Little Elm grew from 46,453 people in 2020 to about 62,700 in 2025 (Census), and the original town is wrapped by Lewisville Lake on three sides, with a public sand beach, a marina and a lakefront district of its own. I'm Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC, and this is everything I'd tell a client before they buy or sell in Little Elm.
Ben's take: “In Little Elm I look at the whole yearly cost, not just the price. A newer home with a $3,000 PID bill can cost more each month than an older home priced $30,000 higher.”Ben Jimenez, Real Estate Agent, Real Broker, LLC
Zillow's typical home value in Little Elm was about $390,800 in September 2026, down 5.3% from about $412,900 a year earlier. In ZIP code 75068, Realtor.com counted 409 active listings in October 2026 with a median list price of $440,000, down 2.2% from a year earlier, and a median of 68 days on market. Older lake-area homes, 2000s subdivisions and brand-new PID neighborhoods along US-380 all sell here, so two homes at the same price can carry very different yearly costs.
Latest market numbers: the median sale price was $394,226 in the three months ending October 2026, with 7.7 months of supply (a buyer's market, Redfin). See the Little Elm housing market report for October 2026.
With about two months of market time and prices below last year, Little Elm buyers have room to ask for price cuts, repairs or closing costs. In the newer neighborhoods, add the PID or MMD bill to your monthly payment before you compare homes.
Your Little Elm home is competing with new construction and with resale homes that have sat. Price and presentation decide whether it sells in the first few weeks, so I market every listing with professional photos, drone footage and a full video tour.
Ben's take: “In Little Elm, the school district line on the tax bill moves the total by about 20 cents per $100. I check which side of the line a house is on before my buyers fall for it.”Ben Jimenez, Real Estate Agent, Real Broker, LLC
Little Elm adopted a city rate of $0.549899 for 2026-27 on September 1, 2026, about flat with last year's $0.549901. The school district is the biggest part of the bill and it depends on the address: Little Elm ISD, Frisco ISD and Denton ISD all have parts of town. The town offers $10,000 exemptions for owners 65+ or disabled.
| Town of Little Elm (FY 2026-27) | $0.549899 per $100 |
| Little Elm ISD (FY 2027) | $1.2252 per $100 |
| Frisco ISD (FY 2027) | $1.0194 per $100 |
| Denton ISD (2026-27) | $1.1528 per $100 |
| Denton County (FY 2027) | $0.183394 per $100 |
| Combined, Little Elm ISD | about $1.9585 per $100 |
| Combined, Frisco ISD / Denton ISD | about $1.7527 / $1.8861 per $100 |
At about $1.96 per $100, a $391,000 taxable value in Little Elm ISD comes to about $7,660 a year before the school homestead exemption. Newer neighborhoods add a PID installment of about $1,570 to $3,420 a year for a typical lot, or an MMD or MUD tax, so I pull the exact bill and PID schedule for the address before my buyers make an offer.
Ben's take: “In Little Elm the city name tells you nothing about the school. I look up the exact address with the district before my buyers write an offer.”Ben Jimenez, Real Estate Agent, Real Broker, LLC
Little Elm ISD serves most of the original lakeside town and part of The Colony. It traces its start to 1877, when Denton County created Little Elm School Community District No. 18. In TEA's 2026 ratings the district scored 78 overall, two points short of a B, with a B in Student Achievement; Prestwick Elementary earned its second straight A, and Little Elm High School earned a B with an A in College, Career and Military Readiness. Frisco ISD, rated A (91) for 2025-26, covers a portion of town, and Denton ISD schools, including Braswell High School, serve the northern area along US-380. A small number of addresses are in Aubrey ISD.
Ben's take: “Ask for the PID homebuyer disclosure for the exact lot before you sign. The yearly installment and the year it ends are both on it, and that number belongs in your monthly payment.”Ben Jimenez, Real Estate Agent, Real Broker, LLC
Many newer Little Elm neighborhoods sit in a Public Improvement District (PID), which repays the roads and utilities built for that neighborhood. The town has seven PIDs. A Little Elm PID isn't a rate per $100: each lot pays a fixed yearly installment set in the district's Service and Assessment Plan, approved each year by the Town Council and billed by the Denton County Tax Office with your property taxes. You can pay it off early. The amounts below are 2026 installments (billed around October 2026) from each PID's homebuyer disclosure, and they change by lot size and phase.
Valencia PID, created in 2013. A 50-foot lot in Improvement Area #2 pays $2,362 for 2026, projected through 2047, and gets a partial town TIRZ credit on part of the bill. Phases 2B2 and 4A-4C are also in Valencia PID No. 2 and see two PID lines on the tax bill.
Spiritas Ranch PID, created in 2021. A 50-foot lot in Improvement Area #1 pays $2,981 for 2026, projected through 2052.
Spiritas East PID, created in 2021. A 50-foot lot pays $3,420 for 2026, projected through 2050.
Hillstone Pointe PID No. 2, created in 2017. A 50-foot lot in Phase 1-1A pays $1,573 for 2026, projected through 2046.
Lakeside Estates PID No. 2, created in 2017. A 60-foot lot pays $1,728 for 2026, projected through 2046.
Rudman Tract PID, created in 2016. A 50-foot lot in Phase 1 pays $2,131 for 2026, projected through 2045.
The town's tax-zone map labels the Union Park area as its municipal management district. Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1 levied $0.5332 per $100 for tax year 2025 ($0.1497 operations plus $0.3835 debt), per the Texas Comptroller.
The Prairie Oaks area shares a town tax zone with Rudman Tract. Prairie Oaks MUD of Denton County levied $1.00 per $100 for tax year 2025, per the Texas Comptroller.
Ben's take: “Lake access is a real line item in Little Elm prices. I compare homes by how far they are from the water and the beach, not just by square footage.”Ben Jimenez, Real Estate Agent, Real Broker, LLC
Little Elm sits on the northern and eastern shores of Lewisville Lake, a 29,592-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir that formed in the 1950s when the Garza-Little Elm Dam joined old Lake Dallas with Little Elm Creek. About 4.1 of the town's 22.6 square miles are water (Census).
A sand swim beach inside Little Elm Park at 701 W. Eldorado Parkway, roped off from boat traffic, with no lifeguard on duty. The park also has a boat ramp, an amphitheater, trails and tent camping.
The town's restaurant, retail and recreation district around Main Street, with The Lawn, The Rec, The Cove, The Elm hotel and the old water tower locals call the Tin Man.
Opened in 2003 on the northeast shore, with 393 covered and open wet slips from 24 to 50 feet, boat and kayak rentals and a fuel dock, next to 160+ acre Cottonwood Park.
About four miles of crushed granite along the water from Hydrous to McCord Park, with fishing access points.
Eldorado Parkway (FM 720) leads west to the Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge, which crosses the lake from Little Elm.
| Frisco | 6 mi |
| The Colony | 7 mi |
| Prosper | 8 mi |
| Denton | 12 mi |
| DFW Airport | 21 mi |
| Dallas Love Field | 24 mi |
| Downtown Dallas | 30 mi |
Straight-line distances from central Little Elm (Census city point). US-380 (University Drive), FM 423, Eldorado Parkway and the Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge are the main roads, and the Dallas North Tollway and Sam Rayburn Tollway are a short drive east and south in Frisco. There's no commuter rail stop in Little Elm.
An indoor water park at 417 Lakefront Drive with slides, a lazy river and splash zones, open year-round.
Hydrous wake park for wakeboarding, and DFW Surf for paddleboard and kayak rentals on the lake.
A four-day fall festival at Little Elm Park with carnival rides, live music and artisan shopping. September 17-20, 2026 was its 42nd year.
A Mardi Gras party at Little Elm Park. The 13th annual is Saturday, February 20, 2027, 5-9 p.m.
Little Elm's beer and barbecue festival, held for the 11th time on June 6, 2026.
Tent-only sites at Little Elm Park, each with a fire pit and grill, from $15 a night.
A half-acre lawn and small performance pavilion at 125 Main Street for movie nights, yoga and holiday events, next to Tinman Social's bowling and ax throwing.
The town's recreation center at 303 Main Street, with indoor pickleball, fitness classes and youth sports. Memberships start at $20 a month.
A 35-acre hilltop park off US-380 with a food truck park, fishing pond, bark park, pickleball and sand volleyball, maintained by Hillwood Communities.
A little history: Kit King settled the community in 1844 on the banks of Little Elm Creek, at a crossing used by the stagecoach from Preston Bend to Bird's Fort, and Denton County's first post office opened in his house in 1852. Little Elm had 194 people in 1900, about 300 in 1966 and 363 in 1976, after it incorporated. Growth came with Lewisville Lake and new roads toward Denton and Dallas: 3,646 people in 2000, 25,898 in 2010 and 46,453 in 2020.
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Ben Jimenez has helped Dallas-Fort Worth buyers, sellers and investors since 2021, with 56+ transactions, $23M+ in sales volume and a 5.0 rating from 46+ five-star reviews. He works in Little Elm and across DFW on new construction, relocation, investing and multifamily, relaunching homes that didn't sell, downsizing, selling and buying at the same time, first-time buyers, and luxury homes over $1 million. Texas real estate license 0784675.
For many buyers, yes, with tradeoffs. Little Elm has Lewisville Lake on three sides of the original town, a public beach and marina, and a typical home value of about $391,000 (Zillow, September 2026), and the Little Elm Police Department reported 1.4 violent and 3.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, well under Texas's 3.5 and 18.1 (FBI). The tradeoffs: the combined tax rate is about 1.96% in Little Elm ISD before exemptions, many newer neighborhoods add a PID installment of $1,500 to $3,400 a year, Little Elm ISD scored 78 in TEA's 2026 ratings, two points short of a B, and Downtown Dallas is about 30 miles away with no rail. Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC, compares those costs address by address for his buyers.
Zillow's typical home value in Little Elm was about $390,800 in September 2026, down 5.3% from a year earlier. In ZIP code 75068, the median list price was $440,000 in October 2026 with a median of 68 days on market and 409 active listings (Realtor.com). Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC who works in Little Elm, prices homes against recent closed sales in the same school district and PID.
For 2026-27, the Town of Little Elm's rate is $0.549899 per $100 and Denton County's is $0.183394. Add the school district: Little Elm ISD at $1.2252 brings the total to about $1.96 per $100, Denton ISD at $1.1528 to about $1.89, and Frisco ISD at $1.0194 to about $1.75. PID installments, MMD or MUD taxes come on top in some neighborhoods. Ben Jimenez, a Little Elm real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC, pulls the exact tax bill before his buyers make an offer.
Yes, in some neighborhoods. Little Elm has seven PIDs: Valencia, Valencia No. 2, Rudman Tract, Hillstone Pointe No. 2, Lakeside Estates No. 2, Spiritas Ranch and Spiritas East. Each lot pays a fixed yearly installment, for example $2,981 for a 50-foot Spiritas Ranch lot and $1,573 for a 50-foot Hillstone Pointe lot in 2026. The Union Park area is in Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1 ($0.5332 per $100 for tax year 2025), and Prairie Oaks MUD levied $1.00 per $100. Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent who works in Little Elm, gets the PID disclosure for the exact lot before his buyers sign.
Little Elm ISD serves most of the original lakeside town. A portion of the town is in Frisco ISD, the northern area along US-380 is served by Denton ISD schools including Braswell High School, and a few addresses are in Aubrey ISD. Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent who works in Little Elm, checks the district's school finder for the exact address before his buyers make an offer.
By FBI data, Little Elm's crime rates are low. In 2025 the Little Elm Police Department reported 90 violent and 223 property offenses for a covered population of about 65,300, or about 1.4 violent and 3.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents. The Texas rates were about 3.5 and 18.1 per 1,000.
Yes. Little Elm sits on the northern and eastern shores of Lewisville Lake, and the original town is surrounded by the lake on three sides. Little Elm Park has a public sand swim beach, a boat ramp and tent camping, and Cottonwood Creek Marina has 393 wet slips.
Check three things for each address: the school district, since Little Elm ISD, Frisco ISD and Denton ISD all serve parts of town; any PID, MMD or MUD bill; and the drive, since Frisco is about 6 miles away but Downtown Dallas is about 30 and there's no rail. Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent who helps people relocating to Dallas-Fort Worth, starts the search from the new office or school address and runs showings by live video so clients can buy before they move.
Little Elm has Little Elm Beach and Little Elm Park on Lewisville Lake, The Cove indoor water park, Hydrous wake park, Cottonwood Creek Marina, the four-mile Lakefront Trail, The Lawn and The Rec in The Lakefront District, Autumn Fest every September, The Big Easy Mardi Gras party in February, and Brew & Que in June.
Yes, mostly in master-planned neighborhoods with a PID or MMD, such as Spiritas Ranch, Spiritas East, Valencia, Hillstone Pointe and Union Park, which sits on the US-380 corridor. Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC, represents buyers on new construction in Little Elm from the first model-home visit and adds the PID installment to the monthly payment before they choose.
Little Elm had 46,453 residents at the 2020 Census and an estimated 62,727 as of July 1, 2025, all in Denton County.
Ben Jimenez is a Dallas-Fort Worth real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC (Texas license 0784675) who works with buyers and sellers in Little Elm. He has closed 56+ transactions and $23M+ in sales volume since 2021, with a 5.0 rating from 46+ five-star reviews. Reach him at 469-730-6895 or ben@findyourhomedallas.com.
Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC, takes over Little Elm listings that didn't sell. He starts with why it didn't sell, including competition from new construction, then relaunches it with a new pricing review against recent closed sales, professional photos, drone and video tours, and a marketing plan built for that home.
Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC, markets $1M+ homes in Little Elm, including lake-area homes, and across Dallas-Fort Worth with pricing based on true comparable luxury sales, professional photos, drone footage, a full video tour, and private showings for qualified buyers.
Yes. Common ways are a contingent offer, a temporary leaseback after your sale closes, or bridge financing, and some builders work with contingent buyers. With homes in ZIP 75068 taking a median of 68 days on market, Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC, lines up the sale and purchase so both close on a workable schedule.
Start with what your current home will sell for, then decide what size, lot and HOA you want next, whether you want a PID neighborhood, and whether to buy before or after you sell. Little Elm adds a $10,000 town exemption for owners 65 and older, and Ben Jimenez recommends asking the appraisal district about the school tax ceiling too.
Texas has state down payment and mortgage assistance programs, such as TDHCA's My First Texas Home and TSAHC's Home Sweet Texas, for buyers who qualify on income and other rules. Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent who works with first-time buyers in Little Elm, connects buyers with lenders who use those programs before they start touring.
It depends on the numbers for the specific home: rent, a combined tax rate near 1.96% in Little Elm ISD, any PID installment, HOA dues and HOA leasing rules. Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent who works with investors in Little Elm, runs those numbers before his clients make an offer.
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*Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026; Realtor.com ZIP 75068 inventory, October 2026. **Town of Little Elm Ordinance No. 1873 (adopted September 1, 2026); Little Elm ISD, Frisco ISD and Denton County rates from the City of Frisco FY 2027 tax rate page; Denton ISD 2026-27 adopted rate (Community Impact, September 2026); summed. ***FBI Crime Data Explorer, Little Elm Police Department, 2025. PID installments: MuniCap 2026-27 homebuyer disclosures for each Town of Little Elm PID; MMD and MUD rates: Texas Comptroller 2025 Special District Rates and Levies. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 and Vintage 2025 estimates and 2024 Gazetteer; Town of Little Elm finance, PID, parks and tax-zone map pages; Lakefront Little Elm; Little Elm ISD; TEA; Texas State Historical Association; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Wikipedia. Distances are straight-line. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Updated November 11, 2026.