Find the right home in Aubrey, at the right price.

Aubrey is a Denton County city about 12 miles north of Denton, known locally as "Horse Country, U.S.A." and for a Peanut Festival that reached its 40th year in 2026. The Census Bureau estimated 9,066 residents in July 2025, up from 5,006 at the 2020 count, with a median household income of $101,574. Much of the newer growth is in master plans with Aubrey addresses, some of them zoned to Denton ISD rather than Aubrey ISD.

For tax year 2025, the City of Aubrey adopted $0.45 per $100, and adding Denton County ($0.185938) and the school district puts a typical in-city home at roughly 1.84% (Denton ISD) to 1.86% (Aubrey ISD) combined. On a $350,000 home that is about $540 a month before exemptions. Aubrey ISD adopted a lower 2026-27 rate of $1.2011, down from $1.2249, and homes outside city limits have different taxing units, so check the tax certificate for the exact address.

When you compare a resale home with new construction in Aubrey, compare the full monthly payment, including taxes, HOA and any special district assessment, not just the price. Ask each builder which school district the lot is zoned to and whether a new campus is planned nearby, since Aubrey ISD is building Elementary No. 5 and Denton ISD is opening Mia Price High School in 2027.

The lesson in Aubrey: buy the school zone and the tax bill, not just the ZIP code. A home with an Aubrey address can sit inside city limits or outside them, and in Aubrey ISD or Denton ISD, and each combination changes your monthly payment and your kids' campuses. Aubrey ISD says it expects more than 7,000 new homes over the next 10 years, so ask which schools are planned near you, not just which ones exist today.

In early 2026, 62.1% of Aubrey sales closed under list and homes took a median 75 days to go under contract, so your real competition is the builder down the road offering incentives. Builders win on new finishes; you win on things they cannot offer, like a mature yard, a finished fence and window coverings, and a clean inspection. From my construction years, spend on what a buyer's inspector writes up (roof, HVAC, water heater, drainage) before paint and fixtures.