Sports, master-planned neighborhoods, and the highest household incomes in the area.
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Frisco is about 235,200 people with a median household income of $145,444 (ACS 2024), the highest of the big Collin County suburbs, and at a median sale price near $688K it is the most expensive of them too. It is also the most “built for you”: The Star, the PGA of America headquarters, Toyota Stadium, and, as of July 2026, Universal Kids Resort. Two things are worth knowing before you buy. Frisco is not a DART member city, so there is no rail. And a Frisco address does not guarantee Frisco ISD - parts of the city are zoned to Prosper, Lewisville and Little Elm ISD, and Rock Hill High School sits on Coit Road inside Frisco city limits as a Prosper ISD campus.
Master-planned communities and gated custom-home enclaves, with an entertainment district in place of a historic downtown core
Summers are hot and sunny with highs in the mid-to-upper 90s°F. Winters stay mild - expect 50°F afternoons mixed with the occasional cold snap. North Texas averages 229 sunny days, roughly 41 inches of rain, and minimal snow each year.
Match your wish list - from walkable districts to gated communities - with these buyer favorites. Mali can share recent closings, HOA nuances, and off-market conversations for each pocket.
Gated and guard-attended: roughly 900+ custom homes on about 550 acres in west Frisco. One of the city’s longest-established luxury enclaves.
Large master-planned community in west Frisco, and one of the city’s best-known newer neighborhoods.
Gated luxury community in north Frisco, known for its European-inspired custom-home architecture.
Established east-Frisco area built around the Stonebriar Country Club golf course, next door to Stonebriar Centre mall.
Del Webb 55+ active-adult community near Lewisville Lake with clubhouses and an 18-hole golf course. Construction began in 2006; it is planned for roughly 3,000 homes.
A large established subdivision in north-central Frisco, off Panther Creek Parkway.
The area around the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters and Ford Center at The Star, Frisco’s sports, dining and entertainment complex, with upscale dining, hotels and event venues walkable from the front door.
One of Frisco’s more understated established neighborhoods, built primarily in the early 2000s with a neighborhood pool and park access. It appeals to buyers who want a Frisco ISD address without the HOA intensity or the price premium of the newer master-plans.
Early-2000s two-story brick homes on nicely sized lots, built around creek trail access and a community pool. An established Frisco ISD address with more green space than the denser newer developments.
Understanding Frisco's community composition helps buyers match lifestyle preferences with neighborhood character. The figures below reference recent American Community Survey estimates and city planning reports.
Total population
≈235,200
US Census ACS 2024 1-year estimate (235,221).
Median household income
$145,444
US Census ACS 2024 1-year estimate; also cited on the City of Frisco’s At-A-Glance sheet.
Median age
39.4 years
US Census ACS 2024 1-year estimate.
Homeownership
63.7%
Owner-occupied share of occupied units, computed from US Census ACS 2024 table B25003.
Frisco High SchoolHigh
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Wakeland High SchoolHigh
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Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh
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Rock Hill High SchoolHigh
Sits inside Frisco city limits on Coit Road, but it is a Prosper ISD campus, not Frisco ISD. This is the classic Frisco buyer trap: a Frisco address does not always mean Frisco ISD.
Roach Middle SchoolMiddle
Frisco ISD.
Pioneer Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle
Frisco ISD.
Talley Elementary SchoolElementary
Frisco ISD.
Frisco ISD Career and Technical Education CenterSpecialty
District CTE center with 30+ programs of study, covering health science, IT, engineering/STEM, hospitality, agriculture and more, plus dual-credit courses with Collin College.
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Every public campus inside Frisco city limits, with the letter grade and score the Texas Education Agency published for it in 2025. Enrolment and grades come straight from TEA's accountability download and the federal school directory, so nothing here is a third-party score that nobody refreshes.
Frisco is split across 4 school districts. Two houses on the same street can feed different districts, and boundaries in this corridor get redrawn most years as new campuses open. Confirm the assignment for the exact address with the district before you write an offer - and if the school is a reason you are buying, ask Mali to put the district's written confirmation in your file.
Collin County · 60 campuses in town
Collin County · 4 campuses in town
Denton County · 1 campus in town
Denton County · 1 campus in town
Frisco also has campuses run by Leadership Prep School, Texas College Preparatory Academies. Open-enrollment charters admit by application and lottery from a wide area, so buying a particular house never assigns a child to one.
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Frisco homes are taxed by 4 separate governments, and the combined 2025 adopted rate is 1.68% per year of appraised value. That is the number before any exemption and before the special districts below - which is why the figure on a listing page and the figure on your first tax bill are so rarely the same.
| Taxing unit | Rate per $100 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frisco ISD | 1.019400 | 61% |
| City of Frisco | 0.425517 | 25% |
| Collin County | 0.149343 | 9% |
| College district | 0.081220 | 5% |
| Combined | 1.675480 | 100% |
Collin County has no hospital district, which is the main structural reason its cities run below their Dallas County neighbours rather than anything about how Frisco budgets.
Starts at the Frisco median single-family value.
No exemption
$10,996
What an investor or second-home owner pays.
With homestead
$8,855
Effective rate 1.3492% of market value.
You keep
$2,141
Per year, once the exemption is filed and granted.
| Unit | Exemption | Taxed on | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco ISD | $140,000 | $516,300 | $5,263 |
| City | $131,260 | $525,040 | $2,234 |
| County | $32,815 | $623,485 | $931 |
| College district | $131,260 | $525,040 | $426 |
Every school district in Texas must exempt $140,000 of a homestead's value. Cities, counties and college districts may each adopt up to 20% on top, and several here adopt nothing at all - which is why this has to be worked out one unit at a time rather than netted against the combined rate. Year one is billed at full market value; the 10% appraisal cap starts the January after your exemption is granted.
Collin County has 28 special districts levying their own rate on top of everything above - 23 Municipal Utility Districts, 3 Municipal Management Districts, 1 Water Control & Improvement Districts, 1 Fresh Water Supply Districts. Adopted 2025 rates run from 0.41 to 1.20 per $100. At the top of that range a district adds more than half again the entire Frisco stack, and none of it is reduced by a homestead exemption.
These follow subdivision boundaries, not city limits, so two houses a mile apart in Frisco can differ by a full point. They are most common in newer master-planned communities, because that is what the bonds paid to build.
A Public Improvement District is not a taxing unit. It is an assessment a city levies on the specific parcels that benefited from the roads, water and amenities its bonds paid for - set per parcel, absent from every rate table and every listing-site tax estimate, and not reduced by a homestead exemption because it is not a tax. It typically runs the life of the bonds, often 20 to 40 years, and can frequently be paid off in a lump sum. In a new-build community that is the difference between the budget you built and the payment you owe, and the option period is when you find out.
HOA dues are a private contract with the neighbourhood association. They are not on the tax bill, not collected by the county, not deductible, and not touched by any exemption - and a community can have an HOA and a MUD and a PID at once, which is the combination that catches people out. Ask for the dues, the transfer fee, the reserve study and any special assessment in writing, and read them alongside the tax bill rather than instead of it.
Answers to common questions about living, buying, and relocating to Frisco, Texas.
Mostly Frisco ISD, but a Frisco address does not guarantee it. Parts of Frisco city limits are served by Prosper ISD, Lewisville ISD and Little Elm ISD. The classic example: Rock Hill High School is physically in Frisco, on Coit Road, and it is a Prosper ISD campus, not a Frisco ISD one. Always confirm the attendance zone for the exact address before you make an offer.
No. Frisco is not a DART member city and there is no DART rail station inside the city. The nearest light-rail station is Parker Road Station in Plano, which you would have to drive to. Inside Frisco, transit means GoZone, an on-demand rideshare service run with the Denton County Transportation Authority, covering the central part of the city on weekdays, roughly 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., at about $3-$5 a ride. Curb-to-curb DCTA paratransit is available to eligible seniors, riders with disabilities and medical trips. If rail access is part of your plan, Plano has it and Frisco does not.
The median sale price was around $688,000 as of May 2026 (Redfin), which makes Frisco the most expensive of the large Collin County suburbs, noticeably above Plano and McKinney. Treat that as an approximate, directional figure and ask for current comps in the specific community you’re shopping: a Starwood custom home and a Frisco Lakes 55+ home are entirely different markets.
It runs on tollways, not freeways. The Dallas North Tollway is the main north-south route, the Sam Rayburn Tollway (SH 121) runs along the southern edge, US 380 crosses the north, and Preston Road (SH 289) cuts through the middle. There is no freeway inside the city; I-35E and US 75 are both a short drive out. Budget for tolls, and be honest with yourself about a downtown Dallas commute from up here: it is a genuinely long one, and there is no train to fall back on.
It is a young, high-income, master-planned city built around destinations rather than a historic core. Median household income is $145,444 and 26.2% of residents are under 18 (ACS 2024). Entertainment is the civic identity: The Star, Toyota Stadium, the PGA District, Stonebriar Centre and now Universal Kids Resort. If what you want is walkable historic charm, McKinney’s downtown square is the better fit.
Frisco ISD is the largest single employer, ahead of any private company. On the private side, the Frisco EDC and the Frisco Chamber name T-Mobile USA, the PGA of America, Keurig Dr Pepper, TIAA, Conifer Health Solutions and Gearbox Software; the City of Frisco is also among the top employers. The published headcounts on those lists are undated, so we don’t quote numbers.
Still growing, and still building big. The Omni PGA Frisco Resort opened in 2023, and Universal Kids Resort, Universal’s first park designed for families with young children (32 acres with a 300-room hotel), opened July 1, 2026. Collin College’s Frisco Campus and the University of North Texas at Frisco are both operating in the city. Practically, that means live construction and shifting traffic near the growth corridors, so drive your route at your actual commute time before you commit.
The Star is the Dallas Cowboys’ 91-acre headquarters and practice facility, including the 12,000-seat Ford Center. Toyota Stadium hosts FC Dallas, the Frisco Bowl and the National Soccer Hall of Fame. The PGA District has the Omni resort and two championship courses. Stonebriar Centre on the Tollway is the retail anchor, and downtown Frisco’s Rail District runs a free “Boxcar” shuttle Friday through Sunday.
Have more questions about Frisco? Contact Mali at yourealtordfw@gmail.com or call (972) 408-6939.