Living in Blue Ridge, Texas
Blue Ridge
A renovated town square at the crossroads of State Highway 78, FM 981 and FM 545.
What it's like
The short version
Blue Ridge is a small city in northeastern Collin County at State Highway 78, FM 981 and FM 545. Its downtown square was rebuilt with new roads, waterlines, lighting and sidewalks, and Parkhill Prairie, a 436-acre county preserve, lies off County Road 668.
What's for sale
City planning figures show about 577 acres, with 140 acres of raw, developable land and a median property value near $217,000.
What it does well
Strong here
- Quiet, small-town pace●●●
About 1,260 people.
The honest part
What to know first
- City planning figures count 37 businesses.
- Blue Ridge is not among the 12 cities in DART's service area.
Not its strength: transit options, vibrant, big-city energy, a real downtown, restaurants, shopping, parks and trails, lake days, land and acreage, luxury homes.
Not rated yet: walkable, nightlife, golf, horses welcome, new construction, established neighborhoods. That means I haven't confirmed it either way, not that it isn't here.
Get outside
- Bratcher Park
A playground, a basketball court and a covered pavilion with picnic tables behind the Blue Ridge Resource Center on South Main Street. - Parkhill Prairie
A 436-acre county preserve with a 52-acre relic of Blackland tall-grass prairie and covered pavilions, open for day use.
What's coming
- A city parcel west of Paradise Estates, with a Collin County Open Space Grant toward its development.
Taxes
2025 combined rate per $100 with Blue Ridge ISD: city 0.429606, Blue Ridge ISD 1.245200, Collin County 0.149343, Collin College 0.081220. Homestead not applied.
Check the unit list on the address.
School facts
- Blue Ridge ISD: TEA rating C, 2026
Take it with you
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Sources
- 2026 NCTCOG Population Estimates
- Redfin: Blue Ridge Housing Market
- 2025 DFW Tax Rates, Republic Title
- City of Blue Ridge: Annual Budget
- Community Impact: Collin County property tax rates for FY 2025-26 (Sep 8, 2025)
- Independence Title: Collin County Tax Rates
- Texas Tribune Schools Explorer: Blue Ridge ISD
- Wikipedia: Blue Ridge, Texas
- City of Blue Ridge: State of the City 2025
- City of Blue Ridge: Comprehensive Plan Town Hall (Dec 8, 2025)
- City of Blue Ridge: Parks and Recreation
- City of Blue Ridge: Business Listing
- Collin County: Parks and Open Spaces
- DART: Facts about Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- DART: Collin County Transit Service Area