Trophy Club, Texas in 2026: Prices Up 11%, and a Tax Bill That Depends on Your County Line
Trophy Club's median hit $867,028, up 11.2%. But the same house costs about $2,700 more a year in property tax on the Tarrant side than the Denton side.
What does it actually cost to own a home in Trophy Club, Texas in 2026? The median home there sold for $867,028 over the three months ending June 2026, up 11.2% from the same period a year earlier, according to Redfin. The property tax rate applied to that home is either 1.758964% or 2.070649% of assessed value, depending on which side of an invisible line the house sits on. On a median-priced Trophy Club home, that is a difference of about $2,700 a year, before any homestead exemption.
Most towns have one combined tax rate. Trophy Club has two. Very few buyers notice until the first escrow analysis lands.
The county line runs straight through town
Trophy Club sits at the top of Tarrant County and spills over into Denton County. The Town of Trophy Club, Northwest ISD, and Municipal Utility District No. 1 tax every property inside the town limits at the same rate. The county-level entities do not.
The Town of Trophy Club publishes both combined rates on its tax information page:
| Combined rate (per $100 valuation) | Rate | Annual tax on an $867,028 home |
|---|---|---|
| MUD No. 1, Denton County side | $1.758964 | about $15,251 |
| MUD No. 1, Tarrant County side | $2.070649 | about $17,953 |
| PID No. 1 (Emergency Services), Denton County | $1.810824 | about $15,701 |
The gap between the Denton and Tarrant sides is $0.311685 per $100, or roughly $225 a month on a median-priced house. It comes from three line items that only Tarrant County properties carry: the Tarrant County Hospital District at $0.194500, Tarrant County College District at $0.112170, and a county rate of $0.194500 against Denton County's $0.189485.
None of that is a discount or a penalty. It is simply two different sets of taxing jurisdictions overlaying one town. But it means two homes on the same street, listed at the same price, can carry meaningfully different monthly payments once taxes are escrowed. If you are a buyer running affordability math, pull the actual taxing entities for the specific parcel rather than assuming a town-wide rate. If you are a seller on the Denton side, that lower carrying cost is a real, verifiable selling point that belongs in the listing conversation, not a vague claim about value.
Why prices are up 11% here while parts of DFW are down
The 114 corridor is running on a different clock than the growth corridor north of Dallas.
Redfin scores Trophy Club at 73 out of 100 on its Compete Score, which the site labels "very competitive." Homes sold in a median of 35 days over the three months ending June 2026, unchanged from a year earlier. Sale-to-list came in at 98.7%, and 31.9% of homes sold above list price, up 17.2 percentage points year over year.
Neighboring Keller looks nearly identical: a $722,107 median, up 10.2%, a Compete Score of 74, and 28 days on market. On the same Redfin comparison, Dallas scores 52 and Frisco scores 50, both labeled "somewhat competitive," with homes going pending in 49 and 55 days respectively.
That is the story worth understanding. This pocket of northwest Tarrant and southern Denton counties is a fixed-supply market. Trophy Club covers 2,385 acres and incorporated in 1985. It is essentially built out. There is no next phase of 1,800 lots coming online the way there is in Anna or Celina, where new-construction supply has been pulling medians down. When inventory cannot expand, price does the adjusting.
One caveat against the headline: 31.2% of Trophy Club homes still took a price drop before selling. This is not a market where every listing clears. It is a market where correctly priced listings clear quickly and mispriced ones sit.
The streets, the stock, and the golf
Trophy Club was built as the first master-planned community in Texas, proposed in 1973 by Houston developers and organized around a country club. Ben Hogan designed the original eighteen holes, reportedly the only course he ever designed, and the town's name came from the plan to display his trophy collection at the club. Hogan later withdrew his support over the clubhouse. The name stuck.
That history explains the layout. The older core along Trophy Club Drive, Sunset Drive, and the streets threading between the two courses dates to the late 1970s and 1980s: one-story and split-level brick, mature trees, larger irregular lots that follow fairway geometry. The Lakes of Trophy Club came later. The Highlands at Trophy Club, on the north end, is the newest large section, and it is also the town's Public Improvement District, which matters for reasons covered below. Broadway Drive, Galloway Boulevard, and Rosebury Lane sit in that newer stock: two-story, 3,400 to 5,000 square feet, more formal elevations.
Population ran 3,922 in 1990, 6,350 in 2000, and 13,688 at the 2020 census. Nearly all of that growth is behind it.
What actually sold in August 2026
Recent Trophy Club closings, as reported by Redfin. These are last list prices at the time of sale, not final recorded sale prices:
| Address | Beds / Baths | Sq ft | Last list price | Days on market | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2205 Galloway Blvd | 5 / 4.5 | 4,993 | $1,475,000 | 21 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| 2418 Rosebury Ln | 4 / 4.5 | 4,129 | $1,025,000 | 26 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| 16 Katie Ln | 3 / 3 | 2,750 | $975,000 | 27 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| 2538 Broadway Dr | 4 / 3.5 | 3,419 | $799,999 | 62 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| 1104 Sunset Dr | 4 / 3 | 2,374 | $490,000 | 87 | Aug 12, 2026 |
Read the days-on-market column, not the price column. The three highest-priced homes on this list moved in 21 to 27 days. The two lowest-priced took 62 and 87. That inverts what most sellers expect, and it is consistent with what the aggregate data shows: the updated, larger inventory in the newer sections is absorbing quickly, while original-condition homes in the older core are competing on price against a buyer who can see the renovation budget coming.
If you own one of those older homes, the pricing decision is the whole transaction. A proper pre-list valuation tells you whether you are a 25-day listing or an 85-day listing before you commit to a number.
Thinking about selling in Trophy Club? Request a confidential valuation of your Trophy Club home and see where it lands against what is actually closing on your side of the county line. Request a valuation.
The PID change every Trophy Club buyer should ask about
The Highlands at Trophy Club is Public Improvement District No. 1, and homes inside it carry assessments that homes elsewhere in town do not. The Town describes two: a fixed assessment allocated by lot to pay for district improvements, and an annual emergency services assessment covering the district's share of fire service. For calendar year 2023, the annual installment per unit ran from $1,037.16 on Lot Type 5 up to $2,357.19 on Lot Type 1. There has also been a monthly utility-bill surcharge in place since October 2015.
This structure has been changing. Municipal Utility District No. 1 expanded its boundaries to cover all of Trophy Club, including the PID area, which shifts how fire service is billed: PID residents move from a separate emergency services assessment to being taxed through MUD No. 1 instead.
For a buyer, the practical point is unchanged regardless of how the accounting lands. If the property is in The Highlands, ask for the current assessment amount by lot type, in writing, before the option period expires. A fixed assessment of $1,800 a year is $150 a month that does not show up in a listing's tax estimate and does not go away when you refinance. This is the same category of cost we walk through with buyers looking at MUD and PID communities across DFW, and it is the single most commonly missed line item in this part of the metroplex.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Trophy Club in Denton County or Tarrant County?
Both. The town limits straddle the county line. The Town of Trophy Club, Northwest ISD, and MUD No. 1 tax the whole town at the same rates, but county-level entities differ. Properties on the Tarrant side additionally pay the Tarrant County Hospital District and Tarrant County College District. Check the specific parcel, not the town.
What is the property tax rate in Trophy Club, Texas?
Per the Town's published rates, the combined rate is $1.758964 per $100 of valuation on the Denton County side and $2.070649 on the Tarrant County side. Denton County properties inside PID No. 1 are shown at $1.810824. On an $867,028 home, that spread works out to roughly $2,700 a year before exemptions.
Why are Trophy Club home prices rising when other DFW submarkets are falling?
Supply. Trophy Club covers 2,385 acres, incorporated in 1985, and is effectively built out, so there is no new-construction pipeline adding inventory. Redfin's data shows a Compete Score of 73, a 98.7% sale-to-list ratio, and 31.9% of homes selling above list. Markets with large active new-construction phases have been moving the other direction.
Do homes in The Highlands at Trophy Club have extra assessments?
Yes. The Highlands is the town's Public Improvement District. The Town publishes both a fixed per-lot assessment and an emergency services assessment, with 2023 annual installments per unit ranging from $1,037.16 to $2,357.19 depending on lot type. Ask the seller for the current figure in writing during the option period.
Should I hire an agent who works Trophy Club specifically, or does any DFW agent work?
What matters is less the ZIP code on the business card than whether the agent will actually pull the parcel-level tax and assessment data before advising you on price. In a town with two combined tax rates and a PID overlay, an agent who quotes you a single town-wide number is guessing, and that guess shows up in your monthly payment or in your days on market. Ask any agent you interview to show you the taxing entities for your specific parcel. I am Paul Blair, founder and broker of Grey Square, with 22 years and more than $200 million in closed transactions across Dallas and Los Angeles. If you want that analysis run on a Trophy Club property, start a conversation.
Working with Grey Square in Trophy Club
Most of my Dallas work runs east of the tollway, but the question a Trophy Club seller asks me is the same one I answer in the Park Cities: what is this house actually worth right now, and what will the buyer looking at it really pay to carry it each month. In a town with a county line running through the middle of it, those two questions are the same question.
Buying or selling in Trophy Club? Schedule a private consultation and we will run the parcel-level numbers on the specific property before you make a decision. Contact Grey Square. Sellers can also start with our seller guide.
Paul Blair is the founder and broker of Grey Square, a virtual real estate brokerage representing buyers and sellers across Dallas and Los Angeles. With 22 years in the business and more than $200 million in closed transactions, Paul works the full range of the market, from luxury homes in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow to estates in the Hollywood Hills and across the Westside. Connect with Paul and the Grey Square team at greysq.com. TX TREC #9011505 · CA DRE #01792671.