Little Elm · Denton County · The McDonald Group

Your Little Elm Realtor

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

The ground here

What is Little Elm, TX like?

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

Little Elm occupies the peninsulas along the north and east shores of Lewisville Lake, organized around FM 423, FM 720, and Eldorado Parkway, with US 380 running across its northern edge. The town incorporated in 1966 and stayed small for decades, so nearly all of its housing is recent farmland conversion rather than legacy stock, and many of those subdivisions carry MUD or PID assessments. Three districts split the town: Little Elm ISD, Frisco ISD along the FM 423 corridor, and Denton ISD along US 380.

County
Denton County, Texas
Metro
DFW
Carrying cost

What are property taxes in Little Elm, TX?

Little Elm sits in Denton County, where the combined property tax rate runs about 1.78 percent of market value for the 2025 tax year, ranging 1.66 to 1.99 percent depending on the school district. On a $350,000 home with a homestead exemption that works out to roughly $396 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.

1.78%
Denton County typical
$396/mo
On a $350,000 home, with homestead
1.06%
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 Little Elm home actually costs to hold.

Representation in Little Elm

Brokerage and service details

Brokerage services on this page are provided through Fathom Realty. Review Texas listing service levels and terms.

Buying in Little Elm

House hunting here? We've got you.

First home, upgrade, or investment, we guide Little Elm buyers through search, offer strategy, financing connections, and closing. Browse Texas and Oklahoma 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 Little Elm house →

Talk to a Little Elm agent

Your goals,
our mission.

Tell us what you're trying to do in Little Elm. A real person reviews every submission, usually same day.

By submitting you agree to our Terms of Communication. Every submission lands directly with the McDonald Group.

Nearby

We also serve The Colony, Frisco, Denton, Lewisville , and the rest of the metro. All cities we serve →