Bridgeport · Wise County · The McDonald Group

Your Bridgeport Realtor

Licensed local Realtors serving Bridgeport, honest pricing guidance, professional marketing, and listing options that fit how much help you actually want.

Local, not long-distance

We work Bridgeport from the Lake Bridgeport area of western Wise County.

Bridgeport sits by its namesake lake with a mix of weekend lots and small-town homes, properties we price on their own setting rather than a formula. Since 2019, the McDonald Group has helped buyers and sellers across DFW and North Texas, brokered by Fathom Realty, with our office in McKinney.

Selling in Bridgeport

Three ways to list. You pick the level of help.

Transaction Only

1%
or $2,000, whichever is greater

Already have your buyer, or just need a licensed pro to carry the deal from contract to close? This is the lean option.

  • Contract preparation on TREC-promulgated forms
  • Offer presentation and negotiation
  • Title, escrow, and lender coordination
  • Deadline and option-period tracking
  • Closing day handled start to finish
Start With Transaction Only

Full Service

3%
of the sales price

The works. We make the home look its best, market it everywhere, and stay hands-on through closing.

  • Everything in Remote Listing
  • Professional photography
  • Drone / aerial photos
  • 3D floor plan and virtual tour
  • Staging and prep consultation
  • In-person showings and open houses
  • Featured social + video marketing
Start With Full Service

Every tier, including Transaction Only, comes with a licensed Texas agent's full statutory duties: we present every offer, answer your questions, and keep you informed of material information throughout the sale.

Commissions and fees are not set by law and are fully negotiable. The fees above are The McDonald Group's standard listing tiers; final terms are set in your written listing agreement. Buyer's agent compensation, if any, is separate and discussed before you list.

Buying in Bridgeport

House hunting here? We've got you.

First home, upgrade, or investment, we guide Bridgeport buyers through search, offer strategy, financing connections, and closing. Browse North Texas listings or reach out below and tell us what you're looking for.

Need to sell a property as-is instead? Get a cash offer on your Bridgeport house →

The ground here

What is Bridgeport, TX like?

Corridors, build era, and taxing boundaries shape what you can buy in Bridgeport and what it costs to hold.

Bridgeport sits on US 380 west of Decatur in Wise County, named for the toll bridge built across the West Fork of the Trinity in the 1860s. Bituminous coal mined here from the 1880s until 1929 shaped the town, and the shale hauled out with it fed a brick industry that followed. Lake Bridgeport, completed in 1931 north of town, added a separate class of lake and acreage property distinct from the older grid around the historic commercial district. Bridgeport ISD is the taxing district.

County
Wise County, Texas
Metro
DFW
Carrying cost

What are property taxes in Bridgeport, TX?

Bridgeport sits in Wise County, where the combined property tax rate runs about 1.40 percent of market value for the 2025 tax year, ranging 1.22 to 1.67 percent depending on the school district. On a $350,000 home with a homestead exemption that works out to roughly $314 a month. The Texas homestead exemption reduces only the school district portion, not the county or city portion, which is the detail most online estimates miss.

1.40%
Wise County typical
$314/mo
On a $350,000 home, with homestead
0.81%
School district share

Taxes and insurance are a large share of a monthly payment in Texas, so a national mortgage estimate will understate what a Bridgeport home actually costs to hold.

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our mission.

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Nearby

We also serve Decatur, Springtown, Weatherford, Gainesville , and the rest of the metro. All DFW cities we serve →