Where genuine country living holds its ground on the rural edge of the fastest-growing county in Texas, room for acreage, homesteads, and horses, a tight-knit Scurry-Rosser ISD, and State Highway 34 keeping Kaufman, Forney, and the Dallas commute within reach
Scurry is a Kaufman County town of 688 (2020 census) on SH 34, and the 75158 area around it is mostly acreage: custom homes on 2-acre lots, manufactured homes and raw land. Redfin’s September median for the ZIP code was about $477,000. Here are 6 areas with dated price context.
About $480K to $700K
Custom homes built from about 2006 to 2015, plus some new builds, on treed lots of about 1.6 to 2.5 acres.
2026 listings ran $675,000 to $700,000 for homes of about 3,500 to 4,100 square feet, and a new build on 2 acres listed at $480,000. A voluntary HOA, deed restrictions and a 2,000-square-foot minimum build appear in listings. Scurry-Rosser ISD.
About $300K to $499K
A mix of 1970s homes and new builds on lots of about 1 to 5 acres, some with metal shop buildings.
Listings ran from $299,999 for a 1,580-square-foot home to $499,000 for 2,340 square feet on 4.56 acres, and a 2026 new build of 1,600 square feet listed at $325,000. Land sold from about $100,000. Scurry-Rosser ISD.
About $287K to $367K
Manufactured homes built from about 2020 to 2022 on lots of about 1 acre near the Grays Prairie community.
One home of about 1,460 square feet sold for $287,000, and a 2,046-square-foot home was cut from $400,000 to $367,000 in 2026. Homes use aerobic septic. Likely outside town limits. Scurry-Rosser ISD.
Lots from about $134K
Acreage tracts of about 1.65 to 7.3 acres on a recently repaved farm road, with a pond and a mix of cleared and treed land.
Tracts listed at $134,000 to $314,000, or about $43,000 to $81,000 an acre, with no HOA. The listing advertises ag-exemption eligibility. Septic is required; confirm water service. Scurry-Rosser ISD.
About $8,500 to $27,500 an acre
Raw land, ranchettes and homes on acreage across the unincorporated 75158 area, where manufactured homes are often allowed.
2026 listings ran from about $8,500 an acre on 364 acres to $27,500 an acre on 16 acres along FM 148, and homes on acreage from about $600,000 to $875,000. Expect septic and either well or utility-district water. Mostly Scurry-Rosser ISD.
Varies
Homes on lots of about 1 acre on the northwest side of the 75158 area, advertised in Crandall ISD.
It shows that a Scurry mailing address doesn’t guarantee Scurry-Rosser ISD or town limits. Price ranges, HOA and utilities weren’t confirmed, so price each home from current MLS sales and check the district by address.
Swipe or drag sideways to see them all.
Redfin’s median sale price for ZIP 75158 was about $477,000 in September 2026, with homes averaging 88 days on market.
Medians swing widely, from about $430,000 to $531,000 in 2026, because few homes sell each month.
No town property tax or MUD was found. County, Scurry-Rosser ISD, the emergency services district and Trinity Valley Community College add up to about $1.49 per $100 at 2025 rates.
Confirm every taxing unit with the Kaufman Central Appraisal District.
The Town of Scurry covers about 1.9 square miles, but the 75158 ZIP is far larger and mostly unincorporated county.
Some 75158 addresses are in Crandall or Kemp ISD, so check every one.
Gastonia-Scurry SUD serves about 103 square miles; its posted minimum is $63.40, and 6,000 gallons runs about $118 a month.
Most homes here use septic; budget for inspections.
Scurry is a Type A general-law town in Kaufman County, incorporated in 2003, on SH 34 about 10 miles from Kaufman. It counted 688 residents in the 2020 census; no current Census estimate was found. Area names follow subdivision and listing names, and boundaries are approximate. Town-limits and ETJ status weren’t confirmed for any area; Providence Place, Grandscapes, Timarron Estates and the county-road acreage appear to be outside town limits. Price figures are dated snapshots from 2026 listings and Redfin’s September 2026 ZIP code data; they are context, not values. Shady Meadows’ HOA appears as $65 a year in one listing and $5 a month in another, its utilities are listed inconsistently, and the minimum build size is from a single lot listing. Per-acre figures are calculated from individual listings. The tax figure uses 2025 rates: Kaufman County’s $0.415113, Scurry-Rosser ISD’s $0.9152, Kaufman County ESD No. 5’s $0.05 and Trinity Valley Community College’s $0.11366; 2026 school, ESD and college rates weren’t confirmed, and no town rate appears on the appraisal district’s 2025 list. Water rates are from Gastonia-Scurry SUD’s posted schedule. School districts are listed at the district level only and must be confirmed by address. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Scurry’s stops sit along SH 34: a country kitchen known for chicken-fried steak, a 5 a.m. donut shop and a dollar store. Groceries, feed stores and the bigger parks are a short drive toward Kaufman. Here’s a 2026-checked list of 14.
S. SH 34, Scurry
Scurry’s own stops line State Highway 34: a country kitchen, a donut shop and a dollar store.
Full groceries, farm supply and most dining are about 10 miles away in Kaufman.
7920 S. SH 34
Chicken-fried steak, biscuits and gravy and chocolate pecan bread pudding, Tuesday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
8320 S. SH 34
Family-run Tex-Mex on SH 34, listed Wednesday through Sunday; confirm hours before you go.
18385 S. FM 148
Mexican street food, tacos, tortas and elote, listed 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and closed Mondays.
8300 S. SH 34
Donuts, kolaches and croissant sandwiches with a drive-thru, opening at 5 a.m.; closed Mondays.
7643 S. SH 34
The in-town stop for basic groceries and household goods, daily 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
2235 S. Washington St., Kaufman
The nearest full-service supermarket, about 10 miles away, daily 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
300 Kings Fort Pkwy., Kaufman
A big-box grocery option off US 175 in Kaufman.
701 E. Mulberry St., Kaufman
Feed, propane and nursery supplies for acreage owners, open weekdays and Saturday mornings.
2836 E. US 175, Kaufman
A Purina feed dealer on US 175, open weekdays and Saturdays.
Off SH 34, Kaufman
232 acres with fishing, boating, hiking and a pavilion, a short drive up SH 34.
14225 FM 316 N., Eustace
A 355-acre no-wake fishing lake, about 6 miles of trails and campsites, south of Kaufman.
Via FM 148 toward Kemp
One of the area’s largest lakes, reached by heading southeast on FM 148.
2204 S. Washington St., Kaufman
A renovation of the former Dairy Queen in Kaufman, with a target opening of November 15, 2026.
Scurry keeps it small: a few SH 34 businesses in town, with groceries, feed stores and parks in and around Kaufman.
No new restaurant or store in Scurry itself was announced for 2025 or 2026.
Compiled October 2026. Listings are from business websites, delivery and review listings dated 2025 and 2026, Texas Parks and Wildlife and news coverage, and were not confirmed with owners; call ahead to confirm hours and that a business is still open. Scurry Cafe was reported temporarily closed, and Lee’s Pizza and Tena’s Tex-Mex were reported closed, so they aren’t listed. Estrada’s shares an address with a listing called Scurry North 40, and their relationship wasn’t confirmed; Antojitos El Panzon had no dated 2026 review, and a coffee shop listed nearby wasn’t verified. Kaufman businesses are about 10 miles away by directory estimate; park and lake drive times weren’t measured. The Zaxby’s date is from a 2026 news report and may change. Walmart and Brookshire’s are included as grocery options. 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 an 1840s Prairie Settlement to a Town of Its Own
Scurry sits on the level, dark-soiled Blackland Prairie in the East Fork of the Trinity watershed, country Native peoples used long before Anglo settlement.
The Handbook of Texas describes Kaufman County as 788 square miles of Blackland Prairie, predominantly level to gently undulating and 300 to 550 feet above sea level. The county sits on the divide between the Trinity and Sabine rivers, and its western half, where Scurry lies, drains to the East Fork of the Trinity River. Prairie grasses covered the uplands, with mesquite, oak, pecan and elm along the streams.
Soils are dark-to-light loams over clay, with a growing season averaging about 245 days and about 39 inches of rain a year. The Handbook says various Native peoples, the Caddo and Cherokee prominent among them, lived in the territory, and that by 1840 the Cherokees had been driven into East Texas. No specific site has been documented at Scurry, and nearby Cottonwood probably takes its name from local cottonwood trees.
Settlers from the Upper South took up land across the county, and church, school and mill communities grew up at Scurry, Trinidad and Grays Prairie.
The county’s first settlement was King’s Fort, founded in 1840 by William P. King and about 40 pioneers from Holly Springs, Mississippi. The Legislature created Kaufman County in 1848, and King’s Fort became Kaufman, the county seat, in 1851. Most settlers came from Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri to clear prairie farms, and cotton farming stayed minimal until after the Civil War.
The Handbook says the first settlers reached the Scurry area in the mid-1840s. Over the next 25 years a church and school community developed as farms multiplied, with a grist and cotton mill as a catalyst. Nearby, Trinidad, later Rosser, was platted on the East Fork in 1851, and Grays Prairie grew up around the Gray family’s 640-acre grant. In 1861 the county voted for secession by a three-fourths majority.
The railroad made the settlement a shipping point for farmers, and residents won a post office in 1883 under the name Scurry.
According to the Handbook, the arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railway in the 1870s made the settlement a shipping point for area farmers. Countywide, the Texas and Pacific was completed through the northern part of the county in 1873, and construction near Trinidad began in 1872, drawing crews and land buyers. As the population grew, residents asked for a post office of their own.
The community submitted the name Scurry, in honor of Scurry Dean, a local man who was killed during the Civil War, and postal service began in 1883. The Texas Almanac lists Sand Prairie as an associated earlier name. A few miles west, Capt. Robert S. Rosser applied for a post office in 1886; because Texas already had a Burton, the town took his name instead.
Scurry grew from about 50 residents to 400 by 1914, with three churches, a school, a bank, a weekly newspaper and a movie theater.
The Handbook estimates Scurry’s population at 50 in 1884 and 400 in 1914. Residents were served by three churches, a school and about a dozen businesses, including a bank, a weekly newspaper and a movie theater. Countywide, the number of farms rose from 1,594 in 1880 to an all-time high of 5,131 in 1930, and the cotton harvest peaked that year at nearly 57,700 bales.
In 1903 the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent Seaman A. Knapp to Kaufman County to help cotton farmers fight the boll weevil, and his demonstration farm north of Terrell became the start of the federal Extension Service. Neighboring Rosser had two gins, a hotel near the depot and its own newspaper by 1902, while Cottonwood’s Baptist church, school and cemetery grew on land donated in 1882.
Like much of the county, Scurry declined through the Depression and the first postwar decade, falling to about 250 residents by the mid-1950s.
County farm values fell 56 percent between 1930 and 1940, the number of farms dropped by more than 1,800, and by 1935 nearly 1,300 workers were on relief. Federal programs spent more than $1 million on county roads, bridges and public buildings, and beginning in 1938 the Kaufman County Electric Cooperative made electricity widely available to rural homes and farms.
World War II drew many residents away: the county fell from about 38,300 people in 1940 to a twentieth-century low of about 29,900 in 1960. The Handbook says Scurry declined like many county towns and had about 250 residents by the mid-1950s. By 1970 the county was served by US 80 and 175, I-20 and State Highways 34 and 243, the first of which runs through Scurry today.
A rural water corporation formed in 1966, and Scurry’s population recovered as Dallas growth began reaching east.
The Gastonia-Scurry Water Supply Corporation was incorporated in 1966, bringing piped water to farms and homes across the area. Today its service area covers about 102.6 square miles, from Scurry to Kaufman to Crandall to Talty, and it buys water from the North Texas Municipal Water District. The Handbook says Scurry’s long decline had been reversed by the late 1960s.
Scurry reported 315 residents and nine businesses in 1988 and 1990, and the Handbook lists the same figure for 2000. Kaufman County grew from about 39,000 people in 1980 to more than 52,000 in 1990, as development along I-20 and the eastward spread of Dallas reached the county. Neighboring Cottonwood incorporated in the mid-1980s, and a 1970 state marker honors its cemetery.
Scurry incorporated in 2003 as a General Law Type A town, and the water corporation became a special utility district in 2007.
The Texas Municipal League lists Scurry as incorporated in 2003 with a General Law Type A government, a council that meets the first Tuesday of each month and a town address at 7985 S. State Highway 34. Census figures put the town at about 1.9 square miles of land. The details of the incorporation election, including its date and vote totals, weren’t found.
In 2007, Senate Bill 1942 created the Gastonia-Scurry Special Utility District, directing the water supply corporation to transfer its assets to the new district and allowing it to issue bonds. Scurry-Rosser students kept up the area’s farm traditions: at the 2008 Kaufman County Junior Livestock Show, a Scurry-Rosser 4-H member won grand champion in market rabbits, and that year’s auction raised a record $201,000.
Scurry held steady in the high 600s while Kaufman County became one of the fastest-growing counties in Texas.
The census counted 681 residents in 2010 and 688 in 2020. Scurry-Rosser ISD, based on State Highway 34 in Scurry, runs three campuses serving Scurry, Rosser, Cottonwood and Grays Prairie. In 2025 and 2026 the district asked voters to approve refunding bonds of about $3.8 million to move existing debt off its operating budget and free money for teacher pay.
Kaufman County, meanwhile, was estimated as the fastest-growing county in Texas by percentage from 2024 to 2025, reaching about 209,000 residents. Around Scurry, that growth shows up mostly as acreage homes, custom builds and manufactured homes rather than tract subdivisions. In September 2025, Gastonia-Scurry SUD posted new water line projects, including a main on Wylie Lane and a line replacement on County Road 4084.
Compiled from the Texas State Historical Association Handbook of Texas (Scurry, Kaufman County, Rosser, Grays Prairie and Cottonwood entries), the Texas Almanac, the Texas Municipal League directory, Gastonia-Scurry Special Utility District, the Texas Legislature, the Historical Marker Database, the Kaufman Herald, Scurry-Rosser ISD, The Texan, WFAA and U.S. Census counts. The Handbook says Scurry was named for Scurry Dean, a local man killed in the Civil War; another source credits Gen. William Read Scurry without a citation. The Handbook credits the Texas and Pacific Railway, but which line served Scurry, and when, wasn’t confirmed. Population figures before 2010 are Handbook estimates; another source says the population approached 600 by 2000, which conflicts with the Handbook’s 315. The 2003 incorporation election details and the Scurry–Rosser school consolidation date weren’t found, and the results of the 2025 and 2026 refunding bond elections weren’t confirmed. Native peoples are described at the county level. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Homecoming, the FFA Auction and County Clean-Up Day, With Festivals Nearby
A homecoming parade and a Friday night home football game, with the king and queen crowned at halftime. Documented in 2022, when the game was September 30, and in 2026, when it was October 2. Game tickets are sold through the district’s online box office.
Run by Scurry-Rosser ISD, which posts the parade route each year.
Snow cones are sold along the parade route.
Dinner and a live auction raising money for students’ livestock projects and senior scholarships. Documented in 2021, when it was held in April, and on January 31, 2026. Run by Parents & Friends of Scurry-Rosser.
Scurry-Rosser FFA and 4-H members show rabbits, steers and ag mechanics projects, ending in a youth auction. In 2026, Scurry-Rosser FFA won sweepstakes champion in ag mechanics; also documented in 2008.
Free drop-off for mattresses, furniture, appliances, trash and recyclables for county residents with a driver’s license or water bill as proof of residence. Held April 20, 2024, April 12, 2025 and April 11, 2026, and annually in Scurry since at least 2012.
A morning parade, vendors and a Kids Zone on the square. The 2026 festival is Saturday, October 17.
A Kids Zone, a 6 p.m. lighted parade and a tree lighting. The city lists Saturday, December 5 for 2026.
A kids’ parade, live bands and fireworks, $20 per carload, cash only.
Dances at three Ennis halls and a Saturday downtown parade. The 60th festival ran May 22–24, 2026, with three-day admission at $30.
Food and craft vendors, music and a car show, held since about 1988. The 2026 festival is Saturday, November 7.
Scurry’s own calendar runs through Scurry-Rosser ISD and its FFA and 4-H families, plus the county’s spring clean-up day.
For festivals, residents head to Kaufman, Crandall and Ennis.
Dates move for weather, so check with organizers before you go.
Timing shown is the usual pattern for each event; exact dates, times and locations change from year to year and should be confirmed with organizers. Event details are from Scurry-Rosser ISD, the Kaufman Herald, Kaufman County’s clean-up schedules, event listings, the City of Kaufman, the City of Crandall and National Polka Festival listings; each event listed was found in at least two years. The auction’s doors-open time differs between listings, and its admission wasn’t published. The Kaufman and Crandall details were carried from earlier verification. Ennis is about 20 miles away by estimate. A Scurry-Rosser Touch a Truck day was billed as the third annual in 2026 but was found in only one year, and no fire department fundraiser, town Christmas event, Fourth of July or cemetery homecoming was found in Scurry, so none is shown. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
What to know about Scurry schools:
The rating: Check TXschools.gov for the district’s current status.
Nearby: Scurry-Rosser FFA won sweepstakes champion in ag mechanics at the 2026 Kaufman County Junior Livestock Show. Texas treats homeschools as private schools.
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Scurry is served mainly by Scurry-Rosser ISD, about 1,050 students on three campuses in Scurry, rated B (86) on TXschools.gov. Its 2025 school tax rate of $0.9152 was lower than its neighbors’, and some 75158 addresses fall in other districts. Confirm the district by address.
Town and surrounding county
Scurry-Rosser ISD serves Scurry, Rosser, Cottonwood and Grays Prairie, but county tax data shows about 738 parcels in the Scurry fire district zoned to Crandall ISD, and listings tag some 75158 addresses to Kemp ISD.
A Scurry mailing address doesn’t settle the district. Check the parcel on the Kaufman Central Appraisal District record, then call the district to confirm the campus.
District-wide
TXschools.gov shows Scurry-Rosser ISD at B (86), updated in September 2026, up from a B in 2025. The district reported major gains in its 2026 ratings.
About 1,050 students on three campuses. District office: 10705 S. SH 34, (972) 452-8823. Enrollment for 2026–27 is posted on the district website.
Scurry
Scurry-Rosser Elementary (9511 Silvercreek Dr.), Scurry-Rosser Middle School (grades 4–8 by one listing) and Scurry-Rosser High School (grades 9–12) all sit in Scurry.
The elementary grade span and pre-K availability weren’t confirmed. With one campus per level, every Scurry-Rosser address goes to the same three schools.
Bond elections
The district asked voters to refinance about $3.8 million in existing debt, moving it off the operating budget to free money for teacher pay. A November 2025 try was followed by a second election in May 2026.
The board later thanked the community for supporting the May election, which suggests it passed; official vote totals weren’t found. No construction bonds were found since 2015.
Per $100 of value
Scurry-Rosser ISD levied $0.9152 in 2024 and 2025, below Kemp ISD’s $1.1735, Crandall ISD’s $1.1992 and Kaufman ISD’s $1.2552 in 2025. On a $337,400 homestead, the school share is about $1,807.
That figure applies the $140,000 state exemption. The 2026 rate wasn’t confirmed; each 1 cent changes that bill by about $20.
2025 TEA ratings
For edge addresses, the 2025 district ratings were Kaufman ISD B (84), Crandall ISD D (69) and Kemp ISD D (68). Crandall ISD earned a C in 2026 per the Texas Tribune.
Kaufman ISD’s and Kemp ISD’s 2026 ratings weren’t confirmed. Ratings are shown at the district level only.
District-wide
Scurry-Rosser FFA won sweepstakes champion in ag mechanics at the 2026 county livestock show, the spirit squad won a 2025 UIL state title in Conference 3A Division II, and the girls cross-country team advanced to state.
Dual-credit partners and career pathways weren’t confirmed; ask the high school counselor.
Kaufman CAD
Every Texas homestead gets a $140,000 school exemption. Owners 65 and older or disabled add $60,000 and a ceiling that freezes school taxes, and Kaufman County adds $15,000.
File with the Kaufman Central Appraisal District. Acreage owners can also apply for agricultural valuation before May 1; grazing land generally needs at least about 9 acres and five of the past seven years in ag use.
Most of the area is Scurry-Rosser ISD, but hundreds of parcels near Scurry are in Crandall ISD.
Check the appraisal record before you write an offer.
On a $337,400 homestead, the school share runs about $1,807 a year at the 2025 rate.
Owners 65 and older get a larger exemption, then a ceiling applies.
Scurry-Rosser ISD shows a B (86) on TXschools.gov, updated September 2026.
Check TXschools.gov for the current rating and year.
One campus per level means no attendance-zone shuffles inside the district.
Ask about transfer policies if you’re just outside its lines.
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. TXschools.gov shows Scurry-Rosser ISD at B (86) with data updated September 15, 2026, but doesn’t label the rating year; the 2025 B is from the Texas Tribune, and a third-party site lists a 2025 score of 83. Neighboring districts’ ratings are from local reporting and the Texas Tribune. Enrollment is from TXschools.gov. The middle school’s grade span is from the Texas Tribune, and the middle and high school addresses weren’t confirmed. Bond details are from the district and The Texan; vote totals weren’t found, and the May 2026 outcome is inferred from board meeting summaries. Parcel counts in other districts are from third-party tax-zone data. School tax rates are from the Kaufman Central Appraisal District’s 2025 rate sheet; the 2026 Scurry-Rosser ISD rate wasn’t found. The school tax example uses Zillow’s typical Scurry value and the $140,000 state homestead exemption; it is an illustration, not a quote. Agricultural valuation guidance is from the appraisal district’s 2019 guidelines. Transfer policies, dual credit, charter, private and college options weren’t verified for this guide. Campus assignment is determined by address and must be confirmed with the district. School information is provided for general reference only and is not a recommendation regarding any school, district, neighborhood or property. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Median Sales Price
What Scurry-area homes actually sold for each month. With homes in Shady Meadows and Providence Place, Grandscapes at Scurry Bend and country acreage all trading in a small market, a handful of sales can move this line a long way.
Scurry’s median moves with which homes sold, and sales are few. Redfin put the 75158 ZIP median at about $477,000 in September 2026, while Zillow’s typical home value was about $337,400 in August. A few acreage sales and small sample sizes likely explain the gap. Read the trend, not one month.
A home in Shady Meadows, a Providence Place home and a house on 10 acres can all land on this one line. The chart is not your comp. Your comps match your size, age, lot, condition and school district.
Texas is a non-disclosure state, so portal prices are models. This is MLS. Ask for the actual comparable sales, plus the water provider, the septic permit and whether the address is in Scurry-Rosser ISD or Crandall ISD.
Days on market describes how buyers behaved. Redfin reported a median of about 88 days to sell in the 75158 ZIP in September 2026, with homes selling at about 95.2 percent of list. Homes take time to sell, and there’s room to negotiate.
The first two weeks bring the most traffic a listing will ever get. If they pass without an offer, that is pricing information. Acting in week three beats acting in week ten.
When homes sit longer, there’s usually room to negotiate on price, repairs or closing costs. A listing that has waited a while is usually where the negotiating room is, and sellers of rural property often accept repair or survey credits; ask what’s on the table.
Under 10 showings means buyers are deciding quickly. Rising counts mean people are walking through and walking away, which is a different problem from nobody looking at all.
This separates a pricing problem from a presentation problem. Plenty of showings and no offer usually means something specific is putting people off, and that is fixable without dropping the price.
High showings-to-pending means you can be selective without losing homes. Read it against days on market: low on both is a hot market, high on both means the leverage is yours.
Check how many homes closed before you read anything into the price or days-on-market charts. In a market this small, two or three acreage sales can move the median more than the market did.
Your competition includes new construction in Kaufman and Crandall, where builders offer rate buydowns, plus other acreage listings across southwest Kaufman County. Price against true comparables and have your permit and repair records ready for buyers.
Inventory runs from subdivision homes to rural acreage. Confirm the water provider, septic, survey, school district and the full tax bill early, because they affect your monthly cost more than the price chart does.
Charts supplied by NTREIS via 10K Research and Marketing and update automatically. Data reflects residential activity reported to the MLS and may be revised as late-reported sales come in. Scurry is a small town of about 688 residents (2020 census), and the 75158 ZIP code covers far more rural area than the town limits, so MLS city fields may not match the town boundary. The $477,000 median, days on market and sale-to-list figures are Redfin’s for the 75158 ZIP in September 2026; the $337,400 figure is Zillow’s August 2026 typical home value, an index rather than a sale price. Low sales volume makes monthly figures volatile. These charts do not separate acreage from subdivision homes, or the Scurry-Rosser ISD and Crandall ISD parts of the area. Market statistics describe the area as a whole and are not a substitute for a comparative market analysis on a specific property. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so publicly available sale prices elsewhere are estimates rather than recorded figures. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Pick a purchase year and the price fills in. If you own here, type over it with what you actually paid. This calculator runs on the Kaufman County index, the federal repeat-sales measure for the county that holds Scurry. A home bought in 2015 is worth about twice its price on the index, with the biggest jump in 2021 and 2022 and only about 1 percent 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 Kaufman County index rose about 113 percent, with a 23 percent jump in 2022 alone.
It rose only about 1 percent from 2024 to 2025; Zillow had Scurry up 2.5 percent over the year to August 2026.
Zillow’s typical Scurry home value was about $337,400 in August 2026.
Redfin’s 75158 median sale price runs higher, near $477,000, because acreage sales pull it up. Type over the prefilled price with what you paid.
Homes in 75158 took a median 88 days to sell in the three months ending August 2026, up from 24 a year earlier, and sold near 95 percent of list.
Buyers who paid 2022 prices may have little equity beyond principal.
A $337,400 homestead pays about $3,760 a year at 2025 rates, with no town property tax found.
Owners 65 and older pay about $3,150 before ceilings take hold; water from Gastonia-Scurry SUD runs about $118 a month at 6,000 gallons.
Growth rates are the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, annual values 2009 through 2025: Kaufman County, Texas (FRED series ATNHPIUS48257A, base 2000 equals 100, last updated 31 March 2026), the State of Texas (TXSTHPI) and the United States (USSTHPI). State and national figures are annual averages of published quarters. The Kaufman County series recorded 134.17 in 2015, 270.22 in 2022 and 286.04 in 2025; the 2020 value of 191.80 is from an earlier vintage. FHFA describes county indices as developmental and subject to revision, and the annual series does not cover 2026. No ZIP code or town index was used. The prefilled dollar figures are derived and illustrative, not published: they apply the Kaufman County index to a $337,000 anchor near Zillow’s August 2026 typical value for Scurry ($337,402). Zillow’s Scurry area may extend beyond town limits, and its ZIP code values differ; Redfin’s 75158 figures rest on about six sales a month and swing widely. The index is built from conforming loans and excludes jumbo lending and all-cash purchases. Equity figures assume a 30-year fixed mortgage at that year’s Freddie Mac annual average rate (2025 approximately 6.6 percent), held to today, with no refinancing, no extra principal and no additional borrowing. They exclude closing costs, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, improvements and selling costs. Tax examples use 2025 rates from the Kaufman Central Appraisal District, because 2026 school, emergency services district and college rates weren’t confirmed: Scurry-Rosser ISD’s 0.9152 after the $140,000 school exemption; Kaufman County’s 0.415113, reported unchanged for 2026; Kaufman County ESD No. 5’s 0.05; and Trinity Valley Community College’s 0.11366. No Town of Scurry rate appears on the 2025 rate sheet. The 65-and-older example applies the extra $60,000 school exemption and the county’s $15,000; ESD and college exemptions weren’t verified. Agricultural valuation can lower taxes on qualifying acreage, but rollback taxes apply on a change of use. Water costs use Gastonia-Scurry SUD’s posted rates. It is an illustration, not a quote. The homestead appraisal cap limits increases in a homestead’s taxable appraised value to 10 percent a year and ends on sale. This is an illustration for general reference, not an appraisal, a comparative market analysis, a valuation or investment advice. Past appreciation does not predict future appreciation. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Scurry is a Kaufman County town of 688 residents at the 2020 census, with a typical value near $337,000 and no town property tax found. The trade-offs are real: rural water and septic, internet that varies by street, a longer drive for groceries and no DART.
Estimated Off-Peak Drive Time from Scurry Town Hall
Around Town and Beyond
Estimated minutes off-peak from Town Hall at 7985 S. SH 34. These are planning estimates, so check a live map before relying on any of them.
No town property tax appears on the appraisal district’s 2025 sheet, so the Scurry-area total is about $1.49 per $100.
On a $337,400 homestead that’s about $3,760 a year, and the sales tax dropped to 8 percent in 2025.
Most homes here sit on 1 to 5 acres or more, and qualifying land can apply for agricultural valuation before May 1.
Grazing land generally needs about 9 acres and five of the past seven years in ag use.
All three Scurry-Rosser ISD campuses are in Scurry, and the district shows a B (86) on TXschools.gov.
The Scurry Volunteer Fire Department runs two stations on FM 148.
TxDOT rehabilitated SH 34 ($11.5 million) and FM 148 ($9.4 million), both scheduled to finish by the end of 2025.
A $57 million US 175 interchange at the FM 148 bypass near Crandall was scheduled through March 2026.
Water from Gastonia-Scurry SUD has a $63.40 minimum and runs about $118 at 6,000 gallons; a new tap was $3,945 in 2022.
Septic needs 1 acre of usable space, and aerobic systems need maintenance contracts.
The town has no website or online ordinances; call Town Hall at (972) 486-4489 before you buy.
Homes took a median 88 days to sell in 2026, and internet service varies by street.
Drive times are planning estimates from Scurry Town Hall, not live traffic or measured routes; check a live map before you rely on them. Rush-hour times on US 175 and I-635 can run much longer. Sources put Scurry about 34 miles from Dallas and 7 miles from Kaufman. Population is the 2020 census count; the typical value is Zillow’s for August 2026, and days on market is Redfin’s three-month figure for ZIP code 75158. Tax figures use 2025 rates from the Kaufman Central Appraisal District: Kaufman County $0.415113, Scurry-Rosser ISD $0.9152, Kaufman County ESD No. 5 $0.05 and Trinity Valley Community College $0.11366; no town rate appears on the sheet, though the state comptroller still lists a town taxing unit. The sales tax change is from the Texas Comptroller. Water rates are from Gastonia-Scurry SUD; the tap fee is from its 2022 schedule. Septic rules are from Kaufman County. Road projects are from TxDOT’s fourth-quarter 2025 Kaufman County report. Electricity is Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative or Oncor, depending on the address. Scurry isn’t a DART member city. Flood zones vary by parcel; check FEMA maps by address. No crime, school ranking or flood zone claims are made. This information is provided for general reference and is not a representation about any specific property, commute or future development outcome. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Answered with verified specifics, from taxes, school districts and septic to water taps, ag valuation, internet and road projects.
Scurry sits on State Highway 34 in southwestern Kaufman County, about 34 miles southeast of Dallas. The usual route runs north on SH 34 or FM 148 to US 175, then west into the city.
Kaufman, the county seat, is about 7 miles northeast on SH 34, and Ennis is roughly 20 miles southwest the same way, with I-45 beyond it. FM 148 also runs north toward Crandall, US 175 and I-20 at Terrell.
Drive times depend heavily on traffic on US 175 and I-635, so test the commute at your actual hours before you buy. There’s no DART service in Kaufman County; STAR Transit runs demand-response rides booked in advance at 877-631-5278.
No Town of Scurry rate appears on the Kaufman Central Appraisal District’s 2025 rate sheet, so homes in town pay county, school, fire district and college taxes but no town property tax. The state comptroller’s directory still lists the town as a taxing unit, so confirm on the parcel’s appraisal record.
That makes the Scurry-area total about $1.49 per $100 of value, well below the stack inside nearby Kaufman or Crandall city limits, where city rates of about $0.75 apply on top of higher school rates.
The town did collect an extra local sales tax for street maintenance until it was abolished effective October 1, 2025, which dropped the sales tax rate to 8 percent.
At 2025 rates, the stack is Kaufman County $0.415113, Scurry-Rosser ISD $0.9152, Kaufman County ESD No. 5 $0.05 and Trinity Valley Community College $0.11366, about $1.494 per $100.
On a $337,400 homestead, about Zillow’s typical Scurry value, that’s roughly $1,807 for school after the $140,000 exemption, $1,401 for the county, $169 for the fire district and $383 for the college, or about $3,760 a year. Owners 65 and older pay about $3,150 before school ceilings take hold.
The 2026 school, fire district and college rates weren’t confirmed. Pay at the Kaufman County Tax Office, 100 N. Washington St., Kaufman, 469-376-4596.
Most of the area is served by Scurry-Rosser ISD, whose offices are at 10705 S. SH 34 in Scurry, (972) 452-8823. The district also serves Rosser, Cottonwood and Grays Prairie.
TXschools.gov shows the district at B (86) with data updated in September 2026, and about 1,052 students on three campuses: Scurry-Rosser Elementary, Middle School and High School, all in Scurry. With one campus per level, every address in the district goes to the same three schools.
Its 2025 school tax rate was $0.9152 per $100, lower than Kemp, Crandall and Kaufman ISDs. Some addresses near Scurry are in other districts, so confirm the district on the appraisal record.
Yes. The town is served by Scurry-Rosser ISD, but third-party data built from appraisal district records shows about 738 parcels inside the Scurry fire district zoned to Crandall ISD, compared with about 3,007 in Scurry-Rosser ISD.
Those Crandall ISD parcels carry a higher combined rate, about $1.778 per $100 versus about $1.494 for Scurry-Rosser parcels by that data, because Crandall ISD’s 2025 school rate was $1.1992 compared with $0.9152.
Listings also tag some 75158 addresses to Kemp ISD. A Scurry mailing address doesn’t settle the question, so look up the parcel on the Kaufman Central Appraisal District site and confirm the campus with the district before you write an offer.
Gastonia-Scurry Special Utility District, 8560 Page Lane, (972) 452-3388, with an after-hours line at (469) 552-3810. It buys water from the North Texas Municipal Water District and serves about 65,000 acres from Scurry to Kaufman, Crandall and Talty.
The monthly minimum is $63.40, plus tiered charges from $6.72 to $15.47 per 1,000 gallons. That works out to about $77 at 2,000 gallons, $118 at 6,000 gallons and $247 at 15,000 gallons.
Those bills run higher than many city systems, so ask sellers for recent water bills, especially on acreage with livestock or irrigation. Lobby hours are weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On Gastonia-Scurry SUD’s last published fee schedule, from August 2022, a 5/8-inch new service was $3,945 and a 1-inch service was estimated at $7,545.
A road bore added $1,120 under a county road or $2,120 under a state or farm-to-market road. Transferring an existing account to a new owner was $195, and reinstating service was $595.
A newer rate document was posted in October 2025, so fees may have risen. If you’re buying raw land, call the district at (972) 452-3388 to confirm the current tap fee, whether a line reaches the property and how long a new connection takes before you close. Those costs can change the math on a building lot.
Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative, headquartered at 1800 E. Hwy. 243 in Kaufman, serves the Scurry area. Since February 2026 its residential rate has been about 10.96 cents per kilowatt-hour plus a $30.75 monthly customer charge, and a power cost adjustment may apply.
Co-op members don’t shop retail plans. Retail-electric sites also list parts of 75158 as Oncor territory, where you pick a provider through Power to Choose, so confirm the utility for the exact address.
Natural gas availability wasn’t confirmed, and many rural homes rely on electricity or propane, so ask the seller about the heating fuel and any propane tank lease before closing.
No public sewer system was found in Scurry, so plan on a private septic system. Kaufman County is the state’s authorized agent for septic permits.
Submit the application with your deed and a survey showing the proposed improvements to Kaufman County Development Services, 101 N. Houston St., Kaufman, (469) 376-4127, or by email to [email protected]. All work must be done by a licensed installer.
The county requires 1 acre of usable space per system and a maintenance contract on every aerobic system, and each system needs its own address. On a resale, ask for the permit, the maintenance records and an inspection.
It depends on where the land is. Outside town limits, much of the 75158 area allows manufactured homes, and listings in places like Providence Place and along county roads are marketed for them. Permitting there runs through Kaufman County.
Inside town limits, the Town of Scurry’s ordinances aren’t posted online, so call Town Hall at (972) 486-4489 before you buy. A 2025 state law limits how cities can restrict new HUD-code homes; ask an attorney how it applies to a general-law town.
Either way, check the deed restrictions in the title commitment. Some subdivisions, such as Shady Meadows, list minimum home sizes that effectively rule out manufactured homes.
Agricultural valuation lowers taxes by valuing qualifying land on what it produces, not its market price. File the appraisal district’s open-space application, Form 50-129, before May 1.
The land must have been in agricultural use five of the preceding seven years. Kaufman CAD’s 2024 guidelines set a minimum of 9 contiguous acres for grazing, hay or crops and 12.5 acres for wildlife management; beekeeping qualifies on 5 to 20 acres, and timber doesn’t qualify. Homestead acreage and FFA or 4-H projects don’t count.
If the use changes, rollback taxes for the prior three years apply. Call the Kaufman Central Appraisal District, 972-932-6081, before you buy.
It varies by street. Provider-tracking sites list Nextlink fixed wireless across about two-thirds of the area, Kinetic in about half of it, Brightspeed DSL, 5G home internet from cellular carriers and satellite options such as Starlink.
Those sources disagree on fiber: one lists Kinetic fiber up to 1 Gbps and a small Open Infra footprint, while another lists no fiber at all and shows Kinetic as DSL only.
If you work from home, check the address on the FCC National Broadband Map, ask the seller which provider they use and what speeds they get, and confirm service with the provider before your option period ends.
The Scurry Volunteer Fire Department covers the area, funded by Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 5, which levies $0.05 per $100 of value.
The department runs two stations on FM 148: Station 1 at 8782 S. FM 148 and Station 2 at 11824 S. FM 148. Its phone number is 972-452-8978. The ambulance provider for the district wasn’t confirmed.
Insurers price rural fire protection differently than city service, so ask for homeowners quotes early, give the insurer the distance to the nearest station and the nearest hydrant, and budget for wind and hail coverage.
Proposition A was on the May 2, 2026 ballot for Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 5, the district that funds the Scurry Volunteer Fire Department.
Unofficial results posted by a local site that mirrors county returns showed it failing, 139 for and 160 against, with turnout near 5 percent. The exact ballot language wasn’t confirmed; the town’s 2025 sales tax change left room under the state cap for a district sales tax, but whether that was the proposal isn’t known.
For the official canvass, check the Kaufman County elections results site or the district’s own minutes. The district’s property tax rate stayed at $0.05 per $100 in 2025.
Town Hall is at 7985 S. State Highway 34, (972) 486-4489. Scurry is a General Law Type A town, incorporated in 2003, and the council meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. The town doesn’t have an official website, so call for ordinances and permits.
The Scurry Post Office is at 8315 S. State Highway 34, 972-452-8842. Retail hours are listed as weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., and it’s closed weekends; one listing shows mornings only, so call ahead.
The post office box lobby is listed as open around the clock Monday through Saturday.
Inside town limits, call Town Hall at (972) 486-4489, because the town’s permit rules aren’t posted online.
Outside town limits, the Kaufman County Fire Marshal handles building permits for new buildings, substantial improvements and changes of occupancy, at 469-376-4122. The county fee is the gross square footage times the cost per square foot times 0.3 percent, and plans must be stamped by a licensed design professional.
Septic permits go through Kaufman County Development Services at (469) 376-4127, and new construction needs a 911 address from the county. Confirm whether a parcel is inside town limits before you plan anything, since the rules differ.
The rate is 8 percent. The Texas Comptroller lists Scurry among cities that abolished an additional local sales tax for street maintenance and repair, effective October 1, 2025.
That 8 percent combines the 6.25 percent state rate with local taxes. Kaufman, by comparison, is at the state’s 8.25 percent cap.
The quarter-cent gap leaves room under the cap for another local sales tax, such as one for an emergency services district, if voters approve one in the future. For buyers, the bigger numbers are property taxes and utilities, but the lower rate is a small savings on vehicles, equipment and everyday purchases made in town.
Texas Health Kaufman, 850 Ed Hall Dr. in Kaufman, 972-932-7200, is the closest hospital, about 7 to 10 miles from Scurry by estimate. It has a 24-hour emergency room and serves Kaufman, Crandall, Forney, Terrell and nearby towns.
For specialized care, many residents travel to hospitals in the Dallas area or Ennis. Freestanding emergency rooms in Forney and elsewhere weren’t verified for this guide.
Fire and first-response calls go through the Scurry Volunteer Fire Department, funded by Emergency Services District No. 5. Ask your insurer which hospitals are in network, and call 911 in an emergency.
TxDOT recently rehabilitated State Highway 34 from the Ellis County line to FM 1390, an $11.5 million project, and FM 148 from FM 2613 to SH 274, a $9.4 million project, both scheduled to finish by the end of 2025.
North toward Crandall, a $57 million US 175 interchange at the FM 148 bypass was scheduled through March 2026, and turn lanes are being added on SH 243 in Kaufman through October 2027.
The Kaufman County Outer Loop, still in environmental review, runs along the west side of Terrell from SH 205 to FM 148 and doesn’t come near Scurry, so don’t buy expecting a new freeway nearby.
The 2020 census counted 688 residents, up from 681 in 2010, and a recent Census Bureau survey estimate puts the town near 702. The broader 75158 ZIP code is much larger and mostly unincorporated county land.
Kaufman County as a whole was estimated as the fastest-growing county in Texas by percentage from 2024 to 2025, but around Scurry growth has come mostly as acreage homes, custom builds and manufactured homes, not tract subdivisions.
Zillow’s typical Scurry value was about $337,400 in August 2026, up 2.5 percent. Redfin showed homes in 75158 taking a median 88 days to sell, up from 24 a year earlier.
Answers were verified as of October 6, 2026, from the Kaufman Central Appraisal District’s 2025 rate sheet and agricultural guidelines, the Texas Comptroller, the Texas Municipal League, Kaufman County, Gastonia-Scurry Special Utility District, Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative, Kaufman County ESD No. 5, the Texas A&M Forest Service, Scurry-Rosser ISD, the Texas Education Agency, TxDOT, STAR Transit, Texas Health Resources, Zillow, Redfin and the U.S. Census Bureau. Rates, fees, providers and hours change; verify anything you intend to rely on. Tax figures use 2025 rates because 2026 school, fire district and college rates weren’t confirmed. The comptroller still lists a City of Scurry taxing unit, though no town rate appears on the appraisal district’s sheet. Tax figures are illustrations, not quotes. Crandall ISD parcel counts are from third-party tax-zone data; the $1.778 rate is calculated from the appraisal district’s 2025 rates, and an older figure of $1.748 used the 2024 Crandall ISD rate. Water tap fees are from a 2022 schedule. Internet availability is from provider-tracking sites that disagree on fiber. Proposition A results are unofficial, and its ballot language wasn’t confirmed. Post office hours vary by listing. Distances are estimates; drive times weren’t measured. The town’s ordinances weren’t available online. 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 Scurry and the 75158 area. Three things to check on every address: whether it’s inside town limits, which school district it’s in and whether water and septic are in place. Start with the green first-week cards; county offices are in blue, health care in red and anything outside town in purple.
Start or transfer water. A transfer to a new owner is $195; a new 5/8-inch service package was $3,945. Bring the warranty deed and a driver’s license, before 3:30 p.m.
(972) 452-3388 8560 Page Ln. Do this firstMost of the area is Gastonia-Scurry SUD, but the state’s water utility search confirms who is certificated for a specific parcel.
puc.texas.gov Check before you buy land Do this firstHomestead (Form 50-114) and agricultural valuation (Form 50-129, before May 1) applications, plus protests. Check every taxing unit on the parcel record.
972-932-6081 3950 S. Houston St., Kaufman Do this firstVehicle registration, titles and property tax payments, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
469-376-4596 100 N. Washington St., Kaufman Do this firstThe co-op serving most of the area: about 11 cents per kWh plus a $30.75 monthly charge, and a $10 membership. Some 75158 addresses are on Oncor instead.
972-932-2214 1800 E. Hwy. 243, Kaufman Do this firstWhere Oncor serves the address, pick a retail plan on Power to Choose. Confirm which utility serves the parcel first.
powertochoose.org Oncor outages: 888-313-4747 Do this firstFree Everbridge alerts targeted to your address for weather, law enforcement and public works notices.
469-376-4163 Office of Emergency Management Do this firstEarly voting for November 3, 2026, runs October 19 to 30; mail-ballot applications are due October 23. The main early-voting site is the county library.
469-376-4595 3003 S. Washington St., Kaufman Town HallThe town has no website, so call for ordinances and permits inside town limits. Council meets the first Tuesday at 6 p.m.
(972) 486-4489 7985 S. SH 34 MailRetail hours listed weekdays 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.; closed weekends.
972-452-8842 8315 S. SH 34 FireFire and major-medical response for Kaufman County ESD No. 5, with two stations. The department says homes within 5 miles of its station rate ISO Class 3.
972-452-8978 8782 S. FM 148 SchoolsEnrollment and district questions; all three campuses are in Scurry. Confirm the district on the parcel record, since some nearby parcels are in Crandall ISD.
(972) 452-8823 10705 S. SH 34 SheriffLaw enforcement for unincorporated areas, civil process and the county jail. Call 911 for emergencies.
972-932-4337 1900 E. US 175, Kaufman DispatchThe county communications line shared by the sheriff, constables and Kaufman police for non-emergency calls.
469-376-4500 CourtTraffic, small claims and evictions, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Confirm the precinct for your address.
469-376-4620 1906 E. US 175, Kaufman RoadsAsk whether the county maintains a road; the county maintains roads only in unincorporated areas.
469-376-4622 SepticSeptic permits, floodplain permits and driveway culverts. Each septic system needs 1 usable acre, and aerobic systems need a maintenance contract.
(469) 376-4127 101 N. Houston St., Kaufman PermitsBuilding permits and burn-ban questions outside town limits; the fee is square feet times cost per square foot times 0.3 percent.
469-376-4122 CountyThe main courthouse for courts and county offices, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
469-376-4100 1902 E. US 175, Kaufman LibraryThe nearest public library and the main early-voting site, closed Sundays.
972-932-6222 3790 S. Houston St., Kaufman AcreageSoil testing, pasture, hay and livestock help for acreage owners, plus 4-H.
(469) 376-4520 2471 N. SH 34, Kaufman AcreageFarm numbers and USDA programs for Kaufman, Dallas and Rockwall counties; get a farm number before applying to conservation programs.
972-552-5254 8628 FM 741, Forney AcreageKaufman CAD’s rules: 9 contiguous acres for grazing or hay, 12.5 for wildlife, and five of the past seven years in ag use.
kaufman-cad.org Before you digCall two business days before digging, including fence posts and culverts.
811 InternetFixed wireless, DSL, 5G and satellite options vary by street; check the exact address.
broadbandmap.fcc.gov HospitalThe nearest hospital, with a 24-hour emergency room.
972-932-7200 850 Ed Hall Dr., Kaufman Help linesPoison Control 1-800-222-1222; 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; 211 for Texas health and social services.
1-800-222-1222 TransitShared county-wide rides booked at least a business day ahead; no DART in Kaufman County.
877-631-5278 Before you buyCheck the exact parcel, especially near creeks, and ask the seller for the flood disclosure.
msc.fema.gov BuyingState down payment and mortgage credit certificate programs; the Kaufman County purchase price limit is about $589,600.
tsahc.orgLinks, phone numbers and addresses verified October 2026 against Gastonia-Scurry Special Utility District, the Kaufman Central Appraisal District, Kaufman County (elections, emergency management, development services, justice of the peace, constable and commissioner pages), the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas A&M Forest Service, Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative, Texas A&M AgriLife and the Public Utility Commission, and subject to change; if something has moved, tell me and I will correct it. Scurry-area addresses can sit inside town limits or in unincorporated county, and no town property tax appears on the appraisal district’s 2025 list, so the tax bill won’t show which applies; ask Town Hall and check every taxing unit and provider before you buy. The Town Hall, post office, school district, tax office, library, hospital, STAR and TSAHC numbers were carried from earlier verification. The water service package is from Gastonia-Scurry SUD’s 2023 application form and may have changed. The justice of the peace precinct covering Scurry is inferred from county road lists. The Farm Service Agency office is from a secondary listing. The fire department’s ISO statement is its own; confirm the grade with your insurer. Trash haulers, propane suppliers, internet providers and urgent care aren’t listed because they weren’t verified. 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.
Scurry, a Kaufman County town of 688 at the 2020 census, sits on SH 34 about 34 miles southeast of Dallas, surrounded by acreage in the 75158 ZIP code. Most homes run on co-op power, rural water and septic, and the details that change the price aren’t in the listing: town limits, school district, water taps and ag valuation. I sort out the details that matter here, and the awkward parts are named.
No town property tax appears on the appraisal district’s 2025 list, so a home inside Scurry looks the same on a tax bill as one in the county. That matters for permits and ordinances: inside, ask Town Hall; outside, the county handles them. I confirm the boundary before you plan anything.
Scurry-Rosser parcels run about $1.494 per $100, but about 738 parcels near Scurry are in Crandall ISD at about $1.778. On a $337,400 homestead, that’s roughly $560 more a year after the school exemption. I check the district on every parcel record.
A new Gastonia-Scurry SUD service was $3,945 on its 2023 form, plus $1,120 to $2,120 if a line must bore under a road. You’ll sign a recorded easement up to 15 feet wide and need a septic permit first. I confirm water service before you buy land.
Kaufman County requires 1 usable acre and a separate address for each septic system, a licensed installer and a maintenance contract on every aerobic system. Splitting off a second homesite means another acre. I get the permit and service records on every resale.
Kaufman CAD wants 9 contiguous acres for grazing or hay, five of the past seven years in ag use and a new application from each new owner, Form 50-129, before May 1. Homestead acreage doesn’t count, and a change of use triggers rollback taxes. I check the ag status before you buy.
Homes in 75158 took a median 88 days to sell in the three months ending August 2026, up from 24, and Freddie Mac’s 30-year rate hit 7.28 percent on October 1. I price to recent comps and compare every concession against a price cut.
Scurry has real trade-offs: a $63.40 water minimum, septic upkeep, internet that varies by street, no town website, a drive to Kaufman for groceries, culvert permits for new driveways and wind and hail exposure. If any of that is a dealbreaker, you will hear it from me first.
Confirm town limits with Town Hall. Second, check the school district on the appraisal record. Third, confirm water service, tap costs and easements with Gastonia-Scurry SUD. Fourth, pull the septic permit and get an inspection. Fifth, check ag valuation status and any rollback exposure. And sixth, check the parcel on the FEMA flood map and read the seller’s flood disclosure.
Scurry-specific things to raise with all four. Freddie Mac’s 30-year average was 7.28 percent on October 1, 2026, the highest since 2023. A typical Scurry home falls under the $563,500 FHA limit for Kaufman County and the $832,750 conforming limit, and TSAHC programs allow prices up to about $589,600. For acreage, ask about land and construction loans, check USDA eligibility by address, and build the water tap and septic system into any new-construction budget. 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 town limits, who supplies the water and power, whether septic and ag valuation are in place, which school district serves it, what the full tax bill looks like and what’s planned nearby.
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 use 2025 rates from the Kaufman Central Appraisal District: Kaufman County $0.415113, Scurry-Rosser ISD $0.9152, Crandall ISD $1.1992, Kaufman County ESD No. 5 $0.05 and Trinity Valley Community College $0.11366. The 2026 rates weren’t confirmed, and figures are illustrations, not quotes. Parcel counts by school district are from third-party tax-zone data. The state comptroller still lists a town taxing unit, though no town rate appears on the appraisal district’s sheet. Water service costs are from Gastonia-Scurry SUD’s 2023 application form and 2022 schedule and may have changed. Septic rules are from Kaufman County; its permit fees weren’t published online. Agricultural valuation rules are from the appraisal district’s January 2024 guidelines. Market figures are Redfin’s three-month data for ZIP code 75158 and rest on few sales. The FHA limit is as listed by FHA.com and should be confirmed with HUD; the conforming limit is FHFA’s 2026 limit; TSAHC limits are effective June 13, 2026. The mortgage rate is Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for 1 October 2026. School campus assignment is determined by address. All real estate services are provided through Legacy Realty Group. Equal Housing Opportunity.
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