Living in Lucas, Texas

The City of Lucas lists six public school districts serving residents: Allen, Lovejoy, McKinney, Plano, Princeton and Wylie ISDs, and says the district depends on the exact address. Lovejoy ISD is headquartered on Country Club Road, and its voters approved 98.36% of the district's 2025 bond on May 3, 2025. Look up the address with the district before you write an offer, because two homes on the same road can be zoned differently.

For tax year 2025 a Lucas home paid about 1.61% combined in Allen ISD (city 0.255463, Allen ISD 1.1258, Collin County plus Collin College 0.230563 per $100) and about 1.74% in Lovejoy ISD, which levies 1.2552. On a $1.5 million home that is roughly $24,200 a year ($2,015 a month) in Allen ISD or $26,100 a year ($2,176 a month) in Lovejoy ISD before exemptions. The state's $140,000 school homestead exemption trims about $1,750 a year off the Lovejoy ISD portion, and Lucas offers an 8% city homestead exemption; the city adopted a slightly lower 0.249880 rate for FY 2026-27.

Malouf Interests is developing a 42-acre retail center at the northwest corner of Parker Road and Southview Drive (FM 1378), anchored by a roughly 60,000 square foot Tom Thumb. Construction was underway in March 2026, with shell completion expected later in 2026.^[6]

The same site plan calls for about 130,000 square feet of retail, a 25,000 square foot restaurant village with 15 pad sites and a community park.^[7]

After a first bond sale of $80.34 million in July 2025, the district reported natatorium upgrades planned for summer and fall 2026, plus new buses and tennis court work.^[8]

The City of Lucas bills water and trash service; contact Utility Billing at 665 Country Club Road (972-912-1205) to set up an account, and pay online through the city's utility payment page. The city's trash day lookup links to Community Waste Disposal (CWD).^[15]

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.^[16]

Six districts serve Lucas, so start with the city's school district page, which links each district's zoning tool (Allen ISD Find My School Zone, Lovejoy ISD attendance zones, Plano ISD SchoolFinder, McKinney ISD School Zone Finder and others). Lovejoy ISD handles new students through its enrollment and registration page.^[4]

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.^[19]