Living in Sachse, Texas
Sachse
The Station along the Bush Turnpike, with a 5th Street district in planning.
What it's like
The short version
Sachse sits northeast of Dallas across the Dallas and Collin county line, on State Highway 78 and the President George Bush Turnpike, about a mile north of Firewheel Town Center. The Station, a 134-acre mixed-use project, runs along the turnpike between Miles Road and Merritt Road.
What's for sale
Homes sold at a median near $430,000 in the three months ending September 2026. The Station has 275 completed homes, with single-family homes by Ashton Woods.
What it does well
Strong here
- Established neighborhoods●●○
William Sachse founded the settlement in 1845, and the city incorporated in 1956.
The honest part
What to know first
- Walk Score rates the city 18, so most errands take a car.
- Sachse is not among the 12 cities in DART's service area.
- The combined 2025 rate runs about 2.36 per $100 on a Dallas County address with Garland ISD.
Not its strength: walkable, transit options, quiet, small-town pace, vibrant, big-city energy, a real downtown, restaurants, shopping, parks and trails, lake days, new construction, luxury homes.
Not rated yet: nightlife, golf, land and acreage, horses welcome. That means I haven't confirmed it either way, not that it isn't here.
Get outside
- Cornwall Lane Park
Grills, a pavilion and a playground at 1800 Cornwall Lane. - Dave Sanford Park
A playground and a pond at 4915 Miles Road. - Cedar Creek Estates Park
A neighborhood park with a trail at Westcreek Drive and Cedar Creek Court. - Sachse on the Creek Park
A 9-acre undeveloped greenbelt with a trail at Sachse Road and Bryan Street.
Taxes
2025 combined rate per $100, Dallas County address with Garland ISD: city 0.650416, Dallas County 0.215500, Parkland Hospital 0.212000, Dallas College 0.106575, Garland ISD 1.170900, Dallas County School Equalization 0.000000. Homestead not applied.
Garland ISD serves the Dallas County side and Wylie ISD the Collin County side. Collin County addresses swap the Dallas County units for Collin County at 0.149343 and Collin College at 0.081220, so the total differs. Check the unit list on the address.
School facts
- Garland ISD: TEA rating B, 2026
- Wylie ISD: TEA rating A, 2026
Take it with you
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Sources
- 2026 NCTCOG Population Estimates
- Redfin: Sachse Housing Market
- Dallas County Tax Office: 2025 Tax Rates
- Texas Tribune Schools Explorer: Garland ISD
- Wylie ISD: Wylie ISD earns another A for 2026 (Aug 14, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Sachse, Texas
- Walk Score: Sachse
- City of Sachse: Facilities
- City of Sachse: Sachse on the Creek Park
- American Planning Association: Master Developer for 5th Street District in Sachse, Texas
- Connect CRE: Sachse $500M project nears completion
- Ground News: Huckleberry's Breakfast and Lunch comes to Sachse on Feb. 9 (Feb 3, 2026)
- Community Impact: Collin County property tax rates for FY 2025-26 (Sep 8, 2025)
- DART: Facts about Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- STAR Transit: About