Collin/Denton · Far North

Living in Celina

Celina is the far-north frontier: brand-new homes and big amenity communities, for buyers who accept today's drive.

Home typesSingle-family, New build, Acreage

Home ageOverwhelmingly new construction

LotsMaster-planned lots plus rural acreage at the edges

HOAMaster-planned HOAs (e.g., Light Farms, Mustang Lakes) with large amenity packages

School districtsCelina ISD, Prosper ISD (parts)

Getting around

Dallas North Tollway extensions are bringing it closer. Today it is a long drive to Dallas and a moderate one to Frisco.

Downtown Dallas ~53 min 41 mi
Legacy West (Plano) ~28 min 20 mi
DFW Airport ~56 min 41 mi
Downtown Fort Worth ~76 min 62 mi

Off-peak drive estimates from OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), measured from each area's center on 2026-10-21. Rush hour is often much longer.

2025 property tax rates

Location	City	School district	County	Total
Celina (Collin County, Celina ISD)	0.5764	1.2089	0.2306	2.0159%
Celina (Denton County)	0.5764	1.2089	0.1859	1.9712%

2025 tax rates per $100 of value, from Republic Title's 2025 DFW Area Tax Rates (compiled from county appraisal districts). County column includes county, community college and hospital districts where they apply. Excludes MUD/PID and special districts, and is before homestead exemptions.

Strengths

Brand-new homes
Large amenity-rich communities
Small-town square

Tradeoffs

Longest commute to Dallas in this set
High MUD/PID tax exposure
Services still catching up

Nearby

Historic Celina square, Light Farms, Mustang Lakes

Development watch

One of the region's fastest-growing cities. Roads, retail and schools are all being built out.

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