ELLIS COUNTY · CITY REPORT

Waxahachie

Gingerbread capital of Texas

MEDIAN LIST

$483K

$ / SQFT

$196

DAYS ON MKT

ACTIVE NOW

553

POPULATION

49K

LOCATORN ↑

32.386° N · 96.848° WWAXAHACHIE, TX

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.

ACTIVE LISTINGS (HOMES, INCOME & LAND) · MEDIANS OF LIST PRICES · SOURCE: NTREIS

MEDIAN ACTIVE LIST PRICE

$483K

MEDIAN OF CURRENT LIST PRICES

MEDIAN $ / SQFT

$196

LIST PRICE ÷ LIVING AREA

MEDIAN DAYS ON MARKET

ROOM TO NEGOTIATE

ACTIVE LISTINGS NOW

553

HOMES, INCOME PROPERTIES & LAND · MLS CITY = WAXAHACHIE
SOURCE: NTREIS

03 — NEIGHBORHOODS

Where locals tell you to look.

Loft-over-storefront living

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

CWaxahachie High SchoolHIGH

CHoward Junior HighMIDDLE

CFelty ElementaryELEMENTARY

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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MOVE-IN READY

$89,900

3 BD · 2 BA · 1,596 SQFT

908 Bells Chapel Circle · Belles Chapel Mobile Home Estate · Waxahachie, TX

LISTING COURTESY OF ALL CITY · MLS# 21299056

NEW LISTING

$424,999

3 BD · 4 BA · 2,054 SQFT

15 Country Club Place · Country Club Pl-Rev · Waxahachie, TX

LISTING COURTESY OF RELO RADAR · MLS# 21352712

THE STRETCH

$3,499,000

4 BD · 6 BA · 6,010 SQFT

4101 Howard Road · A B Fleury · Waxahachie, TX

LISTING COURTESY OF ALLIE BETH ALLMAN & ASSOC. · MLS# 21320679

NEXT DOOR — COMPARE THE MAP

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Glenn Heights →

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Midlothian →

Cement city turned family favorite

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