Moving to Argyle, Texas

Argyle is a town in southern Denton County where US 377 and I-35W meet. The historic town core sits on US 377 west of the I-35W interchange, while I-35W runs through the town's eastern side, placing Argyle between the Denton and Fort Worth employment areas. Residents use US 377, FM 407, I-35W, State Highway 114, and State Highway 170 to reach Denton, Alliance, Fort Worth, Dallas-area employment centers, and DFW International Airport. Drive times vary substantially by the property's location, route, traffic, construction, and time of day.

The town itself is compact, and the surrounding area carries an Argyle identity even where addresses fall outside the city limits. For a closer look at homes, schools, and the town itself, see the Argyle city guide. When you evaluate homes, the map that matters is the school district map and the city services map, not just the mailing address.

Mailing address, municipality, extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), school district, and marketing area do not always match. A home can carry an Argyle mailing address while sitting in unincorporated Denton County or in a neighboring town, and marketing materials often use "Argyle" loosely for the whole corridor.

In practice: The Ridge at Northlake sits in the Argyle/Northlake corridor just north of the Town of Argyle and is served by Argyle ISD: the official Ridge at Northlake community site and the detailed community guide on this site both identify Argyle ISD as the serving district, and the assignment for a specific home should still be confirmed by exact address with the district. Harvest lies in unincorporated Denton County within the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of both Argyle and Northlake, not inside either town's city limits, with school assignment split by section between Argyle ISD and Northwest ISD. Landmark by Hillwood sits at I-35W and Robson Ranch Road outside the Town of Argyle, is marketed with the Argyle-area identity, and is served by Denton ISD. Furst Ranch is a master-planned community in Flower Mound just south of the town, with Argyle-area mailing addresses and Argyle ISD school connections rather than a location inside the Town of Argyle. Established neighborhoods such as Hills of Argyle, Steeplechase, and 5T Ranch round out the Argyle-area inventory.

Before you buy, confirm three separate things for the exact property: the incorporated city or county jurisdiction, the school district and attendance zone, and the civil services (water, sewer, fire, EMS) that serve the address. Each can be different.

Most of Argyle is served by Argyle ISD, which Niche ranked #1 in Denton County in its 2026 Best School Districts rankings (accessed October 5, 2026) and which received an "A" with a score of 92 in the Texas Education Agency's 2026 A-F accountability ratings, covering the 2025-26 school year and released August 14, 2026. Sources: Niche, 2026 Best School Districts in Denton County and TEA accountability summary for Argyle ISD (both accessed October 5, 2026). Argyle ISD has added capacity recently: Scott Gibson Middle School opened in August 2026, and the current Argyle Middle School campus on US 377 is planned to transition into Argyle Legacy High School for the 2027-28 school year.

Not every home in the area is Argyle ISD. Parts of Harvest and Canyon Falls fall in Northwest ISD, and Landmark by Hillwood is served by Denton ISD. Northwest ISD received a "B" with a score of 82 in the Texas Education Agency's 2026 A-F accountability ratings, covering the 2025-26 school year and released August 14, 2026. Source: TEA accountability summary for Northwest ISD (accessed October 5, 2026). Denton ISD has held the highest financial integrity rating for 24 consecutive years. School assignments must be verified by exact address, since attendance zones and feeder patterns can change.

School attendance boundaries, feeder patterns and ratings can change. Buyers must verify the current assignment for the specific property directly with the applicable school district before making a purchase decision.

Homeowners association dues, public improvement district (PID) assessments, municipal utility district (MUD) taxes, and school property taxes all vary by community and by section within a community. Newer phases often carry assessments that older sections have already paid down, and a brand-new community tax bill can rise as the tax base is reappraised during build-out.

Texas has no state personal income tax, so property taxes are the primary ongoing property cost. The practical move is to compare total monthly cost across the homes you are considering: mortgage principal and interest, property insurance, property taxes, HOA dues, and any PID or MUD assessments. A lower price can carry a higher monthly total once assessments are included.

Argyle inventory spans several very different product types: horse properties and estate lots on acreage, custom-built estate homes, established resale in older neighborhoods, and new master-planned construction across a wide price range in communities such as Harvest and Furst Ranch and the custom enclaves along US 377. For a detailed look at builder communities, floor plans, and timelines, see the new construction guide.

The range matters because buyers often assume "Argyle" means one thing. In a single afternoon you can tour a patio home, a half-acre estate lot, and a working horse property. Deciding which product fits your needs first, then comparing communities within that product type, is how relocating buyers narrow the search efficiently.

New construction in the Argyle area offers current floor plans, builder warranties, design-center choices, and sometimes financing incentives, but it also means construction timelines, upgrade decisions, lot premiums, and a tax bill that can grow as the community builds out. Resale homes are typically available to occupy at closing, with matured landscaping and lots, established HOA records and known assessments, and negotiating room on condition-related items.

The right answer depends on your timeline, your risk tolerance, and the school zone you want. I lay out the full cost and timeline picture for both sides before you commit, including what each option does to your move-in date.

Focused specifically on builders and new homes? Explore the Argyle new-construction guide.

I-35W is the main spine, connecting Argyle to Fort Worth, the Alliance employment center, and points south toward Dallas. US 377 runs through town north to south toward Denton, FM 407 links to the Northlake communities and I-35W, and US 114 and 170 serve the Justin area to the west. The FM 407 and I-35W corridor has several separate projects, each with its own status and schedule, so they are not a single completion. First, lane restriping beneath I-35W: Denton County completed a second round of lane striping on September 17, 2026, letting westbound FM 407 drivers approaching from Argyle continue straight or turn right from the right lane, then merge left after passing beneath the interstate; an earlier striping round, part of the Micro Breakout work, was completed in late July 2026. Source: Cross Timbers Gazette report on the FM 407 restriping (accessed October 5, 2026). Second, the intersection improvements at FM 407 and I-35W, Denton County's FM 407 at I-35W Micro Breakout project, add right-turn lanes, through-lane capacity, drainage, and safety deflection walls; construction began in April 2026, and the primary traffic configuration was operational by August 2026, with ancillary work possibly continuing. Source: Denton County on the FM 407 at I-35W Micro Breakout (accessed October 5, 2026).

Third, the larger widenings are separate TxDOT projects. The FM 407 widening from Bill Cook Road to FM 1830, about 11.5 miles widened from two lanes to six, remains in design and environmental review with no funded construction timeline; TxDOT held a virtual public hearing on the draft environmental assessment from April 30 to May 15, 2026. Source: TxDOT FM 407 project page (accessed October 5, 2026). The funded first segment around I-35W, from Gateway Boulevard to Cleveland-Gibbs Road, is in right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation, and the Town of Northlake has indicated construction could begin between spring and summer 2027, though TxDOT schedules remain subject to change. Separately, the approximately $555.4 million in new I-35W funding Denton County announced in September 2026 covers frontage roads and full interchanges along I-35W, including a full interchange at FM 407; that program amount is not allocated to FM 407 alone. Sources: Cross Timbers Gazette on the I-35W funding and the Canyon Falls corridor guide on this site (accessed October 5, 2026).

DFW Airport access runs through the same I-35W and 114 corridor, and actual drive times depend on location, route, traffic, and time of day. The corridor also serves medical and tech employment clusters along 121 and 35W. Like any growing community, school-hour traffic on the two-lane stretches is a real consideration for the morning rush.

Whether Argyle works for your commute depends on the neighborhood, the destination and your travel schedule: the town core on US 377, the I-35W corridor, and the FM 407 communities each start from a different road. The table below lists the five main North Texas job centers with routes to investigate, not guaranteed fastest routes, and the distances are approximate one-way road miles that vary with the exact home and office address. Drive times change with traffic, construction and time of day, so I do not quote a single guaranteed number.

Alliance is the closest major employment center, roughly 10 to 12 miles south on I-35W. TX 170 (the Alliance Gateway Freeway) serves the airport and business-park area off I-35W. Source: TxDOT on SH 170.

Downtown Fort Worth is about 30 miles south via I-35W. Source: Travelmath driving distance.

Las Colinas in Irving is roughly 33 to 34 miles, typically via I-35W to TX 114 east (John W. Carpenter Freeway), which runs through the Las Colinas business district. Sources: distance-cities and Wikipedia on Las Colinas.

DFW International Airport is about 24 to 25 miles via TX 114, which meets I-635 and TX 121 at the airport's north entrance in Grapevine. Sources: Travelmath driving distance and DFW Airport directions.

Downtown Dallas is roughly 40 miles, typically via I-35W south to I-30 east, or via US 377 and I-35E. Source: Travelmath driving distance.

Distances are approximate and were checked against driving-distance and official sources in October 2026. Verify current conditions with live traffic data before you commit to a route.

The 2026 picture: Harvest Town Center is operating, Scott Gibson Middle School opened in August 2026 for the 2026-27 school year, Landmark by Hillwood welcomed its first residents in summer 2026, and the FM 407 at I-35W Micro Breakout intersection improvements were operational by August 2026, with a further lane-restriping round completed on September 17, 2026. Along the I-35W corridor, established facilities such as Medical City Argyle Hospital, at 7218 Crawford Road in Argyle at the Crawford Road and I-35W junction (Crawford Road is also known as Robson Ranch Road west of the interstate), and local clinics currently serve residents.

Planned and approved: Argyle Legacy High School for the 2027-28 school year, later phases at Landmark and Furst Ranch, an H-E-B grocery store that has purchased land at Furst Ranch (approved, with no construction date announced), and the Baylor Scott & White wellness campus at the Heritage development on the I-35W corridor, approved in 2025 with Phase 1 targeted for 2027. Sources: Community Impact on the Argyle wellness campus and grocery and Community Impact on H-E-B at Furst Ranch. In a community growing this quickly, "open today" versus "planned next quarter" matters to your daily life, so I separate the two when we tour.

Relocating buyers should coordinate financing approval, the timing of their current home sale, travel for home tours, school enrollment, inspections, insurance, utilities, closing, and the physical move. Buyers purchasing new construction must also account for builder timelines, possible construction delays, design decisions, independent inspections, and the difference between an estimated completion date and a guaranteed closing date.

If you also need to sell a home in Argyle, visit the Selling a Home in Argyle guide for property-specific pricing, preparation, marketing, and relocation timing.

I handle the parts of the move that are hard to do from another state: live video tours scheduled with you, recorded walkthroughs of homes and communities on your short list, direct coordination with builders on lots, floor plans, incentives and contract terms, representation at inspections, and a written timeline that lines up your sale, your close, your school enrollment, and your moving truck.

Many of my relocating clients make one well-planned trip to North Texas and close with confidence after a single visit. I make sure everything that can be verified remotely is verified before you fly in. Military families have a dedicated resource in the Military and Veterans guide, and the broader Relocation Guide covers the full North Texas move town by town.