ELLIS COUNTY · CITY REPORT
Gingerbread capital of Texas
MEDIAN LIST
$475K
$ / SQFT
$196
DAYS ON MKT
45
ACTIVE NOW
592
POPULATION
49K
01 — THE VIBE
What it feels like to live here.
Waxahachie’s courthouse square and gingerbread Victorians make it the prettiest county seat in North Texas, and the I-35E growth wave has officially arrived. Old charm, new rooftops.
QUICK FACTS
COUNTYEllis County
SCHOOLSWaxahachie ISD
POPULATION48,617 (2024 est.)
DT DALLAS31 min drive
POPULATION: U.S. CENSUS 2024 EST. · DRIVE TIME: OFF-PEAK
02 — MARKET SNAPSHOT
The numbers, at a glance.
MEDIAN ACTIVE LIST PRICE
$475K
MEDIAN OF CURRENT LIST PRICES
MEDIAN $ / SQFT
$196
LIST PRICE ÷ LIVING AREA
MEDIAN DAYS ON MARKET
45
ROOM TO NEGOTIATE
ACTIVE LISTINGS NOW
592
HOMES, INCOME PROPERTIES & LAND · MLS CITY = WAXAHACHIE
SOURCE: NTREIS
SOURCE: NTREIS
03 — NEIGHBORHOODS
Where locals tell you to look.
N°1
Historic District
Victorian showpieces
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N°2
North Grove
Master plan on 35E
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N°3
Downtown Square
Loft-over-storefront living
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N°4
Buffalo Ridge
Newer value phases
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N°5NEW BUILD
Myrtle Creek
Ellis County elbow room straight down I-35E.
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04 — SCHOOLS
A few schools in Waxahachie ISD.
Boundary lines shift and ratings age fast — treat these as a starting point and verify the exact address with the district before you write an offer.
TEA 2025 A–F ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS · TXSCHOOLS.GOV
05 — GETTING AROUND
Drive times that shape your week.
DOWNTOWN DALLAS31 MIN
DFW AIRPORT51 MIN
DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH44 MIN
LEGACY WEST · PLANO51 MIN
OFF-PEAK ESTIMATES · OPENSTREETMAP ROUTING — RUSH HOUR ADDS TIME
06 — ON THE MARKET
Three ways to buy Waxahachie.
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Ellis County’s front door
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Acreage with a steeple
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Cement city turned family favorite
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