Living in Trophy Club, Texas

Nearly all of Trophy Club is in Northwest ISD, with campuses including Lakeview Elementary, Samuel Beck Elementary, Medlin Middle School and Byron Nelson High School, while a very small part is in Carroll ISD. Northwest ISD lowered its rate to 1.0638 for 2026-27 from 1.0841. Confirm the district and campus for the exact address before you write an offer.

For tax year 2025 a Trophy Club home in Denton County paid about 1.68% combined (town 0.412864, Northwest ISD 1.0841, Denton County 0.185938 per $100), and about 1.96% on the Tarrant County side, before the separate MUD tax. On a $1.5 million home in Denton County that is roughly $25,200 a year, or about $2,104 a month, before the state's $140,000 school homestead exemption and the town's 1% homestead exemption. Northwest ISD's 2 cent cut for 2026-27 trims about $300 a year on that home.

The Northwest ISD board adopted a 1.0638 rate for 2026-27 on Aug. 24, 2026, down from 1.0841.^[6]

Council awarded a $1.8 million contract in August 2025 for the second phase of the community pool renovation, adding shade and cabanas.^[7]

The town accepted a $7.8 million certificate of obligation bid in August 2025 for street, sidewalk and shop projects, with Oakmont Drive scheduled for 2026.^[7]

Council approved a development agreement in July 2025 for a 20-lot neighborhood north of Milson's Point Drive and west of Trophy Park Drive.^[8]

A study of land along SH 114 and Trophy Wood Drive was tabled in August 2025 after council members objected to a mixed-use concept with apartments.^[7]

Trophy Club Municipal Utility District No. 1 provides water and wastewater service; start an account through its Start/Stop Service page or at 682-831-4600. Community Waste Disposal has collected trash and recycling for the town since June 2025, billed on the water bill, with trash twice a week and recycling once a week.^[14]

Homestead exemptions are filed with the Denton Central Appraisal District using Form 50-114 (homes on the small Tarrant County side file with the Tarrant Appraisal District). The general deadline is April 30 of the tax year, and late applications are allowed up to two years after the deadline.^[16]

Northwest ISD enrolls new students through its Register and Enroll page, and its attendance boundaries page shows which campuses serve an address. A very small part of town is in Carroll ISD, so confirm the district first.^[18]

Register your vehicle with the Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector, which has six office locations including the main office at 1505 E. McKinney Street, Denton. 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.^[20]