Forney is the city without limits, one of the fastest-growing communities in Kaufman County, 25 minutes east of downtown Dallas, with master-planned neighborhoods, a Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ joint, and a price point that makes every other DFW suburb do the math twice.
Forney is a fast-growing city of about 40,000 on US 80 in Kaufman County, but many homes with a Forney address sit outside city limits in MUDs. You’ll find Devonshire and Travis Ranch, the Gateway area with its new shopping, entry-level Windmill Farms and a historic antique downtown. Here are 9 areas with dated price context.
From about $285K to $507K
A master plan of roughly 1,000 acres on 40- to 60-foot lots, in Kaufman County MUD Nos. 2, 3 and 4.
Ashton Woods, Bloomfield, Perry, Highland, Trophy Signature, William Ryan and HistoryMaker. Amenity center, pools, trails and a lifestyle director. 2025 MUD rates ran $0.78 to $1.00 per $100. Forney ISD.
From about $289K
About 1,850 planned homes in the 2,000-acre Gateway plan between US 80 and I-20, near H-E-B and Target.
An on-site elementary school, fitness center, pool, fishing pond and trails. Builder materials say no MUD or PID; confirm on the appraisal record. Forney ISD.
About $320K average
About 3,950 lots near Lake Ray Hubbard, in Kaufman County MUD Nos. 5, 6 and 7, now resale only.
Pools, a splash park, an in-line hockey rink, pickleball and an on-site elementary school. 2025 MUD rates ran $0.65 to $0.96 per $100; water from Forney Lake WSC. Forney ISD.
From about $237K
A Centurion American community with entry-level new construction and resales, in Kaufman County fresh water districts.
Pools, ponds and trails. Resales ran about $161K to $265K in early 2026. District rates ran up to $1.00 per $100 in 2025; confirm city-limits status by address. Forney ISD.
From about $365K
First Texas and Highland Homes, including Highland’s 40-foot Meraki series of about 1,480 to 2,350 square feet.
Las Lomas MUD 4A was $1.00 per $100 in 2025. Confirm location, city-limits status and school district by address.
From about $390K
A newer Chesmar Homes community with homes of about 2,100 to 3,080 square feet.
Ranked among Kaufman County’s busier new-home communities by closings in 2026. Confirm location, special districts and school district by address.
Builder pricing varies
A newer community near Devonshire, with a sales office on Dovekie Drive.
Builder lineup, special districts and city-limits status weren’t confirmed; ask for the MUD or PID notice and confirm the school district by address.
Priced individually
Older subdivisions such as Villages of Fox Hollow, Grayhawk, Clements Ranch, Overland Grove, Diamond Creek and Brookville Estates.
Redfin averages ran about $400K in Fox Hollow and $538K in Grayhawk in 2026. Confirm city limits, any PID or MUD and the school district for each address.
About $310K average
Older homes around the historic downtown, known as the Antique Capital of Texas, with a historic overlay district.
Walk to a brewery, coffee roaster, bakery and diner. Redfin’s historic district average was about $309,500 in 2026. No MUD; city taxes apply. Forney ISD.
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Redfin’s median sale price was about $335,000 through August 2026, down 5.5 percent, with homes selling in about 60 days.
Inventory topped five months, so incentives and price cuts are common.
Devonshire and Travis Ranch sit outside city limits, and Windmill Farms is in water districts, with district taxes of about $0.65 to $1.00 per $100.
On a $350,000 home, a $1.00 rate adds about $3,500 a year.
Inside city limits, the city’s 2025 rate was $0.421431, and it proposed $0.441281 for 2026. Kaufman County kept $0.415113.
Forney ISD’s rate is $1.2869 per $100.
Voters decide a $49.5 million bond on November 3, 2026, for a combined YMCA-run recreation center and city library.
Passage would add city debt service.
Forney, in Kaufman County along US 80, was incorporated in the 1880s according to the Handbook of Texas and counted 23,455 residents in the 2020 census (Census estimate 38,572 for July 2024; about 41,700 for July 2025 per the Census Bureau’s 2026 release). Many communities with Forney addresses are outside city limits; area names follow builder, subdivision and listing usage, and boundaries are approximate. Price figures are dated snapshots: Redfin’s median for the three months ending August 2026, Redfin and Homes.com neighborhood averages and 2026 builder or aggregator starting prices; they are context, not values. MUD and water district rates are Kaufman Central Appraisal District’s 2025 rates; 2026 rates weren’t confirmed. Gateway Parks’ no-MUD status is the builder’s claim. Sources disagree on Devonshire’s acreage and extraterritorial jurisdiction. Las Lomas, Talia and Falcon Heights locations and districts, Windmill Farms’ city-limits status and the established neighborhoods’ districts weren’t fully confirmed. HOA dues weren’t confirmed for any community. School districts are listed at the district level only and must be confirmed by address. Tax rates: the city’s $0.421431 was adopted for 2025, and its proposed 2026 rate of $0.441281 is its no-new-revenue rate, with adoption not confirmed at publication; Kaufman County’s 2026 rate is from meeting coverage; Forney ISD’s 2026–27 rate wasn’t confirmed by the district. The bond election is from the City of Forney. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Forney’s scene runs from the historic antique downtown, with a brewery, coffee roaster, bakeries and boutiques, to the new Village at Gateway on US 80, home to H-E-B, Target and BJ’s Wholesale, plus parks and openings still to come. Here’s a 2026-checked list of 30.
E. Main St. & S. Bois D’Arc St.
The Antique Capital of Texas, per a 1987 Texas Senate resolution, with a brewery, coffee roaster, bakeries, a diner and boutiques in a few walkable blocks.
The Spellman Museum covers local history.
111 E. Main St.
A downtown diner on Main Street.
203 E. Main St.
A downtown craft brewery.
309 E. Main St.
A coffee roaster and cafe downtown.
212 S. Bois D’Arc St.
A downtown eatery on Bois D’Arc Street.
106 E. Main St.
A downtown bakery.
201 S. Bois D’Arc St.
A donut shop downtown.
104 E. Main St.
A downtown retailer on Main Street.
207 S. Bois D’Arc St., Ste. A
A downtown boutique.
211 S. Bois D’Arc St.
A downtown shop on Bois D’Arc.
116 E. Main St.
A coin dealer downtown.
200 S. Bois D’Arc St.
A local history museum downtown.
10500 W. US 80
An antique dealer on the US 80 corridor, part of Forney’s antique tradition.
E. US 80 at Gateway Blvd.
Forney’s new shopping hub, anchored by H-E-B, Target, BJ’s Wholesale Club and The Home Depot, with more stores and restaurants on the way.
11700 E. US 80
A 139,000-square-foot H-E-B with a pharmacy, fuel and True Texas BBQ; opened February 4, 2026.
11150 E. US 80
The first BJ’s club in Texas, with fuel; opened April 24, 2026.
Village at Gateway
A Target anchoring the center.
Village at Gateway
The center’s first anchor, opened November 2025.
500 Marketplace Blvd.
Grocery, pharmacy and fuel; open 6 a.m. to midnight.
802 E. US 80
Grocery pickup and delivery and a pharmacy; open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
427 Pinson Rd. & 895 N. FM 548
A Tyler-based regional grocer founded in 1928, and a discount ALDI on FM 548.
902 E. US 80
A Lowe’s on US 80 near Walmart.
11610–11620 E. US 80
Ross, Rack Room Shoes, James Avery, Bath & Body Works, Burlington and Five Below were open by August 2026.
241 S. FM 548
A seasonal splash pad, softball and soccer complexes, lighted courts, hike-and-bike trails and the Spellman Amphitheater.
751 Bois D’Arc St.
Seven youth baseball fields with concessions.
Near Aimee St. & Broad St.
A basketball court, playground and covered picnic area.
11470 E. US 80, Ste. 310
A grand opening was announced for September 30, 2026; confirm it’s open before you go.
1065 Cypress Hollow Dr.
An 82,000-square-foot center with nine screens, 22 bowling lanes, an arcade and dining; no opening date set.
Village at Gateway
Announced or site plans approved, with no opening dates; approval doesn’t guarantee construction.
Off US 80, Gateway area
A $320 million, 62-bed hospital targeted for fall 2027.
Forney shops in two places: the historic antique downtown on Main and Bois D’Arc, and the new Village at Gateway on US 80, where H-E-B, Target and BJ’s opened in 2025 and 2026.
More Gateway restaurants and a hospital are on the way; dates are targets.
Compiled October 2026. Listings are from the City of Forney’s downtown directory, the Forney Economic Development Corporation, business and review listings, and 2025–2026 reporting, and were not confirmed with owners; call ahead to confirm hours and that a business is still open. Luna Grill, EVO Entertainment and other Gateway openings are announced dates or targets; site plan approval doesn’t guarantee construction. The hospital’s opening is a target. Eno’s Pizza Tavern appears on an economic development list but not the city’s, and other US 80 antique dealers lacked confirmed addresses, so they aren’t listed. A movie theater near Gateway is referenced locally, but its address wasn’t confirmed. DJL Antiques’ city-limits status wasn’t confirmed. Kroger, Walmart, Brookshire’s, ALDI and Lowe’s addresses are from company locators and listings and carry Forney addresses; confirm city-limits status if it matters. The Forney Arts Council The Forney Arts Council’s Downtown Forney Market wasn’t verified for this list.rsquo;s Downtown Forney Market runs on select Saturdays at 210 E. Broad St.; fall 2026 dates are October 10 and November 7. Mulberry and Eastside park details are from secondary sources. No 2025–2026 closures were 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 a Prairie Village Called Brooklyn to the Antique Capital of Texas and Beyond
Before the town existed, a Native American trail and early wagon roads crossed the open blackland prairie that would become Forney.
Early settlers found a broad expanse of fertile blackland prairie covered with grass, according to the Handbook of Texas. The Texas Historical Commission’s Forney marker at Main and Bois d’Arc streets records that a Native American trail, sometimes called the Kickapoo Trace, and early Anglo-American roads crossed the area, which today sits between Buffalo and Mustang creeks in northwestern Kaufman County.
The same marker says the pioneer families of Isaac Briscoe and Jacob Sheltman settled here in the mid-1840s. The Forney Chamber of Commerce adds that Sallie Daugherty arrived from Arkansas in 1847 with her four sons and bought 1,000 acres southeast of today’s town, naming it Union Hill. Kaufman County was formed in 1848, and more families from the South arrived through the 1850s and 1860s.
By about 1870, settlers called their small trading village Brooklyn, reportedly for a brook formed where several springs met.
The Handbook of Texas says that by 1870 settlers, including John C. McKellar, who opened the first general store, were calling the town Brooklyn because several springs flowed together to form a brook nearby. A saloon and a blacksmith shop soon followed. The historical marker describes the 1871 village as having a combined school, church and lodge building about a mile south of today’s downtown.
Schooling started early: the Forney ISD marker says it began about 1868 in a 16-by-16-foot room that served as both schoolhouse and union church. Brooklyn’s Cumberland Presbyterian congregation organized in 1872. Brooklyn Lodge No. 386, A.F. & A.M., organized in 1873 and kept the original town name, first meeting in the building it shared with the school and church. The lodge still carries the Brooklyn name today.
The Texas and Pacific Railway built through Brooklyn in 1873, and residents renamed the town Forney on December 29, 1873.
In 1873 residents applied for a post office but learned that Shelby County already had a Brooklyn. That same year, Texas and Pacific promoters chose to build between Kaufman and Cedar Grove, through Brooklyn, after neither town showed interest. Business and housing moved north to the tracks, a post office opened in 1873, and the old name survived only in the Masonic lodge’s.
The town’s namesake was John W. Forney, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1817. He was a Philadelphia journalist and politician who founded The Philadelphia Press and served as Clerk of the U.S. House and Secretary of the Senate. The Handbook calls him a member of the railroad’s board. In 1872 he published What I Saw in Texas to build support for the railroad. He never lived in Forney.
With rail access to distant markets, Forney prospered by shipping prairie hay, bois d’arc wood and cotton; by 1891 it had more than 50 businesses.
According to the Texas Historical Commission, by 1891 Forney had more than 50 businesses, including a bank, an opera house and two hotels. Farm and ranch goods went out by rail, including cotton, bois d’arc wood products and the area’s nationally recognized blackland prairie hay. The downtown business association notes that bois d’arc became bridge timbers, fence posts and paving blocks, including on some early Dallas streets.
The Chamber of Commerce says Forney prairie hay was one of the town’s leading exports for about 50 years, until cotton replaced it as more land went under the plow. Local histories say Forney had eight cotton gins by 1910 and ginned 15,000 to 20,000 bales each fall. The Dick P. Moore House marker dates the town’s economic boom from 1873 to 1929.
Forney incorporated in 1884 and built its first public school, a cemetery, a newspaper and many of the homes that still stand today.
The Handbook of Texas says Forney’s first public school was built in 1874 and that the town was officially incorporated in 1884, followed by a mayor-alderman government. A school district formed in 1876, a school for Black students opened in 1890, and a private academy was running by 1894. In 1878 civic leaders bought five acres for what became Hillcrest Cemetery, with burials documented from 1879.
Hay and cotton money paid for homes that now carry state markers: the McKellar House, built in 1873 and remodeled around 1902, the Duncan and Emma McKellar House of 1886 and the Dick P. Moore House of 1910. The Queen Anne–style William and Blanche Brooks House was designed by Dallas architect C. A. Gill. The Forney Messenger also dates to this era.
One of Texas’s first automobile trips passed through Forney in 1899; later the Dixie Overland Highway, now US 80, ran through town.
On October 5, 1899, Edward H. R. Green drove his new automobile from Terrell to Dallas, passing through Forney, according to the state’s 1899 Automobile Trip marker. As road associations planned paved coast-to-coast routes in the early 1900s, the Dixie Overland Highway came through town. Its historical marker in Forney records that the route became US 80, which still runs through town.
Beginning with the Great Depression, Forney’s farm economy declined for several decades, the Forney marker says. Manufacturing arrived in 1936, with local plants making cottonseed oil, ice, athletic supplies and paper products, according to the Handbook. The Works Progress Administration built the Forney High School Building in 1938 and 1939 on the site of the town’s first schoolhouse. The building now houses Forney ISD offices.
A Dallas reservoir north of town and antique warehouses along US 80 changed Forney’s identity, and the Texas Senate took notice in 1987.
In 1964 Forney Reservoir was built on the East Fork of the Trinity River, four miles north of town, to supply Dallas with water; it was later renamed Lake Ray Hubbard. As Dallas spread east, Forney grew from 2,483 residents in 1980 to 4,070 in 1990, and the state’s marker describes its revival as a bedroom community of Dallas. Commuters could now reach downtown Dallas in well under an hour.
In the late 1960s, Glenn “Red” Whaley opened Forney’s first antique business on US 80. By the 1980s, warehouse dealers lined what locals called Antique Row. In 1987 the Texas Senate declared Forney the “Antique Capital of Texas,” according to news reports and the Forney Economic Development Corporation. The title still stands, and several large dealers remain on the corridor.
Forney’s population nearly tripled between 2000 and 2010, and Forney ISD opened a second high school.
The census counted Forney at 5,588 residents in 2000, 14,661 in 2010 and 23,455 in 2020, as its land area grew from about 13 to nearly 15 square miles. Interstate 20 and US 80 put new subdivisions within reach of Dallas jobs. In September 2001 the Forney Historic Preservation League founded the Spellman Museum of Forney History, now in a downtown building on Bois D’Arc Street.
Forney ISD opened North Forney High School in 2009, starting with freshmen and sophomores; its first class graduated in 2012. That fall, the two high schools played the first cross-town Unity Bowl, a rivalry game held every year since. In January 2024, both high schools opened new ninth-grade centers as enrollment kept climbing across the district, and more campuses have followed.
Census estimates ranked Forney the fastest-growing U.S. city of 20,000 or more from 2020 to 2024.
Census Bureau estimates put Forney at 38,572 residents in July 2024, up 64.2 percent from the April 2020 base. Site Selection magazine, reporting the Census release, called it the nation’s fastest-growing incorporated city over that period, noting more than 25,000 future residential lots planned about 21 miles from Dallas along I-20 and US 80. The pace drew national attention to Kaufman County.
Growth continued: Community Impact, reporting Census figures released in May 2026, said Forney grew 8.5 percent from July 2024 to July 2025, to about 41,658 residents. Forney ISD projects that the district could more than double, from about 16,000 students to more than 35,000, within 10 years, and it keeps building new campuses to keep pace. Retail, roads and health care have been racing to catch up.
Village at Gateway brought H-E-B and The Home Depot to US 80 in 2025 and 2026, and Texas Health Forney is set to open in 2027.
Ground broke on November 15, 2024, on Village at Gateway, a 120-acre center at North Gateway Boulevard and US 80, inside the 2,000-acre Gateway development. The Home Depot opened in November 2025. A 139,000-square-foot H-E-B with True Texas BBQ opened February 4, 2026, after a weather delay, followed by Target, BJ’s Wholesale Club and other stores, giving residents major shopping without driving to Mesquite or Rockwall.
Next door, Texas Health Resources is building Texas Health Forney, the city’s first full-service hospital, with an emergency department and labor and delivery; it’s slated to open in fall 2027. Meanwhile, TxDOT has been rebuilding US 80 to six main lanes with continuous frontage roads, with the segment from Lawson Road to FM 460 targeted for completion in 2026.
Compiled from the Texas State Historical Association Handbook of Texas (Forney entry), Texas Historical Commission marker text via the Texas Historic Sites Atlas and the Historical Marker Database, the Forney Chamber of Commerce, the Forney Economic Development Corporation, the downtown business association, the Spellman Museum, the U.S. Census Bureau, Site Selection, Community Impact, Texas Health Resources, H-E-B and 2025–2026 local reporting. The eight-gin figure is from local histories; the 2025 population is Community Impact’s report of the Census release. No resolution number for the 1987 Antique Capital designation was confirmed. Sources differ on the founding of The Forney Messenger (1881 or 1896), so no year is given. Daugherty family details are from the Chamber. The hospital and US 80 dates are projections. Launch dates for Travis Ranch, Devonshire and Windmill Farms weren’t confirmed, so none are given. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Falloween, Christmas on Main and a New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Downtown
More than 40 candy booths, games, contests, a family movie and a downtown market, noon to 5 p.m. Free. Began as Trail of Treats in Community Park, moved downtown as Monsters on Main in 2024 and became Falloween on October 25, 2025; next: Saturday, October 24, 2026.
Co-hosted by the city, the Forney Chamber and the Forney Arts Council.
Centered around City Hall, 101 E. Main St., and Bell Park.
More than 15 North Texas breweries, live music and an artisan market downtown. Free entry; beer sold. Held 2019, 2022 and September 27, 2025; the 2026 event was September 26, so next: fall 2027.
Carols by Forney ISD choirs, free hot chocolate and a visit from Santa. Free. Held December 2, 2023, December 5, 2024, and December 4, 2025; next: Thursday, December 3, 2026.
Holiday vendors, crafts, food, live performances and photos with Santa. Free. Held December 4, 2021, December 7, 2024, and December 6, 2025; next: Saturday, December 5, 2026.
Live music, food trucks and a six-foot ball dropping from City Hall at midnight. Free; no outside coolers or pets. Held in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025; next: Thursday, December 31, 2026.
City Hall is at 101 E. Main St.
The celebration typically starts around 8 p.m.
Live music, food trucks and bounce houses, with fireworks at 9:30 p.m. at 241 S. FM 548. Free. Held 2012, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025 and June 27, 2026; next: late June 2027.
Fireworks launch from the north side of the park.
The 2027 date hadn’t been announced at publication.
About 200 vendors, live music and a KidZone. Next: Saturday, October 17, 2026.
The Kiwanis Christmas Parade, a festival and a tree lighting. Next: Saturday, December 5, 2026.
A chamber festival since 1981 with rides and food; held April 23–26, 2026, its 45th year.
Most of Forney’s events are run by the city around historic downtown, from Falloween to the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop, and all are free.
The Fourth of July fireworks are at Forney Community Park on FM 548.
Dates move for weather, so check forneytx.gov before you go.
Timing shown is the usual pattern for each event; exact dates, times and locations change from year to year and should be confirmed with organizers. Event details are from the City of Forney, the Forney Arts Council, inForney, the Forney Messenger, the Forney Chronicle and other local reporting; each Forney event listed was found in at least two years. Falloween’s 2026 date is from the city; one blog lists October 17. The Christmas Parade of Lights held in earlier years appears to have been replaced by Christmas on Main and the tree lighting. A Texas Independence Day concert, Juneteenth celebration, flashlight candy cane hunt and movies in the park weren’t confirmed in two years by primary sources, and no antique festival, Easter egg hunt, National Night Out, farmers market, car show or Veterans Day ceremony was confirmed, so none is shown. Events under “Nearby” are held in Royse City, Rockwall and Terrell. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
What to know about Forney schools:
The rating: Check TXschools.gov for Forney ISD’s current status.
Nearby: Forney ISD partners with Dallas College on dual credit. Texas treats homeschools as private schools.
Want the full breakdown? Read our complete Forney schools guide →
Most Forney homes are in Forney ISD, a district of more than 20,000 students that earned a C in 2025 and is building fast. Some Forney-address homes are in Crandall, Terrell, Rockwall or Mesquite ISD. Confirm the district by address.
District-wide
Serves the City of Forney, Talty, part of Mesquite and much of unincorporated northwest Kaufman County, including large master-planned communities outside city limits.
District rating: C in 2025 and a B (80) in 2023. A 2026 district grade wasn’t confirmed; local reporting says Forney ISD joined districts that sought to block refreshed ratings.
Review the current status at TXschools.gov.
FM 741 · Falcon Way
Forney High School is at 1800 FM 741 S. and North Forney High School, opened in 2009, at 6170 Falcon Way. Forney Learning Academy and Forney Virtual Academy also serve grades 9–12.
Both high schools have added ninth-grade space as enrollment grew. Campuses are listed by name and location only.
Windmill Farms Blvd. · Innovation Blvd. · FM 1641
Brown Middle is at 1050 Windmill Farms Blvd., Jackson Middle at 651 Innovation Blvd. and Themer Middle at 12502 FM 1641; Warren Middle also serves the district.
Intermediate campuses for grades 5–6 include Rhea, Rhodes, Smith and Jones. A nearby campus isn’t necessarily the assigned one.
Across the district
Elementary campuses include Blackburn, Claybon, Criswell, Dewberry, Ed Wilson, Griffin, Henderson, Johnson, Lewis, Crosby, Willett and Wilson, plus Jacobs Elementary, the district’s newest.
Many campuses sit in communities outside city limits; all use Forney mailing addresses. Use the district’s School Finder for the address.
District-wide
Voters approved a $623 million bond in 2019 and a $1.294 billion bond in 2022. The district projects it could grow from about 16,000 to more than 35,000 students within 10 years.
No Forney ISD bond or tax election was found on the November 3, 2026, ballot.
District-wide
The 2025–26 rate was $0.7869 for operations and $0.50 for debt, and the same total is reported for 2026–27.
On a $335,000 homestead, the school share is about $2,509 after the $140,000 state exemption; about $1,737 the first year for an owner 65 or older.
Kaufman County
Some homes with Forney addresses are served by Crandall, Terrell, Rockwall or Mesquite ISD, each with its own tax rate.
Communities such as Heartland are in Crandall ISD. Check the school district on the appraisal record before you buy.
District
Forney ISD partners with Dallas College on dual credit and a collegiate academy, and runs career academies at its Opportunity Central campus.
Trinity Valley Community College taxes some Kaufman County parcels; ask which college serves your address.
Area
Texas treats homeschools as private schools; TEA doesn’t register or regulate them. Private and charter campuses operate in the area.
No private or charter campus was confirmed for this page. Confirm each school’s location and admissions directly.
Every Forney-area home shares a 75126 ZIP code, but not every one is in Forney ISD.
Use the district’s School Finder and check the appraisal record.
On a $335,000 homestead, the Forney ISD share runs about $2,509 after the $140,000 state exemption.
Owners 65 and older pay about $1,737 the first year, then a ceiling applies.
Forney ISD earned a C in 2025 and a B (80) in 2023. A 2026 district grade wasn’t confirmed.
Check TXschools.gov for the district’s current status.
Two voter-approved bonds totaling about $1.9 billion are funding new campuses.
Zones change as schools open, so check the 2026–27 attendance zones.
Accountability ratings are shown at the district level only; campus ratings are intentionally not shown, and campuses are listed by name and location only. Ratings change every year; use TXschools.gov for current ratings. TEA released 2026 ratings on August 14, 2026, but a 2026 Forney ISD district grade wasn’t confirmed; local reporting says the district joined others that obtained court injunctions. The 2025 C is from secondary sources; the 2023 B (80) is from TEA. Enrollment and campus counts are district-reported. Campus addresses are from TEA and federal school listings; addresses for some newer campuses weren’t confirmed, and whether each campus is inside city limits wasn’t checked. Bond figures are from Forney ISD and local reporting. Forney ISD’s 2026–27 rate of $1.2869 is reported in an area comparison table and the district posted an adopted-rate notice; the 2026 split wasn’t confirmed. Which subdivisions fall in other districts wasn’t fully confirmed. College service areas weren’t confirmed. School tax examples are illustrations, not quotes. School district and campus assignment is determined by address and must be confirmed with the district. School information is provided for general reference only and is not a recommendation regarding any school, district, neighborhood or property. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Median Sales Price
What Forney homes actually sold for each month. With builder closings in Devonshire, Gateway Parks and Windmill Farms trading alongside Travis Ranch and downtown resales, the mix of what sold moves this line as much as the market does.
Forney’s median moves with which homes sold: entry-level Windmill Farms homes, Travis Ranch resales or larger new builds. A local MLS report put the August 2026 median at about $310,000, down 8.8 percent, while Redfin showed about $334,800, down 5.5 percent. Read the trend, not one month.
A Travis Ranch resale, a new Devonshire home on a 40-foot lot and an older home near downtown can all land on this one line. The chart is not your comp. Your comps match your size, age, lot, city-limits status and any MUD.
Texas is a non-disclosure state, so portal prices are models. This is MLS. Ask for the actual comparable sales, plus the MUD rate, HOA dues and whether the address is inside Forney city limits.
Days on market describes how buyers behaved. A local MLS report showed about 5.6 months of inventory, with homes selling at about 96.2 percent of original list, a market with 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. When one community’s builder closings bunch up in a month, they can move the median more than the market did.
Your competition includes builders in Devonshire, Gateway Parks, Windmill Farms and Talia, plus resales in Heartland and Mesquite along the same US 80 drive. Price against true comparables and have your MUD rate ready for buyers.
Inventory runs from new construction to established master plans. Confirm city limits, MUD rate and HOA dues 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. Many homes with a Forney mailing address, including Devonshire, Travis Ranch and Windmill Farms, sit outside city limits in MUDs or water districts, so MLS city fields may not match the city boundary. The August 2026 median, months of inventory and sale-to-list ratio are from a local brokerage’s MLS report; the second median is Redfin’s. These charts do not separate homes inside and outside city limits, MUD homes, or new construction and resale. 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 Kaufman County index, the federal repeat-sales measure for the county that holds Forney. A home bought in 2015 is worth about twice its price on the index, with the biggest jump between 2020 and 2022 and slow gains since.
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 Kaufman County index rose about 113 percent, with a 41 percent jump between 2020 and 2022.
From 2022 to 2025 it rose only about 6 percent, and local medians are down in 2026.
Recent Forney medians run about $310,000 to $335,000, and the city’s 2026 average homestead taxable value is about $350,100.
Type over the prefilled price with what you actually paid.
Owners who bought before 2021 carry large gains; many who bought from 2022 to 2025 have little or none.
Indexes are county-wide, so value any specific property from true comparables.
Inside city limits, a $335,000 homestead pays about $5,378 a year.
The same home in a MUD outside the city pays roughly $6,670 to $7,280, because the MUD tax is larger than the city tax it replaces.
Growth rates are the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, annual values 2009 through 2025: Kaufman County, Texas (FRED series ATNHPIUS48257A, base 2000 equals 100, last updated 31 March 2026), the State of Texas (TXSTHPI) and the United States (USSTHPI). State and national figures are annual averages of published quarters. The Kaufman County series recorded 134.17 in 2015, 270.22 in 2022 and 286.04 in 2025. FHFA describes county indices as developmental and subject to revision, and the annual series does not cover 2026. No city-specific index was used. The prefilled dollar figures are derived and illustrative, not published: they apply the Kaufman County index to a $335,000 anchor between a local MLS-based August 2026 median ($309,990), a 30-day market figure ($335,000) and the City of Forney’s 2026 average homestead taxable value ($350,137). 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. They exclude closing costs, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, improvements and selling costs. The tax example uses the City of Forney’s 2026 rate of 0.441281, set by its September 2026 tax levy ordinance and matching its published no-new-revenue rate; Kaufman County’s 0.415113, unchanged from 2025; and Forney ISD’s 1.2869, its 2025–26 rate, reported unchanged for 2026–27 but not confirmed by the district. It assumes a $335,000 appraised value for an owner under 65 with no homestead cap benefit, applying the $140,000 school exemption and no city or county general homestead exemption. The outside-city examples replace the city tax with Kaufman County ESD No. 6 (0.049245) and a MUD rate of 0.7775 (Kaufman County MUD No. 2, linked to Devonshire) or 0.96 (MUD No. 5, linked to Travis Ranch), all 2025 rates. For an owner 65 or older inside the city, the first-year figure is about $4,257, using the city’s $65,000 over-65 exemption and a $15,000 county exemption from a secondary source. On November 3, 2026, Forney voters decide a $49.5 million city bond that could raise future city rates. 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.
Forney grew from 23,455 residents in 2020 to an estimated 38,572 in 2024, and its median sale price runs about $310,000 to $335,000. The trade-offs are real: MUD taxes in many subdivisions, years of US 80 construction and no hospital until 2027.
Estimated Off-Peak Drive Time from Downtown Forney
Around Town and Beyond
Estimated minutes off-peak from downtown Forney. These are planning estimates, so check a live map before relying on any of them.
The August 2026 MLS-based median was about $309,990, versus about $389,000 across DFW; Redfin showed $334,778.
With about 5.6 months of inventory, buyers have room to negotiate.
Texas Health Forney, at Village at Gateway on US 80 and Reeder Road, is slated for fall 2027 with 64 beds.
Plans include an emergency department, labor and delivery and imaging.
Forney Fire Department holds an ISO Class 1 rating and covers about 80 square miles.
It serves the city, Talty and the subdivisions in Kaufman County ESD No. 6.
Forney grew 64 percent from 2020 to 2024, and the Gateway corridor keeps adding retail.
TxDOT is rebuilding US 80 to six lanes, with work east of FM 460 scheduled into 2029.
A $335,000 homestead pays about $5,378 a year inside the city, but roughly $6,670 to $7,280 in a MUD outside it.
There’s no DART service; commuting is by car.
Voters decide a $49.5 million YMCA and library bond on November 3, 2026.
Water, sewer and trash rates rose in October, about $24 a month for a family of four, per city staff.
Drive times are planning estimates from downtown Forney, not live traffic; check a live map before you rely on them. Rush-hour times can run much longer, especially during US 80 construction. The median comparison is from a local brokerage’s August 2026 MLS report; Redfin’s August 2026 median was $334,778. Hospital details are from Texas Health Resources and the Forney EDC; earlier reports gave other bed counts and dates, and the opening is a target, not a guarantee. The ISO rating is from the Forney Fire Department’s reported 2025 annual report, and its coverage area from the City of Forney and Kaufman County ESD No. 6. Population is from the Census Bureau. US 80 dates are TxDOT and state registration estimates. The utility increase is a city staff estimate reported by inForney. Tax figures are the illustration from our equity widget: the city’s 2026 rate of $0.441281, Kaufman County’s $0.415113 and Forney ISD’s $1.2869, which the district hasn’t confirmed for 2026–27, for an owner under 65. The MUD range uses 2025 rates for ESD No. 6 and MUD Nos. 2 and 5; 2026 rates were pending at publication. If the bond passes, future city rates could rise; no official per-home estimate was published. Forney isn’t served by DART. 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 versus MUDs, 2026 tax rates and the November bond to utilities, US 80 construction and the coming hospital.
Many homes with a Forney mailing address are outside city limits, in master-planned communities such as Devonshire, Travis Ranch and Windmill Farms that are served by municipal utility districts or fresh water supply districts.
Outside the city, you pay no City of Forney tax, but you pay a MUD or FWSD tax plus Kaufman County ESD No. 6 for fire service. Water, sewer and trash come from the district or another provider, and the county sheriff and constables patrol.
Check the Kaufman Central Appraisal District record for the City of Forney among the taxing units, and read the seller’s MUD notice, which state law requires before you sign.
For an owner under 65, roughly $5,378 a year at 2026 rates, before any homestead cap benefit.
That’s about $1,478 to the city at $0.441281 per $100, about $1,391 to Kaufman County at $0.415113 and about $2,509 to Forney ISD at $1.2869 after the $140,000 school exemption. Neither the city nor the county offers a general homestead exemption.
Without a homestead exemption, such as a buyer’s first year or a rental, the bill runs higher. Forney ISD’s 2026–27 rate hadn’t been confirmed by the district at publication, so treat this as an illustration and ask the title company for the tax certificate.
Usually more. The same $335,000 homestead in a MUD outside city limits pays roughly $6,670 to $7,281 a year, because the MUD tax is larger than the city tax it replaces.
For 2025, Kaufman County MUD rates ran from $0.65 to $1.00 per $100: MUD No. 2 at $0.7775, Nos. 3 and 4 at $1.00, No. 5 at $0.96, No. 6 at $0.7325 and No. 7 at $0.65. Several fresh water supply districts were at $1.00. ESD No. 6 added $0.049245.
The 2026 district rates were pending at publication. Which district serves which subdivision varies by section, so confirm the exact district on the appraisal record for that parcel.
The rate rose, but the typical bill didn’t. The city adopted $0.441281 per $100 on September 1, 2026, up from $0.421431, by its tax levy ordinance.
That rate equals the no-new-revenue rate, because the average homestead’s taxable value fell 4.7 percent, from $367,535 to $350,137. The city estimates the average homestead’s city tax goes from $1,549 to $1,545.
The city’s total levy still grows about 6.7 percent, to roughly $21.9 million, because of new construction. If voters approve the November bond, its debt payments could raise the rate in a future year; no official per-home estimate had been published.
The City of Forney offers a $65,000 over-65 exemption and a $35,000 disabled exemption, and a surviving spouse 55 or older may qualify to keep it. You apply through the Kaufman Central Appraisal District.
Forney ISD gives the largest break: the $140,000 state exemption plus $60,000 more for owners 65 or older or disabled, with a school tax ceiling that generally freezes school taxes.
Inside city limits, an owner 65 or older on a $335,000 home pays about $4,257 in the first year, which also assumes a $15,000 county exemption reported by a secondary source. MUD exemptions differ by district, so confirm each one.
Most Forney homes, including many master-planned communities outside city limits, are in Forney ISD, which reports more than 20,000 students across 26 campuses.
The district earned a C in 2025 and a B (80) in 2023. TEA released its 2026 ratings in August, and a September rescoring affected Forney ISD; the 2026 grade wasn’t confirmed at publication, so check TXschools.gov.
Some homes with Forney addresses are in Crandall, Terrell, Rockwall or Mesquite ISD, and the district rezones as it opens campuses. Check the district on the appraisal record and confirm the campus with the district’s boundary lookup before you write an offer.
A $49.5 million bond for one combined building: a recreation center the city would own and lease to the YMCA to operate, and a city-owned public library. The proposition includes a tax to repay the bonds.
Early voting runs October 19 through 30, including a Saturday and a Sunday, and Election Day hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Kaufman County uses countywide vote centers, including the Forney Sub Courthouse at 200 E. Main St.
When the council called the election, residents noted that the YMCA agreement, its contribution and operating costs weren’t final. Read the official ballot language at the city’s election page before you vote.
Texas Health Forney is slated to open in fall 2027 with 64 beds, as Forney’s first full-service acute-care hospital. Texas Health lists an emergency department, operating suites, labor and delivery and imaging.
It’s being built within Village at Gateway, at US 80 and Reeder Road, with a medical office building planned alongside. Earlier reports gave other bed counts and dates, so treat the opening as a target.
Until then, the nearest Texas Health hospitals are in Kaufman and Rockwall, roughly 20 minutes from downtown Forney off-peak. Check your insurance network for the hospitals and emergency rooms closest to your address.
The Forney Fire Department does. It covers about 80 square miles: the City of Forney, the City of Talty and Kaufman County ESD No. 6, which contracts with the department.
Voters created ESD No. 6 in 2001, and it’s funded by a property tax, $0.049245 per $100 in 2025, on homes in its area, including Windmill Farms, Devonshire and Travis Ranch. Five commissioners appointed by Kaufman County govern it.
The department reports an ISO Class 1 rating, the top class, which insurers may use in pricing. Ask your insurance agent how the rating applies to a specific address.
Inside city limits, the Forney Police Department responds. Its work is partly funded by a quarter-cent Crime Control and Prevention District sales tax, and the 2027 budget adds an assistant chief and more officers.
In unincorporated subdivisions, the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office and county constables provide law enforcement, as the city’s jurisdiction stops at its limits. Fire service there comes from ESD No. 6.
The police department’s non-emergency line is 972-552-6625, at 110 Justice Center Dr. Call 911 in an emergency. Confirm whether an address is in the city on the appraisal record, because that decides which agency responds.
Contact City of Forney Utility Billing at 972-552-6645 or [email protected]. The office is at 402 N. Bois D’Arc St., open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Residential service costs $100 to start: a $25 connection fee and a $75 deposit that’s refunded when you close the account or after 36 months of on-time payments. Bring a driver’s license, plus a lease if you’re renting.
The city account covers water, sewer and trash inside city limits. Homes outside the city get water and sewer from a MUD or another provider, so ask the seller for a recent bill to see who serves the address.
The city splits billing by location. Accounts north of US 80 are billed on the 15th and due on the 30th; accounts south of US 80 are billed on the 1st and due on the 15th.
A $10 late fee applies after the due date. You can pay through the city’s online portal, by phone or text at (855) 776-4551, by automatic bank draft, in person at 402 N. Bois D’Arc St. or at the 24-hour drop box.
Set up auto-draft when you open the account so a move-in month doesn’t slip past you. If you live outside city limits, your MUD or water provider sets its own billing dates.
Yes. The city’s 2027 budget raised water about 8.7 percent, passing through higher wholesale costs from the North Texas Municipal Water District, and sewer about 9.9 percent. The trash contract rose about 5 percent.
City staff estimated the combined change at about $24 a month more for a family of four. The council amended utility rates by ordinance on September 15, 2026.
Actual bills depend on usage, so ask the seller for twelve months of utility bills when you buy. Homes outside city limits pay their district’s or provider’s rates, which may change on a different schedule.
The city buys all of its treated water from the North Texas Municipal Water District, mostly surface water from Lake Lavon. Wastewater goes to a district treatment plant in Mesquite.
On the north side, the city has applied for a $15 million grant for an elevated storage tank and new lines near Ridgecrest Road to address low water pressure. The grant’s outcome wasn’t confirmed at publication.
Homes outside city limits may get water from a MUD or a water supply corporation instead. Watering rules follow the regional drought plan, so check the city’s or your provider’s current stage before planning new landscaping.
Inside city limits, Community Waste Disposal collects trash and recycling on Wednesdays, and the city bills the service on your utility bill.
CWD provides the recycling cart; residents provide their own trash can. Bulk items and brush are also collected on Wednesdays, so check CWD’s Forney page for size limits and how to set items out.
Trash service in unincorporated subdivisions varies by MUD, HOA or provider, so confirm it with the seller or the HOA. If your home borders another city’s service area, verify your provider by address before move-in day.
TxDOT is rebuilding US 80 from four to six main lanes with continuous frontage roads. The $129 million segment from Lawson Road to FM 460 carries a 2023–2026 timeline, and its completion wasn’t confirmed at publication.
The next segment, from FM 460 east past Buffalo Creek, is registered to run from September 2026 to about March 2029, at an estimated $75.7 million.
The city also lists FM 548 widening to six lanes between US 80 and SH 205, and design work on FM 740 and FM 460. Construction dates are estimates and have slipped before, so plan for work zones.
No. Forney isn’t one of DART’s 13 member cities, so there’s no DART bus or rail service in town.
Forney is about 21 miles from Dallas along US 80 and I-20, and most commuting is by car. Downtown Dallas is roughly 30 to 40 minutes off-peak, and DFW Airport roughly 45 to 60 minutes, depending on traffic and construction.
Regional demand-response service may be available through STAR Transit, but its Forney coverage wasn’t confirmed at publication, so check eligibility directly. Test-drive your commute at rush hour before you buy.
They’re softening. A local brokerage’s MLS report put the August 2026 median at $309,990, down 8.8 percent from a year earlier, with about 5.6 months of inventory and homes selling at 96.2 percent of original list.
Redfin showed a $334,778 median, down 5.5 percent. The sources measure different sets of sales, but both show prices down and buyers with room to negotiate.
Price cuts are common; one tracker showed most active listings with a reduction, so compare resale and new homes carefully. For a specific home, the true guide is recent comparable sales nearby, not a citywide median.
For 2026, the FHA limit for a one-unit home in Kaufman County is $563,500, per lender tables, and the conforming limit is $832,750. Most Forney homes fall well under both.
Freddie Mac’s survey put the 30-year fixed average at 7.28 percent on October 1, 2026, its highest since late 2023. Rates move weekly, so get a current quote.
Ask your lender to include the full tax stack in your payment, including any MUD tax, since it can add hundreds of dollars a month. Builder rate buydowns may be available on new homes.
Fast. Forney had 23,455 residents in the 2020 Census and an estimated 38,572 on July 1, 2024, about 64 percent growth from the 2020 base.
Census estimates made it the fastest-growing U.S. city of 20,000 or more since April 2020. Much of the growth is in master-planned communities, some outside city limits, plus retail along the Gateway corridor on US 80.
The combined sales tax is 8.25 percent: 6.25 percent state, 1.5 percent city, a quarter-cent for the Forney EDC and a quarter-cent for crime control and prevention. New construction keeps the city’s total levy rising even as the average home’s city tax holds steady.
Answers were verified as of October 3, 2026, from the City of Forney, Kaufman County, the Kaufman Central Appraisal District, Kaufman County ESD No. 6, Forney ISD, the Texas Education Agency, TxDOT and state construction registrations, Texas Health Resources, the Forney EDC, Community Waste Disposal, the Census Bureau, inForney, The Dallas Morning News, Redfin, a local brokerage MLS report, Freddie Mac and lender tables. Rates, fees, providers and hours change; verify anything you intend to rely on. Forney ISD’s $1.2869 is its 2025–26 rate, reported unchanged for 2026–27 but not confirmed by the district; all MUD, FWSD and ESD rates shown are 2025 rates, with 2026 rates pending. Tax figures are illustrations, not quotes. The county over-65 exemption is from a secondary source. Subdivision-to-district links vary by section; confirm by parcel. The November 3, 2026 bond outcome, the hospital opening and road dates are pending or projected. Drive times are estimates. The city lists both 972-552-6645 and 972-564-7304 for Utility Billing. 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 Forney. Three things to check on every address: inside city limits or in a MUD or FWSD, which water company serves it and every taxing unit on the appraisal record. Start with the green first-week cards; county offices are in blue, health care in red and anything outside town in purple.
Water, sewer and trash inside city limits through City of Forney Utility Billing: $100 to start ($25 fee plus a $75 refundable deposit), with ID and a lease if renting. Open Monday through Thursday.
972-552-6645 402 N. Bois D’Arc St. Do this firstHomestead exemption, values, maps and protests for every Forney parcel. File your homestead by April 30.
972-932-6081 3950 S. Houston St., Kaufman Do this firstMany Forney subdivisions aren’t on city water. The city’s list shows which supplier serves each neighborhood.
972-552-6620 forneytx.gov WaterWater for Devonshire and nearby areas; sewer and trash for several neighborhoods rose to $76.30 on July 1, 2026.
972-564-3801 WaterWater for Travis Ranch; confirm service by address.
469-377-1400 WaterDistrict operator serving Windmill Farms and Heartland; start service and billing questions.
972-552-9496 WaterWater for Grayhawk, per the city’s supplier list.
972-564-1250 Before you buyEvery taxing unit’s rate, including Kaufman County MUD Nos. 2–7, the FWSDs and ESD No. 6. This is the 2025 sheet; 2026 rates were pending.
kaufman-cad.org Before you buyBoard, tax and notice information for FWSD Nos. 1-B, 1-C and 1-D, which serve Windmill Farms.
wfdistricts.com Before you buyDistrict information in the Travis Ranch area; MUDs 5 and 6 also serve the community, per the developer.
Inframark: 469-762-3099 Do this firstEnrollment and attendance zones; some Forney addresses are in neighboring districts, so confirm by address.
forneyisd.net 600 S. Bois D’Arc St. Do this firstIn Oncor territory, you shop plans at PowerToChoose.org; some areas around Forney may be served by an electric cooperative. Confirm by address.
Oncor outages: 888-313-4747 City HallCity manager, city secretary and administration. Offices are open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and closed Fridays.
972-552-6620 401 Pinson Rd. PermitsZoning, plats, building permits and inspections at the City Hall Annex, where council meets.
972-552-6658 101 E. Main St. ElectionsBallot language for the November 3, 2026 bond, voting dates and public records.
972-552-6460 401 Pinson Rd. Public WorksStreets, drainage and the water and sewer system.
972-552-6695 402 N. Bois D’Arc St. RatesWater and sewer rates rose October 1, 2026; residential sewer is now billed on actual water use, capped at 7,200 gallons.
forneytx.gov TrashTrash, recycling, bulk and brush on Wednesdays inside city limits; billed on the city utility bill.
communitywastedisposal.com City billing: 972-552-6645 MeetingsAgendas and minutes on budgets, tax rates, utility rates and zoning.
972-552-6620 CourtCitations and court payments.
forneytx.gov 331 S. FM 548 PoliceNon-emergency reports and records requests (records: 972-552-6628). Call 911 for emergencies.
972-552-6625 110 Justice Center Dr. FireAn ISO Class 1 department serving the city, Talty and ESD No. 6; fire marshal and permit questions.
972-552-6635 401 Pinson Rd. Fire districtFunds fire protection for unincorporated areas around Forney, including Devonshire, Travis Ranch and Windmill Farms.
972-800-9353 12491 Windy Ln. EconomyUpdates on the Gateway corridor, new businesses and the Texas Health Forney site.
forneytexasedc.org 210 S. Bois D’Arc St. CommunityBusiness directory and community events.
forneychamber.com Taxes & vehiclesPay property taxes and handle vehicle registration and titles at the Forney Sub-Courthouse, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
469-376-4600 200 E. Main St. TaxesEach taxing unit’s Truth-in-Taxation worksheets and rate notices.
kaufmancounty.net CountyCounty courts and offices, in Kaufman.
469-376-4100 1902 E. US Hwy. 175, Kaufman ConstableCivil process for the Forney area; confirm the precinct for your address.
kaufmancoconstablepct2.net Before you digFree utility line locates before you dig for fences or pools.
811 InternetOptions vary by street; check the FCC broadband map and each provider.
broadbandmap.fcc.gov Coming 2027A 64-bed hospital with an emergency department, slated for fall 2027 at Village at Gateway.
Opens fall 2027 US 80 & Reeder Rd. HospitalA full-service hospital to the southeast, serving the area since 1975.
texashealth.org Kaufman HospitalA full-service hospital to the north.
469-698-1000 3150 Horizon Rd., Rockwall Help linesPoison Control 1-800-222-1222; 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; 211 for Texas health and social services.
1-800-222-1222 RoadsCurrent lane closures on US 80, FM 548 and other state roads.
drivetexas.org TransitShared rides by reservation; confirm service for your address. Forney has no DART.
877-631-5278 Before you buyCheck any parcel near the East Fork of the Trinity or Buffalo Creek, and ask for an elevation certificate.
msc.fema.gov BuyingState down payment and mortgage credit certificate programs, with income and price limits.
tsahc.org tdhca.texas.govLinks, phone numbers and addresses verified October 2026 against the City of Forney (city offices, utility billing, rates, public works, planning, police, fire and elections), its subdivision water supplier list, Kaufman County, the Kaufman Central Appraisal District, Kaufman County ESD No. 6, High Point SUD, Forney Lake WSC, the Windmill Farms districts and Texas Health Resources, and subject to change; if something has moved, tell me and I will correct it. City Hall is now at 401 Pinson Rd.; 101 E. Main St. is the City Hall Annex, and older listings showing 972-564-7300 are outdated. The water provider, special districts and electric provider vary by address; confirm each one, and every taxing unit, before you buy. The city lists both 972-552-6645 and 972-564-7304 for Utility Billing, and one city page lists 972-722-3203 for Forney Lake WSC. The Travis Ranch district links are from the developer and HOA. The MyGov permit portal, the Municipal Court, Forney ISD, Chamber, EDC and Constable phones, and the Texas Health Kaufman address weren’t confirmed. The Oncor, Texas Health Rockwall, STAR Transit, FEMA and TSAHC contacts are carried from earlier research, and electric cooperative territories weren’t confirmed. Forney had no municipal library confirmed at publication; the November 3, 2026 bond proposes one. Code enforcement and parks reservation contacts weren’t confirmed, so call City Hall. No internet providers, HOA management companies or builders are listed because none were confirmed. The appraisal district, county courts and full-service hospitals are outside Forney, in Kaufman and Rockwall, until Texas Health Forney opens. 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.
Forney, a city of 23,455 at the 2020 census and about 38,600 by the Census Bureau’s 2024 estimate, sits on US 80 in Kaufman County, about 21 miles east of Dallas. Its homes range from older streets near the historic downtown to master-planned Devonshire, Travis Ranch and Windmill Farms. Two homes on the same road can carry very different tax bills, water companies and sewer charges. I sort out the details that matter here, and the awkward parts are named.
Devonshire is in Kaufman County MUD Nos. 2–4, Windmill Farms in FWSD Nos. 1-B, 1-C and 1-D, and Travis Ranch in MUDs 5–7, per its developer. There, a district rate of $0.45 to $1.00 per $100 replaces the city’s $0.44. I pull every taxing unit from the appraisal record.
A $335,000 homestead pays about $5,378 a year inside city limits, but roughly $6,670 to $7,281 in a MUD outside them, using 2025 district rates. I run both numbers before you write an offer, so the payment you plan for is the one you pay.
The city serves its own area, but High Point serves Devonshire, Forney Lake WSC serves Travis Ranch and Inframark operates Windmill Farms. City sewer is now billed on actual use, capped at 7,200 gallons. I get the real bills from the seller.
State law requires a MUD notice showing the district’s tax rate and bonded debt before you sign. I didn’t find a PID over Forney’s largest communities, but I don’t assume. I check the account for every assessment.
On new construction, the first bill is often based on a partly built lot. The 10 percent homestead cap doesn’t start until your first full year with the exemption, so the second bill can jump. I budget for the finished value, not the teaser.
The August 2026 median was about $309,990, down 8.8 percent, with about 5.6 months of inventory. New-construction medians fell 4.5 percent and resale fell 7.8 percent. I put a resale home next to the builder’s real terms and negotiate on price, closing costs or a rate buydown.
Forney has real trade-offs: no DART, no hospital until fall 2027, US 80 construction into 2029, higher utility rates since October and a $49.5 million bond on the November 3 ballot. If any of that is a dealbreaker, you will hear it from me first.
Confirm whether the home is inside city limits. Second, pull every taxing unit from the Kaufman CAD record. Third, read the MUD notice and its rate. Fourth, confirm the water provider and get a year of bills. Fifth, get the HOA resale certificate and deed restrictions. And sixth, file your homestead exemption with Kaufman CAD by April 30.
Forney-specific things to raise with all four. Freddie Mac’s 30-year average was 7.28 percent on October 1, 2026, and with prices softening, ask how a seller-paid buydown compares with a price cut. A typical Forney home falls well under the $563,500 FHA limit for Kaufman County and the $832,750 conforming limit. Ask about TSAHC and TDHCA programs. And make sure any MUD or FWSD tax is in the payment estimate; it can add hundreds of dollars a month. I recommend these lenders based on their expertise and service. I do not receive compensation for referrals.
Either is fine. I answer my own phone, and you will never be routed to a call center or handed to a junior agent. Send me an address and I will tell you whether it’s inside city limits, which MUD or FWSD it’s in, who supplies its water, whether it carries a mandatory HOA and what the 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 example is an illustration using the City of Forney’s 2026 rate of $0.441281, Kaufman County’s $0.415113 and Forney ISD’s $1.2869, which the district hasn’t confirmed for 2026–27, applying the $140,000 school exemption for an owner under 65. The MUD range uses 2025 rates for ESD No. 6 ($0.049245) and MUD Nos. 2 ($0.7775) and 5 ($0.96); 2026 district rates were pending at publication. It is not a quote. District-to-subdivision links are from district bond documents, the Windmill Farms districts’ sites and, for Travis Ranch, the developer and HOA; confirm by parcel. Water providers are from the City of Forney’s supplier list and High Point SUD. Market figures are MLS data for August 2026 as reported by a local brokerage; another tracker showed a $335,000 median and more inventory. The FHA limit is from lender tables and should be confirmed with HUD; the conforming limit is FHFA’s 2026 limit. The mortgage rate is Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for 1 October 2026. Hospital and road dates are owner and TxDOT targets. School district assignment is determined by address. All real estate services are provided through Legacy Realty Group. Equal Housing Opportunity.
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