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Licensed local Realtors serving Garland, honest pricing guidance, professional marketing, and listing options that fit how much help you actually want.
Licensed local Realtors serving Garland, honest pricing guidance, professional marketing, and listing options that fit how much help you actually want.
Corridors, build era, and taxing boundaries shape what you can buy in Garland and what it costs to hold.
Garland occupies the northeast corner of the county, with Lake Ray Hubbard forming much of its eastern edge and the President George Bush Turnpike crossing the northern half. The original town grid still radiates from a historic downtown square, and DART's Downtown Garland station sits two blocks north of it on the Blue Line. Housing largely dates to the 1950s through the 1970s, with later subdivisions filling in around Firewheel Town Center to the north. Garland ISD covers most of the city.
Utility service is a parcel level due diligence item in Garland. The city provides water, wastewater, sanitation, and stormwater services, while Garland Power and Light serves most, but not all, electric accounts. Confirm the electric provider and utility transfer requirements for the exact address before closing.
Garland sits in Dallas County, where the combined property tax rate runs about 2.15 percent of market value for the 2025 tax year, ranging 1.95 to 2.60 percent depending on the school district. On a $350,000 home with a homestead exemption that works out to roughly $505 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.
Taxes and insurance are a large share of a monthly payment in Texas, so a national mortgage estimate will understate what a Garland home actually costs to hold.
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