not published: they apply the Dallas County index to a $415,000 anchor near Redfin’s Carrollton median sale price for the three months ending August 2026. The City reports an average homestead market value of $419,401 for tax year 2026, down from $430,061. 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), held to today, with no refinancing, no extra principal and no additional borrowing; Freddie Mac’s weekly 30-year average was 7.32 percent and its 15-year average 6.68 percent on October 22, 2026. The 2026 conforming loan limit is $832,750; FHA limits weren’t confirmed directly with HUD. They exclude closing costs, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, improvements and selling costs; owner’s title premiums are set by the Texas Department of Insurance, and commissions are negotiable. Tax examples use an illustrative $415,000 appraised homestead, owner under 65, at 2026 adopted rates: City of Carrollton $0.537 after a 20 percent homestead exemption; Dallas County $0.24865 (or $0.22465 if Proposition A fails on November 3, 2026, about $80 less), Parkland Hospital District $0.212 and Dallas College $0.106575 (proposed; final adoption wasn’t confirmed), each after a 20 percent homestead exemption; Denton County $0.183394 after an exemption reported as 1 percent with a $5,000 minimum, which wasn’t confirmed for 2026; Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD $0.9481 and Lewisville ISD $1.0778 after the $140,000 state exemption with no local option. A Dallas County / Dallas ISD address, at $0.985735 after $140,000 and 10 percent exemptions, comes to about $5,968. Some parcels also carry the Valwood Improvement Authority ($0.04) or Denton County LID #1 ($0.194); small areas are in Coppell ISD or Collin County, whose school and college rates weren’t confirmed. CFB ISD’s rate is from the Dallas Central Appraisal District; a City page lists a different figure. Owners 65 and older or disabled receive a $110,000 city exemption, $100,000 from Dallas County, Parkland and Dallas College, a further $60,000 school exemption ($95,000 total in Dallas ISD) and school tax ceilings. Association dues and any other special district weren’t confirmed; check the resale certificate and appraisal record. It is an illustration, not a quote; actual bills depend on certified values, the homestead appraisal cap and each owner’s exemptions. 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.
Carrollton is a city of about 134,600 spread across Dallas, Denton and Collin counties, with homes selling near $415,000, about $105,000 below Plano’s median. The trade-offs are real: about $6,273 a year in taxes on a $415,000 Dallas County homestead, new monthly utility fees, a freeze on new short-term rental licenses and floodplain along the Elm Fork.
Estimated Off-Peak Drive Time from Carrollton Square
Around Town
Estimated minutes off-peak by car from Carrollton Square. These are planning estimates, so check a live map before relying on any of them.
Downtown Carrollton Station links DART’s Green Line, the Silver Line and connections to the A-train at Trinity Mills.
DART projected about 24 minutes to DFW Airport Terminal B on the Silver Line, with no transfer.
S&P and Fitch reaffirmed the city’s AAA ratings in May 2026.
The fiscal 2027 rate of $0.537 is the 13th consecutive cut and the lowest since 1989.
Carrollton has held an ISO Class 1 rating since 2016 and was re-rated effective December 1, 2025.
The City says 102 Texas communities hold Class 1.
More than 30 city parks, the city-owned 36-hole Indian Creek Golf Club, two recreation centers and a 22,500-square-foot Senior Center.
Koreatown on Old Denton Road anchors an international food corridor.
Taxes run about $6,273 a year on a $415,000 Dallas County / CFB ISD homestead; the Denton County side runs about $5,100 to $5,500.
A stormwater fee, $7.25 a month for most homes, started October 1, 2026, and new short-term rental licenses stopped in December 2025.
A hotel, office tower and more retail are planned at Trinity Mills Station, and InTown Homes’ 200-home Carroll Crest broke ground near downtown in May 2026.
Voters approved $164.5 million for streets in May 2026.
Drive times are planning estimates from Carrollton Square, not published figures, live traffic or measured routes; check a live map before you rely on them. Rush-hour traffic on I-35E, the President George Bush Turnpike and SH 121 can stretch these times considerably, and times from north Carrollton differ. The Silver Line time is DART’s June 2025 projection; another DART document cites 15 minutes. Population is the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025, estimate. Medians are Redfin figures for the three months ending August 2026. Ratings, the tax rate, the ISO class, parks and facilities are from the City of Carrollton, the North Dallas Gazette and the Trust for Public Land; no Moody’s rating was confirmed, and park acreage and trail mileage figures conflict, so they’re left out. The tax estimate uses 2026 rates and homestead exemptions, assumes Dallas County’s Proposition A passes, and is an illustration, not a quote. The stormwater fee is from the City’s fiscal 2027 budget release. Trinity Mills Station plans and Carroll Crest timing are developer and City projections. Flood zones vary by parcel; check FEMA maps by address. 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 three counties, property taxes, school districts after the 2025 consolidation, rail to DFW Airport and the new utility fees to short-term rental limits, water and power, trash pickup, the ISO Class 1 rating, homestead filing, new construction, market pace, floodplain checks, renovation incentives, permits, pets, senior resources, Trinity Mills Station and Koreatown.
Carrollton spans three counties: most of the south and central city is in Dallas County, much of the north is in Denton County, and a small area in the northeast is in Collin County. The county decides which appraisal district values the home and which county taxes appear on the bill.
Don’t rely on the ZIP code. 75006 and 75007 cross the county line, and the mailing city stays Carrollton either way. Instead, search the address on the Dallas, Denton or Collin Central Appraisal District site, or read the taxing units on the latest tax statement.
The county also changes which hospital and college districts tax the home, so confirm it before you compare two listings on price alone.
Every Carrollton homeowner pays the same city rate, $0.537 per $100 for 2026 after a 20 percent homestead exemption. The gap comes from the county and the school district.
On an illustrative $415,000 homestead, owner under 65, I estimate about $6,273 a year in Dallas County with CFB ISD if Dallas County’s Proposition A passes, or about $6,194 if it fails. The same home is about $5,499 in Denton County with Lewisville ISD and $5,142 in Denton County with CFB ISD.
Dallas County homes also pay Parkland Hospital and Dallas College, which Denton County homes don’t. Lewisville ISD’s 2026 rate of $1.0778 runs about 13 cents above CFB ISD’s $0.9481. These are illustrations, not quotes; certified values and the homestead cap decide the real bill.
Most Carrollton homes are in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD or Lewisville ISD, and small areas fall in Dallas ISD and Coppell ISD. District lines cross the Dallas–Denton county line, so two homes a few blocks apart can be in different districts.
CFB ISD closed four campuses and redrew attendance zones starting with the 2025–26 school year, so campus assignments in older listing remarks may be out of date. Check the school district on the appraisal record, then enter the exact address in the district’s attendance-zone tool.
Confirm the assignment with the district’s enrollment office during your option period. All three main districts earned a B in TEA’s preliminary 2026 ratings; this page gives district-level information only.
Yes. Since October 25, 2025, DART’s Silver Line has run from Downtown Carrollton Station, 1013 N. Denton Dr., to DFW Airport Terminal B with no transfer. DART’s June 2025 fact sheet projected a ride of about 24 minutes; another DART document cites 15.
From the Green Line stations at Trinity Mills or North Carrollton/Frankford, ride to Downtown Carrollton and change to the Silver Line’s ground-level platforms. At the airport, Skylink connects Terminal B to the other terminals.
DART said Silver Line trains run every 30 minutes at weekday peaks and every 60 minutes off-peak and on weekends, so check the GoPass app before a flight. KERA reported a $3 three-hour pass and a $6 day pass in October 2025.
Carrollton has three rail stations. Downtown Carrollton serves the Green Line and the Silver Line. Trinity Mills, at the Bush Turnpike and I-35E, serves the Green Line and the Denton County Transportation Authority’s A-train. North Carrollton/Frankford is the Green Line’s northern end.
The Green Line runs south through Farmers Branch to downtown Dallas, Deep Ellum and Fair Park. The Silver Line runs west to DFW Airport and east through Addison and Richardson to Shiloh Road in Plano; DART projected about 36 minutes from Downtown Carrollton to Shiloh Road.
The A-train runs north from Trinity Mills through Lewisville to downtown Denton. Parking, schedules and fares change, so check DART and DCTA before you plan a commute around them.
Not a new one. Carrollton has licensed short-term rentals and bed-and-breakfasts since an ordinance adopted December 6, 2022. On December 2, 2025, the council revised the rules, and the city now issues only renewal licenses for existing operators.
That means a buyer can’t count on licensing a home as a new short-term rental. Licensed operators must renew and remit hotel occupancy tax, and the city’s page lists the current requirements.
Long-term rentals are a separate program: single-family and duplex rentals must be registered with the city each year for $75 per property and are subject to inspection. If you’re buying an investment property, confirm its license and registration status before closing, and read any association rental restrictions too.
Two changes took effect October 1, 2026. The city added a tiered stormwater fee based on a property’s hard surface area: $4.00, $7.25 or $11.40 a month. The City’s fiscal 2027 budget release says about 80 percent of homes fall in the $7.25 tier.
The residential sanitation and recycling fee was reported at $27.36 a month, up from $26.30, after contract adjustments with Republic Services; confirm the figure on the city’s rate schedule. The council created the stormwater fund in November 2025 to pay for drainage maintenance and improvements.
Both charges appear on the city utility bill with water and sewer. When you’re buying, ask the seller for 12 months of bills, since irrigation use drives the water line more than anything else.
The City of Carrollton is the water and sewer utility for more than 38,000 customers. It doesn’t treat its own water; it buys treated water wholesale from Dallas Water Utilities, which draws from reservoirs including Lewisville, Ray Roberts, Grapevine and Lake Fork. The Trinity River Authority treats wastewater, and the city follows Dallas-aligned watering rules.
Electricity is in Texas’s competitive market for most addresses, with Oncor delivering power and a retail provider you choose. The city says some areas are served only by CoServ, so check the address on Power to Choose.
Atmos Energy provides natural gas. Set up water service with the city before closing, and transfer electric and gas accounts a few days ahead so service doesn’t lapse.
Republic Services became Carrollton’s residential collection contractor on October 1, 2025. Trash goes in the green cart once a week, and recycling goes in the blue cart every other week on the same day, following the city’s alternating schedule.
Brush and bulk items are picked up weekly on your regular day at the street curb, not the alley, up to 3 cubic yards of each. Put carts and bulk out no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before and no later than 6:30 a.m., and bring carts in by 9 a.m. the next day.
Extra bulk pickups cost $35. Look up your day on the city’s Waste Services Map or call 972-466-4950, and ask whether your association adds its own cart rules.
It can factor in. ISO’s Public Protection Classification grades a community’s fire suppression capability from 1 to 10, and Carrollton has held Class 1 since May 2016. It was re-rated Class 1 effective December 1, 2025.
The City says only 506 of more than 49,000 rated communities nationwide hold Class 1, including 102 in Texas. Many insurers use the class as one input in pricing a policy, alongside the home’s age, roof, construction, claims history and deductible.
Each insurer sets premiums its own way, so the rating doesn’t guarantee a lower rate. Ask your agent to quote with the current class and compare at least two or three carriers before closing.
File with the appraisal district for the county the home sits in: the Dallas Central Appraisal District, the Denton Central Appraisal District or the Collin Central Appraisal District. Each accepts the state’s Residence Homestead Exemption Application, Form 50-114, and most take it online.
Filing is free. You’ll typically need a Texas driver’s license showing the property address, and the state form says applications are generally due by April 30 of the exemption year. Ignore mailers that charge a fee to file for you.
One application unlocks the state’s $140,000 school exemption, Carrollton’s 20 percent city exemption and county exemptions. Owners 65 and older or disabled qualify for a $110,000 city exemption, $60,000 more from the school district and a school tax ceiling.
Some, mostly as infill. InTown Homes broke ground in May 2026 on Carroll Crest, a planned 200-home community on 16 acres along East Crosby Road near downtown; homes were advertised from about $585,000, and live-work townhomes were listed from $591,900 to $875,000 in October 2026.
D.R. Horton’s Northside Place on Keneipp Road listed homes from about $747,000 to $864,000 in October 2026, and other small infill projects had listings too.
New homes usually come with a mandatory association, builder contracts and their own warranty terms, so read those carefully and get an independent inspection. Expect new construction to price well above the city’s resale median of about $415,000.
At a steady pace with small discounts. A local brokerage analysis of MLS data for the second quarter of 2026 reported a $420,000 median, 33 days on market, a 97.7 percent close-to-list ratio and 3.4 months of supply.
Redfin put the citywide median at $415,000 for the three months ending August 2026 and about $412,300 for September, down 3 percent from a year earlier. ZIP medians ranged from about $380,000 in 75006 to $485,000 in 75010.
A ratio near 98 percent means most homes close a little under asking. Sellers should price from recent sales on their own street, and buyers should check how long a specific listing has sat before writing an offer.
Land along the Elm Fork of the Trinity River on the city’s west side and along tributaries such as Indian Creek includes mapped floodplain. Much of that corridor is open space, golf and nature preserve rather than homes, but some nearby parcels can still sit in or next to a flood zone.
Risk is set parcel by parcel. Look up the address on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center, read the flood questions on the Texas seller’s disclosure, and get a flood insurance quote even outside a high-risk zone.
The city’s new stormwater fee, effective October 1, 2026, funds drainage maintenance and improvements. Parcel-level flood data wasn’t reviewed for this page, and no flood zone claims are made about any neighborhood.
Carrollton has five Neighborhood Empowerment Zones designed to encourage reinvestment in older areas. Owners there can get waived permit fees, a Single-Family Rehabilitation Incentive and a Demolition/Rebuild incentive, according to the city.
Income-qualified owners in a zone can apply for up to $7,500 in exterior repairs through the Minor Home Repair Program. The city’s NEZ Address Checker shows whether a home qualifies.
Separately, the Neighborhood Partnership Office runs a Neighborhood Enhancement Matching Grant, started in 1998, for projects planned by organized neighborhoods, with a per-application limit the city raised to $25,000 and a 2-to-1 match in labor, donations or cash. If you’re buying an older home to renovate, check these programs before you budget.
Carrollton Building Inspection requires a fence permit for any new fence over 20 feet long, or for relocating or repairing more than 20 feet of an existing one, with a site plan and a final inspection.
Any pool or spa deeper than 24 inches needs a permit, a compliant barrier and a city-registered contractor; portable spas with locking covers are exempt. Remodels and additions need permits, with multi-trade work combined into one renovation permit, while routine maintenance doesn’t.
Apply through the CityServe portal or call 972-466-3225. Buyers should ask for permit records on additions, pools and converted garages, since unpermitted work can surface at resale or during an insurance claim.
City ordinance allows up to 3 dogs and 3 cats at a home with an enclosed rear yard, and 2 dogs or 2 cats without one. Dogs and cats must be leashed, chained or inside a fence, including in the front yard.
Cats and dogs older than 4 months must be registered with the city every year: $10 for spayed or neutered animals and $50 for intact ones, with proof of a current rabies vaccination. Pets must wear the city tag off the owner’s property.
Carrollton Animal Services and Adoption Center is at 2247 Sandy Lake Road, 972-466-3420. Associations and landlords can add their own limits on breeds, sizes or counts, so check deed restrictions and leases too.
The Carrollton Senior Center, 1720 Keller Springs Road, is a 22,500-square-foot building overlooking the Josey Ranch lake and wetlands, with a ballroom, dance floor and stage for adults 50 and older.
A senior-only membership costs $30 a year for residents and $45 for nonresidents. Members 65 and older can choose an all-access membership that adds Rosemeade and Crosby recreation centers, and a 0.66-mile walking loop circles the lake outside.
On taxes, homeowners 65 and older get a $110,000 city exemption, plus county and school exemptions and a school tax ceiling. The 2025 parks master plan lists expanded senior facilities as a priority. Call 972-466-4850 for programs and schedules.
Carrollton is steering new housing toward its rail stations. At Trinity Mills Station, the EVIVA apartments opened December 10, 2025, as the first phase of a 25-acre district beside the Green Line and A-train, with ground-floor retail and the 3-acre Esplanade Park.
Later phases plan a hotel, a six-story office building, more retail and parking, but none were under construction as of this writing. Near downtown, InTown Homes’ 200-home Carroll Crest broke ground in May 2026.
Voters also approved $164.5 million for streets and $26.53 million for parks in May 2026. Timelines for the remaining phases are projections, so check City Council agendas and DART updates before you count on any of them.
The area locals call Koreatown centers on Old Denton Road near the President George Bush Turnpike. H Mart, a Korean supermarket with a food court, has anchored the Shops at Old Denton Road since February 2008.
Around it you’ll find Korean barbecue, soup houses, noodle shops and bakeries, along with Thai, Japanese and other spots; one dining guide counts more than 100 Korean restaurants along the corridor, a figure that wasn’t independently confirmed. The name is widely used, but an official designation wasn’t confirmed.
The district sits a few minutes from Trinity Mills Station and the turnpike. Hours and tenants change often, so check a business’s own listing before you go.
Answers were verified as of October 29, 2026, from the City of Carrollton, DART, the Denton County Transportation Authority, the Dallas, Denton and Collin Central Appraisal Districts, Dallas County, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Lewisville ISD, TEA, the Texas Comptroller, FEMA, the North Dallas Gazette, KERA, DFW Agent Magazine, Homes.com, Redfin and local reporting. Rates, fees, providers and schedules change; verify anything you intend to rely on. Dallas County’s Proposition A was pending when this was written. The sanitation fee comes from a single news report, the Silver Line travel time varies between DART documents, the 2026 Denton County exemption, internet providers, a typical water bill, RV and boat parking rules, association dues and the year of the matching-grant change weren’t confirmed. Market figures are from Redfin and a brokerage analysis of MLS data. Dallas College’s rate is proposed. The $415,000 tax examples are illustrations, not quotes. School information is district-level only. 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 the City of Carrollton. Three things to check on every address: which county and appraisal district it’s in, which school district serves it and whether your homestead exemption is filed. Start with the green first-week cards; county offices are in blue, help lines in red and regional links in purple.
Start or transfer water, sewer and trash: a $75 deposit, a $15 service fee, photo ID and proof of ownership or lease. Pay online at myaccount.cityofcarrollton.com.
972-466-3120 1945 E. Jackson Rd., 1st floor Do this firstHomestead and over-65 exemptions, values and protests for the Dallas County side; each account lists the school district.
214-631-0910 2949 N. Stemmons Fwy., Dallas Do this firstExemptions, values and protests for the Denton County side, much of 75007 and 75010.
940-349-3800 3911 Morse St., Denton Do this firstThe front door for city departments, news and online payments.
972-466-3000 1945 E. Jackson Rd. Do this firstCarrollton addresses fall in CFB ISD, Lewisville ISD, Dallas ISD or Coppell ISD; check the appraisal record first.
txschools.gov Do this firstWeekly trash, every-other-week recycling and weekly brush and bulk under the Republic Services contract; find your day on the Waste Services Map.
972-466-4950 PermitsApply for and track permits and inspections for fences, pools and remodels, plus rental registrations.
972-466-3225 RentalsSince December 2, 2025, the city issues renewal licenses only for short-term rentals and B&Bs.
972-466-3000 RentalsSingle-family and duplex rentals register every year for $75, due July 31, and are subject to inspection.
972-466-3000 GrantsCheck an address against the city’s five NEZs for waived permit fees and repair or rebuild incentives.
972-466-4299 Housing helpHousing repair programs, including up to $7,500 in minor exterior repairs for income-eligible owners in a zone.
972-466-4299 SeniorsPrograms for adults 50 and older; resident memberships start at $30 a year.
972-466-4850 1720 Keller Springs Rd. LibraryLibrary cards, books, digital resources and meeting rooms; a $3.775 million library bond passed in May 2026.
972-466-4800 1700 Keller Springs Rd. LibraryThe north-side branch, serving the Denton County side of the city.
972-466-4800 4220 N. Josey Ln. ParksMore than 30 parks, Rosemeade and Crosby recreation centers, aquatics and city events.
cityofcarrollton.com HistoryA free, city-run homestead museum, open Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
972-466-6380 1509 N. Perry Rd. PetsAdoptions, lost pets and the annual pet registration the city requires for dogs and cats.
972-466-3420 2247 Sandy Lake Rd. FireFire administration and prevention; Carrollton holds an ISO Class 1 rating that insurers may use in pricing.
972-466-3070 1111 W. Belt Line Rd., #100 DispatchNon-emergency dispatch, or *247 from a mobile phone. Call 911 for emergencies.
972-466-3333 Water emergencyAfter-hours water main breaks and service emergencies.
972-466-3425 CouncilAgendas, minutes and video for City Council and board meetings.
carrolltontx.legistar.com AppraisalValues and exemptions for the small Collin County portion of Carrollton.
469-742-9200 250 Eldorado Pkwy., McKinney TaxesPay Dallas County-side property taxes and handle vehicle registration.
214-653-7811 500 Elm St., Ste. 3300, Dallas TaxesPay Denton County-side property taxes and handle vehicle registration.
940-349-3500 1505 E. McKinney St., Denton ElectionsVote centers, sample ballots and results, including Dallas County Proposition A on November 3, 2026.
dallascountyvotes.org DeedsFree email alerts when a document is recorded against a Dallas County property.
dallascounty.org SchoolsServes most of south and central Carrollton; attendance zones changed with the 2025 consolidation.
972-968-6100 1445 N. Perry Rd. SchoolsServes much of north Carrollton on the Denton County side; use the district’s school finder.
lisd.net SchoolsServes a small area of Carrollton; choice applications for 2027–28 opened November 1, 2026.
972-925-3700 SchoolsServes a small area of Carrollton, per appraisal district tax codes.
coppellisd.com Before you buyCheck the exact parcel, especially near the Elm Fork and Indian Creek.
msc.fema.gov ExemptionsThe state’s free homestead application; file it with the appraisal district for your county.
comptroller.texas.gov Power linesOutages and streetlights for most of the city; you choose your own retail electric provider.
888-313-4747 PowerThe only electric provider in some Carrollton areas; check by address.
coserv.com Electric plansThe state’s site for comparing retail electric plans.
powertochoose.org GasNatural gas service. If you smell gas, leave and call 911 or the Atmos emergency line.
866-322-8667 InternetCheck which internet providers serve a specific address.
broadbandmap.fcc.gov Before you digCall two business days before digging for fences, pools or landscaping.
811 HelpA Carrollton-based nonprofit since 1971: food pantry, utility help, senior rides and job coaching; income limits apply.
972-446-2100 1145 N. Josey Ln. Help linesPoison Control 1-800-222-1222; 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; 211 for community services.
1-800-222-1222 TransitThree Carrollton stations, with a Silver Line ride to DFW Airport Terminal B; service changed October 19, 2026.
214-979-1111 TransitCommuter rail from Trinity Mills Station north to Lewisville and Denton.
dcta.net TollsTollTag accounts for the President George Bush Turnpike and SH 121.
ntta.org CommunityA regional Korean American civic organization based in Dallas.
469-970-3133Links, phone numbers and addresses compiled November 3, 2026. Confirmed this cycle on official pages: City Hall and the main line, Utility Customer Service, Trash & Recycling, CityServe and Building Inspection, short-term and single-family rental pages, Neighborhood Empowerment Zones and Community Development, the Senior Center, Animal Services, Fire Rescue, non-emergency dispatch, the Public Works line, the A.W. Perry Homestead Museum, the Dallas, Denton and Collin appraisal districts, the Dallas and Denton county tax offices, TXschools.gov, Metrocrest Services and the Korean American Coalition. Phone numbers and page addresses change; confirm before you rely on one. Library phone and hours, the Parks landing page, the council agenda page, school district, transit, toll, utility, state and federal links were carried from earlier pages or standard addresses and weren’t reopened this cycle. The short-term rental, rental registration and dispatch cards use the city’s main or dispatch line because department lines weren’t confirmed. Contact details for the Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce conflict across sources, so it’s left off until confirmed. 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.
Carrollton grew from 1840s Peters Colony farms and an 1888 rail crossing into a city of about 134,600 across three counties, with three rail stations, a historic square and the Koreatown corridor on Old Denton Road. The market has tilted toward buyers this fall, so the details matter more. I sort out the details that matter here, and the awkward parts are named.
Carrollton spans Dallas, Denton and Collin counties, and the county changes the bill. On an illustrative $415,000 homestead, I estimate about $6,273 a year in Dallas County with CFB ISD if Proposition A passes, $5,499 in Denton County with Lewisville ISD and $5,142 in Denton County with CFB ISD. I check the county and school district on the appraisal record for every address.
Redfin put Carrollton’s September 2026 median at $412,304, down 3 percent from a year earlier. In the three months ending August, 43.3 percent of listings cut their price, homes took a median 36 days and sold at about 98.2 percent of list. Buyers have more room than they did in spring, and an overpriced listing pays for it.
Redfin says well-priced homes still go pending in about three weeks at close to list. In October closings I reviewed, homes near the median in move-in condition drew attention, while several listings above about $500,000 sat for four months or longer. That’s my read of individual sales, not a published study, and I price against your street and property type.
CFB ISD closed four campuses and redrew attendance zones starting with the 2025–26 school year, and it projects a 2026–27 deficit above $24 million. All three main districts earned a B in TEA’s preliminary 2026 ratings, with final ratings due December 11. I confirm current zones by address, not from old listing remarks.
Downtown Carrollton links the Green Line and the Silver Line to DFW Airport, and Trinity Mills connects to the A-train. DART trimmed Silver Line service on October 19, 2026, to trains every 30 minutes at weekday peaks and hourly off-peak and on weekends. I tell buyers to check the current timetable before counting on a train commute.
At Trinity Mills Station, a hotel, office tower and more retail are planned beside the EVIVA apartments that opened December 2025. InTown Homes’ 200-home Carroll Crest on East Crosby Road launched in May 2026, with homes from about $585,000. Voters approved $164.5 million for streets in May; the city plans to sell those bonds as projects are ready.
Carrollton has real trade-offs: higher bills on the Dallas County side, a new stormwater fee and higher sanitation charge since October, no new short-term rental licenses, floodplain along the Elm Fork and Indian Creek, and mortgage rates above 7 percent. If any of that is a dealbreaker, you will hear it from me first.
Confirm the county and school district on the appraisal record. Second, if you plan to rent the home out, know that Carrollton issues no new short-term rental licenses and requires yearly registration for long-term rentals. Third, check the FEMA flood map for the exact parcel. Fourth, ask for 12 months of utility bills, since stormwater and sanitation fees changed in October 2026. Fifth, file your homestead exemption with the right appraisal district: Dallas, Denton or Collin. And sixth, sign up for a property fraud alert with the county clerk after closing.
Carrollton-specific things to raise with all four. Freddie Mac’s 30-year average was 7.24 percent on October 29, 2026, and the 15-year was 6.60 percent. Most Carrollton homes fall under the 2026 conforming limit of $832,750. Ask new-construction builders about rate buydowns, and run payment scenarios before you shop. Make sure the payment estimate uses the right county and school district, about $1.67 to $2.05 per $100 before exemptions. 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 which county and school district it’s in, whether it touches a flood zone, what the association charges, how close the nearest rail station is 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. The tax estimates are mine, for an illustrative $415,000 homestead, owner under 65, at 2026 rates: City of Carrollton $0.537 after a 20 percent exemption; CFB ISD $0.9481 or Lewisville ISD $1.0778 after the $140,000 exemption; Dallas County $0.24865 (or $0.22465 if Proposition A fails, about $80 less), Parkland Hospital $0.212 and Dallas College $0.106575 (proposed), each after 20 percent exemptions; Denton County $0.183394 after an exemption reported as 1 percent with a $5,000 minimum. Proposition A was on the November 3, 2026, ballot and unresolved when this was written. Confirm exemptions on the appraisal record. Market figures are Redfin’s city data for September 2026 and the three months ending August 2026; ZIP-level and MLS figures differ. Observations about what sells and what sits are my reading of individual Redfin-reported sales, not a published study. Mortgage rates are Freddie Mac weekly averages; the conforming limit is FHFA’s. DART service is from DART’s October 19, 2026, service change. Trinity Mills Station, Carroll Crest and street bond details are from DART, the developer, DFW Agent Magazine and the City of Carrollton; timelines are plans that may change. CFB ISD figures are from the district. School campus assignment is determined by address. All real estate services are provided through Legacy Realty Group. Equal Housing Opportunity.
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