Royse City · Rockwall County · The McDonald Group

Your Royse City Realtor

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

Local, not long-distance

We work Royse City from the eastern end of the I-30 corridor past Fate.

Royse City marks the outer edge of the metro on I-30, where new subdivisions meet open farmland, a growth mix we handle both listed and as-is. 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 Royse City

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 Royse City

House hunting here? We've got you.

First home, upgrade, or investment, we guide Royse City 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 Royse City house →

The ground here

What is Royse City, TX like?

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

Royse City sits on I-30 about 30 miles east of Dallas, with SH 66 serving as Main Street. G. B. Royse platted the town in 1885 when the Katy railroad came through, and the interstate's arrival in the mid-1960s pulled it into the Dallas commuter corridor. Downtown was designated a Texas Main Street City in 2007, but nearly everything residential is 2000s-and-later construction on former farmland. City limits reach into Rockwall, Collin, and Hunt counties, and Royse City ISD covers all three.

County
Rockwall County, Texas
Metro
DFW
Carrying cost

What are property taxes in Royse City, TX?

Royse City sits in Rockwall County, where the combined property tax rate runs about 1.85 percent of market value for the 2025 tax year, ranging 1.70 to 2.05 percent depending on the school district. On a $350,000 home with a homestead exemption that works out to roughly $408 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.

1.85%
Rockwall County typical
$408/mo
On a $350,000 home, with homestead
1.13%
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 Royse City home actually costs to hold.

Talk to a Royse City agent

Your goals,
our mission.

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

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Nearby

We also serve Fate, Rockwall, Caddo Mills, Greenville , and the rest of the metro. All DFW cities we serve →