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Living In Aubrey TX


This page provides guidance for anyone who is thinking about moving to Aubrey and wants to make an objective assessment of what living in Aubrey in 2019 is like. Aubrey livability factors are presented along with descriptions, pictures and maps of moderately priced Aubrey homes that currently are for sale. At the bottom of this page are links to authoritative sources that provide additional general information about living in Aubrey.


Aubrey livability factors


2019 best Dallas suburbs rank: 42

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  2018 public schools academic performance index: 47.9
  2017 crime incidence / 1000 residents: 4.8
  2017 median single family house value: $148,200
  2017 residences owner occupied: 76.8%
  2017 median household income: $65,547
  2017 population: 3,391
  2013 - 2017 population growth: 24.4%


Aubrey has experienced the fifteenth fastest population growth rate in the Dallas Fort Worth area over the past five years. It also has the sixth lowest overall crime rate of all Dallas suburbs. Some of the ways Aubrey is different from and similar to other Dallas area cities and towns are shown on these best Dallas suburbs and about Dallas suburbs pages.

Aubrey is located in northeast Denton County, approximately 49 miles north of downtown Dallas and 53 miles northeast of downtown Fort Worth. As the DFW metroplex continues to grow and becomes more densely populated, Aubrey's proximity to the Legacy and north Dallas business centers and DFW International Airport is likely to make Aubrey residential real estate even more desirable than it is now for people who need to commute frequently to and from these areas.

Local schools

School age children who reside in Aubrey are eligible to either Denton ISD or Aubrey ISD schools ... more information about how student performance at the schools attended by Aubrey students compares with other DFW area schools is available on these best DFW school districts, best DFW high schools, best DFW middle schools and best DFW elementary schools pages.


Single-family homes

Single-family homes (identified as one-unit, detached houses by the U.S. Census Bureau) account for 84.6 percent of the Aubrey residences ... median value of owner-occupied single-family homes is $148,200 ... about 62 percent of Aubrey housing units have been built during the past 25 or so years ... approximately fifteen percent of these residences are more than 50 years old ... about seven percent of Aubrey housing units have been constructed since 2014


New home construction

There currently is considerable new home construction occurring in Aubrey. Click on this new construction homes link to see all new Aubrey homes that are currently listed for sale. If you thinking about buying a new construction home, you may want to carefully consider the guidance about builder quality provided on this DFW best home builders page.

I frequently am asked by folks who have never bought a new construction home if they should be assisted by a buyer’s agent when selecting a builder and when negotiating their new home purchase. Most of the time my answers are "Yes" and "Yes."


Commutes

Approximately 28 miles and 31 minutes drive time without traffic from central Aubrey to Legacy business center ... 40 miles and 42 minutes to north Dallas business center ... 36 miles and 49 minutes to DFW International Airport

Commute time and distance information for additional destinations, and for other DFW metroplex cities and towns, is provided on this average DFW commute distances and times page.

Demographics

2017 estimated population 3,391 ... population density 1,266 residents per square mile ... 24.4 percent population increase between 2013 - 2017 ... 2017 annual median household income $65,547 ... 76.8 percent of Aubrey residences are owner occupied

Additional demographic information about Aubrey and similar information about other DFW cities and towns are available by clicking on this more about DFW suburbs link.

Property taxes

Students living in Aubrey attend schools operated by two separate school districts. Since each of these entities have different tax rates, Aubrey real estate property tax rates for 2017 range from 2.29 percent to 2.32 percent of tax appraisal value. A description of how Texas property taxes are calculated and paid, along with property tax rates for other DFW cities and towns, are available by clicking on this DFW property tax rates link.


Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, State of Texas Comptroller and Google Maps.


Moderately priced homes for sale in Aubrey

Key to understanding what living in Aubrey is like is knowing about Aubrey housing. Shown below is a typical website presentation of currently listed homes that are more or less in the middle of the Aubrey single-family homes price range. A similar presentation of all currently listed Aubrey single-family homes and links to pages showing various selections of these homes are available on this Aubrey homes for sale page.

The default display order of the property listings shown below is number of days listed, but other sort orders can be selected. The property display also can be easily changed from the default grid display to a detailed list display. If you are viewing this page on a mobile device, a map that shows the location of the selected properties can be displayed by clicking on the map icon.


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