Crowley is Tarrant County’s best-kept family secret. A dairy town turned thriving suburb, rooted in family and faith since 1872, where master-planned communities like Karis are bringing Highland Homes and David Weekley to a city that still knows every neighbor’s name. Twelve miles from downtown Fort Worth, zero big-city attitude.
Crowley is a city of 18,070 (2020 census), estimated at 20,954 in 2025, on just 7.3 square miles south of Fort Worth, with a median sale price near $320,800. Many homes with a Crowley address are actually in Fort Worth, and new communities can carry special-district taxes. Here are 9 areas with dated price context.
Example near $225K
Older homes near the Main Street core, City Hall and Crowley Crossing park.
Citywide housing runs from ranch homes built in the 1950s through 1980s to newer construction. One 1,194-square-foot downtown home sold in July 2026 after listing at $224,900. Downtown is inside city limits and in Crowley ISD; lot sizes and HOA status weren’t confirmed.
About $270K to $699K
A 565-acre master-planned community with about 2,025 homesites and an on-site Montessori campus.
Builders include Cadence Homes, Chesmar Homes and David Weekley Homes, with the developer’s price filter spanning about $270,000 to $699,000. The Karis Municipal Management District adds a tax and assessment the developer puts at about $0.68 per $100, plus a $295 quarterly residents’ assessment.
From about $300K
A new-construction community with a planned amenity center, pool and trails.
M/I Homes listed homes from about $299,990 in October 2026, and Bloomfield Homes also builds here, quoting a total tax rate near 2.35 percent. A homeowners association applies; dues weren’t published. Crowley ISD. City-limit status wasn’t confirmed.
From about $294K
An M/I Homes community near the lower end of the area’s new-construction range.
M/I Homes listed homes from about $293,990 in October 2026. City limits, lot sizes, HOA dues and any special district weren’t confirmed; check the appraisal record.
From about $310K
A Taft Homes new-construction community.
Taft Homes listed homes from about $309,990 in October 2026. Jurisdiction, HOA dues and any special district weren’t confirmed; check the appraisal record.
From about $343K
A Trophy Signature Homes section with a pool, park and outdoor fireplace, likely in Fort Worth.
Homes run about 1,870 to 3,120 square feet, priced from about $342,990 to $424,990 in October 2026. The builder says there is no PID and no MUD. It uses a Crowley mailing address, but a listing site files one section under Fort Worth. Crowley ISD.
From about $339K
A Century Communities section with a Fort Worth builder address.
Century Communities listed homes from about $338,990. The sales address reads Fort Worth, so this is likely Fort Worth or its extraterritorial jurisdiction, not the City of Crowley. Special district status wasn’t confirmed.
Area avg. about $414K
Newer communities listed under Crowley 76036 by new-home portals.
NewHomeSource put the average new-home price across its Crowley search area near $414,300, at about $164 a square foot. Builders, city-limit status and any MUD or PID weren’t confirmed for each community; check every address.
Prices vary
South Fort Worth areas that share Crowley mailing addresses.
These areas pay Fort Worth’s city tax and get Fort Worth services, though many are in Crowley ISD. They’re included here because buyers often find them in Crowley searches. Era, prices and school district vary by address and weren’t confirmed.
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Redfin’s Crowley median sale price was about $320,800 for the three months ending July 2026, up 0.7 percent.
Homes took a median 70 days to sell, down from 83 a year earlier.
Inside city limits, the city, Crowley ISD and the Tarrant County units totaled $2.356 per $100 in 2025, per the city.
Karis adds a management district tax and assessment of about $0.68.
The 76036 ZIP code reaches well beyond Crowley’s 7.3 square miles, into Fort Worth and unincorporated land.
Crowley ISD itself uses a Fort Worth address. Check every listing.
Crowley ISD’s new Crowley High School is set for fall 2027 on the current site.
A Main Street reconstruction project and the award-winning Crowley Crossing park anchor the city’s core.
Crowley is a city of 7.31 square miles, mostly in Tarrant County with a portion in Johnson County, south of Fort Worth, incorporated in 1951. It counted 18,070 residents in the 2020 census; the Census Bureau estimated 20,954 for July 1, 2025. Area names follow subdivision, builder and listing-site names, and boundaries are approximate. A Crowley or 76036 mailing address doesn’t establish the city, county, school district or special district; Tesoro, Hulen Trails, Summer Creek and Primrose Crossing appear to be in Fort Worth. Confirm everything by address with the Tarrant Appraisal District or the Johnson County Appraisal District. Prices are dated 2026 snapshots from builders, Redfin, Jome and NewHomeSource, not MLS medians. They are context, not values. City-limit status for Hunters Ridge, Tarrytown, Summer Crest and the Rocky Creek, Creekside and Terra Trace communities wasn’t confirmed. Karis tax and assessment figures are the developer’s February 2026 figures. HOA dues weren’t published for most communities. The combined rate is the city’s published 2025 figure; the city and Crowley ISD hadn’t posted confirmed 2026 rates when this was compiled, while 2026 Tarrant County, hospital district and college rates net out to roughly the same total. Johnson County parcels pay Johnson County instead of the Tarrant County units. School districts are listed at the district level only. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Crowley’s food scene centers on Main Street downtown, where Fred’s Texas Cafe opened in an 1887 brick storefront in 2026 and the Sunday Crowley Market on Main fills Crowley Crossing park. Groceries line FM 1187 and Crowley Road. Here’s a 2026-checked list of 16.
Main St. near City Hall
A Main Street reconstruction project designed with roundabouts, bike lanes and wide sidewalks, centered on City Hall and Crowley Crossing park.
Anchors include Fred’s Texas Cafe, Boo Ray’s and the Sunday market.
201 E. Main St.
A Sunday makers and farmers market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., March through October, with an average of about 80 vendors, plus first-Friday night markets.
101 N. Magnolia St.
The Fort Worth burger spot’s first location outside Fort Worth, opened January 27, 2026, in a building that incorporates an 1887 brick general store and post office.
316 E. Main St.
A New Orleans menu of jambalaya, po’boys and fried alligator.
326 E. Main St.
A breakfast and lunch diner, open 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, sister to Our Place in Burleson.
448 E. Main St.
Thai curries, pad kee mao and drunken noodles on East Main Street.
121 W. Main St.
A Mexican restaurant on West Main Street; closed Sundays and Mondays, per listings.
122 S. Tarrant St.
A breakfast and brunch spot with crepes, eggs Benedict and chicken and waffles.
920 W. Main St.
Mexican-style roasted chicken and steak nachos, open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
1605 FM 1187
A burger and shake stop in a former gas station building, with homemade desserts.
10138 N. Crowley Rd.
Shawarma, kabobs and Turkish coffee on North Crowley Road, which may be in Fort Worth.
117 N. Hampton Rd.
A small regional Tex-Mex chain’s Crowley spot next to the market site, with a salsa bar and full bar.
209 W. Main St.
A bakery for custom cakes, cupcakes and macarons.
1221 FM 1187
A supercenter open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
1004 S. Crowley Rd.
A Kroger in Stone Gate Plaza. No H-E-B was found inside Crowley.
201 E. Main St.
A 4.1-acre downtown park with a playground, splash pad, event pavilion and dog park; it won a 2024 Texas Downtown award for new construction.
Most local spots cluster on Main Street downtown, with groceries and quick stops along FM 1187 and Crowley Road.
Some North Crowley Road addresses are in Fort Worth.
Compiled October 2026. Listings are from business websites, the City of Crowley, CultureMap Fort Worth, Fort Worth Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, Eventbrite, Yelp, Walmart, Apple Maps and restaurant guides, and were not confirmed with owners; call ahead to confirm hours and that a business is still open. 2026 open status for Our Place Too, Fajita House, Bread & Butter and Southern Charm Cakery relies on directory and guide listings and wasn’t confirmed directly. The Nicky D’s building history is from customer descriptions. Aladdin Cafe’s jurisdiction wasn’t confirmed. FasTaco is a small regional chain, and Walmart and Kroger are grocery anchors; all are included as local landmarks. The Main Street project’s design is from TxDOT and NCTCOG materials; its completion status wasn’t confirmed. 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 Deer Creek Farms to a Santa Fe Railroad Town of About 21,000
Crowley grew up where the Cross Timbers meet open prairie, along a small stream called Deer Creek.
The Handbook of Texas places Crowley at the crossroads of Farm Roads 1187 and 731, about two miles west of Interstate 35 and fifteen miles south of downtown Fort Worth. Before farming began, this part of southern Tarrant County sat where wooded uplands gave way to grassland, crossed by small streams such as Deer Creek, which would later name the first settlement and its cemetery.
Native peoples hunted and traveled the upper Trinity River country long before Anglo settlement, though no Crowley-specific archaeological site turned up in the sources reviewed, so their history is described here only at the regional level. The town itself took shape decades later, when a railroad, a post office and a general store gave the farm community a fixed center and, eventually, the Crowley name.
Pioneers began farming near Deer Creek about 1848, and a community cemetery took shape in the 1850s.
The Handbook of Texas states that about 1848 pioneers began to farm near Deer Creek, and it dates the first recorded burial to 1857. The 1980 state historical marker at Crowley Cemetery, 300 N. Hampton Road, names the earliest marked grave as Thomas D. Stephenson, an eight-year-old who died in 1857 and was the son of a settler who came to Tarrant County in the 1850s.
In 1879 Sarah J. “Sallie” Dunn deeded the ground for use as a public burial site, according to the marker. Known first as Deer Creek Cemetery, it took the Crowley name about 1880, shortly after the settlement organized along the new railroad line. The cemetery remains the oldest documented landmark in the community and is maintained today by a cemetery association.
The Santa Fe railroad gave the town its name, and a post office opened in 1882.
The settlement shifted to its present site when the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway built stock pens and laid tracks there. The Handbook of Texas says the community was named for S. H. Crowley, the railroad’s master of transportation. A post office opened in 1882, and Crowley appears as a town on the 1885 Railroad and County Map of Texas, according to the Handbook.
The first station depot was built in 1885. Dairy farming, the railroad, ranching and related businesses became the town’s main economic activities. The exact year the tracks reached the site, 1881 or 1882, couldn’t be confirmed from a primary source, and no biography of S. H. Crowley was found. He isn’t the same person as other Crowleys in early Texas history.
A brick general store rose downtown in 1887, and churches organized in the 1890s.
Downtown’s oldest commercial landmark is the 1887 brick building at 101 N. Magnolia, built for the Hays Brothers General Store and Post Office and now home to Fred’s Texas Cafe. The Handbook of Texas says the post office moved into the “Hayes brothers’” store in 1896, so sources differ on both the spelling and the year the post office moved in.
Churches arrived with the store. A union Sunday school began in 1895, and the Presbyterians formed their own congregation and had a sanctuary by 1897, according to their state marker. First Baptist Church of Crowley was established in 1896 with 27 members under the Rev. G. W. Green and opened an auditorium on a Tarrant Street lot in 1899, its state marker says.
Crowley built its first school in 1905 and stayed a town of a few hundred through World War II.
A two-story concrete building served as Crowley’s first school in 1905, and the Handbook of Texas counts 120 students in 1907–08. The Continental Bank and Trust Company opened in 1907. The town stayed small, with about 275 residents in the late 1920s and 1930s and 500 by the end of World War II, when Crowley set a per capita record for buying defense bonds, the Handbook says.
Sources disagree on when Crowley Independent School District itself was founded, so no year is given here. A Crowley ISD campus page records that the Baylor family was the first African American family to integrate Crowley schools, in 1965. Local lore often mentions cotton gins in the early town, but none were documented in the sources reviewed for this timeline.
Residents voted to incorporate in February 1951, a year after forming a volunteer fire department.
Crowley formed a volunteer fire department in 1950, and an election to incorporate the town was held on February 3, 1951, according to the Handbook of Texas, which cites the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The Handbook lists “Chick” Race, who served from 1953 to 1957, as the first elected mayor. The city marked its 75th anniversary in 2026 with a drone show over Main Street on June 6.
Also in 1951, Charles A. Haley bought an existing food locker plant on South Texas Street and opened Haley’s Meat Market. According to its state marker, the business added 10,000 square feet of processing space, ran delivery routes to Azle, Lake Worth and Alvarado and sold 5,000 pounds of wholesale meat a day. The Haleys retired in 1984, and a former employee carried the business on.
Water, gas and sewer arrived in the 1960s, and Crowley became a city in 1972.
Incorporation helped the town add a water system, natural gas and sewer service during the 1960s, the Handbook of Texas says. The Texas Almanac counts 583 residents in 1960. Growth picked up as southern Tarrant County suburbanized; sources give either 2,583 or 2,662 for 1970. Links between that growth and specific nearby employers are often assumed but weren’t documented in the sources reviewed.
A park board was set up in 1971 to look after ten acres of land donated to the city. Door-to-door mail delivery didn’t begin until April 1972. On September 3, 1972, the council changed Crowley’s designation from town to city, the status it holds today. Bicentennial Park, at 900 E. Glendale, now hosts several of the city’s largest outdoor events.
Crowley grew to about 12,800 residents by 2010, and the Chisholm Trail Parkway opened in 2014.
The population doubled to 5,852 by 1980. Census tables show 6,974 for 1990, though the Handbook of Texas prints 8,301, and 7,467 for 2000, when the town had 292 businesses. First Baptist bought a 9.3-acre site in 1974, dedicated a sanctuary four years later and relocated to its current campus on South Eagle Drive in 1998, according to its marker.
Farm Roads 1187 and 731, which cross downtown, carried most of the growth until the Chisholm Trail Parkway arrived. The North Texas Tollway Authority opened all mainlanes of the 27.6-mile toll road between Fort Worth and Cleburne on May 11, 2014, giving the area a direct route to downtown Fort Worth. By the 2010 census, Crowley counted 12,838 residents, nearly double its 2000 total.
A Main Street rebuild was planned in 2018, and Crowley Crossing park opened downtown by 2024.
TxDOT and the city held a public meeting on December 13, 2018, on rebuilding Main Street from Crowley Road to Beverly Street with two roundabouts, curbed bike lanes and wider sidewalks. NCTCOG awarded $4.5 million through its 2018 sustainable development program, with a $1.125 million local match, and TxDOT estimated the project at $7.2 million. The project’s completion date wasn’t confirmed in the sources reviewed.
The new Crowley Crossing plaza at 201 E. Main Street hosted its first event, Christmas in Crowley, in December 2023, and the Market on Main opened there on May 5, 2024. A formal ribbon cutting followed on September 21, 2024, with a splash fountain, a dog park dedication and a drone show. The plaza won a 2024 Texas Downtown award for new construction.
A 565-acre master plan broke ground in 2021, and a new Crowley High School is set for 2027.
The 2020 census counted 18,070 residents. On August 5, 2021, The Nehemiah Company broke ground on Karis, a planned community of about 2,000 homes on 565 acres between Interstate 35W and the Chisholm Trail Parkway, according to the city and the Fort Worth Business Press. The city said home construction would begin in 2022, with parks, trails and two amenity centers planned.
The Census Bureau estimated Crowley’s population at 20,954 for 2025. Crowley ISD’s new Crowley High School is scheduled to open in fall 2027 on the site of the current campus. As the city turned 75 in 2026, the 1887 brick store, Crowley Cemetery and four state historical markers still trace its history back to the first post office of 1882 and the railroad behind it.
Compiled from the Texas State Historical Association Handbook of Texas (Crowley entry), Texas Almanac census tables, Texas Historical Commission markers for Crowley Cemetery (1980), First Presbyterian Church (1985), First Baptist Church (Atlas No. 5439001626) and Haley’s Meat Market, the City of Crowley, Crowley ISD, TxDOT, NCTCOG, the North Texas Tollway Authority and the Fort Worth Business Press. Sources differ on several points: the Hays or Hayes spelling of the brothers’ store, whether the post office moved there in 1887 or 1896, the 1970 census figure (2,583 or 2,662), the 1990 figure (8,301 or 6,974) and Crowley ISD’s founding year, which isn’t given. The year the railroad tracks arrived, 1881 or 1882, wasn’t confirmed. The Main Street project’s cost is a 2018 estimate. Haley’s marker is listed as 2022 and was dedicated in 2024. Native peoples are described at the regional level. No Crowley historical society or museum was found. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
A Lighted Main Street Parade, an 80-Vendor Sunday Market, and One Downtown Plaza That Hosts Almost Everything
The city’s egg hunt for kids up to age 12 at Bicentennial Park, 900 E. Glendale, with an adaptive hunt so every child can take part. Held in 2024, 2025 and on March 28, 2026.
The night before, the grown-ups get their turn: an adults-only egg hunt for ages 18 and up at Crowley Crossing, with prizes, music and vendors. It ran in 2024, 2025 and on March 27, 2026.
Spring is also when the Sunday market returns to Crowley Crossing for its March–October season.
A summer concert series on the lawn at the downtown plaza, held every June since 2024. In 2026 it carried the city’s 75th-anniversary drone show on June 6.
Crowley’s Independence Day fireworks, “Crowley Lights the Sky,” with bands and vendors in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The 2026 show on July 11 was fireworks only.
One day a year the plaza’s splash fountains belong to the dogs. Held in 2024 and 2025; the 2026 date wasn’t found.
The city’s free fall festival: costumes, carnival games, candy, bounce houses, vendors and a concert to close the night, 4 to 8 p.m. on the downtown plaza.
Held October 19, 2024, October 18, 2025, and October 17, 2026.
The week after, the Recreation Center at 405 S. Oak St. hosts Pumpkin Paint Night, 6 to 8 p.m., held October 24, 2025, and October 23, 2026.
The Night Market also goes Halloween-themed each fall; the 2026 edition was October 2.
Hosted with the police department: yard games, a petting zoo and a chance to meet the people who run city departments. Held in 2024, 2025 and on October 6, 2026.
A dusk tribute with flags, ROTC and school musicians at Crowley Veterans Plaza on S. Oak St., where residents can add a name to the wall. The 2026 service is Tuesday, November 10, at 5:30 p.m.
The night downtown Crowley lights up: a lighted parade down Main Street to Crowley Crossing, Santa, a tree in front of City Hall and performances on the plaza, 6 to 9 p.m. Parade entries are free. The 2026 parade is Saturday, December 5.
It has run every December since the plaza opened: in 2023, on December 7, 2024, and on December 6, 2025.
The same night, Burleson holds BTX-MAS, its parade, tree lighting and drone show, about ten minutes south. Pick one, or see the Crowley parade early and drive down for Burleson’s 8 p.m. drone show.
About 80 makers and farmers vendors on the downtown plaza, free to walk in. It opened May 5, 2024, and has run every season since, in partnership with the city.
Evening shopping, food trucks and live music, 5 to 9 p.m., with themed nights through the year. Held in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
The Recreation Center at 405 S. Oak St. runs the fitness room, gym time, group exercise and 55-and-over programs, and the library next door at 409 S. Oak St. offers free cards to residents.
Almost everything now happens in one place. Crowley Crossing, the downtown plaza at 201 E. Main St., hosted its first event in December 2023 and had its ribbon cutting in September 2024. The market, the Fall Festival, Music on Main and the Christmas parade all moved there. Bicentennial Park still handles the July fireworks and the Easter egg hunt.
New and not yet recurring: The Big Smoke Show, a BBQ festival set for November 7, 2026, plus the Kids Color Run and Clean Up Crowley, each with one confirmed year. Watch them for 2027.
Missing: no recurring rodeo (the nearest is the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo each January), and no city Trunk or Treat, Memorial Day ceremony or library summer reading schedule could be confirmed. Burleson’s Founders Day in October is the closest heritage festival.
Timing shown is the usual pattern for each event; exact dates, times, prices and locations change from year to year, and the authoritative source is the City of Crowley calendar at ci.crowley.tx.us. Event details are from the City of Crowley, the Crowley Market on Main, the Karis community calendar, the City of Burleson, Dickies Arena, CBS News and NBC DFW; each event listed was found in at least two years. Admission for several city events wasn’t confirmed. The Night Market’s monthly pattern rests on one listing. Celebration of Freedom changed to a fireworks-only show in 2026, and one outlet listed a different date. Dog Splash Day’s 2026 date wasn’t found. The Big Smoke Show, the Kids Color Run and Clean Up Crowley have only one confirmed year and aren’t listed as recurring. Statements that something is missing mean no reliable Crowley source was found, not that it doesn’t exist. Drive times are planning estimates. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
What to know about Crowley schools:
The rating: Check TXschools.gov for the current status.
Nearby: Tarrant County College’s South Campus partners with the district. Texas treats homeschools as private schools.
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Most of Crowley is in Crowley ISD, a 17,000-student district that also covers much of southwest Fort Worth. It earned a preliminary B (80) for 2026, up from a D two years earlier, and its 2023 bond is building a new Crowley High School for 2027. Confirm the district and campus by address.
By address
Crowley ISD covers the City of Crowley, a large part of southwest Fort Worth, part of Edgecliff Village and part of northern Johnson County. Some addresses on the city’s southern edge may be in Joshua or Burleson ISD.
Check the district’s School Locator for any specific address. Attendance zones are being redrawn as new campuses open, so confirm even if a neighbor’s child attends a certain school.
District-wide
Crowley ISD earned a preliminary B (80) for 2026, up from a C (73) in 2025 and a D (69) in both 2023 and 2024. That’s an 11-point gain in two years.
Final 2026 ratings are scheduled for December 11, 2026. The district also reports a Superior financial integrity rating. Enrollment is TEA’s 2025–26 figure.
Crowley ISD
In May 2023, voters approved Proposition A, $948.2 million for new schools, buses and campus upgrades, with 53.4 percent, and Proposition B, $95.4 million for an outdoor learning center and track complex. A performing arts center proposition failed by 237 votes.
The district said the bond would not raise its tax rate. Fewer than 5,400 voters decided it. No November 2026 bond or tax election was found.
Crowley ISD
Crowley Montessori Academy, a $33.3 million district campus in Karis, opened in 2024 with room for 484 students. A 17th elementary on Floyd Hampton Road was set for 2025, and a new Crowley High School and fifth middle school are scheduled for 2027.
The Montessori campus is a Crowley ISD school, not a charter; admission is by application and open across the district. The 2027 dates come from the district’s tentative timeline.
Crowley ISD
Options include Crowley Collegiate Academy, an early-college high school, the Bill R. Johnson Career and Technical Education Center, P-TECH, Global Prep Academy, STEM Plus and two-way dual language.
The district also lists AP, dual credit, UT OnRamps, gifted and talented, AVID and fine arts. A Tarrant County College center is linked to the district’s South Campus partnership.
District-wide
Enrollment was about 17,000 in 2023 and still about 17,000 in 2025–26, well below the district’s 2023 projection of 20,000 students by 2028.
A 2023 demographer’s high-growth scenario projected 24,632 students by 2032. Treat all projections as projections.
Edges of the area
Preliminary 2026 district ratings: Joshua ISD B (86), Burleson ISD B and Fort Worth ISD C (77). Edgecliff Village and parts of south Fort Worth are split between Crowley ISD and Fort Worth ISD.
Fort Worth ISD’s 2026 rate is $1.029099; Burleson ISD’s is $1.2552. Confirm any edge address on the appraisal record.
Per $100 of value
Crowley ISD’s 2025 rate was $1.2552. On an illustrative $320,000 homestead, the state’s $140,000 exemption plus the district’s 10 percent local exemption leave $148,000 taxable, for a school share of about $1,860.
The 2026 rate hadn’t been posted when this was compiled, and the state compresses the operations rate each year.
Tarrant Appraisal District
Schools exempt $140,000, plus $60,000 at 65 or with a disability, then cap the school bill. Crowley ISD adds a 10 percent local homestead exemption, which the district calls the highest in Tarrant County.
City, county, hospital district and college exemptions vary. Confirm with the Tarrant Appraisal District or, for Johnson County parcels, the Johnson County Appraisal District.
Crowley area
No Great Hearts or Leadership Prep campus was found in Crowley, and Crowley Montessori Academy is a district school. Tarrant County College’s South Campus partners with the district.
Private school options weren’t verified for this guide. Texas treats homeschools as private schools.
A Crowley address is usually Crowley ISD, but southern-edge homes may be in Joshua or Burleson ISD.
Confirm the district and campus before you write an offer.
On a $320,000 homestead, the Crowley ISD share runs about $1,860 at the 2025 rate.
The 10 percent local exemption trims roughly $400 a year.
Crowley ISD earned a preliminary B (80) for 2026, up from C (73) in 2025.
Check TXschools.gov for the current rating.
A new Crowley High School and a fifth middle school are scheduled for 2027.
Final 2026 ratings come out December 11, 2026.
Accountability ratings are shown at the district level only; campus ratings are intentionally not shown, and campuses are named only for programs and construction. Ratings change every year, and 2026 ratings are preliminary until TEA finalizes them on December 11, 2026; use TXschools.gov for current ratings. TEA notes 2023 and later scores aren’t comparable with earlier years. Crowley ISD and City of Crowley 2026 tax rates hadn’t been posted in a readable form when this was compiled; the school tax example uses the 2025 rate. Bond results are from the Fort Worth Report and a statewide results compilation. Campus opening years come from the district’s tentative bond timeline and a state construction filing; confirm current schedules with the district. Enrollment projections are from 2023 district and demographer materials. Which southern-edge addresses fall in Joshua or Burleson ISD wasn’t mapped. Burleson ISD’s 2026 grade is from the Texas Tribune’s mirror of TEA data. No November 2026 Crowley ISD election was found. Private schools weren’t verified. No current officials are named. The school tax example uses the $140,000 state homestead exemption and the district’s 10 percent local exemption on an illustrative $320,000 home; 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.
What Crowley-area homes actually sold for each month. With older homes near downtown, resales in Hunters Ridge, Tarrytown and Summer Crest, and new builder closings in Karis all trading under the Crowley name, the mix of what sold moves this line as much as the market does.
Crowley’s median moves with which homes sold: older homes, resales or new master-plan builds. Redfin’s three-month median ending July 2026 was about $320,800, up about 0.7 percent from a year earlier. Prices are holding. Read the trend, not one month.
A home near downtown, a Hunters Ridge resale and a new Karis build in a special district can all land on this one line. The chart is not your comp. Your comps match your size, age, lot, condition and school district.
Texas is a non-disclosure state, so portal prices are models. This is MLS. Ask for the actual comparable sales, plus whether the address is in Crowley or Fort Worth city limits and whether a special district such as Karis’s applies.
Days on market describes how buyers behaved. Redfin reported a median of about 70 days to sell in the three months ending July 2026. Prices held, but homes take time to sell, so there’s room to negotiate.
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.
When homes sit longer, there’s usually room to negotiate on price, repairs or closing costs. A listing that has waited a while is usually where the negotiating room is, and builders often compete with rate buydowns and closing-cost help; ask what’s on the table.
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 heavy with closings in one master plan can move the median more than the market did, up or down depending on that builder’s price points.
Your competition includes builders in Karis and nearby communities, many offering rate buydowns, plus resales in Burleson and south Fort Worth. Price against true comparables and have your permit and repair records ready.
Inventory runs from older homes near downtown to new construction. Confirm city limits, any special district, the school district and the full tax bill early, because they affect your monthly cost more than the price chart does.
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. Crowley mailing addresses and Crowley ISD reach beyond city limits, and nearby neighborhoods such as Summer Creek are in Fort Worth, so MLS city fields may not match the city boundary. The median and days on market are Redfin’s three-month figures through July 2026. These charts do not separate new construction or resale, or homes in and out of a special district. 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 Tarrant County index, the federal repeat-sales measure for the county most of Crowley sits in. A home bought in 2015 is worth about twice its price on the index, with the biggest jump in 2021 and 2022, then nearly flat in 2024 and 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 Tarrant County index rose about 106 percent, with a 21 percent jump in 2022 alone.
It rose just 0.5 percent in 2025, so buyers since 2022 have seen little market appreciation.
Redfin’s Crowley median sale price was about $320,800 for the three months ending July 2026, up 0.7 percent.
Homes took a median 70 days to sell. Type over the prefilled price with what you paid.
The Tarrant Appraisal District held 2026 residential values at 2024 levels and plans its next reappraisal for 2027.
Estimates of county homes now appraised above market range from about 130,000 to 195,000. Johnson County parcels follow that county’s schedule.
On a $320,000 homestead, the city share is about $2,040, Crowley ISD about $1,860 and the Tarrant County units about $1,490.
That’s roughly $5,390 a year, before any county-level exemptions or special districts such as Karis.
Growth rates are the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, annual values 2009 through 2025: Tarrant County, Texas (FRED series ATNHPIUS48439A, 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 Tarrant County series recorded 146.87 in 2015, 286.37 in 2022, 300.61 in 2024 and 301.99 in 2025, as last updated March 31, 2026. FHFA describes county indices as developmental and subject to revision, and the annual series does not cover 2026. Part of Crowley is in Johnson County, which has its own index. No city-specific index was used. The prefilled dollar figures are derived and illustrative, not published: they apply the Tarrant County index to a $321,000 anchor near Redfin’s three-month median sale price for Crowley ending July 2026 ($320,839). A current Zillow typical value for Crowley wasn’t confirmed. Median sale price and typical value are different measures, and small sample sizes make city figures volatile. 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 7.40 percent on October 8, 2026. They exclude closing costs, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, improvements and selling costs. Tax examples use an illustrative $320,000 appraised homestead: City of Crowley $0.637529 (2025); Crowley ISD $1.2552 (2025) after the $140,000 state exemption and its 10 percent local exemption; and 2026 rates for Tarrant County ($0.186), the hospital district ($0.159) and Tarrant County College ($0.12). The city and Crowley ISD hadn’t posted readable 2026 rates when this was compiled. No exemption is applied for the city, county, hospital district or college; any they offer would lower the bill. The Karis management district and any other special district are not included. Because of the appraisal freeze, a home’s 2026 taxable value is its 2024 appraisal. Freeze estimates are from the Fort Worth Report. 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.
Crowley counted 18,070 residents at the 2020 census and about 20,954 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, on about 7.3 square miles south of Fort Worth, with a city median sale price near $320,800. The trade-offs are real: a 33.5-minute average commute, a special-district tax inside Karis, and 76036 addresses that are actually in Fort Worth.
Estimated Off-Peak Drive Time from Crowley City Hall
Around Town and Beyond
Estimated minutes off-peak from City Hall at 201 E. Main St. These are planning estimates, so check a live map before relying on any of them.
Every Crowley firefighter is also certified medical staff, and a 911 medical call brings a city ambulance with paramedics.
A $65-a-year household EMS subscription covers the part of a transport bill insurance doesn’t.
The Recreation Center at 405 S. Oak St. has a fitness room, two basketball courts, a walking track and group exercise.
Resident annual passes run $150 for adults, $80 for youth or 55-plus, and $350 per household.
The library at 409 S. Oak St. issues free cards to residents with proof of address and a photo ID.
It’s a TexShare member, and non-residents pay $15 a year.
The Karis MMD funds infrastructure inside Karis, so those costs fall on Karis owners rather than citywide taxpayers.
Crowley ISD plans a new high school for 2027, and Crowley Crossing anchors downtown events.
The average commute is 33.5 minutes, above the metro’s 27.9, and most jobs are out of town.
All of the city’s drinking water is bought from Fort Worth, which also treats its wastewater.
A 76036 address can be in Fort Worth, and Karis homes carry an extra district tax.
The city’s and Crowley ISD’s 2026 tax rates weren’t confirmed at press time; 2025 figures are shown elsewhere.
Drive times are planning estimates from Crowley City Hall, not live traffic or measured routes; check a live map before you rely on them. I-35W and Chisholm Trail Parkway rush-hour traffic can roughly double these times. The Census Bureau reports a mean travel time to work of 33.5 minutes for Crowley residents (2020–2024), against 27.9 minutes for the metro. Population figures are the 2020 census count and the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025 estimate. The median sale price is Redfin’s for the three months ending July 2026. Fire, EMS, recreation, library and water details are from the City of Crowley; membership prices are resident annual rates and change. The Karis MMD description is from WFAA reporting and state records; district tax amounts vary by year and improvement area. The 2027 high school date is the district’s tentative timeline. 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 city limits, appraisal districts, tax rates, exemptions and the Karis district to water, sewer, trash, electricity, EMS, the rec center, the library, schools and commute.
No. Crowley’s city limits cover only about 7.3 square miles, but the 76036 mailing ZIP stretches well beyond them. Large neighborhoods marketed with Crowley addresses, including much of Chisholm Trail Ranch, Summer Creek and Primrose Crossing, sit inside the City of Fort Worth, and some land nearby is unincorporated.
The difference decides which city taxes the home, who answers a 911 call, who sends the water bill and whose rules apply to fences, rentals and permits.
Before you rely on the address, open the appraisal district record, which lists every taxing unit on the account, or ask the city to confirm the parcel is inside its limits.
Most of Crowley is in Tarrant County, with a small part in Johnson County. The two counties’ tax assessor-collector offices collect property taxes for every taxing unit in their portions of the city.
Values and exemptions are handled by the Tarrant Appraisal District at tad.org for the Tarrant side and the Central Appraisal District of Johnson County at johnsoncad.com for the Johnson side. That’s where you file a homestead exemption or a value protest.
The county line also changes the county tax rate on the bill, so a Johnson County address won’t match the Tarrant County totals quoted for most of the city. Check the account itself.
The most recent rate confirmed from the city is $0.637529 per $100 of taxable value for tax year 2025, up from $0.6083 in 2024 and $0.59489 in 2023. The city’s fiscal year runs October 1 through September 30.
The city has posted a 2026 notice of tax rates, but the adopted 2026 rate wasn’t confirmed from a primary source when this was written. Look for it on the city’s Tax Rate page, in the 2026 tax-rate ordinance or on the cover page of the 2026–27 budget, which state law requires to list it.
For 2025, the city’s share was about 27 percent of a typical Crowley ISD homeowner’s total bill.
For a Tarrant County home inside Crowley ISD, the 2025 rates totaled $2.356209 per $100 of taxable value, according to the city.
That breaks down to Crowley ISD at $1.2552, the City of Crowley at $0.637529, Tarrant County at $0.1862, the Tarrant County Hospital District at $0.165 and Tarrant County College at $0.11228. The school district alone was about 53 percent of the total.
For 2026, Tarrant County adopted $0.186, the hospital district $0.159 and the college $0.12. The city and school district rates for 2026 weren’t confirmed when this was written, so treat the 2025 total as a reference point, not a forecast. Johnson County addresses and homes in Karis add or swap lines.
School districts exempt $140,000 of a homestead’s value, plus another $60,000 for owners 65 or older or with a disability, and then cap the school tax for those owners at the level of the year they qualify.
Crowley ISD adds a local exemption of 10 percent of the home’s value, at least $5,000. The City of Crowley has listed a $40,000 exemption for owners 65 and older and another $40,000 for owners with a disability.
Apply through the Tarrant Appraisal District or the Johnson County appraisal district, depending on where the home sits. The city’s figures come from a 2023 appraisal-district list, so confirm the current amounts on your own account before you budget around them.
It’s a special taxing district set up to pay for roads, utilities and other infrastructure inside the Karis master-planned community, so those costs fall on Karis property owners rather than on taxpayers across Crowley. Its first bond and tax election was decided by a single qualified voter living inside the district, a quirk of how such districts start on undeveloped land.
A 2023 state law, HB 5418, moved the district to an elected board and authorized it to levy assessments.
The district’s operating tax was $0.35 per $100 in 2022 and $0.46 in 2023 and 2024, and it reported no outstanding debt for fiscal 2024. Rates can change every year, so check the district’s own financial page before you buy.
Expect more than one extra line. The Tarrant County Tax Office lists both the Karis Municipal Management District and a separate, fee-based Karis improvement area, and the district’s taxes are handled through a collector, Utility Tax Service.
The developer’s resident page listed a further assessment of $0.220998 and a combined Karis rate of about $3.04 per $100 as of February 2026. That figure comes from the developer and wasn’t confirmed with the district.
Before you write an offer in Karis, ask the seller for last year’s tax statements and any assessment payoff or annual installment, and read any special-district disclosure notice in the contract package. Then compare the all-in monthly payment, not just the price, with homes outside the district.
The city buys all of its treated water from the City of Fort Worth, according to Crowley’s drought contingency plan. Fort Worth draws that water from Lake Worth, Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Bridgeport, Richland-Chambers Reservoir, Cedar Creek Lake, Lake Benbrook and the Clear Fork of the Trinity River.
Because Crowley depends on that supply, Fort Worth’s drought stages and the city’s own drought plan can bring watering limits here too.
Crowley’s public water system is listed with the state as TX 2200034, and its annual drinking water quality report is posted by the city. If a home is in Fort Worth or a rural water district, a different provider and rate schedule apply, so check the utility on the listing.
The City of Crowley provides and bills sewer service, and the City of Fort Worth treats all of the wastewater the city generates, under the same arrangement that supplies its drinking water.
A residential city utility bill also carries flat monthly fees for trash collection and stormwater, set by the city rather than by how much water you use. Those amounts change with the city budget, so ask the city’s utility billing office for the current rate sheet before you estimate a monthly payment.
When you buy, start service with the city and bring the closing documents. Homes outside city limits with a 76036 address may be billed by Fort Worth or another provider instead.
Waste Connections collects residential trash and recycling under a contract with the city, and it’s billed on the city utility bill. Customer service is 817-222-2221.
The blue cart is for recycling only, so keep bagged trash, yard waste and plastic bags out of it. The city posts the full list of accepted items on its recycling guidelines page.
There’s no pickup on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas, and service shifts around those holidays, so check the city’s holiday schedule that week. If a home is in Fort Worth rather than Crowley, Fort Worth’s own cart sizes, fees and schedules apply instead, which is one more reason to confirm city limits before you buy.
Residents get two free dumps a year, up to one ton each, at Turkey Creek Landfill, 9100 South I-35 in Alvarado. Bring a current Crowley water bill and a matching ID. Bulky items can also go out on your route’s bulk Wednesday, up to about two cubic yards.
For paint, chemicals, batteries and other household hazardous waste, pick up a $95 voucher at City Hall. Bring a current water bill. The voucher lets you drop those items at Fort Worth’s environmental collection sites.
Don’t put those materials in either cart. The city also runs Clean Up Crowley events, so watch the city calendar if you have a garage to clear out after a move.
Oncor owns the poles and wires in Crowley, and the city directs residents to report power outages and streetlight problems to Oncor rather than to City Hall.
Crowley is in the part of Texas where homeowners generally choose their own retail electric provider, the company that sends the bill and sets the price per kilowatt-hour. Shop plans on the state’s Power to Choose site, and read the fact label for each plan, since the advertised rate can depend on how much you use.
Gas service and any co-op boundaries weren’t confirmed for this answer, so ask the seller which utilities serve the home and how much the last 12 months of bills ran.
The Crowley Fire Department provides emergency medical service itself. Every firefighter is also certified medical staff, and a 911 medical call brings a city ambulance with paramedics. Fire Station 1 is at 911 Municipal Way.
Households can buy an EMS subscription for $65 a year. It covers the part of an emergency transport bill that insurance or Medicare doesn’t pay. It runs on the calendar year and doesn’t renew automatically, so sign up again each year.
Homes outside city limits with a 76036 address may be served by a different provider, such as Fort Worth’s, so check the address before counting on the subscription.
Resident annual rates are $150 for adults, $80 for youth ages 5 to 17, $80 for seniors 55 and older, and $350 for a household plan. Monthly plans run from $15 to $50, and military discounts are offered. Non-residents pay more.
The center at 405 S. Oak St. has a fitness room with weight machines, treadmills, bikes and ellipticals, two regulation basketball courts, a walking track, a group exercise room, two childcare areas and rental space.
It also runs programs for adults 55 and older, including recreation, wellness and educational seminars. Prices change with the city budget, so confirm current rates before you sign up.
Crowley residents get a free card by showing a photo ID and proof of residence, such as a utility bill or lease, at the library at 409 S. Oak St.
Non-residents can buy a card for $15 a year, plus $10 for each additional household member. The library is a member of TexShare, the statewide program that lets cardholders borrow from other participating Texas libraries.
The library is closed Sunday and Monday and open late on Tuesday, until 8 p.m. Check its page for the rest of the week’s hours and for holiday closures before you go.
Most homes in the city are zoned to Crowley ISD, which enrolled about 17,052 students in 2025–26 and earned a B (80) in TEA’s preliminary 2026 district ratings, up from a C in 2025. Final ratings are expected in December 2026.
The district plans a new high school and a fifth middle school for 2027, on a tentative timeline. Its Montessori academy in Karis is a district campus that takes applications.
Districts don’t follow city limits or ZIP codes, so confirm the district on the appraisal record and the campus with the district’s school locator before you buy. Attendance zones can change as new schools open.
Crowley residents average 33.5 minutes to work, according to the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 survey. That’s about 20 percent longer than the Dallas-Fort Worth metro average of 27.9 minutes.
Most residents work outside the city, largely in the Fort Worth area, so plan around I-35W, FM 1187, FM 731 and the Chisholm Trail Parkway.
Before you commit to a home, drive the route at the hour you’d actually leave, both ways, on a weekday. Our drive-time figures are off-peak planning estimates, and rush-hour traffic can roughly double them. Bus or rail service to Crowley wasn’t confirmed for this answer.
The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 survey puts the median owner-occupied home value at $269,100, while Redfin’s median sale price for the three months ending July 2026 was about $320,800.
They measure different things. The Census figure is what all owners say their homes are worth, averaged over five years, including houses bought long ago. Redfin counts only homes that actually sold recently, which skews toward newer construction.
The same survey shows about 73.8 percent of homes are owner-occupied, a median gross rent of $1,725 a month and about 6,556 housing units. For pricing a specific home, recent sales nearby beat either number.
The total is 8.25 percent, the maximum allowed in Texas. The state takes 6.25 percent, the City of Crowley 1.5 percent and the city’s Crime Control and Prevention District 0.5 percent.
The city also has a Type B economic development corporation, which invests in local projects, and a tax increment reinvestment zone created in September 2013 under Ordinance 09-2013-216, which steers part of the growth in property taxes inside the zone back into it.
Purchases in Fort Worth or Burleson are taxed at those cities’ rates, so the 8.25 percent applies only at businesses inside Crowley city limits.
The city issues permits for alarm systems, garage sales, door-to-door solicitors, special events and mobile food vendors, and runs a residential parking permit program near Crowley High School. Building permits for fences, pools and additions also go through the city.
For news, sign up for the city’s Everbridge emergency alerts, its weekly e-newsletter and email notifications on the city website.
Short-term rental rules weren’t confirmed for this answer, so ask the city before you buy a home planning to rent it by the night. Homeowners association rules in neighborhoods such as Karis can add their own limits, so read the deed restrictions too.
Answers were verified as of October 13, 2026, from the City of Crowley, the Tarrant Appraisal District, the Central Appraisal District of Johnson County, the Tarrant County Tax Office, Crowley ISD, the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Legislature, the Texas Bond Review Board, the Karis MMD, WFAA, KERA and the U.S. Census Bureau. Rates, fees, providers and hours change; verify anything you intend to rely on. The City of Crowley’s and Crowley ISD’s adopted 2026 tax rates weren’t confirmed from a primary source; 2025 rates are shown. The city’s over-65 and disability exemptions come from a 2023 appraisal-district list. The Karis assessment and combined rate are the developer’s figures. The Tarrant County College 2026 rate is from news reports and a college release. Retail electric choice is described generally; gas providers, the trash rate amount, short-term rental rules, transit service and library hours beyond Tuesday weren’t confirmed. School ratings are preliminary 2026 district ratings. Home value, rent and housing-unit figures are Census Bureau survey estimates; the sale price is Redfin’s. 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 Crowley. Three things to check on every address: whether it’s inside Crowley or Fort Worth, which county and appraisal district it’s in and whether the Karis district adds to the tax bill. Start with the green first-week cards; county offices are in blue, health care in red and regional links in purple.
Water, sewer, trash and stormwater on one city account. Bring ID, a lease or Closing Disclosure, a $135 refundable deposit and a $15 new-account fee.
817-297-2201 ext. 1010 City Hall, 201 E. Main St. Do this firstHomestead exemptions, values and protests for the Tarrant County side, which is most of Crowley.
817-284-0024 2500 Handley-Ederville Rd., Fort Worth Do this firstExemptions and protests for homes on the Johnson County side of the city.
817-648-3000 109 N. Main St., Cleburne Do this firstVehicle registration, titles and property tax payments.
817-370-4535 6551 Granbury Rd., Fort Worth Do this firstThe city’s own list of first steps after you move in.
ci.crowley.tx.us Do this firstSign up for the city’s emergency notifications by text, call or email.
everbridge.net City HallMain line for city departments. Open Mon–Thu 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. and Fri 7:30–11:30 a.m.
817-297-2201 201 E. Main St. PayPay your water bill online, or by phone at 1-855-584-1277.
1-855-584-1277 PermitsBuilding permits, inspections and the $95 hazardous-waste voucher, at City Hall.
817-297-2201 201 E. Main St. CodeReport property maintenance and code concerns online.
817-297-2201 Public WorksStreets, drainage and water line questions.
817-297-2201 ext. 3200 CourtCitations, fines and court dates, at City Hall.
817-297-2201 201 E. Main St. PoliceNon-emergency line, also for after-hours water emergencies. Call 911 for emergencies.
817-297-2276 617 Bus. FM 1187 W. Fire & EMSCity-run fire and paramedic ambulance service, Station 1.
817-297-1638 911 Municipal Way EMS$65 a year per household for the part of an ambulance bill insurance doesn’t pay; renew each calendar year.
817-297-1638 AnimalsStrays and adoptions by appointment, Mon–Fri 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
817-297-2201 ext. 3300 101 E. Hampton Rd. LibraryFree cards for residents with ID and proof of address; closed Sunday and Monday.
817-297-6707 409 S. Oak St. RecreationFitness room, two gyms and a track; resident adult pass $150 a year.
817-297-5170 405 S. Oak St. SeniorsPrograms for adults 55 and older, plus rides arranged through Catholic Charities Fort Worth.
817-297-2201 ext. 7080 405 S. Oak St. BusinessThe city’s Type B economic development board and site information.
ci.crowley.tx.us RulesFences, pets, parking and rental rules, searchable online.
municode.com TrashMissed pickups and quotes. Routes run Mon/Thu or Tue/Fri, with bulk pickup on your route’s Wednesdays.
817-222-2221 Dump dayTwo free dumps a year, up to 1 ton each; bring a water bill and matching ID.
817-790-0311 Turkey Creek Landfill, 9100 S. I-35, Alvarado Hazardous wasteBuy a $95 voucher at City Hall for Fort Worth drop-off sites.
817-297-2201 ElectionsVoter registration, polling places and sample ballots.
817-831-8683 2700 Premier St., Fort Worth ElectionsFor addresses on the Johnson County side.
817-556-6197 103 S. Walnut St., Cleburne KarisTax rates and financial reports for the special district inside Karis.
karismmd.com Power linesOutages and streetlights; you choose your own retail electric provider.
888-313-4747 Electric plansThe state’s site for comparing retail electric plans.
powertochoose.org GasNatural gas service where available; confirm by address. For a leak, leave and call 866-322-8667.
888-286-6700 Before you digCall two business days before digging, including fence posts.
811 InternetCheck which internet providers serve a specific address.
broadbandmap.fcc.gov SchoolsUse the School Locator to confirm the campus by address.
817-297-5800 1900 Crowley Pride Dr. HOAsAssociations file with TREC, listing transfer fees and contacts; ask for the resale certificate early.
trec.texas.gov Before you buyCheck the exact parcel, especially near Deer Creek, and ask for the seller’s flood disclosure.
msc.fema.gov HospitalA 24-hour emergency department on I-35W in far south Fort Worth.
817-293-9110 11801 South Fwy., Fort Worth HospitalTarrant County’s public hospital and Level I trauma center.
817-702-3431 1500 S. Main St., Fort Worth Help linesPoison Control 1-800-222-1222; 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; 211 for community services.
1-800-222-1222 AirportA general-aviation airport just east of town.
817-392-5430 450 Alsbury Ct., Fort Worth CollegeThe nearest TCC campus; Crowley ISD partners with it for college courses.
tccd.eduLinks, phone numbers and addresses verified October 2026 against the City of Crowley (City Hall, utility customer service, community development, code enforcement, public works, municipal court, police, fire, EMS subscription, animal shelter, library, recreation center, senior services, economic development, trash, dump day and hazardous waste pages), the Crowley Code of Ordinances, Waste Connections, Turkey Creek Landfill, Oncor, Atmos Energy, Texas 811, the Tarrant Appraisal District, the Johnson County Appraisal District, Tarrant County, Johnson County, the Karis MMD, Crowley ISD, Tarrant County College, Texas Health Huguley Hospital, JPS Health Network and the City of Fort Worth. Phone numbers change; confirm before you rely on one. Some city extensions come from an older city directory; the animal shelter has also been listed at 817-297-5160, and the current number is ext. 3300. Atmos is the gas provider listed by the city, but service by address wasn’t confirmed. The Tarrant County Tax Office branch is the nearest full-service office; Crowley’s fire Station 2 address, short-term rental rules and Trinity Metro service weren’t confirmed. Freestanding ERs and urgent care weren’t compiled. 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.
Crowley counted 18,070 residents at the 2020 census and about 20,954 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. It grew up around a Santa Fe railroad stop named for railroad official S. H. Crowley, with a post office in 1882, and incorporated in 1951. Today one ZIP code spans two cities, two counties and a special district in Karis. I sort out the details that matter here, and the awkward parts are named.
The city covers only about 7.3 square miles, but the ZIP code runs much wider. Much of Chisholm Trail Ranch, Summer Creek and Primrose Crossing is inside Fort Worth, with a different city tax rate, water bill and 911 response. I confirm city limits on the appraisal record for every address.
Karis homes pay a special-district tax on top of the usual units. The developer lists a combined Karis rate near $3.04 per $100, against about $2.36 for a typical Crowley ISD home in 2025. Before exemptions, that gap is roughly $2,200 a year on $320,000 of value. I pull last year’s statements before you write an offer.
The city’s rate rose two years in a row, from $0.59489 in 2023 to $0.637529 in 2025, and the city’s and Crowley ISD’s 2026 rates weren’t confirmed when this was written. The 2025 total was $2.356209 per $100. I model the payment on current rates and flag what’s still pending.
Every drop of city water is bought from Fort Worth, but Crowley bills it. Opening an account takes a $135 refundable deposit plus a $15 fee, and trash runs about $20 a month. You also get two free landfill dumps a year. I put the utility setup on your closing checklist.
Redfin showed a Crowley median sale price of about $314,950 in August 2026, down about 1 percent from a year earlier, and homes took a median of 70 days to sell in the three months ending July. Freddie Mac’s 30-year average hit 7.40 percent on October 8. I price to the real market and negotiate every concession.
Crowley’s firefighters are also certified medical staff, and the city runs its own ambulances. A $65-a-year household subscription covers what insurance doesn’t on a transport bill, but it doesn’t renew on its own. I remind my buyers to sign up each January.
Crowley has real trade-offs: a 33.5-minute average commute, a special-district tax in Karis, 2026 tax rates still unconfirmed, and ZIP-code addresses that are actually in Fort Worth. If any of that is a dealbreaker, you will hear it from me first.
Confirm city limits, Crowley or Fort Worth, on the appraisal record. Second, check the county, Tarrant or Johnson, and the school district. Third, ask for the Karis district statements and the HOA resale certificate. Fourth, check the FEMA flood map near Deer Creek. Fifth, file your homestead exemption with the right appraisal district. And sixth, map your commute on I-35W or the Chisholm Trail Parkway at rush hour before your option period ends.
Crowley-specific things to raise with all four. Freddie Mac’s 30-year average was 7.40 percent on October 8, 2026. With typical sale prices near $315,000 to $321,000, compare conventional, FHA, VA and down payment assistance options. Make sure the payment estimate uses the right taxing units, Crowley or Fort Worth, Tarrant or Johnson County, and any Karis district tax, and flags that the 2026 city and school rates weren’t posted when this was written. 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 in Crowley or Fort Worth, which county and school district it’s in, whether the Karis district or a floodplain applies, what the HOA charges and what the full tax bill and utility costs look 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 Karis combined rate is the developer’s figure as of February 2026 and wasn’t confirmed with the district; the $2,200 gap is my estimate on $320,000 of value before exemptions, and actual bills vary by exemption, improvement area and year. City rates for 2023–2025 and the 2025 total are from the City of Crowley; the city’s and Crowley ISD’s adopted 2026 rates weren’t confirmed. The deposit, fees, trash rate and dump-day details are from city pages; the city lists the trash rate as $20.17 plus tax on one page and $20.00 on another. The August median sale price is Redfin’s city figure, taken from a search summary; the days-on-market figure is Redfin’s for the three months ending July 2026. Mortgage rates are Freddie Mac weekly averages. The commute figure is the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 mean. Population figures are the 2020 census and the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025 estimate. Historical facts are from the Handbook of Texas and Texas Historical Commission markers. School campus assignment is determined by address. All real estate services are provided through Legacy Realty Group. Equal Housing Opportunity.
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