Bartonville Realtor, facts first.

Bartonville is a Denton County town of 1,937 people (July 2025 Census estimate) just south of Denton, with Town Hall on East Jeter Road. The area was settled in 1878 and named for T. Bent Barton, and the current town was incorporated in 1973. Much of the town is acreage. Water comes from two water supply corporations rather than a city utility, CoServ supplies the power, and the master plan of Lantana next door is unincorporated, so it is not part of the town.

For tax year 2025 a Bartonville home in Argyle ISD paid about 1.53% combined (town 0.173646, Argyle ISD 1.1727, Denton County 0.185938 per $100), and about 1.57% in Denton ISD (1.2069). Bartonville is also in the service area of Denton County ESD 1 and ESD 2, which set 2025 rates of $0.06 and $0.10; where both show on the bill, the total runs about 1.69% to 1.73%. On a $1.4 million home at 1.53% that is roughly $21,400 a year, or about $1,785 a month, before exemptions. The town offers $50,000 off for owners 65 and older or disabled but no percentage homestead exemption, and its FY 2026-27 budget raises town property tax revenue by 12.57%.

Pull the Denton CAD record first. It shows the school district and whether the ESD 1 and ESD 2 taxes are billed on that parcel. Then ask which water supply corporation serves the home, Argyle WSC or Cross Timbers WSC, and get a survey that shows easements, since the town keeps a separate Gas Wells information page for residents. If you plan to build, get the deed restrictions in writing before you make an offer on land, because minimum home sizes like Eagle Ridge's 4,800 square feet set your construction budget.

The thing I tell every Bartonville buyer is to read the paperwork on the land as closely as the house. In Eagle Ridge, a 2026 lot listing required a home of at least 4,800 square feet, a $1,500 yearly association fee and an aerobic septic system. The school district also changes inside town: Denton ISD covers the east and south, and Argyle ISD covers the northwest. Two homes a mile apart can land in different districts with different tax bills, so I pull the appraisal record before we write an offer.

At this price point buyers hire inspectors who open the septic lids and walk the drain field, so have the system serviced and keep the records in a folder before you list. With 66 homes for sale in October 2026 at an average list price of $2.39 million, price from closed sales of similar acreage, not from the highest asking price on your road. From my construction years: barns, arenas, fencing and long gravel drives help your number only when they are in good repair. Buyers will discount anything that looks like a project.