Joshua lives by its own motto, Where Tradition Meets Progress. Twenty-five miles south of Fort Worth on I-35W, a tight-knit Johnson County community of 7,500 where neighbors still know each other by name, homes run 25-30% below the national average, and the kind of small-town Texas authenticity that larger suburbs spent decades trying to manufacture comes standard here.
Joshua is a Johnson County city of about 9,400 on SH 174 between Burleson and Cleburne, where Redfin’s median sale price was about $367,000 in mid-2026. You’ll find older homes near Main Street, acre homesites inside city limits, and large new communities just outside them. Here are 9 areas with dated price context.
Listed near $225K
Older homes on standard town lots west of Broadway (SH 174), a short walk from Joshua City Park and the Main Street restaurants.
A home on Plum St. was listed at $225,000 in October 2026. The city is improving Caddo Rd. and E. 4th St., and TxDOT’s planned FM 917 realignment would pass through this area. City limits, Joshua ISD.
From about $388K
Newer homes from Bloomfield and Risewell, including one-acre homesites, inside city limits.
Bloomfield listed homes from $387,990 in 2026, and one-acre homes from about $540,000 to $741,000, depending on the source. The city’s plans show 177 lots across two phases. City limits, Joshua ISD; HOA dues weren’t confirmed.
About $500K to $632K
Sandlin Homes on three-quarter-acre to one-acre homesites, in a newer section inside city limits.
Sandlin listed homes from $499,900 to $631,900 in 2026. Phases 3A and 3B add 64 lots. City limits; the school district is likely Joshua ISD, and HOA dues weren’t confirmed.
Prices vary
Newer in-town sections near the high school stadium and Caddo Rd., with Cooper Valley Phase 5 (69 lots) and Heritage II (87 lots) on the city’s development list.
Builders, prices and HOA dues weren’t confirmed; use recent resale comparables. City limits, Joshua ISD.
Listed near $385K
An established lake community with homes on about half-acre to 1.8-acre lots, plus a pool, trails, ponds and playgrounds. The lake is private.
Redfin showed a median list price near $385,000 in 2026, and Impression Homes builds infill from about $400,500. Addresses read Joshua or Burleson, and sources disagree on the jurisdiction. Joshua ISD.
From about $300K
A large master-planned community with a pool, parks, trails and fishing ponds, on 50- to 70-foot lots. Builders include Bloomfield, Chesmar, Perry, Risewell and Taft.
Risewell lists homes from about $300,000, and Bloomfield up to about $600,000. It is outside city limits with Godley ISD schools, and part of it is in Joshua Farms MMD No. 1, which charges lot assessments rather than a property tax.
About $244K to $297K
Entry-priced new homes from Lennar, with a pool, clubhouse and trails; HOA dues about $50 a month.
Lennar listed homes from $243,999 to $296,999 in October 2026, and recent closings ran near $260,000. Listings show Cleburne ISD, and Lennar’s estimated tax rate of about 2.71 percent may reflect a special district; confirm both.
Not yet priced
Two planned communities in the city’s pipeline: Joshua Highlands (136 lots) and Shady Valley (144 acres).
Builders, prices and timing weren’t announced. Dunhill Homes also lists a Cactus Ridge community in 76058 with pricing coming soon.
About $390K to $700K
Homes and land on county roads in unincorporated Johnson County, mostly with Joshua 76058 addresses.
2026 listings included $390,000 on CR 1014A and $699,000 on CR 705. The school district varies by parcel, and Johnson County ESD No. 1 applies outside city limits.
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Redfin’s Joshua median for the three months ending August 2026 was about $367,300, down 12.8 percent from a year earlier.
Homes took a median 69 days to sell, up from 40, though they closed near 99.5 percent of list.
The city kept its rate at $0.689468 per $100 for 2026, with a 10 percent homestead exemption (at least $10,000), $25,000 for owners 65 and older, and a tax ceiling.
In city limits and Joshua ISD, the combined rate is about $2.41 per $100 before exemptions.
The 76058 ZIP code has roughly 2.7 times the city’s population, and Silo Mills (Godley ISD) and Frontier (Cleburne ISD) both use Joshua addresses.
Confirm city limits and the school district for every address.
New homes are filling in off FM 917 near the Chisholm Trail Parkway, from Mockingbird Hills to Silo Mills.
TxDOT plans a $38 million FM 917 realignment with a bridge over the railroad and Main St., with construction set for 2029.
Joshua, a Johnson County city on SH 174 between Burleson and Cleburne, grew up around the railroad in the 1880s, incorporated in the mid-1950s and counted 7,891 residents in the 2020 census (Census estimate 9,352 for July 2025) across about 9.2 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 August 2026, individual 2026 listings and 2026 builder starting prices; they are context, not values. Redfin’s Joshua figures appear to include addresses outside city limits, and small sample sizes make them volatile. Mockingbird Hills acre-lot prices and Silo Mills HOA dues differ between sources. Sources disagree on whether Mountain Valley Lake is in Joshua, Burleson or unincorporated Johnson County. Silo Mills is in unincorporated Johnson County; Joshua Farms MMD No. 1 levies no property tax, its records describe a smaller area than the full community, and 2026 assessment amounts weren’t confirmed. Frontier’s city-limits status and any special district weren’t confirmed. Development-list figures may be out of date. 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 Joshua $0.689468 (proposed by the council on August 20, 2026, and listed by the county; the adoption vote wasn’t confirmed), Joshua ISD $1.2575, Johnson County $0.417 including its road levy, and Hill College $0.05. The FM 917 schedule is TxDOT’s plan and may change. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Joshua keeps it small and close: barbecue, biscuits, pizza and coffee side by side on North Main Street, Mexican food and errands along Broadway, Brookshire’s for groceries and a city park with a splash pad. Here’s a 2026-checked list of 14.
101–107 N. Main St.
Joshua’s locally owned dining sits side by side on one downtown block: The Hickory Tree Grill and Main Street Biscuit Company share 101 N. Main, with Brickhouse Grill and Three Rivers Coffee next door at 107.
Joshua City Park and its summer splash pad are a few blocks north on Main Street.
101 N. Main St., Ste. A
Barbecue, Tex-Mex and Cajun plates with outdoor seating; dinner Tuesday through Saturday.
101 N. Main St., Ste. A
Biscuit sandwiches and brunch, weekday mornings and weekends until 3 p.m.
107 N. Main St.
Pizza, burgers and sandwiches with draft beer in a sports-bar setting.
107 N. Main St.
Espresso drinks, loose-leaf tea and a wine lounge on the downtown block.
317 N. Broadway St.
Mexican food from breakfast through dinner, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
115 Conveyor Dr.
Country breakfasts and lunch plates; confirm whether the address is inside city limits.
1036 S. Broadway St., Ste. 200
The chain coffee stop in the Joshua Station area on SH 174.
1001 Joshua Station Blvd.
Joshua’s full-service grocery store, with a pharmacy, open daily 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and a 24-hour fuel center.
600 W. Henderson St., Cleburne
There’s no H-E-B in Joshua. The closest stores are in Cleburne and Burleson.
831 N. Main St.
A summer splash pad, open Memorial Day to Labor Day, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., plus lighted ballfields, a basketball court, a pavilion and a playground.
Godley
Godley, to the west, adds Carmen’s Cafe, Chisholms Restaurant and Pan Heads pizza, each active in 2026 listings.
1000 block of S. Broadway
The city approved a retail and restaurant building on Joshua Station lots 7 and 8; tenants weren’t announced.
512 S. Broadway
A new commercial building listed as under construction, with the occupant to be announced.
Joshua’s local dining is concentrated on one downtown block of Main Street, while chains, coffee and the grocery store line Broadway (SH 174).
The nearest H-E-B stores and larger restaurant rows are in Burleson and Cleburne.
Compiled October 2026. Listings are from the City of Joshua, Brookshire’s, Main Street Biscuit Company and 2026 business and review listings, and were not confirmed with owners; call ahead to confirm hours and that a business is still open. Three Rivers Coffee, Brickhouse Grill and the Godley restaurants are confirmed through 2026 review listings only; D’s Country Cafe’s address is from a business directory and may sit outside city limits. The Joshua Station retail building and 512 S. Broadway are from the city’s development list, which may be out of date. La Mesa Mesquite Grill, Don Melquias, Tacos al 100, La Gringa, CW’s Authentic Tex-Mex and Napoli’s Pasta & Pizza appeared on 2026 review lists but aren’t shown until their addresses are confirmed. Funtime Cafe, Charrito’s Aguas Frescas and Three Magnolias weren’t confirmed open in 2026. Mountain Valley Lake is private and isn’t listed. No Walmart or H-E-B was found in Joshua. Businesses listed are for general local reference and are not endorsements; I receive no compensation from any business named. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
From Caddo Grove to a Railroad Town Named for a Biblical Leader, and a Growing City on SH 174
Joshua sits in the Cross Timbers, the oak-studded belt across Johnson County, in country named for nearby Caddo Peak.
The Handbook of Texas places Joshua in the Cross Timbers region, the band of post oak and blackjack woods between the open prairies of North Texas. The first settlement nearby, Caddo Grove, took its name from Caddo Peak, a local landmark whose name recalls the Caddo people of the region. When William Balch returned with his household to springs near present Alvarado in 1851, he found a group of Caddo people camping there.
Anglo-American settlement spread through the area in the 1850s. East of the future town, settlers began arriving in the Union Hill area in the early 1850s, and by 1854 pioneer J. R. McKinsey was teaching school in his home near Caddo Peak. Local tradition and a marker at Caddo Cemetery hold that cattle drives on the Chisholm Trail later passed nearby, bound for the Fort Worth stockyards.
Before there was a Joshua, there was Caddo Grove, a community with a store, an academy and its own post office about two miles west.
Caddo Grove grew up around a store that E. M. Heath opened early in 1869. After returning from the Civil War, J. R. McKinsey founded the private Caddo Grove Academy and ran a sawmill and a flour mill. Joshua ISD’s history says the school became public as Caddo Grove Seminary in February 1868 and was known across the northern Texas frontier. By 1876 the community had a general store, a blacksmith and three doctors.
The land that would become Joshua was patented by W. W. Byers in 1867 and sold to John Powell in 1874. Area Methodists worshiped at Caddo Grove and at Marystown, to the east. East of the future town, Union Hill had become a small cotton-farming community by the 1870s, and a Presbyterian congregation organized there in 1879. The railroad would soon change everything.
When the Santa Fe tracks bypassed Caddo Grove in 1881, a new town grew at the station, and it took the name Joshua.
The Joshua town plat was surveyed in 1880, and the community organized in 1881 when the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was completed between Cleburne and Fort Worth. The line missed Caddo Grove, so a station was built at the site of present Joshua. The Handbook says the railroads bypassed Caddo Grove in favor of Joshua, and the older settlement was soon abandoned as residents and businesses moved to the tracks.
The station was first called Caddo Peak, but the post office rejected the name because another Caddo Peak already existed. Joshua was chosen, reportedly by Dr. D. B. McMillan, after the biblical Joshua. W. L. West became the first postmaster in 1882, running the post office from his new store, and Caddo Grove’s post office closed in 1883. A Methodist church organized in Joshua that same year.
By 1890 Joshua had about 300 residents, cotton gins, a hotel and a newspaper, and the railroad carried its crops to market.
In 1890 the Handbook counted 300 residents, two steam corn mill and cotton gins, a hotel, a general store and a newspaper, the Johnson County Record. Farm produce was the town’s largest export by rail. Truck gardens, orchards and corn and cotton farms surrounded the town, and the first one-room school opened in 1890, moving into a new building in 1899.
A major fire in 1900 damaged the business district, but new businesses kept opening. The Citizen’s Banking Company opened in 1904, and a public water system began two years later. Area churches continued to grow alongside the town, including the Methodist congregation organized in 1883, and the railroad remained Joshua’s link to Fort Worth, Cleburne and the wider cotton market through the early 1900s.
An electric interurban linked Joshua to Fort Worth and Cleburne from 1912 to about 1931, and the town reached 824 residents by 1914.
The Fort Worth–Cleburne interurban opened on September 1, 1912, running about 30 miles from Fort Worth through Burleson and Joshua to Cleburne with hourly passenger service and daily express runs. Reports put opening-day ridership at about 1,200 passengers. The line became part of the Northern Texas Traction system, and in the 1920s several of its cars were rebuilt as faster Pioneer Limiteds.
Joshua suffered another major fire in 1912 but kept growing. By 1914 it had 824 residents, two gins, an ice plant, a bank, the Joshua Star newspaper and four churches. The first car in town was bought in 1913, and the school became Joshua High School in 1917. As cars spread and the Depression set in, the Cleburne interurban line was discontinued in 1931; the Handbook gives 1932.
After the interurban ended, Joshua shrank to about 550 people in the 1950s, then incorporated in the mid-1950s.
Without the interurban, and with farm work changing, Joshua’s population fell to about 550 during the 1950s, according to the Handbook. Residents voted to incorporate in the mid-1950s; the Texas Municipal League lists 1955, and Ted Strube served as the first mayor. Around the same time, Joshua Methodist Church held its first Lord’s Acre sale, a fall tradition that marked its 73rd year in 2026.
Water shaped what came next. The Johnson County Rural Water Supply Corporation organized in 1965 with 305 users, and a county freshwater supply district served the Joshua area for years. Those systems made room for new homes as Fort Worth and Burleson spread south along SH 174. By 1970 the city had grown back to 924 residents, setting up decades of steady growth.
Joshua grew from 924 residents in 1970 to 4,528 in 2000, as homes, shops and small manufacturers followed SH 174 south from Fort Worth.
The population rose to 1,470 by 1980 and, because of the town’s nearness to Fort Worth, to 3,828 by 1990. Joshua counted 14 businesses in 1970 and 58 in 1980, including seven manufacturers making aluminum products, boat trailers, leather goods and windows. The Joshua Tribune began publishing in 1970 and ran until the early 1990s, when it moved to Burleson.
In 1977 the Joshua Historical Committee published Joshua: As It Was and Is, a local history still cited by the Handbook. The rural water corporation absorbed the West Prairie and Nolan River systems in 1972 and 1977, expanding service across the area. By 2000 the city had 4,528 residents and reported 239 businesses, roughly five times its 1970 population in just three decades.
A new special utility district, a direct toll route to Fort Worth and steady growth to 5,910 residents in 2010 set up the next boom.
In 2004 the Texas Legislature approved converting the rural water corporation into the Johnson County Special Utility District, and in April 2007 the district took over day-to-day operation of the county freshwater district that served the Joshua area. Joshua counted 5,910 residents in 2010, up from 4,528 a decade earlier, as subdivisions filled in along SH 174 and FM 917.
On May 11, 2014, the Chisholm Trail Parkway opened west of town, giving Joshua a direct toll route to downtown Fort Worth. Joshua ISD made its last major investment in schools around 2015, according to the district. In June 2019, the Johnson County Special Utility District moved its business operations from Cleburne into a new facility on FM 3048 in Joshua.
Joshua reached 7,891 residents in 2020 and an estimated 9,352 by 2025, and voters approved a $106 million school bond in 2024.
The 2020 census counted 7,891 residents, and the Census Bureau estimated 9,352 for July 2025. In November 2020, the drive-through Christmastime in Texas light park opened off the Chisholm Trail Parkway. After two school bond proposals failed in May 2022, Joshua ISD voters approved all four propositions of a $106.2 million bond on May 4, 2024, funding a new elementary school, a middle school addition and a high school CTE expansion.
The city held a grand opening for its renovated City Park on May 24, 2025. New homes continue to spread west along FM 917, inside the city in Mockingbird Hills and Joshua Meadows and outside it in Silo Mills. TxDOT plans a $38 million FM 917 realignment with a bridge over the railroad and Main Street, with construction set to begin in 2029.
Compiled from the Texas State Historical Association Handbook of Texas (Joshua and Caddo Grove entries), the City of Joshua, the Johnson County Historical Commission, Texas Historical Commission marker text via the Historical Marker Database, Joshua ISD, the Johnson County Special Utility District, Cleburne Times-Review reporting, interurban histories and the U.S. Census Bureau. Sources differ on several points: the interurban’s last year (1931 in most accounts, 1932 in the Handbook); when Caddo Grove’s school became public (1868 per Joshua ISD, by 1876 per the Handbook); the 1990 population (3,828 or 3,821); and the spelling of the original patentee’s name. The exact incorporation date, the Lord’s Acre’s first year (inferred from its 2026 edition number) and the Chisholm Trail’s route near Joshua weren’t confirmed. Texas Historical Commission markers nearby include Methodism in Joshua (No. 3351) and Union Hill Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (No. 5594); no Joshua property is listed on the National Register. Historical population figures are total counts. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
A January Fishing Day, a 73-Year Church Fair and Christmas on Main
The city stocks the City Park pond for a youth fishing day, with free fishing poles for kids while supplies last and, in past years, free hot dogs and hot chocolate. Free; bring your gear. Held January 13, 2024, January 11, 2025, and January 10, 2026. Next: January 2027, date not yet announced.
Run by City of Joshua Parks & Recreation.
Anglers 17 and older need a Texas fishing license.
The Joshua Area Chamber’s downtown spring festival, with live music and vendors; 2025 added a St. Patrick’s Day–themed parade. Held April 13, 2024 (the first), and March 15, 2025. 2026 date not confirmed.
Run by the Joshua Area Chamber of Commerce, 100 N. Main St.
No admission fee was listed; vendor booths were $40 to $50 in 2025.
The city splash pad opens for summer, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, at the park the city reopened with a grand opening on May 24, 2025. Free.
Four nights of pro rodeo at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse arena in Cleburne, a tradition dating to 1953. 2026 ran June 10–13.
A fall tradition with baked goods, crafts, a book nook, touch-a-truck, a car show and silent and live auctions, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission; barbecue lunch $10. The 72nd ran September 27, 2025, and the 73rd on September 26, 2026.
Run by Joshua Methodist Church, whose congregation dates to 1883.
Car show entry was $20 preregistered, or $25 late, in 2026.
An afternoon of reindeer games, caroling, live music and pictures with Santa downtown, followed by an evening lighted parade. Free. Held in 2024 (December 7) and 2025 (December 6, parade at 6:30 p.m.), with a city Christmas parade dating to at least 2011. 2026 date not yet announced.
Listed by the Joshua Area Chamber in 2024 and hosted by the City of Joshua in 2025.
Parade entries donate a new, unwrapped toy for Kaleigh’s Sleigh.
The city’s 2026 materials mention a Winter Wonderland on Main Street; confirm the name and date with City Hall.
A privately run drive-through light park with a mile-and-a-half route, open each season since 2020. 2025 ran November 27 to December 27, at $37.30 to $87.30 per vehicle.
Cleburne’s Whistle Stop Christmas lights Hulen Park from November 23, 2026, with its parade December 4, and Burleson holds BTX-MAS each December.
Joshua has no recurring city Fourth of July event; its July 3, 2026, America’s 250th Celebration was a one-time event.
The city now funds community events, including Movies in the Park, through its parks development corporation, and its December event may carry a new Winter Wonderland name.
No farmers market, Easter egg hunt or summer concert series was found in two or more years, so none is listed.
Timing shown is the usual pattern for each event; exact dates, times, prices and locations change from year to year and should be confirmed with organizers. Event details are from the City of Joshua, the Joshua Area Chamber of Commerce, Joshua Methodist Church, Christmastime in Texas, Cleburne Times-Review reporting and local media; each Joshua event listed was found in at least two years. The Lord’s Acre’s run is the church’s own count. The Christmas parade’s 2026 date and name weren’t confirmed. Movies in the Park, National Night Out, a Joshua United community day and a Veteran Memorial Ceremony appear on city or Chamber pages, but fewer than two dated years were found, so they aren’t shown. Nearby events are outside Joshua and are listed for convenience. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
What to know about Joshua schools:
The ratings: Check TXschools.gov for each district’s current status.
Taxes: Joshua ISD’s 2026 rate is $1.2575 per $100; on a $367,000 homestead, the school share is about $2,855 a year.
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Most Joshua addresses are in Joshua ISD, rated B (86) in 2026 with about 6,000 students on 10 campuses and a four-day school week. Homes at the edges, including Silo Mills, can sit in Godley, Burleson or Cleburne ISD. Confirm the district by address.
City limits and surrounding area
Joshua ISD earned a B (86) in TEA’s 2026 ratings, matching 2025, with a postsecondary readiness distinction. It earned a B (82) in 2024 and an A (91) in 2022.
TEA counted 6,007 students in 2024–25. The district office is at 310 E. 18th St., 817-202-2500.
Pre-K through 5th grade
A.G. Elder (513 Henderson St.), Caddo Grove (7301 FM 1902), H.D. Staples (505 S. Main St.), North Joshua (100 S. Ranchway Dr., Burleson address) and Plum Creek (500 Plum St.), each pre-K through 5th grade.
Elementary zones are set by address; confirm the campus with the district before you buy.
6th through 12th grade
R.C. Loflin Middle School (6801 CR 1902) and Tom and Nita Nichols Middle School (2845 FM 731, Burleson address) serve grades 6–8. Ninth graders attend the Ninth Grade Campus (1035 S. Broadway), and Joshua High School (909 S. Broadway) serves 10–12.
New Horizon High School (603 Plum St.) is the district’s alternative campus.
District-wide
Joshua ISD uses a hybrid four-day week: school isn’t in session most Mondays, except in August and April and for weather make-up days. The district offers OWL Camp childcare on non-school Mondays.
The board approved it for 2024–25 and kept it for 2026–27, citing teacher hiring and retention, attendance and fewer substitutes. Ask the district about OWL Camp costs and hours.
District-wide
Voters approved all four propositions of a $106.2 million bond in May 2024, after earlier bonds failed in 2022 and 2023. It funds a new 750-student elementary at The Parks at Panchasarp Farms, off SH 174, which broke ground in May 2025.
The new school wasn’t open when classes started in August 2026; confirm its opening date with the district. The bond also funds a 10-classroom Nichols addition, a high school cafeteria and a larger CTE wing.
2026
Joshua ISD’s 2026 rate is $1.2575 per $100. On a $367,000 homestead, the school share is about $2,855 a year after the $140,000 exemption.
Owners 65 and older add the state’s $60,000 exemption, about $2,100 in the first year, and then a tax ceiling applies.
Includes Silo Mills
Godley ISD earned a C (77) in 2026, per TEA. It serves Silo Mills, home to Pleasant View Elementary (7800 Silo Mills Pkwy.). Office: 313 N. Pearson, Godley, 817-592-4300.
Voters rejected a $119.96 million bond in November 2025, 702 to 1,417, after a 2024 bond also failed. 2026 rate: $1.2845 per $100.
Edge addresses
Some Joshua- and Burleson-address homes sit in Burleson ISD (B in 2026, about 12,600 students), and Lennar’s Frontier lists Cleburne ISD (C (78) in 2026).
A Burleson address doesn’t mean Burleson ISD: The Parks at Panchasarp Farms has Burleson addresses but is zoned to Joshua ISD. Check every address.
Joshua
Joshua High School’s CTE wing offers culinary arts, health science, construction, cosmetology, business and welding, and the district levies Hill College’s 5-cent branch-campus tax.
Joshua Christian Academy is a private school at 508 N. Broadway St.; confirm grades and admissions directly.
Joshua and Burleson mailing addresses cross district lines, and Silo Mills is in Godley ISD.
Check the school district on the appraisal record and confirm the campus with the district.
On a $367,000 homestead, the school share runs about $2,855 in Joshua ISD and about $2,916 in Godley ISD.
The bigger gap is city limits: the city levy adds about $2,277.
Joshua ISD earned a B (86) in 2026, Godley ISD a C (77) and Cleburne ISD a C (78).
Check TXschools.gov for each district’s current status.
With a four-day week, most Mondays are off; OWL Camp offers childcare.
Enrollment is projected to pass 6,400 by 2027–28, which is why the new elementary is coming.
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. Joshua ISD’s B (86) is from TXschools.gov and district releases; Godley ISD’s C (77) is from TXschools.gov; Burleson and Cleburne ISD ratings are from earlier TEA and news reports. Enrollment is TEA’s 2024–25 count; other sources show 6,017 to 6,026. Campus addresses and grade spans are from district and directory listings and should be confirmed; the North Joshua and Nichols campuses carry Burleson mailing addresses. The new elementary’s name, address and opening date weren’t announced; its architect listed fall 2026 completion, and a meeting summary reported an August 2027 opening. Enrollment projections are from the district’s 2024 bond materials. Four-day week details are from the district and local reporting. 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
The middle sale each month in Joshua as reported to NTREIS. New construction and rural acreage sell alongside older homes, so the line moves with which homes sold as well as with values.
Redfin put Joshua’s median near $367,000 for the three months ending August 2026, down about 13 percent from a year earlier. Builder incentives and the mix of homes sold drive much of that swing.
Your competition is often a builder. Builders in Mockingbird Hills, Silo Mills and Frontier offer rate buydowns and closing help, so price against their quick move-in homes and their real net price, not just the sticker.
The 76058 ZIP covers far more than the city. In-city homes, Silo Mills and rural acreage carry different tax bills, schools and water service, so compare homes in the same jurisdiction.
Redfin showed Joshua homes taking about 69 days to go under contract, with roughly 6 in 10 listings taking a price cut. Homes that do sell still close near 99.5 percent of their final list price.
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.
Lots of price cuts means room to negotiate. Ask for a rate buydown or closing-cost help, and compare the offer with builder incentives on similar new homes nearby.
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.
Joshua closes a modest number of homes each month, and a new phase closing out can spike the count. Read the three-month trend and compare each month with the same month last year.
Few comparable sales means appraisals lean on a small set of comps. Price carefully and document upgrades, especially on acreage, where comps are scarce.
Freddie Mac’s 30-year average was 7.24 percent on October 29, 2026. Inside city limits the combined 2026 tax rate runs about $2.41 per $100 with Joshua ISD; budget on the address’s actual taxing units.
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. The charts cover the City of Joshua as defined in NTREIS; homes with Joshua 76058 addresses outside city limits, including Silo Mills and rural acreage, may be reported separately. Comparison figures are from Redfin (median $367,257, down 12.8 percent, about 69 days on market, 99.5 percent sale-to-list, three months ending August 2026). The combined in-city tax rate uses the City of Joshua’s proposed 2026 rate of $0.689468 and Joshua ISD, Johnson County and other 2026 rates; confirm with the Johnson Central Appraisal District. Builder incentives change often. Mortgage rate from Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, October 29, 2026. 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 Joshua. 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.
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 was flat from 2024 to 2025, and Joshua’s median fell 12.8 percent in the year to August 2026.
Redfin’s Joshua median for the three months ending August 2026 was about $367,300; Zillow’s typical-value pages run about 11 percent lower.
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.
A $367,000 homestead in city limits and Joshua ISD pays about $6,765 a year at 2026 rates, about 1.84 percent of value.
Outside city limits it’s about $4,700; in Silo Mills, about $4,670 plus a $375 to $500 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 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 Joshua medians for 2015 and 2020 weren’t found. The prefilled dollar figures are derived and illustrative, not published: they apply the Johnson County index to a $367,000 anchor near Redfin’s three-month Joshua median ending August 2026 ($367,257). Redfin’s Joshua figures appear to include addresses outside city limits, and undated Zillow pages show Joshua values near $325,000 to $327,000. 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: City of Joshua 0.689468 (proposed by the council on August 20, 2026, and listed by the county; the adoption ordinance wasn’t confirmed), Joshua ISD 1.257500, Johnson County 0.367000 plus the 0.050000 farm-to-market and lateral road levy, and Hill College 0.050000. It assumes a $367,000 appraised value for an owner under 65 with no homestead cap benefit, applying the city’s 10 percent homestead exemption, the county’s 5 percent, the road levy’s $3,000 plus 5 percent, Hill College’s $5,000 minimum and the $140,000 school exemption. For an owner 65 or older, the first-year figure is about $5,793, using the city’s $25,000, the county’s and Hill College’s $10,000 and the school district’s $60,000 exemptions; tax ceilings then apply. Outside city limits, the examples drop the city levy and add Johnson County ESD No. 1’s 0.057815, which has no tax ceiling: about $4,697 in Joshua ISD and about $4,671 in Silo Mills, which uses Godley ISD’s 1.284500 and the Godley-area Hill College rate of 0.025851. Joshua Farms MMD No. 1, which covers Silo Mills, levies no property tax but charges lot assessments, estimated in a 2024 notice at $375 to $500 a year. Special districts for Frontier and other new communities weren’t confirmed; check every taxing unit on the appraisal record. It is an illustration, not a quote. The homestead appraisal cap limits increases in a homestead’s taxable appraised value to 10 percent a year and ends on sale. This is an illustration for general reference, not an appraisal, a comparative market analysis, a valuation or investment advice. Past appreciation does not predict future appreciation. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Joshua is a Johnson County city the Census Bureau estimated at 9,352 residents in 2025 (7,891 in 2020), where Redfin’s median sale price was about $367,000 in mid-2026. It sits on SH 174 with a Chisholm Trail Parkway interchange at FM 917. The trade-offs are real: no hospital in town, one grocery store, and a tax bill that changes at the city line.
Estimated Off-Peak Drive Time from Joshua City Hall
Around Town and Beyond
Estimated minutes off-peak from City Hall on Main Street. These are planning estimates, so check a live map before relying on any of them.
Burleson is about 8 miles north and Cleburne about 9 miles south, with Fort Worth about 20 miles away.
The Chisholm Trail Parkway’s FM 917 interchange is signed for Joshua.
The city has its own police department, and its fire department holds an ISO Class 3 rating, staffed around the clock with Johnson County ESD No. 1 since 2025.
Urgent Care TX on N. Broadway offers walk-in care with X-ray and lab.
The Joshua Community YMCA, built and owned by the city’s parks development corporation, has a gym, classes and a seasonal outdoor pool.
City Park reopened in 2025 with a splash pad, and the school and public library share a building.
A new Joshua ISD elementary is under construction, and new subdivisions, including Joshua Meadows Phase 4, Caddo Peak and Shady Valley, are in the city’s pipeline.
TxDOT plans an FM 917 overpass over the railroad and Main Street.
There’s no hospital or ER in town, one grocery store and no H-E-B; the nearest hospitals are in Burleson and Cleburne.
Trust for Public Land maps one city park, within a 10-minute walk of 6 percent of residents.
The water district has been under Stage 1 Drought Watch since August 28, 2026, limiting sprinklers to twice a week.
A Joshua address isn’t always the city: homes outside city limits skip the city tax but are served differently.
Drive times are planning estimates from Joshua City Hall, not live traffic; check a live map before you rely on them. Published route calculators put Fort Worth about 20 miles and 22 to 26 minutes away, DFW Airport about 45 miles, Burleson 7 to 8 miles and Cleburne about 9 miles; Arlington, hospital and parkway times are estimates. Parkway ramp movements at FM 917 should be confirmed with NTTA. The median is Redfin’s three-month figure ending August 2026, and it appears to include addresses outside city limits. The fire rating is from the Johnson County Fire Marshal’s provider list; the staffing agreement with Johnson County ESD No. 1 was reported in March 2025. YMCA details are from the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth and the City of Joshua; park figures are from Trust for Public Land’s ParkServe. The new elementary’s opening date hadn’t been announced. Subdivision names are from an April 2026 economic development report, and timelines weren’t confirmed. FM 917 details are from TxDOT’s May 2026 public meeting, and schedules can change. Drought stage details are from the Johnson County Special Utility District. 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, school districts and a four-day school week to water, watering rules, trash, permits and the FM 917 overpass.
Joshua is in Johnson County, on SH 174 and FM 917 along the former Santa Fe rail line, about 8 miles north of Cleburne, the county seat. The town was platted in 1880, organized in 1881 when the railroad arrived, and incorporated in the mid-1950s; it is now a home rule city with a council-manager government.
Because Cleburne is the county seat, most county offices are there, including the Johnson County Appraisal District at 109 N. Main St., (817) 648-3000, and the Johnson County Tax Office at 2 N. Mill St.
City Hall and the municipal court are at 101 S. Main St. in Joshua, (817) 558-7447. Johnson County Development Services handles permits only for unincorporated addresses outside city limits.
Joshua is about 20 miles from Fort Worth, roughly 22 to 26 minutes off-peak by route calculators, via SH 174 and I-35W or the Chisholm Trail Parkway. Burleson is about 8 miles north and Cleburne about 9 miles south, each a 12- to 13-minute drive.
The parkway’s FM 917 interchange is signed for Joshua and Godley. NTTA charges 22 cents a mile with a TollTag, and roughly double by mail; a 13-mile widening between FM 1187 and US 67 is expected to finish in late 2028.
DFW Airport is about 45 miles away, and downtown Dallas about 50 to 57 miles, depending on the route. These are estimates, so test the drive at the hours you’d actually commute.
Joshua is a small railroad town of about 9,400 residents, by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, on 9.15 square miles between Burleson and Cleburne. Its center is a downtown block of locally owned restaurants on Main Street, plus Brookshire’s, the only grocery store in town, on Joshua Station Blvd.
Community life centers on City Park and its splash pad, the city-built Joshua Community YMCA, a combined school and public library, and long-running events like Joshua Methodist Church’s Lord’s Acre and Christmas on Main.
Census data put the average commute at about 30 to 32 minutes, and many residents drive north toward Burleson and Fort Worth. There’s no hospital in town, and larger shopping is in Burleson and Cleburne. Whether it fits depends on your commute and how much space you want.
For 2026, a home inside city limits and in Joshua ISD pays about $2.41 per $100 of value before exemptions: City of Joshua $0.689468, Joshua ISD $1.2575, Johnson County $0.417 including its road levy, and Hill College $0.05.
On a $367,000 homestead, that comes to about $6,765 a year, or about $5,793 in the first year for an owner 65 or older. The city kept its rate unchanged from 2024 and 2025, with a 10 percent homestead exemption (at least $10,000), $25,000 for owners 65 and older and a tax ceiling.
Outside city limits, there’s no city tax, but Johnson County ESD No. 1 adds $0.057815; the same home pays about $4,697 in Joshua ISD. These are illustrations, not quotes.
Yes. The Census Bureau counted 7,891 residents in 2020 and estimated 9,352 for July 2025, a gain of about 18 percent. The 76058 ZIP code is much larger, with roughly 21,500 residents, because it reaches well beyond city limits.
New homes are filling in on the west side, in Mockingbird Hills and Joshua Meadows, and the city’s April 2026 development report listed Joshua Meadows Phase 4, Caddo Peak Addition, Shady Valley Addition and Moura Estates in planning. Retail projects include Weatherby Plaza and the Station 1-7-4 Retail Park.
Joshua ISD projects more than 6,400 students by 2027–28 and is building a new 750-student elementary school. Opening dates for the subdivisions and retail projects weren’t confirmed.
Most of Joshua is in Joshua ISD, rated B (86) in TEA’s 2026 ratings for the second straight year, with 6,007 students on 10 campuses in 2024–25. The district office is at 310 E. 18th St., 817-202-2500.
Voters approved a $106.2 million bond in May 2024 for a new elementary school, a Nichols Middle School addition, a high school cafeteria and a larger CTE wing. The new elementary, at The Parks at Panchasarp Farms off SH 174, wasn’t open in August 2026.
Some Joshua-address homes are in other districts: Silo Mills is in Godley ISD, rated C (77), and Lennar’s Frontier lists Cleburne ISD. Check the district on the appraisal record, then confirm the campus with the district.
Yes. The Joshua ISD board unanimously approved a hybrid four-day school week for 2024–25, and it has continued since; the board approved the 2026–27 calendar on February 16, 2026.
Students have Mondays off for most of the year, except in August and April, when the district holds classes to start the year and to accommodate testing; some Mondays are also used for weather make-up days.
On non-school Mondays, the district offers OWL Camp childcare. The district cited teacher hiring and retention, better attendance and less reliance on substitutes. If you work Mondays, ask about OWL Camp costs and hours, and check the current calendar before you plan.
No. Joshua’s only full grocery store is Brookshire’s at 1001 Joshua Station Blvd., open daily 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., with a pharmacy and a 24-hour fuel center.
The nearest H-E-B stores are in Burleson, about 8 miles north, and Cleburne, at 600 W. Henderson St., about 9 miles south. No Walmart was found in Joshua either.
For dining, locally owned restaurants cluster on one downtown block at 101–107 N. Main St., including The Hickory Tree Grill, Main Street Biscuit Company, Brickhouse Grill and Three Rivers Coffee. The city has approved a new retail and restaurant building on S. Broadway in Joshua Station, with tenants not yet announced.
The Johnson County Special Utility District provides both water and sewer in Joshua, according to the city. Its office is at 740 FM 3048, 817-760-5200.
Water starts with a $35 monthly minimum plus $5.00 per 1,000 gallons up to 5,000 gallons, with higher tiers above that. Joshua-area sewer is a $25 minimum plus $5.50 per 1,000 gallons, capped at 12,000 gallons. At 6,000 gallons, that’s roughly $67 for water and $58 for sewer.
New service requires a $200 deposit plus a $50 activation fee; a letter of good payment history from your prior utility can replace the deposit. You can pay online, by paperless billing or at the office drop box.
Yes. The Johnson County Special Utility District entered Stage 1 Drought Watch on August 28, 2026, after the Brazos River Authority declared Stage 1 for Lake Granbury and other lakes.
Under Stage 1, sprinklers may run twice a week, between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m. Even-numbered addresses water Wednesday and Saturday, odd-numbered addresses Thursday and Sunday, and non-residential customers Tuesday and Friday.
Hand-held watering of foundations is allowed for up to two hours on any day, and newly installed sod is exempt for its first 30 days. Drought stages change with lake levels, so check the district’s website for the current stage before you plant or set an irrigation timer.
Waste Connections collects trash for all City of Joshua residential customers under contract with the city; call 817-222-2221.
Pickup is automated cart service on Mondays, plus a second pickup on Thursdays that includes bulk items and brush, up to 4 cubic yards. The city chose twice-weekly service rather than adding citywide curbside recycling.
An additional cart costs about $7 a month, and optional subscription recycling was quoted at about $11 a month, according to a council work session. The base monthly trash rate is billed by the city and wasn’t confirmed for this answer. Homes outside city limits arrange their own service.
When the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was completed between Cleburne and Fort Worth in 1881, it bypassed the older settlement of Caddo Grove, about two miles west, and a station was built at the site of present Joshua.
The station was first called Caddo Peak, after a nearby landmark, but the post office rejected the name because another Caddo Peak already existed. According to the Handbook of Texas, Joshua was chosen, reportedly by Dr. D. B. McMillan, after the biblical Joshua.
W. L. West became the first postmaster in 1882, and Caddo Grove’s post office closed in 1883 as residents moved to the tracks. The town reached about 300 residents by 1890 and incorporated in the mid-1950s.
Not the city. Silo Mills, a master-planned community off FM 917 west of the Chisholm Trail Parkway, uses Joshua mailing addresses but sits in unincorporated Johnson County, so homes there don’t pay the City of Joshua’s tax rate.
Silo Mills is zoned to Godley ISD, rated C (77) in 2026, with Pleasant View Elementary on site. A $367,000 homestead there pays about $4,671 a year in 2026 property taxes, plus a lot assessment from Joshua Farms MMD No. 1, estimated in 2024 at $375 to $500 a year; the district levies no property tax.
Builders include Bloomfield, Chesmar, Perry, Risewell and Taft. Confirm the taxing units and school district for any lot on the appraisal record.
The Lord’s Acre is a fall fair put on by Joshua Methodist Church at 114 Paula Dr., held on a late-September Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church held its 73rd Lord’s Acre on September 26, 2026, which puts its start around the time the city incorporated in the 1950s.
The day includes baked goods, crafts, a book nook, a touch-a-truck, a car show and silent and live auctions, plus a barbecue lunch. Admission is free; in 2026, lunch tickets were $10 and car show entry was $20 in advance.
The Methodist congregation itself dates to 1883, the same era the railroad town was founded. Check the church’s website for next year’s date.
Yes. Joshua City Park & Splash Pad, at 831 N. Main St., reopened with a grand opening on May 24, 2025. The splash pad runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the park also has lighted ballfields, a lighted basketball court, a pavilion and a playground.
For swimming, the Joshua Community YMCA at 1009 Joshua Station Blvd. has a seasonal outdoor pool and water park for members, along with a gym, free group classes and child watch. The city’s parks development corporation built and owns the building, and the YMCA runs it.
Trust for Public Land maps one city park in Joshua. Cleburne State Park and Burleson’s parks are a short drive away.
Inside city limits, apply through the City of Joshua’s Permits & Inspections office at 105 S. Main St., using the city’s building permit application; call City Hall at (817) 558-7447 with questions. The city uses the 2015 International Codes.
Fees in the city code include $60 for a fence, $450 for an in-ground pool, $50 for an above-ground pool or spa, and 42 cents per square foot for portable or accessory buildings. Contractors register for $100.
Accessory buildings larger than 120 square feet need a permit, accessory dwelling units need a conditional use permit, and repairing more than half of a fence requires a permit. Outside city limits, permits go through Johnson County Development Services.
Some parcels may be. The City of Joshua participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, and its current flood insurance rate map took effect on September 21, 2023. Look up any address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center, and ask the seller for the Texas flood disclosure.
Tornadoes do occur in the area. On April 4, 2022, an EF2 tornado tracked about 9.7 miles, starting near the Chisholm Trail Parkway at CR 913, with winds estimated at 110 to 115 mph. On January 10, 2020, an EF1 tornado touched down about 4 miles west-northwest of Joshua.
Price wind and hail coverage when you shop for homeowners insurance, and consider a separate flood policy even outside mapped zones.
There’s no hospital or emergency room in Joshua. The nearest hospitals are Texas Health Huguley in Burleson, at 11801 South Fwy., and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne, at 201 Walls Dr., each an estimated 15 minutes away.
For non-emergency care, Urgent Care TX at 201 N. Broadway St. offers walk-in visits with on-site X-ray and lab work; call (682) 799-3700 or book online. The clinic notes it is not an emergency room, and its listed weekend hours vary between pages.
For emergencies, call 911. CareFlite provides 911 ambulance service across much of Johnson County, and the Joshua Fire Department responds from its station at 770 N. Main St.
TxDOT is planning to realign about 0.77 miles of FM 917 through downtown Joshua, from west of Avenue F to east of SH 174, with a new overpass over the BNSF railroad and Main Street, along with a center turn lane and a shared-use path.
TxDOT presented the plan at a public meeting on May 12, 2026. Its exhibits show about 7.5 acres of new right of way, with about 22 residential and 2 non-residential structures displaced. TxDOT’s fact sheet estimates construction at about $38 million, with environmental clearance in spring 2027 and construction set to begin in fall 2029.
If you’re buying near FM 917, Main Street or Avenue F, check TxDOT’s project maps; schedules and costs can change.
It depends on the address. The city’s community profile lists Oncor, the delivery utility in retail-choice areas, and United Cooperative Services, an electric co-op based at 3309 N. Main St. in Cleburne, (817) 556-4000.
In Oncor areas, you choose a retail electricity provider; compare plans on the state’s Power to Choose website. In co-op territory, United Cooperative Services is your provider, and there’s no retail choice.
The community profile lists Atmos Energy for natural gas. Water and sewer come from the Johnson County Special Utility District. Internet providers vary by street, so check the FCC National Broadband Map for an exact address before you buy.
Answers were verified as of October 26, 2026, from the City of Joshua, the Johnson County Tax Office, the Johnson County Appraisal District, the Johnson County Special Utility District, Joshua ISD, Godley ISD, the Texas Education Agency, TxDOT, NTTA, FEMA, NOAA, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Texas State Historical Association, Trust for Public Land, the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth, Redfin 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; the City of Joshua’s rate was proposed on August 20, 2026, and is listed by the county, but the adoption ordinance wasn’t confirmed. Tax figures are illustrations, not quotes. Drive times are estimates from route calculators. The new elementary’s opening date wasn’t announced. The base trash rate, internet providers and short-term rental rules weren’t confirmed. FM 917 cost and schedule are TxDOT’s May 2026 estimates and may change. Silo Mills’ MMD assessment is a 2024 estimate. Utility, permit and fee figures are from the Johnson County Special Utility District and the City of Joshua’s code. 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 Joshua. Three things to check on every address: whether it’s inside city limits, which school district serves it and who provides power. Water and sewer come from the special utility district, not the city. Start with the green first-week cards; county offices are in blue, health and safety in red and regional contacts in purple.
The Johnson County Special Utility District provides water and sewer, not the city. New service: a $200 deposit plus a $50 activation fee; pay online or by text.
817-760-5200 740 FM 3048 Do this firstCall to start or transfer city trash service. Automated carts on Mondays and bulk and brush on Thursdays.
817-222-2221 Do this firstFile your homestead exemption and check whether “City of Joshua” is one of your taxing units.
817-648-3000 109 N. Main St., Cleburne Do this firstVehicle registration and property tax payments at the branch closest to Joshua.
817-558-0122 247 Elk Dr., Burleson Do this firstSign up for city phone, text and email alerts; the city also runs outdoor warning sirens.
cityofjoshuatx.us City HallGeneral questions, records and council agendas. Open Monday–Thursday 7:30 to 5:30 and Friday 8 to noon.
(817) 558-7447 101 S. Main St. PermitsBuilding permits and inspections; contractors register with the city before a permit is issued.
(817) 558-7356 105 S. Main St. ZoningZoning, plats and accessory-building rules through Development Services.
(817) 558-7447 101 S. Main St. CodeReport tall grass, junk vehicles and property maintenance issues.
(817) 558-7447 CourtPay citations online, by mail or at the 24-hour drop box; counter open Monday–Thursday to 5:15.
(817) 558-7447 101 S. Main St. PetsLost and found pets and animal control inside city limits.
817-774-9450 100 Santa Fe St. Public WorksCity streets and drainage; water and sewer go to JCSUD.
(817) 558-7447 104 W. 12th St. LibraryA combined school and public library on the high school campus; call for current hours.
817-202-2547 907 S. Broadway RecreationGym, classes, child watch and a seasonal outdoor pool, in a building the city’s parks corporation owns.
817-645-9622 1009 Joshua Station Blvd. BusinessBusiness recruitment and incentives, plus parks and community events through the Type B board.
(817) 558-7447 101 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 and septic (OSSF) for unincorporated addresses: $375 conventional, $475 aerobic.
817-556-6380 2 N. Mill St., Ste. 305, Cleburne CountyLaw enforcement for unincorporated areas outside Joshua city limits.
817-556-6060 1102 E. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne CountyFire service outside city limits and the operator of Joshua’s fire department; check burn-ban status here.
817-556-2212 2451 Service Dr., Cleburne CountyCounty disaster planning and preparedness.
817-556-6346 810 E. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne CountySoil tests, ag-valuation education, 4-H and Master Gardeners.
817-556-6370 StateLicenses and ID cards in Cleburne; book an appointment online.
dps.texas.gov 600 W. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne ElectricIn retail-choice areas, Oncor runs the lines; report outages 24/7 or text OUT to 66267.
888-313-4747 ElectricMember-owned electric co-op serving parts of the area; confirm the provider by address.
817-556-4000 3309 N. Main St., Cleburne GasStart or stop gas service. For a gas leak, leave the area and call 866-322-8667 and 911.
888-286-6700 DiggingCall before you dig for fences, pools or septic.
811 InternetCheck internet providers for an exact address.
broadbandmap.fcc.gov WellsRegister a new well before drilling; the fee is $500 per well.
817-556-2299 208 Kimberly Dr., Cleburne SchoolsEnrollment, campuses and the four-day week calendar.
817-202-2500 310 E. 18th St. SchoolsThe district for Silo Mills and other west-side addresses.
817-592-4300 313 N. Pearson, Godley SchoolsTEA’s official site for district ratings and a school search by address.
txschools.gov FloodCheck the flood zone for any address before you buy.
msc.fema.gov Urgent careWalk-in care with X-ray and lab; not an emergency room.
(682) 799-3700 201 N. Broadway St. EmergencyThe nearest 24/7 emergency room, on I-35W in Burleson.
214-294-6250 12500 South Fwy., Ste. 100, Burleson HospitalFull-service hospital with a 24/7 emergency room.
817-641-2551 201 Walls Dr., Cleburne Mental healthOutpatient mental health care. Crisis line: 1-800-772-5987, available 24/7.
817-558-1121 1601 N. Anglin St., Cleburne SafetyNon-emergency calls, 24/7. Call 911 for emergencies.
(817) 556-6045 102 S. Main St. SafetyAn ISO Class 3 department, staffed by Johnson County ESD No. 1.
(817) 558-4141 770 N. Main St. Not in townBudgets and the assessment plan for the Silo Mills area; it levies assessments, not a property tax.
winsteadspecialdistricts.com TollsTollTag accounts and Chisholm Trail Parkway tolls.
972-818-6882 StateState roads, including SH 174 and FM 917, and the FM 917 overpass project.
817-370-6500 TransitJohnson County’s shared-ride service, formerly Cletran, based in Cleburne.
817-641-1800Links, phone numbers and addresses verified October 2026 against the City of Joshua, Johnson County, the Johnson County Tax Office and Appraisal District, Johnson County ESD No. 1, the Johnson County Special Utility District, Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District, Joshua ISD, Godley ISD, TxDOT, NTTA, Oncor, Atmos Energy, Texas 811 and the health care providers listed, and subject to change; if something has moved, tell me and I will correct it. Many Joshua mailing addresses are outside city limits, where the county, the sheriff and Johnson County ESD No. 1 provide services instead of the city. Confirm every taxing unit, the water provider and the school district before you buy. Conflicts flagged: the City Secretary is listed at both (817) 556-0603 and the City Hall line; the DPS office phone differs between sources; AgriLife lists more than one office address; and whether trash appears on the water bill wasn’t confirmed. The library’s posted hours differ between sources, so call ahead. The Joshua Area Chamber, an online permit portal, the Park & Ride, Texas Health Huguley’s phone, school transportation lines and county road contacts 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.
Joshua, a Johnson County city of 7,891 at the 2020 census, sits on SH 174 between Burleson and Cleburne, with a Chisholm Trail Parkway exit at FM 917. Its 76058 ZIP code reaches far beyond city limits, so two homes with the same address line can come with different taxes, schools, police and fire coverage. I sort out the details that matter here, and the awkward parts are named.
A Joshua ZIP code doesn’t mean the City of Joshua. If “City of Joshua” isn’t a taxing unit on the appraisal district record, the home is in the county: the sheriff instead of city police, county permits and septic rules, and you set up your own trash. Inside the city, expect about $2,277 a year in city tax on a $367,000 home. I pull that record first.
Within 76058, a home can be zoned to Joshua, Godley, Cleburne or Burleson ISD, depending on the street. Silo Mills is in Godley ISD, Lennar’s Frontier lists Cleburne ISD, and The Parks at Panchasarp Farms has Burleson addresses but Joshua ISD schools. Joshua ISD also runs a four-day week. I confirm zoning for the exact address.
Outside town, septic permits go through the county, $375 conventional or $475 aerobic, and lots need at least 1 acre with public water or 2 acres with a well. A new well registers with Prairielands for $500, and ag valuation generally needs five of the past seven years. Fire service comes through ESD No. 1, so get an insurance quote early.
Your water and sewer bill comes from the Johnson County Special Utility District, not City Hall: about $200 deposit plus $50 to start service in an existing home. A new standard meter carries a $4,000 connection fee, and developers pay impact fees up to $10,750. The district has been in Stage 1 Drought Watch since August 28, 2026.
Redfin’s Joshua median was about $367,000 for the three months ending August 2026, down 12.8 percent, with a median 69 days on market and 61.5 percent of listings cutting price. Homes still closed near 99.5 percent of list, so the negotiating happens before the sale. I push builders to apply incentives to a rate buydown.
The Chisholm Trail Parkway costs 22 cents a mile with a TollTag, NTTA is widening it through late 2028, and the southbound on-ramp at FM 917 is closed until January 2027. Downtown, TxDOT’s planned FM 917 overpass, about $38 million with construction set for 2029, could displace 22 homes. Check the maps near FM 917.
Joshua has real trade-offs: no ER in town, with the nearest in Burleson; one grocery store; one mapped park; a drought watch; years of road work on FM 917 and the parkway; and a new elementary with no announced opening date. North Texas storms are real, too. If any of that is a dealbreaker, you will hear it from me first.
Confirm city limits on the appraisal district record. Second, list every taxing unit, including any MMD assessment. Third, confirm the school district: Joshua, Godley, Cleburne or Burleson. Fourth, check the water and septic setup with JCSUD or the county. Fifth, price the toll commute at rush hour. And sixth, look at TxDOT’s FM 917 maps if you’re buying downtown.
Joshua-specific things to raise with all four. Freddie Mac’s 30-year average was 7.32 percent on October 22, 2026, and with prices softening and builders competing, ask how a seller-paid buydown compares with a price cut. A typical Joshua home falls under the FHA limit for Johnson County, which lenders list at $563,500 (confirm with HUD), and the $832,750 conforming limit. Ask about TSAHC and TDHCA programs. Make sure any MMD assessment is in the payment estimate, and budget JCSUD’s deposit at closing. 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 school district serves it, what the full tax bill looks like and who supplies the water and power.
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 $367,000 homestead using 2026 rates from the Johnson County Tax Office, including the City of Joshua’s $0.689468, which the council proposed on August 20, 2026, and the county lists; they are not quotes. Joshua Farms MMD No. 1’s assessments are from a 2024 public notice. School zoning details are from district, builder and listing sources and must be confirmed by address. Septic and well rules are from Johnson County, Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District and the Johnson County Appraisal District. Water fees are from the Johnson County Special Utility District’s 2025 service policy and August 2025 impact fees; impact fees mainly apply to developers and multi-meter requests. Market figures are Redfin’s for the three months ending August 2026. Toll, widening and ramp details are from NTTA; FM 917 figures are from TxDOT’s May 2026 public meeting materials and may change. 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. School district assignment is determined by address. All real estate services are provided through Legacy Realty Group. Equal Housing Opportunity.
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