Argyle is where families from California and Colorado go for an acre, a view, and a district where the principal knows your kid. Here's what it costs, where the new homes are, and the school-boundary catch nobody mentions.
Argyle sits between Denton and Flower Mound on the west side of the metro: horse properties and one-acre lots next to Harvest, the master-planned agrihood with a working farm, and Canyon Falls on the Flower Mound line. It's small (about 6,000 people in the town proper), quiet, and growing fast along FM 407 and I-35W.
Tax rates are the official 2025 adopted rates (city + county + ISD) per $100 of value, before homestead exemption. Communities inside a MUD or PID add to this. Prices are typical 2026 ranges, not a market report; ask me for live numbers on any home.
Fits: Families who want space and a small, highly rated district; remote workers; anyone commuting to Alliance, Denton or the airport who wants acreage without going fully rural.
Watch out: School assignment is by address, and Harvest straddles Argyle ISD and Northwest ISD. Argyle ISD's rate is the highest of the ten towns in the guide, and Harvest sits in a PID. Get the full tax bill for the exact home, not the town rate.
Schools: Argyle ISD is small and consistently top-rated (Argyle HS). Northwest ISD serves parts of Harvest and the north side. Ask me for the boundary map before you tour.
| Drive to | Minutes, off-peak |
|---|---|
| Alliance / Westlake | 20 |
| DFW Airport | 25–30 |
| Downtown Fort Worth | 35 |
| Downtown Dallas | 45 |
| Legacy West (Plano) | 45 |
Add 50–100% at rush hour on I-35E, I-35W, the Tollway and US-75. Before you pick a town, drive your real commute at your real time. I'll ride along.
Same $450K home, 10% down, 30-year fixed at 6.25%, homestead exemption applied. The property-tax line is what surprises families moving from a no-property-tax mindset.
| Line | Per month |
|---|---|
| Principal & interest | $2,494 |
| Property tax (1.70% rate) | $502 |
| HOA (typical) | $95 |
| Insurance | $325 |
| All-in | $3,416 |
Page 8 of the free guide runs this for all ten towns side by side.
Argyle has more new construction than Flower Mound and more land than Justin. These are the communities relocation clients ask about most.
| Community | Builders / price | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Highland, Perry, Drees, others · $500K–$1M+ | The agrihood: working farm, community gardens, The Farmhouse coffee shop, lakes and trails, year-round events. Split between Argyle ISD and Northwest ISD. PID applies. |
| Canyon Falls | Chesmar, Highland, others · $550K–$900K | Trails and lakes on the Argyle / Flower Mound / Northlake line; Argyle ISD in most sections. PID applies. |
| Acreage and custom (FM 407, Country Club Rd) | Custom and resale · $700K–$2M | One to five acres, barns and arenas. The reason people say "Argyle" in the first place. |
| The Preserve at Pecan Creek | Production builders · $450K–$650K | Newer attainable new construction on the Denton side; worth a look if Harvest is over budget. |
It's the small-town-with-space option on the Northwest side: a highly rated small district, acreage, and Harvest's community programming. The trade is drive time to most retail and a tax rate on the high end for the area.
About 1.70% total for 2025 (town, Denton County and Argyle ISD), before homestead. On a $450K home that is roughly $502 a month. Harvest and Canyon Falls add a PID assessment on top of that, which can push the effective rate past 2%.
Both. The district line runs through the community. Some sections feed Argyle ISD and others feed Northwest ISD, and the homes look identical from the street. Verify the specific address before you write an offer.
Flower Mound is the finished, established town 15 minutes from the airport with little new construction. Argyle is land, new construction and a small district, 10 minutes farther out. Many families tour both the same day.
Roughly 20 minutes to AllianceTexas and Westlake via I-35W and Hwy 114, and 25–30 minutes to DFW Airport. Downtown Dallas is about 45 minutes off-peak.
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