Godley started when a lumber merchant donated land to the railroad in 1886 and the Wildcats have been the heartbeat ever since. Every Godley High School athletic program reached the postseason in 2025. The FFA earns state honors. The band advances to area competition. Population jumped from 1,450 to over 5,400 since 2020. Fort Worth growth is arriving, and the rural soul is holding its ground. This is Johnson County’s quiet breakout story.
Godley is a Johnson County city of about 5,100 on SH 171 northwest of Cleburne, more than triple its 2020 size, where Redfin’s median sale price was about $374,000 in mid-2026. You’ll find older homes near Main Street, several active builder communities and acreage on county roads. Here are 8 areas with dated price context.
Listed near $320K to $325K
Older homes on platted town lots around Main Street, a short walk from the downtown cafes, City Park and City Hall.
Fall 2026 listings included $325,000 on Nelson St. and $319,900 on Rees Ave. Inside city limits; Godley ISD; city water. No HOA found.
About $300K to $560K
An 840-acre master-planned community with a pool complex, parks and trails, from Bloomfield, Chesmar and Risewell.
Risewell starts in the high $200s, Chesmar from about $431,990 and Bloomfield up to about $557,990, with inventory incentives in fall 2026. It uses Joshua mailing addresses but is in Godley ISD, with Pleasant View Elementary on site, and Joshua Farms MMD No. 1 lot assessments.
About $393K to $660K
A gated community with an amenity center, pool, playground, trails and a pond, near the middle and high schools.
Bloomfield listed homes from about $392,990 to $659,990 in 2026, including half-acre lots, and Clarity Homes listed final homes from $439,000. A home sold for $560,000 in September 2026. Godley ISD; city-limits status and HOA dues weren’t confirmed.
About $295K to $552K
New homes from Bloomfield on 50- and 60-foot lots, with some of the lowest new-construction starting prices in the area.
Bloomfield listed homes from about $294,990 to $551,990 in 2026 across three collections. Godley ISD; city-limits status and HOA dues weren’t confirmed.
About $373K to $400K
Two Bloomfield collections of small and midsize homes.
The Classic collection listed from about $372,990 to $399,990 for homes of 2,103 square feet and up in 2026; a listing portal shows smaller homes from about $274,000. Godley ISD; city-limits status wasn’t confirmed.
From about $280K
Entry-level new construction from several builders, including Pulte at Rosemary Fields.
Hadley Farms listed homes from about $279,990, with custom builders from about $330,000 to $395,000, and Pulte’s Rosemary Fields from about $280,000 to $300,000 in 2026. The city lists a Hadley Park. Jurisdiction and school district weren’t confirmed.
From about $277K
Godley-address communities toward Cresson, including Cresson Estates, Still Water Lake Estates and The Ranches at Buffalo Ridge.
LGI listed Cresson Estates from about $276,900 and Still Water Lake Estates started near $327,500 in 2026. School districts and any utility districts weren’t confirmed; check every address.
About $234K to $1.2M
Homes and land on county roads in unincorporated Johnson County around town.
Sales included $234,000 on CR 913 and $415,000 on CR 1002 in August 2026, with acreage listings near $1 million on FM 2331 and CR 1129. Most is Godley ISD, but check edge parcels; expect wells, septic or district water.
Swipe or drag sideways to see them all.
Redfin’s Godley median for the three months ending July 2026 was about $374,300, up 3.5 percent, at $195 per square foot.
Homes took a median 77 days to sell, and 43.9 percent had price drops; builder closings drive the mix.
The city’s 2026 rate is $0.721911 per $100, with a 10 percent homestead exemption (at least $5,000) and $10,000 for owners 65 and older, but no city tax ceiling for them.
In city limits and Godley ISD, the combined rate is about $2.45 per $100 before exemptions.
Silo Mills uses Joshua addresses but is in Godley ISD, with special-district lot assessments of about $375 to $500 a year.
Confirm city limits, the school district and the water provider, the city or the county utility district, for every address.
Godley grew from 1,450 residents in 2020 to an estimated 5,093 by 2025, mostly in builder communities.
Godley ISD lowered its tax rate for a fifth straight year in 2026.
Godley, a Johnson County city on SH 171 about nine miles northwest of Cleburne, was founded in 1886 on land donated by Cleburne merchant R. B. Godley, incorporated in 1913 and counted 1,450 residents in the 2020 census (Census estimate 5,093 for July 2025) across about 2.18 square miles of land. Area names follow subdivision, builder and street names, and boundaries are approximate. Price figures are dated snapshots: Redfin’s three-month median ending July 2026, individual 2026 listings and sales, and 2026 builder prices; they are context, not values. Redfin’s Godley figures include some Cleburne mailing addresses and exclude Silo Mills, which uses Joshua addresses; other sources report different medians. Builder prices and incentives change weekly. HOA dues weren’t published for the communities listed. City-limits status wasn’t confirmed for most new communities, and school districts weren’t confirmed for Hadley Farms, Rosemary Fields or the west-side communities. Joshua Farms MMD No. 1 levies no property tax; its assessment estimate is from a 2024 notice. Other special districts on the county roll weren’t tied to Godley neighborhoods. School districts are listed at the district level only and must be confirmed by address. Tax rates are 2026 figures from the Johnson County Tax Office: City of Godley $0.721911 and Godley ISD $1.2845; the combined figure adds Johnson County ($0.367 plus its $0.05 road levy) and Hill College ($0.025851), and Johnson County ESD No. 1 may apply to some parcels. Incorporation year and government form are from the Texas Municipal League. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Godley keeps it hometown: home cooking and Tex-Mex on Main Street, tacos, pizza and donuts along SH 171, a Spring Market grocery, a Dollar General and a city park. Here’s a 2026-checked list of 15.
113 S. Main St.
Home-style cooking downtown, with a daily lunch buffet from 11 to 1:30 and dinner until about 8 p.m.
Carmen’s Cafe is across Main Street, and City Park is a few blocks away.
116 S. Main St.
Mexican and Tex-Mex plates plus early breakfast on Main Street.
101 E. SH 171
Tacos, brisket quesadillas and Tex-Mex with outdoor seating, open later on weekends.
105 E. Godley Ave.
Breakfast and lunch burritos, tacos and plates, with a drive-thru.
7000 County Rd. 1001
A mom-and-pop pizza and wing shop, open daily except Sunday.
8837 SH 171, Ste. A
New York-style pizza, subs and pasta, Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
9101 SH 171
Jerk chicken, burgers and a bar, open until about 11 p.m.; under new management in 2026.
8841 SH 171
Donuts, kolaches and coffee from 5 a.m. on weekdays, including gluten-free cake donuts.
125 SH 171
A mobile grill serving American and barbecue on Saturday evenings; confirm the schedule.
501 N. Main St.
Godley’s in-town grocery store, from Brookshire Grocery Co., open daily, with hours listed as 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; confirm hours and whether a pharmacy is open.
200 N. SH 171
Food staples and household goods, daily 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., with FedEx drop-off.
W. Henderson St., Cleburne
For bigger stores, H-E-B (600 W. Henderson) and a Walmart Supercenter (1616 W. Henderson) are in Cleburne, with more options in Burleson.
104 E. Allen Ave.
A playground, basketball court, picnic tables and a rentable pavilion with a kitchen; book through City Hall.
12405 FM 2331
A 4,992-square-foot store registered in May 2026; the opening date wasn’t announced.
405 SH 171
A 2,000-square-foot restaurant space with a patio and drive-thru listed for lease; no tenant announced.
Godley’s local spots sit on Main Street downtown and along SH 171, with a few more on the county roads.
Spring Market on Main Street covers everyday groceries; for big-box runs, residents head to Cleburne or Burleson. No public library was found in town.
Compiled October 2026. Listings are from business websites, store locators, the City of Godley and 2026 business and review listings, and were not confirmed with owners; call ahead to confirm hours and that a business is still open. Phone numbers or addresses differ between sources for Del Norte Tacos, Pan Heads, Alex’s and Carmen’s Cafe; Coast To Coast Grill changed management in 2026; food truck schedules change often. 171 Food Row, Godley Pizza Station, a feed mill, a nutrition shop and a Mexican food truck appeared in listings but weren’t confirmed open in 2026, so they aren’t shown. Hadley Park and Godley Memorial park are city parks without published addresses. Chain restaurants and an auto parts store along SH 171 weren’t individually confirmed. Spring Market’s store listing is from Brookshire Grocery Co.; whether it has a pharmacy wasn’t confirmed, and an older pharmacy listing at the address is marked closed. No hardware store, library, winery or brewery was found in Godley. Coming-soon details are from construction and leasing listings and may change. 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 Santa Fe Railroad Townsite to a Stone School Landmark and a Fast-Growing City
Farm settlers lived here before the town did, with a Baptist congregation organized in 1878 and a school district formed in 1884.
Settlement in northwestern Johnson County, a county created in 1854, began with scattered farms before any town stood here. In the spring of 1878, Bethany Baptist Church was organized at the home of J. P. Vickers, about four miles from the future townsite, according to its state historical marker. The congregation built a new church in 1880 and later became First Baptist Church of Godley.
Schooling came early, too. The Texas Historical Commission marker at the Godley School says the Johnson County Commissioners Court formed the Godley school district in July 1884, two years before the railroad arrived, and that Dr. John I. Pearson was among its first teachers. Rural schools such as Bruce, Pleasant View and Cottonwood served farm households for decades before later consolidating with Godley.
In 1886, Cleburne lumber merchant R. B. Godley donated land for a townsite and railroad right-of-way, and a town grew around the new Santa Fe station.
Godley was founded in 1886 and named for R. B. Godley, a Cleburne lumber merchant. According to the Handbook of Texas, he donated eight acres for a townsite and twenty acres of right-of-way to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, and a station was built that year. The line later became part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and is now operated by BNSF, still running through town.
The town grew quickly. By 1888, when the post office opened, Godley had a gristmill, three cotton gins and two dairy-processing plants, and four years later it had two general stores. In 1899 the Bethany Baptist congregation moved into town as Godley Baptist Church, and that same year Godley College opened in a three-story frame building; it became Godley High School in 1902.
Godley incorporated in 1913, opened a three-story brick school by 1916 and reached about 613 residents in the 1920s.
Godley incorporated in 1913, according to the Texas Municipal League, and remains a general-law city today. The city’s revived newsletter, The Godley Herald, takes its name from a local paper dating to that same year. The railroad remained the town’s main link to Cleburne, Fort Worth and markets beyond, carrying cotton and other farm products from the gins and mills that grew up beside the tracks.
A three-story brick school opened in time for graduation in 1916, replacing the frame college building. The Handbook of Texas records about 613 residents by the mid-1920s, the town’s high point for decades. Like many small Texas railroad towns, Godley would not reach that size again until the 2000s, when new homes began arriving from the growing Fort Worth area to the north.
The Depression years shrank Godley to a few hundred residents, while New Deal programs helped build the stone school that still stands.
Godley counted 378 residents and twenty-two rated businesses in 1930, and about 317 residents and twenty businesses in the 1940s, according to the Handbook. Roads improved in this era: a state historical marker notes that Johnson County began building what became State Highway 171 in 1931, and TxDOT records a 1939 order designating the route through Godley between Cleburne and Cresson.
Rural school consolidation and New Deal aid transformed the campus. A 1937 gymnasium and 1939 auditorium were built with National Youth Administration labor and money, and a main building completed in 1940 with Works Progress Administration funds joined them into one unusually large rural school. Faced with native “giraffe rock” stone, it took in buildings moved from the Bruce, Pleasant View and Cottonwood schools.
For half a century Godley stayed a town of a few hundred residents, reaching 569 by 1990, as its school campus grew in stages.
By 1956 Godley had 424 residents and sixteen businesses, and by 1990 it had 569 residents and twelve businesses, according to the Handbook. The 1940 stone school held every grade until 1967, when a new elementary school was built, and after 1984 the historic building served as the middle school. Godley Cemetery, also called the Godley IOOF Cemetery, lies on County Road 1229 outside town.
In 1984 the Texas Historical Commission placed a marker (No. 1633) for First Baptist Church of Godley at 101 E. Allen Ave., recognizing the congregation organized in 1878 as Bethany Baptist Church. The town’s quiet decades ended late in the century as the region grew, and the 2000 census counted 879 residents, the most in Godley’s history to that point.
Godley passed 1,000 residents, its 1940 school became a state landmark, and voters funded a new high school.
The 2010 census counted 1,009 residents. In 2000 the historic 1940 school became an intermediate school, and in 2010 it was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (marker No. 16441). It still serves students today as Legacy Elementary School at 309 N. Pearson St., and it also houses the Godley ISD administration offices, keeping the old stone campus at the center of town life.
Godley ISD voters approved a $27.7 million bond in May 2008 and a $50 million bond in May 2015 for a new high school, whose first phase opened at 9501 SH 171 along with an agriculture facility. The Chisholm Trail Parkway opened on May 11, 2014, with an FM 917 exit signed for Godley, and the Legislature created a Joshua Farms municipal management district in 2015.
Godley more than tripled to an estimated 5,093 residents, opened a new elementary in Silo Mills and saw three school bonds fail in a row.
The 2020 census counted 1,450 residents, and the Census Bureau estimated 5,093 for July 2025. In May 2021, voters approved a $168.5 million Godley ISD bond for a new elementary school, a career and technical education center, a fine arts wing and a competition arena. Pleasant View Elementary opened January 11, 2023, in the Silo Mills community, built for 740 students.
Voters then rejected three Godley ISD bonds in a row: $889 million in May 2023, $365 million in May 2024 and $119.96 million in November 2025, which failed 702 to 1,417. The district formed a bond oversight advisory committee in 2026. The city launched a new website, revived The Godley Herald newsletter and dedicated a renovated Veterans Memorial in July 2025.
Compiled from the Texas State Historical Association Handbook of Texas (Godley entry), Texas Historical Commission marker text for First Baptist Church of Godley (No. 1633) and the Godley School (No. 16441) via the Historical Marker Database, the Texas Municipal League, the City of Godley, Godley ISD, TxDOT’s highway designation file, the Texas Legislative Reference Library, Texas Scorecard and the U.S. Census Bureau. Sources differ on several points: the townsite donation (eight acres per the Handbook, twenty acres in some county histories); the railroad’s name (the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe was the Santa Fe’s Texas subsidiary); and when SH 171 was first designated (1939 per TxDOT, 1932 in other sources). The 1884 marker text calls the body an independent school district, a label that may not fit that year. The incorporation year is from a single source. The 2023 and 2024 bond tallies are unofficial results. Details about the land before settlement and the designation dates for FM 917 and FM 2331 weren’t confirmed. Historical population figures are total counts. No National Register listing in Godley was found. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
A Lighted Christmas Parade, Fireworks in the Park and a Fall Festival
The city’s spring morning in the park, with “Donuts with the Bunny” and an egg hunt; the Godley Chamber ran a vendor market alongside it in 2026. Held March 23, 2024, April 12, 2025, and March 28, 2026 (egg hunt at 10 a.m.). Free.
Run by the City of Godley.
2024 and 2025 dates are from a third-party event listing.
A free evening with food trucks, a bubble party, yard games, a DJ and fireworks at dusk, held on the Saturday nearest the Fourth. Held July 5, 2025, when the renovated Veterans Memorial was dedicated, and June 27, 2026. 2027 date not yet announced.
Run by the City of Godley and the Godley Economic Development Corporation.
The 2026 event ran 5 to 9 p.m.
Four nights of pro rodeo at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse grounds in Cleburne, with a Wednesday free night for a donated food item. Held June 5–8, 2024, June 11–14, 2025, and June 10–13, 2026.
A free morning of hayrides, crafts, games, bounce houses, food trucks and vendors, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Held October 18, 2025, and October 24, 2026. 2027 date not yet announced.
Run by the City of Godley and the Godley Chamber of Commerce.
Past festivals have included a kids’ costume contest and a dog costume parade.
A free evening to meet police and fire, with games, bounce houses, hot dogs and face painting. Held October 7, 2025, with a canned-food drive and a police-versus-fire blood drive, and October 6, 2026.
Godley’s lighted Christmas parade, led by Santa from City Hall to City Park, followed by the tree lighting. Held December 5, 2025. 2026: Saturday, December 5, with park activities from noon, pictures with Santa from 2 p.m. and the parade at 6 p.m. Free.
Run by the City of Godley; parade entries go through the city’s event coordinator.
Santa’s mailbox is in the City Hall lobby; letters received by December 15 get a reply.
One chamber calendar lists December 3; the city’s date is December 5.
Cleburne’s Whistle Stop Christmas lights Hulen Park on November 23, 2026, with its parade December 4; Granbury’s Night of Lights parade is November 27; and Burleson’s BTX-MAS is December 5, 2026.
The city’s event calendar has grown since its new website launched in 2025, and the Independence Celebration now runs on the Saturday nearest the Fourth.
A Godley FFA trunk or treat on October 31 is billed as annual, but only one dated year was found, so it isn’t listed yet.
No recurring homecoming parade, movie nights, community clean-up or “Godley Days” festival was found in two or more years.
Timing shown is the usual pattern for each event; exact dates, times, prices and locations change from year to year and should be confirmed with organizers. Event details are from the City of Godley, the Godley Chamber of Commerce, Godley ISD, the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce, Visit Granbury, the City of Burleson, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse and Cleburne Times-Review reporting; each Godley event listed was found in at least two years. The city’s online calendar covers only 2025 and 2026, so earlier dates for some events weren’t confirmed; the 2024 and 2025 egg hunt dates come from a third-party listing. Some chamber calendar entries appear to be leftover prior-year listings and weren’t used. Silo Mills community events appear to be for residents only. Nearby events are outside Godley and are listed for convenience. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
What to know about Godley schools:
The ratings: Check TXschools.gov for each district’s current status.
Taxes: Godley ISD’s 2026 rate is $1.2845 per $100, its fifth straight cut; on a $374,000 homestead, the school share is about $3,006 a year.
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Most Godley addresses, including Silo Mills, are in Godley ISD, a 4A district rated C in 2026 with about 3,300 students. Homes at the edges can sit in Joshua, Cleburne, Burleson or Granbury ISD. Confirm the district by address.
City, Silo Mills and surrounding area
Godley ISD received a C in TEA’s preliminary 2026 ratings, after a C in 2025, when the district cited an overall score of 77. It enrolled 3,315 students in 2025–26 and posted a 95.8 percent four-year graduation rate.
The district office is at 313 N. Pearson St., 817-592-4300. 2026 ratings were preliminary and subject to appeal.
Pre-K through 5th grade
Legacy Elementary (309 N. Pearson St., in the 1940 stone school), R.B. Godley Elementary (N. Pearson St.) and Pleasant View Elementary (7800 Silo Mills Pkwy., opened in 2023) serve the elementary grades.
Pleasant View sits inside Silo Mills and carries a Joshua mailing address. Confirm each campus’s grades and attendance zone with the district.
6th through 12th grade
The 6th Grade Campus (409 N. Pearson St.), Godley Middle School (grades 7–8, 9401 SH 171) and Godley High School (grades 9–12, 9501 SH 171) serve older students.
LINKS Academy is the district’s flexible-schedule alternative program.
District-wide
Voters approved a $168.5 million bond in May 2021 that built Pleasant View Elementary, The WILD, a four-story career and technical center with more than 40 classrooms, and a 1,600-seat competition arena.
A kitchen expansion and a learning center were part of later phases; a construction audit was presented to the board in May 2026.
District-wide
Voters rejected bonds of $889 million in May 2023, $365 million in May 2024 and $119.9 million in November 2025, which failed 702 to 1,417.
The 2025 plan included roofs and HVAC and a middle school addition for 1,200 students in grades 6–8. An advisory bond oversight committee began meeting in May 2026; no new election had been called.
2026
Godley ISD’s 2026 rate is $1.2845 per $100, its fifth straight decrease. On a $374,000 homestead, the school share is about $3,006 a year after the $140,000 exemption.
Owners 65 and older or disabled add the state’s $60,000 exemption, about $2,235 in the first year, and then a tax ceiling applies.
Godley ISD
Godley High offers dual credit with Hill College and other colleges, CTE programs at The WILD, fine arts and FFA, and competes in UIL 4A. The district is a District of Innovation.
A hybrid calendar for 2027–28 was under board review in October 2026; nothing had been approved. Ask the district about transfer policies.
Edge addresses
Builders place Wildcat Ridge, Coyote Crossing and Silo Mills in Godley ISD, but nearby addresses can fall in Joshua, Cleburne, Burleson or Granbury ISD.
Granbury ISD addresses are billed through Hood County. School districts for Star Ranch, Godley Ranch, Hadley Farms, Rosemary Fields and the west-side communities weren’t confirmed; check the appraisal record.
Godley ISD covers Silo Mills, which uses Joshua mailing addresses, while some Godley-address homes sit in other districts.
Check the school district on the appraisal record and confirm the campus with the district.
On a $374,000 homestead, the school share runs about $3,006 in Godley ISD at 2026 rates.
Inside city limits, the city tax adds about $2,430 after the city’s 10 percent exemption.
Godley ISD received a C in TEA’s preliminary 2026 ratings and a C in 2025.
Check TXschools.gov for each district’s current status.
Enrollment rose about 4 percent in the latest year, to 3,315, after voters rejected bonds in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Ask how the district plans for space at each campus as new communities fill in.
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. Godley ISD’s 2026 C is from TEA’s preliminary 2026 ratings as reported by the Texas Tribune; the 2026 overall score wasn’t confirmed. The 77 score is the district’s own description of its rating before the 2026 release. Enrollment and the graduation rate are from TXschools.gov. R.B. Godley Elementary’s address and the grade spans are from directory and district sources and should be confirmed. Bond figures are from the district and the Johnson County Elections Office; the 2024 tally is unofficial. Program details are from district releases; the 2026–27 Hill College agreement and the transfer policy weren’t confirmed. Subdivision districts are from builder listings and weren’t verified on the appraisal record. Granbury ISD’s 2026 rate wasn’t found. Tax rates are 2026 figures from the Johnson County Tax Office; school tax examples apply the $140,000 state homestead exemption and are illustrations, not quotes. School district and campus assignment is determined by address and must be confirmed with the district. School information is provided for general reference only and is not a recommendation regarding any school, district, neighborhood or property. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Median Sales Price
Median sales price for Godley by month, from NTREIS. Redfin put the median near $374,000 for the three months ending July 2026, shaped by builder closings from about $295,000 to $680,000.
Godley’s median swings with which builders close homes that month, from entry-level homes near $295,000 to larger homes near $680,000. Read the trend across six to twelve months, not one month.
About 44 percent of Godley listings had price drops in mid-2026. Price right from day one against recent sales in your own subdivision, because builder upgrades and price cuts set the bar.
Run the full payment. A $374,000 homestead in city limits and Godley ISD pays about $7,011 a year at 2026 rates, about $4,795 outside city limits, and Silo Mills adds a special-district assessment.
Longer market times and frequent price cuts point to a market where buyers have time and choices, especially with new construction nearby.
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.
Time on market gives you room to ask for closing costs, repairs or a rate buydown. With the 30-year rate at 7.24 percent on October 29, 2026, a seller-paid buydown can beat a small price cut.
Under 10 showings means buyers are deciding quickly. Rising counts mean people are walking through and walking away, which is a different problem from nobody looking at all.
This separates a pricing problem from a presentation problem. Plenty of showings and no offer usually means something specific is putting people off, and that is fixable without dropping the price.
High showings-to-pending means you can be selective without losing homes. Read it against days on market: low on both is a hot market, high on both means the leverage is yours.
Closed sales show how many homes actually changed hands. Godley’s fast growth means many closings are new builds, which appraisers weigh differently from resales.
Fresh closings give us better comparables. I separate new-build and resale sales and adjust for lot size and age before we set a price.
Some Godley-area homes sit outside city limits or in Silo Mills. Confirm city limits, school district and any district assessment before comparing prices.
Charts supplied by NTREIS via 10K Research and Marketing and update automatically. Data reflects residential activity reported to the MLS and may be revised as late-reported sales come in. Redfin figures are for the three months ending July 2026; another source put the 76044 ZIP code median near $460,000, and medians differ by source and method. The price-drop share is a Redfin mid-2026 figure. Builder prices are from builder websites in October 2026 and change often. The mortgage rate is Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for October 29, 2026. Tax figures are illustrations at 2026 adopted rates, not quotes. The charts cover the NTREIS Godley area, which may include homes outside city limits. Market statistics describe the area as a whole and are not a substitute for a comparative market analysis on a specific property. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so publicly available sale prices elsewhere are estimates rather than recorded figures. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Pick a purchase year and the price fills in. If you own here, type over it with what you actually paid. This calculator runs on the Johnson County index, the federal repeat-sales measure for the county that holds Godley. A home bought in 2015 is worth more than twice its price on the index, with the biggest jump from 2021 to 2022 and almost no change from 2024 to 2025, while recent Godley sales lean on new builder communities.
Bought here? Tap the number and enter what you paid.
Federal house price index growth, indexed to the purchase year, where the purchase year equals 100.
From 2015 to 2025 the Johnson County index rose about 114 percent, with a 22 percent jump from 2021 to 2022 alone.
It rose just 0.1 percent from 2024 to 2025, and 43.9 percent of Godley listings had price drops in mid-2026.
Redfin’s Godley median for the three months ending July 2026 was about $374,300, shaped by builder closings from about $295,000 to $680,000.
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, while builders nearby offer upgrades and price cuts.
Indexes are county-wide, so value any specific property from true comparables.
A $374,000 homestead in city limits and Godley ISD pays about $7,011 a year at 2026 rates, or about $7,225 if ESD No. 1 applies.
Outside city limits it’s about $4,795; in Silo Mills, add a special-district lot assessment.
Growth rates are the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, annual values 2009 through 2025: Johnson County, Texas (FRED series ATNHPIUS48251A, base 2000 equals 100, 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 Johnson County series recorded 146.11 in 2015, 292.69 in 2022, 312.80 in 2024 and 313.11 in 2025. FHFA describes county indices as developmental and subject to revision, and the annual series does not cover 2026. No city-specific index was used, and a reliable year-by-year Godley median wasn’t found. The prefilled dollar figures are derived and illustrative, not published: they apply the Johnson County index to a $374,000 anchor near Redfin’s three-month Godley median ending July 2026 ($374,313). Godley’s monthly sales are small, from about 8 to 27 homes, so single-month medians swing widely; builder closings and acreage sales shape the mix, and Silo Mills sales carry Joshua addresses. Builder incentives and price cuts change often and should be confirmed with the builder. The index is built from conforming loans and excludes jumbo lending and all-cash purchases. Equity figures assume a 30-year fixed mortgage at that year’s Freddie Mac annual average rate (2025 approximately 6.6 percent; 7.32 percent on October 22, 2026), held to today, with no refinancing, no extra principal and no additional borrowing. They exclude closing costs, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, improvements and selling costs. The tax example uses 2026 rates from the Johnson County Tax Office on a $374,000 homestead: Godley ISD 1.284500 after the $140,000 exemption, City of Godley 0.721911 after its 10 percent exemption, Johnson County 0.367000 after its 5 percent exemption, the farm-to-market and lateral road levy 0.050000 and Hill College 0.025851. Whether Johnson County ESD No. 1 (0.057815) applies inside city limits wasn’t confirmed, so both totals are shown. The city offers $10,000 to owners 65 and older but no city tax ceiling. Outside city limits, the example drops the city levy and adds ESD No. 1. Joshua Farms MMD No. 1, which covers Silo Mills, levies no property tax but charges lot assessments, estimated at $375 to $500 a year in a 2024 notice. 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.
Godley is a Johnson County city the Census Bureau estimated at 5,093 residents in 2025, up from 1,450 in 2020, where Redfin’s median sale price was about $374,000 in mid-2026. It sits on SH 171 northwest of Cleburne, with a toll route to Fort Worth. The trade-offs are real: no hospital or confirmed pharmacy in town, a city tax rate that jumped in 2025, and three failed school bonds.
Estimated Off-Peak Drive Time from Godley City Hall
Around Town and Beyond
Estimated minutes off-peak from City Hall on W. Railroad Ave. These are planning estimates, so check a live map before relying on any of them.
The Chisholm Trail Parkway is about 8 minutes east at FM 917, putting downtown Fort Worth roughly 30 to 40 minutes away off-peak.
Downtown Cleburne is about 18 minutes southeast on SH 171.
Godley runs its own police department and a combination fire department with two stations, covering about 196 square miles; Johnson County ESD No. 1 lists its ISO rating as Class 2, and CareFlite provides ambulance service.
Trash is $18 a month with Friday pickup.
City Park hosts a Fall Festival, an Independence Celebration with fireworks and Holiday in the Park, set for December 5, 2026.
Two primary care clinics operate in or near town, one offering urgent care services.
The city adopted its first comprehensive plan in 2024, approved a 47.7-acre planned development and an annexation in 2026, and is designing a wastewater plant expansion.
NTTA is widening the parkway through about 2028.
There’s no hospital, library or confirmed pharmacy in town; Spring Market covers everyday groceries, but bigger errands mean Cleburne, Burleson or Granbury.
The city tax rate rose about 41 percent in 2025, and owners 65 and older get no city tax ceiling.
Godley ISD voters rejected three bonds in a row as enrollment grew to 3,315.
The parkway’s southbound entrance from FM 917 is closed through January 2027, and the BNSF rail line still runs through town.
Drive times are planning estimates from Godley City Hall based on published route calculators that measure from the town center; check a live map before you rely on them. Calculators disagree by 5 to 10 minutes, and hospital and around-town times are estimates. The median is Redfin’s three-month figure ending July 2026. Fire department coverage and call figures are from the City of Godley; the ISO rating is from Johnson County ESD No. 1’s provider list and wasn’t confirmed with the rating agency. Trash details are from the city and Frontier Waste Solutions. Clinic listings are from directories and should be confirmed. The comprehensive plan, planned development, annexation and wastewater details are from City of Godley documents and a state permit application; timelines can change. Parkway widening and ramp details are from NTTA and news reports. The 2025 tax increase is from the city’s tax rate notice. Bond results are from Godley ISD. No crime, school ranking or flood zone claims are made. This information is provided for general reference and is not a representation about any specific property, commute or future development outcome. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Answered with verified specifics, from the city line, Silo Mills and a 2025 tax increase to water, trash days, chickens, the parkway closure and Holiday in the Park.
Godley sits in northwest Johnson County on SH 171, FM 917 and FM 2331, about nine miles northwest of Cleburne by the Handbook of Texas. Downtown Cleburne is about 12 road miles, or 17 to 18 minutes.
Downtown Fort Worth is about 28 to 32 miles, or 31 to 40 minutes off-peak, via FM 917 and the Chisholm Trail Parkway toll road, whose FM 917 interchange is about 8 minutes east of town. Cresson is about 12 minutes north, Granbury about 28 minutes west and DFW Airport about an hour.
These are route-calculator estimates, so test the drive at the hours you’d actually commute. City Hall is at 200 W. Railroad Ave., 817-389-3539.
Very fast. The 2020 census counted 1,450 residents, and the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025 estimate is 5,093, about three and a half times the 2020 count in five years.
Most of that growth is in builder communities along SH 171, FM 917 and FM 2331. In 2026 the city approved a 47.7-acre planned development, a voluntary annexation on FM 2331 and new speed limits on that road, and it began designing a wastewater plant expansion.
Godley ISD grew to 3,315 students in 2025–26. The city adopted its first comprehensive plan in March 2024. Census figures are total population only, and estimates are revised each year.
Godley is named for R. B. Godley, a Cleburne lumber merchant who in 1886 donated eight acres for a townsite and twenty acres of right-of-way to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, according to the Handbook of Texas.
The school district is older than the town: the Johnson County Commissioners Court formed it in July 1884. The post office opened in 1888, when the town had a gristmill, three cotton gins and two dairy-processing plants, and Godley incorporated in 1913.
Its signature landmark is the stone school built with New Deal aid in the late 1930s, now Legacy Elementary and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 2010.
For 2026, a home inside city limits and in Godley ISD pays about $2.45 per $100 of value before exemptions: City of Godley $0.721911, Godley ISD $1.2845, Johnson County $0.367, the county road levy $0.05 and Hill College $0.025851.
On a $374,000 homestead, that comes to about $7,011 a year after exemptions, or about $7,225 if Johnson County ESD No. 1’s $0.057815 also applies inside the city, which wasn’t confirmed. Outside city limits in Godley ISD, the same home pays about $4,795.
The city gives a 10 percent homestead exemption and $10,000 to owners 65 and older, but no city tax ceiling. These are illustrations; use the Johnson County Tax Office estimator for a real figure.
Yes, in 2025. The city’s notice shows its rate rising from $0.514456 to $0.726911 per $100 for tax year 2025, an increase of about 41 percent, and the city tax on the average homestead rising from about $1,604 to about $2,357.
For tax year 2026 the city trimmed the rate slightly, to $0.721911. It puts the city tax on its median homestead, with a taxable value of $305,757, at about $2,207.
Owners 65 and older or disabled receive a $10,000 exemption, but the city offers no tax ceiling, so their city tax can still rise. Godley ISD, by contrast, lowered its rate for a fifth straight year in 2026 and does freeze school taxes for those owners.
Not the city. Silo Mills is an 840-acre master-planned community on FM 917 west of the Chisholm Trail Parkway, and its homes carry Joshua 76058 mailing addresses. Builders describe it as outside any city limits, in an extraterritorial jurisdiction.
It is in Godley ISD, and Pleasant View Elementary sits inside the community. Homes there are also in Joshua Farms Municipal Management District No. 1, which levies no property tax but charges annual lot assessments on top of HOA dues.
Because it’s unincorporated, Silo Mills homes don’t pay City of Godley taxes and get county and ESD services. Ask for the current assessment plan, HOA budget and seller disclosures before you buy.
Look up the property on the Johnson County Appraisal District website and check its taxing units: “City of Godley” appears only if the parcel is inside city limits. The city also points residents to the Johnson County interactive map.
The answer matters. Inside the city you pay the city tax, use city water and sewer in most cases, and follow city zoning, animal and permit rules. Outside it, the city tax drops and Johnson County Special Utility District usually supplies water.
Boundaries move: the city approved a voluntary annexation on FM 2331 in July 2026. Many Godley ISD homes, including all of Silo Mills, sit outside city limits, so never assume from the school district or mailing address.
Most of the area, including Silo Mills, is in Godley ISD, a UIL 4A district of 3,315 students that received a C in TEA’s preliminary 2026 ratings and a C in 2025.
Its campuses include Legacy, R.B. Godley and Pleasant View elementaries, a 6th Grade Campus, Godley Middle School and Godley High School. A $168.5 million bond in 2021 built Pleasant View, a four-story career and technical center and an arena, but voters rejected bonds in 2023, 2024 and November 2025.
Godley ISD’s 2026 rate is $1.2845 per $100, its fifth straight cut. Edge addresses can fall in Joshua, Cleburne, Burleson or Granbury ISD, so confirm the district on the appraisal record.
Inside city limits, water and sewer usually come from the City of Godley. Apply in person at City Hall, 200 W. Railroad Ave., using the residential application posted on the city website; billing questions go to 817-389-3539, extension 105.
Deposit amounts are set in the city code but weren’t confirmed for this page, so ask when you apply. Bills are due on the 15th, with a $25 late fee after 5 p.m., and after-hours water and sewer emergencies go to 682-459-5007.
Outside city limits, including Silo Mills, water usually comes from the Johnson County Special Utility District, which has its own application and deposits. Check the provider for any address before closing.
Frontier Waste Solutions collects residential trash in Godley under a city contract, every Friday except the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Service is $18 a month for one cart, plus $8 for each additional cart, and it’s set up with your water account. New carts take five to seven business days to arrive. Set carts out early: the city says by 6 a.m., while Frontier’s page says 7 a.m.
Since March 13, 2026, bulk and brush pickup runs once a month on an assigned second, third or fourth Friday, with a 3-cubic-yard limit; older city pages still list the last Wednesday. Outdoor burning isn’t allowed inside city limits, though screened fire pits are, so plan to bag yard waste or use bulk day.
Most of Godley is in Oncor’s delivery area, so you choose a retail electric provider while Oncor handles the lines and outages. Some rural parcels may be served by United Cooperative Services, so check by address.
Natural gas comes from Atmos Energy’s Mid-Tex division where lines are available; many rural homes rely on electric or propane instead.
For internet, United Cooperative Services fiber, Kinetic and some AT&T Fiber service are reported in the area, along with fixed-wireless and satellite options. Coverage varies street by street, so enter the exact address with each provider and on the FCC National Broadband Map before you count on fiber.
Redfin’s Godley median sale price for the three months ending July 2026 was about $374,000, with homes taking a median 77 days to sell and 43.9 percent of listings cutting price.
Builder pricing in 2026 ranged widely: Bloomfield’s Star Ranch from about $295,000, its Wildcat Ridge up to about $660,000 on lots up to half an acre, and Silo Mills from the high $200s with Risewell to about $558,000 with Bloomfield, plus Chesmar from about $430,000.
Builders offered upgrade packages and price cuts in fall 2026, so compare incentives against resale prices. Silo Mills homes carry Joshua addresses and don’t appear in Godley’s city figures.
Yes. Spring Market, a Brookshire Grocery Co. store at 501 N. Main St., is Godley’s in-town grocer, with hours listed as 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Whether it has a working pharmacy wasn’t confirmed, so call ahead. Dollar General on N. SH 171 adds staples and household goods.
For bigger stores, most residents drive about 18 minutes to Cleburne’s W. Henderson St., where H-E-B and a Walmart Supercenter are located, or to Burleson or Granbury.
In town, Main Street and SH 171 also have home-style cooking, Tex-Mex, tacos, pizza, a donut shop and a grill with a bar. A new QuickWay store was registered on FM 2331 in 2026. Sales tax is 8.25 percent.
The City of Godley hosts most events at City Park, 104 E. Allen Ave. A spring festival and Easter egg hunt opens the year, followed by an Independence Celebration with fireworks on the Saturday nearest July 4.
In October the city holds National Night Out at City Hall and a Fall Festival with hayrides, crafts and food trucks; it ran October 24, 2026.
Holiday in the Park is set for Saturday, December 5, 2026, with park activities from noon, pictures with Santa and a lighted Christmas parade from City Hall at 6 p.m., followed by the tree lighting. Events are free; confirm details on the city calendar.
There’s no hospital or emergency room in Godley. In an emergency, call 911: the Godley Fire Department is a state-recognized first responder organization, and CareFlite provides ambulance transport.
The nearest hospital is Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne at 201 Walls Dr., about 17 to 20 minutes away by our estimate. Texas Health Huguley in Burleson and Lake Granbury Medical Center are each roughly 22 to 32 minutes away.
For everyday care, Godley Family Medicine Clinic at 503 N. SH 171 offers family practice and urgent-care services, and Texas Health Family Care has a clinic on FM 2331. Dedicated urgent care centers are in Cleburne.
Take FM 917 east about 7 miles, roughly 8 minutes, to the parkway’s FM 917 interchange, which is signed for Godley. From there the toll road runs north to downtown Fort Worth.
Plan around construction. NTTA is widening about 13 miles of the parkway between FM 1187 and US 67, with completion expected in late 2028, and the southbound entrance ramp from FM 917 is closed from July 27, 2026, through January 2027.
The parkway is a cashless toll road, so a TollTag is cheaper than paying by mail. Check NTTA for current rates, and test the drive at rush hour.
There’s no fixed-route bus or rail service in Godley, so most residents rely on a car.
JC Connect, Johnson County’s shared-ride service run by the City of Cleburne and renamed in July 2026, offers curb-to-curb rides that anyone can book. It serves Godley weekdays from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fares are $3 per five miles, capped at $15 one way, with a reduced fare of $1.50 per five miles capped at $7.50. Call 817-641-1800 to book; trips generally must start and end in Johnson County, with exceptions for the Huguley hospital campus and Burleson.
It depends on your water provider. The Johnson County Special Utility District, which serves much of the area outside city limits, reported Stage 1 restrictions to the state on August 28, 2026, limiting sprinkler use.
The City of Godley’s water system didn’t appear on the state’s drought restriction list as of mid-September 2026, but city watering rules weren’t confirmed for this page, so check City Hall before setting an irrigation schedule.
The city is also planning a wastewater plant expansion and has applied for a state permit to raise its permitted discharge, a sign of how fast demand is growing. Ask about water and sewer capacity when buying in a new subdivision.
Yes, within limits. Godley’s code allows up to four hens inside city limits, and roosters aren’t allowed. Coops must sit at least 50 feet from a neighbor’s home.
Livestock is banned inside city limits, with exemptions for FFA projects and grandfathered uses. Outside city limits, county rules apply instead, which is one reason acreage on county roads appeals to buyers who want animals.
Homes in a subdivision may face stricter HOA rules, so read the deed restrictions too. Short-term rental rules and building-permit details weren’t confirmed for this page; check with City Hall before you buy.
The Godley Fire Department is a city-run combination department with two stations, one at 200 S. Main St. and one on Sky Rd. It covers about 196 square miles and answers about 1,500 calls a year, according to the city.
Johnson County ESD No. 1 lists its ISO rating as Class 2, on a 1-to-10 scale where 1 is the top rating; insurers use it in pricing homeowner’s coverage. Ask for the rating letter when you get quotes.
CareFlite provides ambulance service in Johnson County. The city also runs its own police department, with non-emergency calls routed through Johnson County dispatch.
Answers were verified as of October 28, 2026, from the City of Godley and its code of ordinances, the Johnson County Tax Office, the Johnson County Appraisal District, Johnson County ESD No. 1, the Johnson County Special Utility District, Frontier Waste Solutions, Godley ISD, the Texas Education Agency, TCEQ, NTTA, JC Connect, the Texas State Historical Association, the U.S. Census Bureau, Redfin, builder websites and local reporting. Rates, fees, providers and hours change; verify anything you intend to rely on. Tax figures use 2026 rates from the Johnson County Tax Office and are illustrations, not quotes; whether ESD No. 1 applies inside city limits wasn’t confirmed. Drive times are route-calculator estimates. Godley ISD’s 2026 rating is preliminary. Water deposits, city watering rules, short-term rental rules and current toll rates weren’t confirmed. Trash set-out times conflict between sources. Builder prices and incentives change often. Silo Mills assessments come from the district’s service and assessment plan, which should be reviewed before purchase. 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 Godley. Three things to check on every address: whether it’s inside city limits, who supplies the water (the city or the county utility district) and which school district serves it. Most city departments share one City Hall line. Start with the green first-week cards; county offices are in blue, health and safety in red and regional contacts in purple.
Inside city limits, apply in person at City Hall with a written application and deposit; ask Utility Billing for the current deposit amount.
817-389-3539, ext. 105 200 W. Railroad Ave. Do this firstBills are due on the 15th, with a $25 late fee after 5 p.m.; pay online, by drop box, by mail or in person.
municipalonlinepayments.com Do this firstFile your homestead exemption and check whether “City of Godley” is one of your taxing units.
817-648-3000 109 N. Main St., Cleburne Do this firstVehicle registration and property tax payments at the main Cleburne office, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
817-558-0122 2 N. Mill St., Cleburne Do this firstSign up for city Notify Me alerts for news, meetings and service notices.
godleytx.gov City HallGeneral questions, payments, records and council agendas, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
817-389-3539 200 W. Railroad Ave. Public WorksMain breaks and sewer backups after hours.
682-459-5007 Public WorksCity water and sewer systems, streets and parks.
817-389-3539 200 W. Railroad Ave. PermitsPermits are issued at City Hall under the 2015 building codes; sheds and all pools need a permit.
817-389-3539 200 W. Railroad Ave. ZoningZoning, platting and development forms; agendas are in the city’s Agenda Center.
817-389-3539 200 W. Railroad Ave. CodeReport high grass, junk vehicles and nuisance concerns through the city website.
817-389-3539 CourtClass C citations and fines, payable online, weekdays 8 to 5.
817-389-3539 200 W. Railroad Ave. PetsHandled by the police department; dog registration requires proof of rabies vaccination.
817-389-3539 RecordsOpen records requests, city elections and meeting notices.
817-389-3539 200 W. Railroad Ave. ParksBook the City Park pavilion, with its kitchen, through City Hall.
817-389-3539, ext. 105 104 E. Allen Ave. TrashCity trash pickup Fridays by 6 a.m.; bulk and brush once a month on your assigned Friday since March 2026.
888-854-2905 MailP.O. boxes and retail service; confirm hours, which differ between listings.
817-309-3359 100 S. Main St. CountyEnter an address to find your justice of the peace, constable and commissioner precincts.
johnsoncountytx.org CountyVoter registration, mail ballots and voting locations.
817-556-6197 103 S. Walnut St., Cleburne Outside city limitsPermits, manufactured homes, floodplain and septic for unincorporated addresses.
817-556-6380 2 N. Mill St., Cleburne CountyLaw enforcement for unincorporated areas outside Godley city limits.
817-556-6060 1102 E. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne CountyFunds area fire departments, including Godley’s, and posts county burn-ban status.
817-556-2212 2451 Service Dr., Cleburne CountyCounty disaster planning and preparedness.
817-556-6346 810 E. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne CountySoil tests, livestock and gardening help, 4-H and Master Gardeners.
817-556-6370 StateLicenses and ID cards in Cleburne; book an appointment online.
dps.texas.gov 600 W. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne LibraryThe nearest full public library; nonresident cards are about $25 a year per household.
817-645-0934 302 W. Henderson St., Cleburne ElectricMost of the area is in Oncor’s retail-choice zone; report outages 24/7 or text OUT to 66267.
888-313-4747 ElectricMember-owned electric co-op and fiber internet provider for some rural parcels; confirm by address.
817-556-4000 3309 N. Main St., Cleburne GasNatural gas where lines are available. For a gas leak, leave and call 866-322-8667 and 911.
888-286-6700 WaterWater for much of the area outside city limits, including Silo Mills; in Stage 1 drought watch since August 2026.
817-760-5200 740 FM 3048, Joshua DiggingCall before you dig for fences, posts or pools.
811 InternetCheck fiber and other internet providers for an exact address.
broadbandmap.fcc.gov WellsRegister or permit a private water well before drilling.
817-556-2299 208 Kimberly Dr., Cleburne SchoolsEnrollment, attendance zones and board meetings.
817-592-4300 313 N. Pearson St. SchoolsTEA’s official site for district ratings and a school search by address.
txschools.gov CollegeCommunity college courses and dual credit in Cleburne.
817-760-5500 2112 Mayfield Pkwy., Cleburne FloodCheck the flood zone for any address before you buy.
msc.fema.gov LandLook up oil and gas wells, pipelines and permitted waste sites near any parcel before you buy.
rrc.texas.gov Silo MillsBudgets, assessment plans and meeting notices for the Silo Mills district.
214-745-5353 ClinicPrimary care for all ages, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
817-250-7285 12590 FM 2331 ClinicA local primary care clinic on SH 171; call for hours and walk-in availability.
817-389-2307 503 N. SH 171, Ste. C Urgent careThe nearest dedicated walk-in clinic, open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; not an emergency room.
817-526-5509 808 N. Nolan River Rd., Cleburne HospitalThe nearest hospital, with a 24/7 emergency room.
817-641-2551 201 Walls Dr., Cleburne HospitalFull-service hospital with a 24/7 emergency room in Burleson.
817-293-9110 11801 South Fwy., Burleson Mental healthJohnson County’s mental health authority. Crisis line: 1-800-772-5987, available 24/7, or dial 988.
817-579-4400 SafetyRecords and dog registration through City Hall. Call 911 for emergencies.
817-389-3539 200 W. Railroad Ave. SafetyA combination department with two stations. Outdoor burning is banned in city limits; screened fire pits are allowed.
682-777-1109 200 S. Main St. TollsTollTag accounts for the Chisholm Trail Parkway, 8 minutes east at FM 917.
972-818-6882 StateState roads, including SH 171 and FM 917.
817-370-6500 TransitJohnson County’s curb-to-curb shared rides, weekdays 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Godley.
817-641-1800Links, phone numbers and addresses verified October 2026 against the City of Godley, Johnson County, the Johnson County Tax Office and Appraisal District, Johnson County ESD No. 1, the Johnson County Special Utility District, Frontier Waste Solutions, Godley ISD, Winstead and the health care providers listed, and subject to change; if something has moved, tell me and I will correct it. Many Godley ISD homes, including all of Silo Mills, are outside city limits, where the county, the sheriff and the special utility district provide services instead of the city. Confirm every taxing unit, the water provider and the school district before you buy. Conflicts flagged: the city’s own pages list both a monthly assigned Friday and the last Wednesday for bulk pickup (Frontier’s March 2026 letter sets the assigned Friday); a court directory lists a different court phone; the fire department’s administrative number differs between sources; and post office hours differ between listings. Utility deposit amounts, City Hall’s exact hours and a dedicated code enforcement or EDC line weren’t confirmed. Which justice of the peace precinct covers Godley wasn’t confirmed; use the precinct lookup. Oncor, Atmos, NTTA, Prairielands, United Cooperative, AgriLife, Emergency Management, Pecan Valley, the clinic on SH 171 and several county numbers are from directories and earlier Johnson County research. A Chamber of Commerce contact and the Silo Mills HOA manager weren’t confirmed for this list. Listings are provided for general reference and are not endorsements; I receive no compensation from any organization named. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Godley, a Johnson County city that grew from 1,450 residents at the 2020 census to an estimated 5,093 by 2025, sits on SH 171 about 8 minutes from the Chisholm Trail Parkway. Its school district and mailing addresses reach far past city limits, so two homes a mile apart can come with different taxes, water providers, schools and fire coverage. I sort out the details that matter here, and the awkward parts are named.
A Godley address or Godley ISD school doesn’t mean the City of Godley. Silo Mills uses Joshua addresses and sits outside any city limits, and so do many acreage homes. On a $374,000 homestead, that’s about $7,011 a year inside the city versus about $4,795 outside. If “City of Godley” isn’t a taxing unit on the appraisal record, the home is in the county. I pull that record first.
The city raised its rate about 41 percent in 2025, from $0.514456 to $0.726911 per $100, taking the city tax on the average homestead from about $1,604 to $2,357. It trimmed the rate slightly for 2026, and owners 65 and older get a $10,000 exemption but no city tax ceiling. Godley ISD, by contrast, cut its rate a fifth straight year and freezes school taxes for those owners.
The city serves the older core, while the Johnson County Special Utility District serves much of the surrounding area and has been in a Stage 1 drought watch since August 2026: even addresses water Wednesday and Saturday, odd addresses Thursday and Sunday. The city is planning a wastewater plant expansion. I confirm the provider, deposit and capacity for every address.
Godley ISD received a C in preliminary 2026 ratings, grew to 3,315 students and saw voters reject three bonds in a row. An advisory committee is reviewing facility needs, and a hybrid four-day calendar for 2027–28 won a 17–12 advisory council vote in October 2026, with a recommendation due to the board by year-end. Watch those agendas before you commit.
Redfin put Godley’s median near $374,000 in summer 2026, with homes taking a median 77 days to sell and many listings cutting price. Builders are offering upgrade packages and price cuts. In Silo Mills, budget for HOA dues plus a special-district assessment estimated at $375 to $500 a lot. I push builders to apply incentives to a rate buydown.
The Chisholm Trail Parkway is about 8 minutes east at FM 917, but its southbound entrance ramp there is closed through January 2027, with detours via FM 1902 and CR 913. NTTA is widening the parkway to two lanes each way through about 2028. A TollTag is always cheaper than paying by mail. Test the drive at rush hour.
Godley has real trade-offs: no hospital or full library, a 41 percent city tax jump, failed school bonds and road work ahead. Its fire department holds a strong ISO Class 2 rating, but for any rural or new-build parcel, check the Railroad Commission GIS viewer for wells, pipelines and permitted waste sites, and read the seller’s disclosure closely. If anything is a dealbreaker, you will hear it from me first.
Confirm city limits on the appraisal district record, whatever the address says. Second, list every taxing unit, including any special-district assessment. Third, confirm the water provider: the city or the county utility district. Fourth, confirm the school district and watch the district’s calendar decision. Fifth, check the land history on the Railroad Commission map and the flood map. And sixth, drive the parkway commute while the FM 917 ramp is closed.
Godley-specific things to raise with all four. Freddie Mac’s 30-year average was 7.32 percent on October 22, 2026, and with builders competing, ask how a seller-paid buydown compares with a price cut. A typical Godley home falls under the FHA limit for Johnson County, which lenders list at $563,500 (confirm with HUD), and the $832,750 conforming limit. Ask about TSAHC and TDHCA programs. Make sure the escrow estimate reflects the 2025 city rate and any Silo Mills assessment, and budget the utility deposit at move-in. I recommend these lenders based on their expertise and service. I do not receive compensation for referrals.
Either is fine. I answer my own phone, and you will never be routed to a call center or handed to a junior agent. Send me an address and I will tell you whether it’s inside Godley city limits, who supplies the water, which school district serves it and what the full tax bill looks like.
Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® · Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team · 214-228-0003 · northtexasmarketinsider.com
Information on this page is provided for general reference and is not legal, tax, insurance, environmental, engineering or lending advice. Tax figures are illustrations for a $374,000 homestead using 2026 rates from the Johnson County Tax Office, including the City of Godley’s $0.721911 and Godley ISD’s $1.2845; they exclude Johnson County ESD No. 1, whose application inside city limits wasn’t confirmed, and they are not quotes. The 2025 increase is from the city’s tax rate notice. Water and drought details are from the City of Godley and the Johnson County Special Utility District; wastewater plans are from city documents, and timelines can change. School details are from Godley ISD and TEA; 2026 ratings are preliminary. Market figures are Redfin’s three-month median ending July 2026, and other sources show different figures for the area; builder incentives change often. The Silo Mills assessment estimate is from a district public hearing notice; get the current service and assessment plan before you buy. Parkway details are from NTTA. The ISO rating is from Johnson County ESD No. 1’s provider list. The mortgage rate is Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for October 22, 2026; the FHA limit is from lender tables and should be confirmed with HUD; the conforming limit is FHFA’s 2026 limit. All real estate services are provided through Legacy Realty Group. Equal Housing Opportunity.
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