Acre lots off US 75.
Living in Fairview, Texas
Fairview mixes acre-lot estates and a golf community with Fairview Town Center retail, right off US 75 between Allen and McKinney.
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Why Fairview
Collin County
The Town of Fairview has about 10,913 residents (July 2025 Census estimate) in Collin County, with Lovejoy ISD and McKinney ISD serving its schools. Its housing runs from custom estates on wooded acreage to Heritage Ranch, an active adult community built around a golf course, plus the shops and offices of Fairview Town Center near US 75. Zillow's typical home value was about $651,000 in September 2026, down 4.3% from a year earlier, which is a wider dip than in neighboring Lucas or Parker.
The lesson in Fairview is that a town-wide average hides two very different markets. Recorded closed sales from late 2023 to October 2026 show a median of about $510,000 in Heritage Ranch but about $1.57 million in Oakwood Estates and $1.77 million in Hawks Wood. If you are buying or selling an estate home, ignore the city headline and work from sales in your own subdivision, with your lot size and sewer or septic setup.
The numbers
Schools, taxes, commute
The town says Lovejoy ISD serves a large portion of Fairview, including Puster Elementary on Stoddard Road and Sloan Creek Middle School on FM 1378, while McKinney ISD serves the western side and a small area in far northeast Fairview. Lovejoy ISD voters approved 98.36% of the district's 2025 bond in May 2025. Because the district changes your tax rate by about 15 cents per $100, check it for the exact address.
For tax year 2025 a Fairview home paid about 1.65% combined in McKinney ISD (town 0.316658, McKinney ISD 1.1043, Collin County plus Collin College 0.230563 per $100) and about 1.80% in Lovejoy ISD, which levies 1.2552. On a $1.5 million home that is roughly $24,800 a year ($2,064 a month) in McKinney ISD or $27,000 a year ($2,253 a month) in Lovejoy ISD, before the state's $140,000 school homestead exemption. The town itself offers a $60,000 over-65 and disabled exemption but no general homestead exemption.
| Legacy West, Planoapproximate off-peak via SH 121 | 20-25 min |
| The Star, Friscoapproximate off-peak via SH 121 | 25-30 min |
| Downtown Dallasapproximate off-peak via US 75 | 35-40 min |
| DFW Airportapproximate off-peak via SH 121 | 40-45 min |
Where Fairview sits
Drive times, schools and shopping around it. Ask me for a tour of the area.
Being built now
Academy Sports + Outdoors leased half of the former Macy's building, with remodeling underway and an opening targeted for late spring or early summer 2026, according to the March 2026 town newsletter.[4]
A 28,000-plus square foot pediatric specialty center, including the Andrews Institute for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, opened at Fairview Town Center in February 2026.[4]
The extension opened ahead of schedule, giving drivers about two miles of bypass around State Highway 5 between Fairview Crossing Boulevard and Indian Springs Road.[4]
Reconstruction is expected to begin later in 2026, with the west portion closed during work and completion anticipated by early 2027.[4]
Where to look in Fairview
Settling in to Fairview
The Town of Fairview bills water, sewer and trash together; start service with the residential Water and Sewer Application on the utility billing page (972-886-4242, UtilityBilling@FairviewTexas.org). Republic Services collects trash and recycling once a week using 95-gallon carts.[12]
Homestead exemptions in Collin County are filed with the Collin Central Appraisal District, not the county or city, using Form 50-114 or the district's online application. File once you own and live in the home; the general deadline is April 30 of the tax year, and late applications are allowed up to two years after the deadline.[14]
Lovejoy ISD serves a large part of Fairview and enrolls new students through its enrollment and registration page, while McKinney ISD serves the western side and handles enrollment through its own page. Check the town's school district page and the district's zoning tool for the exact address.[5]
Register your vehicle with the Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector, which has offices in Frisco (6101 Frisco Square Blvd), McKinney (2300 Bloomdale Rd.) and Plano (900 E. Park Blvd.) and takes appointments online. New residents have 30 days after moving to register a vehicle in Texas and should get a Texas driver license from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) within 90 days; DPS asks that your vehicles be registered first. Book a DPS driver license appointment once registration is done.[18]
Before you buy or sell
Ask whether the home is on public sewer or septic, because Fairview grew with limited sewer service and many estates sit on an acre or more partly for that reason. Then confirm Lovejoy or McKinney ISD for the address, since that choice alone moves the annual tax bill by about $2,260 on a $1.5 million home.
Fairview's typical value fell 4.3% in the year to September 2026, so pricing off a neighbor's 2024 sale is the fastest way to sit on the market. Use the last six to twelve months of sales in your subdivision, and if you are on septic, have the system serviced and documented before listing. On older acreage homes, buyers often weigh a tear-down against a renovation, so a contractor's estimate for roof, windows and HVAC in your listing packet helps them see the value instead of the work.
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Your realtor in Fairview
Buying or selling in Fairview means knowing more than the city average. Homes here can fall in Lovejoy ISD or McKinney ISD; combined 2025 tax rates run about 1.65% to 1.8% depending on the address, and communities like Oakwood Estates, Hawks Wood, Heritage Ranch and Sloan Creek Estates each behave like their own market.
As your Fairview 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.
Thinking about Fairview?
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- Zillow Home Value Index, city level data (Fairview, Sept 2026), 2026-10
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Fairview town, Texas, 2026-10
- Republic Title: 2025 DFW Area Tax Rates (Collin County), 2026-10
- Town of Fairview: March 2026 Fairview Town News, 2026-10
- Town of Fairview: School district information, 2026-10
- CandysDirt: Fairview neighborhood guide, 2026-10
- Dustin Pitts: Best neighborhoods in Fairview TX (closed-sale samples), 2026-10
- Lovejoy ISD: Voters pass Propositions A, B, D, E, 2026-10
- Collin County Development Services: On-Site Sewage Facilities, 2026-10
- Realtor.com Residential Data: county core metrics (Collin County, Sept 2026), 2026-10
- Texas Comptroller: Property tax exemptions, 2026-10
- Town of Fairview: Water and utility billing, 2026-10
- Town of Fairview: Trash and recycling, 2026-10
- Collin Central Appraisal District: Residential exemption forms (online homestead application), 2026-10
- Texas Comptroller: Form 50-114, Application for Residence Homestead Exemption, 2026-10
- Lovejoy ISD: Enrollment and registration, 2026-10
- McKinney ISD: Enrollment, 2026-10
- Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector, 2026-10
- Texas DMV: New to Texas, 2026-10
- Texas DPS: Moving to Texas (driver license), 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.