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Living In Corinth TX
This page provides guidance for anyone who is thinking about moving to Corinth and wants to make an objective assessment of what living in Corinth in 2019 is like. Corinth livability factors are presented along with descriptions, pictures and maps of moderately priced Corinth homes that are for sale. At the bottom of this page are links to authoritative sources currently that provide additional general information about living in Corinth.
Corinth livability factors
| 2018 public schools academic performance index: 55.0 | |
| 2017 crime incidence / 1000 residents: 13.5 | |
| 2017 median single family house value: $213,400 | |
| 2017 residences owner occupied: 80.9% | |
| 2017 median household income: $91,336 | |
| 2017 population: 21,152 | |
| 2013 - 2017 population growth: 2.8% |
Some of the ways Corinth is different from and similar to other Dallas area cities and towns are shown on these best Dallas suburbs and about Dallas suburbs pages.
Corinth is located in central Denton County, approximately 35 miles northwest of downtown Dallas and 42 miles northeast of downtown Fort Worth. As the DFW metroplex continues to grow and becomes more densely populated, Corinth's proximity to DFW International Airport and the Las Colinas, Legacy and north Dallas business centers is likely to make Corinth residential real estate even more desirable than it is now for people who need to commute frequently to and from these areas.
Local schools
Most school age children who reside in Corinth are eligible to attend Lake Dallas ISD schools ... the attendance boundaries of Denton ISD also extends into Corinth
More information about how student performance at the schools attended by Corinth 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 85.6 percent of the Corinth residences ... median value of owner-occupied single-family homes is $213,400 ... about 79 percent of Corinth housing units have been built during the past 25 or so years ... approximately one percent of these residences are more than 50 years old
New home construction
There currently is limited new home construction occurring in Corinth. Click on this new construction homes link to see all new Corinth 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 21 miles and 28 minutes drive time without traffic from central Corinth to DFW International Airport ... 23 miles and 24 minutes to Legacy business center ... 26 miles and 27 minutes to north Dallas business center ... 26 miles and 28 minutes to the Las Colinas business center
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 21,152 ... population density 2,715 residents per square mile ... 2.8 percent population increase between 2013 - 2017 ... 2017 annual median household income $91,336 ... 80.9 percent of Corinth residences are owner occupiedAdditional demographic information about Corinth 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 Corinth attend schools operated by two separate school districts. Since each of these entities have different tax rates, Corinth real estate property tax rates for 2017 range from 2.31 percent to 2.44 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 Corinth
Key to understanding what living in Corinth is like is knowing about Corinth housing. Shown below is a typical website presentation of currently listed homes that are more or less in the middle of the Corinth single-family homes price range. A similar presentation of all currently listed Corinth single-family homes and links to pages showing various selections of these homes are available on this Corinth 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.
More about living in Corinth
- City of Corinth, Texas
- Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce
- Texas State Historical Association Online: Corinth, TX
- U.S. Census Bureau Fact Sheet: Corinth, Texas
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