Horse country, growing fast.
Living in Aubrey, Texas
Aubrey grew from 5,006 residents in 2020 to an estimated 9,066 in 2025, and its school district grew 88.9% in six years.
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Why Aubrey
Denton County
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.
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.
Life in Aubrey
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Downtown Aubrey: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Downtown Aubrey: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 3.0
The numbers
Schools, taxes, commute
Aubrey ISD serves Aubrey, Krugerville, part of Cross Roads and Providence Village, and a small part of Little Elm; it opened West Elementary in 2024 and Owens Middle School in 2025, and Elementary No. 5 is under construction with a 2027 opening listed. Some newer communities with Aubrey addresses, such as Sandbrock Ranch, are zoned to Denton ISD, which opened Sandbrock Ranch Elementary in 2022. Confirm zoning by address with the district.
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.
| Downtown DentonUS 377 (approximate, off-peak) | 20-25 min |
| The Star, FriscoUS 380 and Dallas North Tollway (approximate, off-peak) | 30-35 min |
| Legacy West, PlanoUS 380 and Dallas North Tollway (approximate, off-peak) | 40-45 min |
| DFW AirportUS 377 and I-35E (approximate, off-peak) | 45-50 min |
Where Aubrey sits
Drive times, schools and shopping around it. Ask me for a tour of the area.
Being built now
In July 2026 the district reported utilities complete and the slab next; the campus is listed to open in 2027 to relieve West and Fuller elementaries.[5]
Denton ISD lists Mia Price High School as opening in 2027 in neighboring Cross Roads.[7]
The City of Aubrey announced an economic development agreement for a new Walmart retail facility.[8]
The city posted a construction notice for Station No. 2 in June 2025.[8]
Where to look in Aubrey
Settling in to Aubrey
Power to Choose lists both Oncor and Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP) as delivery utilities in ZIP 76227, where you shop retail plans. Parts of the 76227 area are served by the CoServ co-op instead (Providence Village, for example), so check your exact address.[15]
The City of Aubrey bills water, sewer and trash on one monthly statement, and Republic Services is the city's trash provider. To start, email the residential form and a photo ID to the city's Utilities office. In Winn Ridge, water comes from Mustang Water, so apply on Mustang's website first.[17]
Once you own and live in the home, file the residence homestead exemption with the Denton Central Appraisal District. It is free and you never need to pay a company to do it. Denton CAD takes applications online through its website.[18]
Aubrey ISD: new families start with the district's Getting Started at Aubrey ISD registration page. Some Aubrey-area addresses belong to Denton ISD, so confirm the district for the exact address.[19]
Register your vehicle with the Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector (main office 1505 E. McKinney St., Denton). Texas DMV gives new residents 30 days to register, and this is an emissions county, so pass a state inspection first. For your license, the Denton DPS office is at 4020 E. McKinney St. (appointments required); DPS lets you drive on a valid out-of-state license for up to 90 days after moving.[20]
Before you buy or sell
What I check before an offer in Aubrey, and every neighborhood side by side, is on the Aubrey buyer page.
How homes here are pricing, and what buyers will check on yours, is on the seller page.
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Questions people ask about Aubrey
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Your realtor in Aubrey
Buying or selling in Aubrey means knowing more than the city average. Homes here can fall in Aubrey ISD or Denton ISD; combined 2025 tax rates run about 1.84% to 1.86% depending on the address, and communities like Sandbrock Ranch, Silverado, Arrowbrooke and Winn Ridge each behave like their own market.
As your Aubrey realtor I verify the school zoning, the full tax rate and any HOA, MUD or PID for every home before you write an offer, and I bring more than ten years of construction and remodeling experience to every inspection and pricing decision. I work from Formation at The Star in Frisco and help clients in English and Spanish.
New listings in Aubrey, straight from the MLS
Albert sets up an MLS search with your price range, and new homes reach you the day they hit the market, with photos, price and history. Your number stays with Albert.
Thinking about Aubrey?
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- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Aubrey city, Texas, 2026-10
- Zillow, Aubrey TX Home Values (ZHVI, median sale price, days to pending; latest shown Jan 2026), 2026-10
- Post Signal, Aubrey passes lower rate (city rate $0.45, Sept 4, 2025), 2026-10
- Post Signal, AISD sets budget (2026-27 rate $1.2011, down from $1.2249; Aug 27, 2026), 2026-10
- Post Signal, AISD faces exponential growth (July 30, 2026), 2026-10
- Wikipedia, Aubrey Independent School District (areas served, schools, opening years), 2026-10
- Wikipedia, Denton Independent School District (Mia Price HS 2027, Sandbrock Ranch Elementary 2022), 2026-10
- City of Aubrey, official website (Walmart agreement, Station No. 2, Peanut Festival), 2026-10
- Sandbrock Ranch community site, 2026-10
- Wikipedia, Aubrey, Texas (location, history, nickname), 2026-10
- Denton County FY 2025-2026 Adopted Budget (tax rate $0.185938), 2026-10
- Community Impact, Denton ISD voter-approval tax rate election ($1.2069 proposed), 2026-10
- Community Impact, Denton ISD projects $325K budget surplus for FY 2026-27 (voters approved Nov 2025 tax rate election), 2026-10
- Aubrey ISD 2022 Bond ($385.9 million, May 7, 2022), 2026-10
- Power to Choose (Public Utility Commission of Texas), plans and delivery utility by ZIP, 2026-10
- Town of Providence Village, New Resident Packet (PDF), 2026-10
- City of Aubrey, Utilities, 2026-10
- Denton Central Appraisal District, Homestead Exemptions (apply online, no fee), 2026-10
- Aubrey ISD, Getting Started at Aubrey ISD (registration), 2026-10
- Texas DMV, New to Texas (30 days to register; emissions counties), 2026-10
- Texas DPS, Moving to Texas (drive on out-of-state license up to 90 days), 2026-10
- Texas DPS, Driver License Office Locations search (by county), 2026-10
- Texas DMV, Denton County Tax Office contact, 2026-10
Figures change. Verify school zoning, tax rates and HOA or MUD fees for any specific address before you buy. Albert does this on every home he shows.