Grapevine
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Grapevine
Snapshot
✓ Pros
- Served by Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD) with highly rated academics and extracurriculars.
- Lake Grapevine, trails, parks, and outdoor amenities support an active lifestyle.
- Wine trails, festivals (like GrapeFest), holiday celebrations, and community calendars keep life lively.
- Strong local economy — Job access, tourism, and businesses rooted in hospitality, retail, and corporate presence help support growth.
✗ Cons
- Higher cost of living & property taxes — Prices are above the regional average, reflecting demand and amenities.
- Central location and tourism can put pressure on roads, especially near the airport and attractions.
- Limited public transit beyond TEXRail means most residents rely on cars.
- Some areas closer to DFW Airport may occasionally experience aircraft noise
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Getting Around
Averaged across Grapevine, weighted by where people live. #24 of 84 cities. Its most walkable areas reach 67, and 18% of residents live somewhere walkable (50+).
Local life in Grapevine
Grapevine's historic Main Street District runs roughly from Northwest Highway south to Dallas Road. The city's June 2026 visitor map lists nine wine tasting rooms and more than 20 restaurants and bars along it.
Day-to-day Grapevine2,7,8,9,11,13,14,15,16,18,19,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,36,38,43
- 1Grapevine Main / Harvest Hall
- 2Bon Bon Caffè
- 3Weinberger's Deli
- 4Tolbert's Restaurant & Chili Parlor
- 5Messina Hof Grapevine Winery
- 6Tabla Indian Restaurant
- 7Walmart Supercenter
- 8Tom Thumb
- 9Kroger (Southlake)
- 10Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine
- 11CVS / MinuteClinic
- 12Oak Grove Park
- 13Dove Park
- 14Parr Park
- 15Grapevine Botanical Gardens
- 16The REC of Grapevine
- 17Grapevine High School
- 18Grapevine Middle School
- 19Cross Timbers Middle School
- 20Cannon Elementary
- 21Silver Lake Elementary
- 22Timberline Elementary
- 23City Hall
- 24Grapevine Public Library
- 25Public Safety Building (Police / Fire admin)
30 most-used places. S. Off the map (farther out): CareNow Grapevine, Meadowmere Park, Rockledge Park (Northshore Trail), Grapevine Elementary.
Grapevine's year, month by month12
| Month | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| February | Valentine Wine Trail; Vintage Railroad season opens | Main Street; Cotton Belt Depot |
| March | Spring Break trains; Spring Break at Nash Farm | Vintage Railroad; Nash Farm |
| April | Spring Wine Trail; Jazz Wine Trains; Spring Into Nash | Main Street; Nash Farm |
| Apr-Sep (Saturdays) | Grapevine Artisans Market | Town Square Gazebo |
| May | Main Street Fest (May 15-17, 2026) | Historic Main Street |
| May-Jun, Sep-Oct | Grapevine Main LIVE! concerts | Peace Plaza |
| June | Dairy Expo & Ice Cream Social; summer movies | Nash Farm; Palace Theatre |
| July | Fourth of July fireworks, 9 p.m. | Over Grapevine Lake |
| September | GrapeFest (Sep 17-20, 2026); ItalianCarFest | Historic Main Street; Nash Farm |
| October | Day Out With Thomas; HalloWine Trail; Halloween trains | Vintage Railroad; Main Street |
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| November | Veterans Day Parade (Nov 7); Carol of Lights (Nov 23); North Pole Express begins | Main Street; Vintage Railroad |
| December | Parade of Lights (Dec 3); Twinkle Light Boat Parade; Victorian Christmas | Main Street; Grapevine Lake; Nash Farm |
| Nov-Jan | ICE! (Gaylord Texan); Snowland (Great Wolf Lodge) | Resorts |
2026 dates from the Grapevine CVB 2026-27 Festivals & Events Guide. Dates can change; confirm with the CVB.
Drive times from Grapevine's Main Street42
- DFW Airport6.6 mi15 min
- Las Colinas (Irving)10.7 mi15 min
- Arlington stadium district14.0 mi24 min
- Legacy West (Plano)20.1 mi26 min
- Downtown Dallas22.6 mi29 min
- Dallas Love Field19.8 mi29 min
- Downtown Fort Worth23.0 mi29 min
- Galleria / LBJ-Tollway22.4 mi29 min
- AllianceTexas19.0 mi36 min
Realust calculation with the OSRM open routing engine, Oct. 2026, from Main St near City Hall to approximate destination centers. Free-flow times; rush hour adds time.
What's in town vs. nearby1,7,13,14,15,16,18,19,38,39,42
| Need | In Grapevine | Nearest outside town |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery | Walmart Supercenter (1601 W. SH 114); Tom Thumb (302 S. Park Blvd.) | Kroger, 2100 E. Southlake Blvd. (2.7 mi, 6 min); H-E-B, 2105 Rio Grande Blvd., Euless (opened 2026) |
| Pharmacy | CVS (3701 Ira E. Woods Ave.); Walmart Pharmacy | - |
| Hospital / ER | Baylor Scott & White - Grapevine, Level II trauma, 24/7 ER | Methodist Southlake; Texas Health Southlake; BSW ER Colleyville |
| Urgent care | CareNow (William D. Tate Ave.); The Vine (Grapevine Mills Cir.); MinuteClinic | Several in Southlake and Colleyville |
| Library | 1201 Municipal Way | - |
| Rec center / pools | The REC; Dove Waterpark; Pleasant Glade Pool | - |
| Commuter rail | TEXRail at Grapevine Main Station | - |
| Outlet mall / entertainment | Grapevine Mills, 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy | - |
| Airport | DFW Airport (15 min) | Love Field (29 min) |
Store and clinic details from listings and news dated 2024-2026.
Read the full local life guide
Main Street: wineries, restaurants and a train station
Grapevine's historic Main Street District runs roughly from Northwest Highway south to Dallas Road. The city's June 2026 visitor map lists nine wine tasting rooms and more than 20 restaurants and bars along it. Messina Hof is at 201 S. Main, Tolbert's Restaurant & Chili Parlor at 423 S. Main, Esparza's at 124 E. Worth St., and Weinberger's Deli at 601 S. Main. City Hall sits on Main Street too, at 200 S. Main.
The south end is Grapevine Main, the station building at 815 S. Main St. that opened in April 2021. It holds Harvest Hall, a food hall with seven kitchens, plus the Third Rail venue, a 150-foot observation tower, the visitor center and a 552-space garage. The 120-room Hotel Vin is attached. TEXRail commuter trains and the Grapevine Vintage Railroad both stop here.
Newer openings in 2026 include Bon Bon Caffè (603 S. Main, opened May 15, 2026), an Italian-style cafe with pastries, gelato and evening cocktails, and Tabla Indian Restaurant (1000 Texan Trail, Grapevine Station), which soft-opened March 13, 2026.
A festival on the calendar almost every month
Grapevine's events lean on wine, trains and Christmas. The big ones for 2026 were Main Street Fest (May 15-17) and GrapeFest (Sept. 17-20), both on Main Street. The Fourth of July fireworks show runs at 9 p.m. over Grapevine Lake. The Veterans Day Parade is Nov. 7, 2026.
The city calls itself the Christmas Capital of Texas. The Carol of Lights is Nov. 23, 2026, and the Parade of Lights is Dec. 3, 2026. The North Pole Express train runs from the Friday after Thanksgiving through Dec. 30. Resorts add their own shows, such as ICE! at the Gaylord Texan.
Smaller recurring events fill the gaps: seasonal wine trails on Main Street, a Saturday artisans market at the Town Square gazebo from April through September, Friday-night concerts at Peace Plaza, and events at Historic Nash Farm, 626 Ball St.
Parks, trails and Grapevine Lake
The city manages more than 1,600 acres of parkland. A 2011 plan counted 38 parks, most of the acreage in six regional parks along the lake: Acorn Woods, Horseshoe Trails, Meadowmere, Oak Grove, Rockledge and the Vineyards Campground. Oak Grove Park (2520 Oak Grove Loop S.) holds the city's ballfield, soccer and softball complexes. Dove Park (1509 Hood Ln.) has a pool, a sprayground and the Casey's Clubhouse play area. Parr Park (3010 Parr Ln.) has a sprayground and a rock art trail. The Botanical Gardens are at Heritage Park, 411 Ball St. The REC (1175 Municipal Way) is the indoor recreation and aquatic center.
The city counts more than 22 miles of hard-surface trail and 4 miles of soft trail. The Cotton Belt Trail starts at Dallas Road and Ball Street and runs west through Colleyville and Hurst to North Richland Hills, about 11 miles in all.
Grapevine Lake, a 7,280-acre Corps of Engineers reservoir, borders the city's north side and supplies some of its water. Meadowmere Park has camping and water-sports rentals. The 19-mile Northshore Trail, a natural-surface hiking and biking route, starts at Rockledge Park.
Errands and health care
In town, the full-size grocery options we confirmed are the Walmart Supercenter at 1601 W. SH 114 and the Tom Thumb at 302 S. Park Blvd. A second Tom Thumb, on William D. Tate Ave., closed in February 2024. Many trips cross the city line: Kroger at 2100 E. Southlake Blvd. is about 6 minutes from Main Street, and a 126,000 sq ft H-E-B opened in 2026 at 2105 Rio Grande Blvd. in Euless. Grapevine Mills (3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy) is the big retail center.
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center–Grapevine, at 1650 W. College St., is a Level II trauma center with a 24/7 emergency department. Urgent care in town includes CareNow (5301 William D. Tate Ave.) and a MinuteClinic inside the CVS at 3701 Ira E. Woods Ave. The public library is at 1201 Municipal Way.
Schools
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD serves most of the city. Its Grapevine campuses are Grapevine High School (3223 Mustang Dr.), Grapevine Middle School (301 Pony Pkwy), Cross Timbers Middle School (2301 Pool Rd.), and Cannon, Grapevine, Silver Lake and Timberline elementaries. The board voted 5-2 in December 2025 to close Dove Elementary and Colleyville's Bransford Elementary, starting in 2026, after enrollment fell.
In the 2026 TEA ratings released in August, the district earned an A (91), up from a B. Grapevine High School earned an A. TEA ratings for the other Grapevine campuses in 2026 were not broken out in the sources we found. Their 2024-25 ratings ranged from A (Grapevine Elementary) to C (Timberline Elementary).
Getting around and public safety
Off-peak, DFW Airport is about 15 minutes from Main Street. Las Colinas is about 15 minutes, Arlington's stadium district 24, Legacy West in Plano 26, and downtown Dallas, downtown Fort Worth and Love Field each about 29. Rush hour adds time.
TEXRail, Trinity Metro's commuter line, stops at Grapevine Main Station and runs east to DFW Airport and west to Fort Worth. Trains run every 30 minutes at peak and hourly off-peak, from about 4 a.m. to 1 a.m.
The police department and fire administration share the public safety building at 1007 Ira E. Woods Ave. The fire department, founded in 1884, runs five stations and its own ambulances. The fire chief said in April 2026 that 71% of its work is EMS. That month the city added a two-person squad truck and a fourth ambulance. A Crime Control and Prevention District fund helps pay for police operations.
Not confirmed yet
- 2026 TEA campus ratings for Grapevine Middle, Cross Timbers Middle and the four Grapevine elementaries (only the district and Grapevine High School were confirmed).
- Whether any part of Grapevine is zoned to a district other than GCISD.
- Which campuses absorbed Dove Elementary students in 2026-27.
- Per-park acreage. The 2011 plan gives totals by park type only, and the 2026 master plan was still being drafted.
- Police sworn headcount and the fire department's ISO rating.
- Bed count for Baylor Scott & White-Grapevine.
- Whether any other full-size grocery store (Kroger, Aldi, etc.) operates inside city limits.
- Grapevine Library hours.
Questions people ask
How far is Grapevine from DFW Airport?
About 15 minutes by car from Main Street off-peak, roughly 6.6 miles. TEXRail also runs from Grapevine Main Station to the airport.
Is there a train from Grapevine to Fort Worth or DFW Airport?
Yes. TEXRail stops at Grapevine Main Station, 815 S. Main St., and runs east to DFW Airport and west to Fort Worth. Trains run every 30 minutes at peak and hourly off-peak.
What school district is Grapevine in?
Mostly Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. It earned an A (91) in the 2026 TEA ratings. Grapevine High School also earned an A. Dove Elementary closed in 2026 after a board vote to consolidate schools.
When is GrapeFest 2026?
GrapeFest ran Sept. 17-20, 2026, on Historic Main Street. The 2027 dates are Sept. 16-19.
Where is the hospital in Grapevine?
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Grapevine is at 1650 W. College St. It is a Level II trauma center with a 24/7 emergency department.
What grocery stores are in Grapevine?
In town, the Walmart Supercenter on SH 114 and the Tom Thumb on S. Park Blvd. Kroger in Southlake is about 6 minutes from Main Street, and an H-E-B opened in Euless in 2026.
How long is the drive from Grapevine to downtown Dallas or Fort Worth?
About 29 minutes to either downtown off-peak, roughly 23 miles. Rush hour adds time.
Why is Grapevine called the Christmas Capital of Texas?
The city brands itself the Christmas Capital of Texas and stages a long run of holiday events from mid-November to early January, including the Carol of Lights, the Parade of Lights, the North Pole Express train and resort shows like ICE! at the Gaylord Texan.
Sources (44) · checked Oct 28, 2026
- City of Grapevine Parks & Recreation, Facilities & Park Hours
- Dallas Morning News, Visit these parks in Grapevine (July 21, 2020; park addresses and amenities)
- City of Grapevine, Parks Master Plan Update (2011, PDF)
- City of Grapevine Parks & Recreation, 2026 Master Plan input sessions
- Grapevine CVB, Trails
- City of Grapevine Parks & Recreation, Cotton Belt Trail
- Grapevine CVB, Historic Main Street map (rev. June 2026, PDF)
- Grapevine CVB, Grapevine Main
- Hoodline, Bon Bon Caffè brings Euro-style sugar rush to Grapevine's Main Street (May 2026)
- Grapevine Economic Development, New in Grapevine: January 2026
- Hoodline, Tabla opens at Grapevine Station (March 14, 2026)
- Grapevine CVB, Festivals & Events Guide 2026-27 (PDF)
- Walmart, Grapevine Supercenter #266
- Community Impact, Tom Thumb closes location on William D. Tate Avenue (Mar 6, 2024)
- Community Impact, Tarrant County grocery options expand in 2024
- REBusiness Online, H-E-B opens 126,000 SF grocery store in Euless (June 22, 2026)
- Community Impact print edition, Grapevine-Colleyville-Southlake, Nov 2025 (H-E-B and area grocery timeline)
- Baylor Scott & White, Emergency Care at BSW Medical Center-Grapevine
- Community Impact, Health care edition 2024: hospitals and urgent care in Grapevine, Colleyville, Southlake
- Wikipedia, Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District
- KERA News, Grapevine-Colleyville school board approves closing Dove and Bransford (Dec 11, 2025)
- Texas Tribune, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD (2024-25 rating, 2023-24 enrollment)
- Texas Tribune, Grapevine High School
- Texas Tribune, Grapevine Middle School
- Texas Tribune, Cross Timbers Middle School
- Texas Tribune, Cannon Elementary
- Texas Tribune, Grapevine Elementary
- Texas Tribune, Silver Lake Elementary
- Texas Tribune, Timberline Elementary
- Texas Tribune, Dove Elementary
- GCISD, district earns A in 2026 accountability ratings (Aug 14, 2026)
- Community Impact, GCISD gets A rating from TEA for 2025-26 (Aug 14, 2026)
- City of Grapevine, Fire Stations
- City of Grapevine Fire Department, About Us
- FireRescue1, Grapevine approves 2-firefighter squad truck (Apr 9, 2026)
- MuckRock agency listing, Grapevine Police Department (address, phone)
- City of Grapevine OpenGov, Crime Control & Prevention District Fund FY2025-26
- City of Grapevine, Library Board (library and City Hall addresses)
- Trinity Metro, Grapevine/Main Street Station
- Wikipedia, Grapevine Lake
- National Recreation Trails database, Northshore Trail
- OSRM open routing engine (Realust drive-time calculation, Oct 28, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder (address coordinates)
- City of Grapevine, Fire Department
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Grapevine draws millions of visitors a year (Grapevine Mills, DFW Airport hotels, Gaylord Texan), so crime counted per resident reads higher than what residents typically experience.
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Drive to major employers from Grapevine
Rush-hour drive times from the center of Grapevine, weekday at 8:00 AM.
| Workplace | 8 AM rush | No traffic | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW AirportDFW | 12 min | 12 min | 5.1 mi |
| American AirlinesFort Worth | 13 min | 13 min | 9.8 mi |
| McKessonLas Colinas | 15 min | 13 min | 8.4 mi |
| Fidelity InvestmentsWestlake | 17 min | 15 min | 9.3 mi |
| Kimberly-ClarkIrving | 17 min | 15 min | 10.6 mi |
| Charles SchwabWestlake | 17 min | 15 min | 10.4 mi |
| Las Colinas Urban CenterIrving | 18 min | 15 min | 10.9 mi |
| Arlington Entertainment DistrictArlington | 23 min | 24 min | 17.5 mi |
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| Workplace | 8 AM rush | No traffic | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase Legacy WestPlano | 24 min | 23 min | 19.7 mi |
| Toyota North America HQPlano | 24 min | 23 min | 18.8 mi |
| Frito-Lay / PepsiCoPlano | 25 min | 24 min | 18.8 mi |
| AllianceTexasFort Worth | 26 min | 24 min | 18.1 mi |
| Capital OnePlano | 27 min | 26 min | 21.7 mi |
| Legacy WestPlano | 27 min | 25 min | 19.9 mi |
| The StarFrisco | 28 min | 27 min | 22.2 mi |
| Southwest AirlinesLove Field | 29 min | 26 min | 17.4 mi |
| Keurig Dr PepperFrisco | 30 min | 28 min | 21.3 mi |
| Tyler TechnologiesPlano | 31 min | 30 min | 21.8 mi |
| UT Southwestern / Medical DistrictDallas | 31 min | 23 min | 18.3 mi |
| Downtown Fort WorthFort Worth | 32 min | 27 min | 22.8 mi |
| Texas InstrumentsDallas | 32 min | 29 min | 22.5 mi |
| Galleria / LBJDallas | 33 min | 26 min | 18.4 mi |
| Dallas Love FieldDallas | 33 min | 28 min | 19.3 mi |
| Medical City PlanoPlano | 34 min | 30 min | 23.4 mi |
| UT DallasRichardson | 34 min | 31 min | 24.6 mi |
| State Farm CityLineRichardson | 35 min | 32 min | 27.6 mi |
| Telecom CorridorRichardson | 35 min | 30 min | 27 mi |
| Downtown DallasDallas | 36 min | 28 min | 22 mi |
| University of North TexasDenton | 36 min | 35 min | 28.8 mi |
| AT&TDowntown Dallas | 38 min | 28 min | 21.9 mi |
| Texas Woman's UniversityDenton | 38 min | 37 min | 28.7 mi |
| Uptown DallasDallas | 39 min | 28 min | 22.2 mi |
| Lockheed MartinFort Worth | 42 min | 37 min | 32.8 mi |
| RaytheonMcKinney | 42 min | 40 min | 36.2 mi |
| Baylor University Medical CenterDallas | 44 min | 31 min | 23.6 mi |
| SMUUniversity Park | 53 min | 34 min | 26.4 mi |
Source: Google Routes forecast, updated October 2026. Find where to live near your work →
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Hidden costs in Grapevine
A Grapevine home on the Tarrant County side pays five taxing units: Grapevine-Colleyville ISD at 0.8686, the city at 0.2372, Tarrant County at 0.1862, the JPS hospital district at 0.1650 and Tarrant County College at 0.1123. All rates are per $100 of value.
Where a typical Grapevine homestead tax bill goes (2025)2,5,6,8,14,28
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISD$3,067/yr
- City of Grapevine$936/yr
- Tarrant County$735/yr
- JPS Health Network$651/yr
- Tarrant County College$554/yr
Homestead at $493,100 (ACS median value), Tarrant side, GCISD, owner under 65, no MUD or PID. City, county and JPS exempt 20%; the ISD exempts $140,000; TCC assumed none.
Base 2025 tax rate: Grapevine vs. nearby cities5,6,12
- Bedford (HEB ISD)2.02%
- Euless (HEB ISD)1.97%
- Coppell (Dallas Co.)1.96%
- Keller (Keller ISD)1.84%
- Flower Mound (Denton Co.)1.69%
- Southlake (Carroll ISD)1.69%
- Colleyville (GCISD)1.64%
- Grapevine (GCISD)1.57%
Tarrant cities include Tarrant County 0.1862, JPS 0.165 and TCC 0.11228. Grapevine's city rate (0.2372) is the lowest in the group. Grapevine in Carroll ISD is 1.6301.
Monthly cost beyond the mortgage (sourced parts only)5,6,14,15,21,22
- Property tax (homestead, GCISD)$495/mo
- Electric (Oncor area avg, 1,000 kWh)$152/mo
- Water + sewer (7,000 gal)$97/mo
- Trash + drainage$23/mo
- Internet (AT&T fiber, starting price)$50/mo
Excludes homeowners insurance, gas and HOA (often none; $26/month in Villas at Silver Lake Estates). Water and sewer are a Realust estimate from the city's Oct. 2025 rates.
Utility providers by area15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22
| Service | Most of the city | Exceptions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric | Oncor wires; choose a retail provider | Some areas on CoServ Electric or Tri-County Electric co-op lines (no retail choice) | Oncor area avg about 15.2¢/kWh; CoServ about $130 and TCEC about $162 + PCRF at 1,000 kWh |
| Water & sewer | City of Grapevine | None found | Water $17.88 base + $6.68/1,000 gal; sewer $14.99 + $6.27/1,000 gal |
| Trash & recycling | Republic Services via city bill | None found | $19.25/month single-family |
| Stormwater | City drainage utility fee | $4.00/month single-family | |
| Natural gas | Atmos Energy | ||
| Internet | Spectrum, AT&T Fiber, Frontier Fiber | 5G home internet and satellite citywide | Starting prices $30–50/month for wired service |
Read the full hidden costs guide
A low city rate, a mid-sized school bill
A Grapevine home on the Tarrant County side pays five taxing units: Grapevine-Colleyville ISD at 0.8686, the city at 0.2372, Tarrant County at 0.1862, the JPS hospital district at 0.1650 and Tarrant County College at 0.1123. All rates are per $100 of value. Together that is about 1.57% before exemptions, the lowest base rate among Grapevine's neighbors in this comparison.
The city's share is small. Its 2025 rate matched the no-new-revenue rate, and for 2026 the council cut it 4.4% to 0.2268. The school district takes the largest bite.
Exemptions cut the bill further. The ISD takes $140,000 off a homestead's value, and the city, the county and JPS each exempt 20%. Owners 65 and older get a $75,000 city exemption and a city tax freeze.
What a typical homeowner pays
On a $493,100 home, the ACS median value, a homestead in GCISD owes about $5,940 a year, or $495 a month, at 2025 rates. That is an effective rate of about 1.2%. The same house in Carroll ISD owes about $6,160. As a rental with no exemptions, it owes about $7,740.
No MUD or PID turned up on Grapevine homes. That sets it apart from newer suburbs to the north, where a $1.00 MUD would add almost $5,000 a year on a home of this value. Still, check the address on the appraisal district site.
Three counties, check the address
Most of Grapevine is in Tarrant County, but small pieces reach into Dallas and Denton counties. On the Dallas side, Dallas County, Parkland and Dallas College add 0.5341 instead of 0.4635. The Dallas County tax office lists Coppell ISD alongside the city, so the school district may differ there. Confirm the ISD and county for any address outside the main Tarrant area.
Electric: mostly retail choice
Most homes are on Oncor lines, so buyers pick a retail plan. In late October 2026 the area average was about 15.2¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh, or about $152 a month. The city's own energy report also lists CoServ Electric and Tri-County Electric, two co-ops, so some areas have no retail choice. CoServ's October 2026 standard rate works out to about $130 at 1,000 kWh. Tri-County's runs about $162 before its monthly power-cost factor.
Water, trash and internet
The city raised water and sewer volume rates about a third on Oct. 1, 2025. Water now costs $6.68 per 1,000 gallons and sewer $6.27, on top of base charges of $17.88 and $14.99. At 7,000 gallons a month, water and sewer come to about $97. Trash and recycling from Republic Services add $19.25, and the drainage fee adds $4, for a city bill near $121.
Atmos Energy supplies natural gas. For internet, Spectrum, AT&T Fiber and Frontier Fiber each cover most of the city, with wired plans starting around $30 to $50 a month.
Commute, flood and HOA
The average commute is about 22 minutes. SH 114 and SH 121 have free main lanes through the city, plus optional TEXpress toll lanes; one hop toward the airport costs at least $0.92 with a tag.
Grapevine Lake is a flood-control reservoir. In 2015 it stayed at flood stage for months and closed FM 2499, but homes were largely spared. Lenders use FEMA maps to decide whether a loan needs flood insurance.
Many neighborhoods have no HOA. Where there is one, dues can be small, such as $315 a year in Villas at Silver Lake Estates.
Not confirmed yet
- What is the ACS median gross rent in Grapevine?
- What share of residential parcels sits in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area?
- What does homeowners insurance typically cost for a $490,000 home in Grapevine?
- What are HOA dues in larger subdivisions such as Silver Lake Estates, Settlers Point or Hidden Lake?
- What are typical drive times and toll costs to downtown Dallas and Fort Worth?
Questions people ask
What is the property tax rate in Grapevine, TX?
On the Tarrant County side in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, the 2025 base rate is about 1.57% (city 0.2372, GCISD 0.8686, Tarrant County 0.1862, JPS 0.1650, TCC 0.1123). In Carroll ISD it is about 1.63%. The city cut its own rate to 0.2268 for 2026.
How much are property taxes on a $500,000 home in Grapevine?
About $5,940 a year ($495 a month) on a $493,100 homestead in GCISD at 2025 rates, after the standard exemptions. About $7,740 without exemptions, such as on a rental.
Does Grapevine have MUDs or PIDs?
None were found on Grapevine homes. The Tarrant County title-company sheet lists no residential MUD or PID for Grapevine. Check the specific address on the appraisal district site.
Who provides electricity in Grapevine?
Most homes are on Oncor lines and choose a retail provider. Some areas are served by CoServ Electric or Tri-County Electric co-ops, which have no retail choice.
How much is the water bill in Grapevine?
Since Oct. 1, 2025, water costs a $17.88 base plus $6.68 per 1,000 gallons, and sewer $14.99 plus $6.27 per 1,000 gallons. With trash ($19.25) and drainage ($4), a 7,000-gallon month runs about $121 (Realust estimate).
Who picks up trash in Grapevine?
Republic Services, under a city franchise. The single-family rate is $19.25 a month on the city utility bill.
Does Grapevine have a senior property tax exemption?
Yes. The city gives a $75,000 over-65 exemption and freezes city taxes for those owners. It also gives a 20% homestead exemption to all homesteads.
Sources (28) · checked Oct 28, 2026
- City of Grapevine, Taxes
- City of Grapevine FY2026 Adopted Budget, page 78 (tax rate and exemptions)
- City of Grapevine, Notice About 2025 Tax Rates (Aug. 7, 2025)
- Community Impact, Grapevine lowers tax rate for FY 2026-27
- Independence Title, Tarrant County 2025 Tax Rates
- City of Mansfield FY2026 Budget, page 24 (Tarrant County, hospital district and TCC rates)
- NBC DFW, Tarrant County commissioners approve new, lower tax rate (Sept. 2025)
- Community Impact, Tarrant County maximizes property tax exemption for qualified homeowners (June 2024)
- The Texan, Tarrant County adopts lower budget and tax rate, higher homestead exemption
- Dallas County Tax Office, 2025 Tax Rates
- Community Impact, Denton County officials adopt $452.2M budget, lower tax rate (Sept. 2025)
- Republic Title, 2025 DFW Tax Rates and Exemptions
- Community Impact, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD trustees adopt $237.7M FY 2026-27 budget
- Census Reporter, Grapevine, TX profile (ACS 2024 5-year)
- City of Grapevine, 2025 Water and Wastewater Rates (effective Oct. 1, 2025)
- Community Impact, Trash service fees going up, 3 other updates from Grapevine City Council (Oct. 2025)
- Community Impact, Trash, recycling costs rising in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake (May 2023)
- City of Grapevine, 2024 Energy Usage Report
- CoServ, Residential Rates
- Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Rate Schedules effective January 2024
- ElectricChoice, Grapevine electricity rates
- BroadbandNow, Internet providers in Grapevine, TX (76051)
- Home listing, Villas at Silver Lake Estates (Coldwell Banker)
- Home listing, Woodland Hills (RE/MAX)
- City of Grapevine, Floodplain Administration
- CBS News Texas, Over 120 days of flood stage on Lake Grapevine (2015)
- TxDOT, TEXpress Lanes toll rates
- Texas Comptroller, Property Tax Today newsletter, Oct. 2025 (Proposition 13: $140,000 school homestead exemption)
What’s coming
Public projects that will change daily life in Grapevine: new jobs, roads, schools and places to go. Every project links to its source.
Grapevine Village mixed-use
Trammell Crow's 28.7-acre project north of Grapevine Mills would add 248 apartments and hotels, starting with a 222-room Sandman Signature. Council approved it June 2, 2026.
Why it matters: New rentals and hotels by Grapevine Mills.
DFW Airport Terminal F
DFW is building Terminal F with 31 new gates for American Airlines, which is investing $4B; the first phase is expected in 2027 as part of a $12B airport capital program.
Why it matters: More gates and flights at the region's main airport.
We track publicly announced projects from official and local news sources. Plans and dates change; dates are targets, not promises. Map locations are approximate. Projects don't affect the Realust Score. Know of a project we're missing? Tell us.
Growth story in Grapevine
Grapevine traces its start to a treaty signed in 1843 at Grape Vine Springs, which opened the area to homesteaders. It incorporated in 1936.
Grapevine population, 1990-20251,2
1990-2020: decennial Census counts. 2021-2025: Census Bureau July 1 estimates (Vintage 2025), marked as estimates. NCTCOG's Jan 2026 estimate (52,605) and all projections are in the text, not the chart, because they come from other sources.
New housing units permitted by the City of Grapevine, 2010-20256
Census Building Permits Survey, all building types. Spikes in 2011-2012, 2016, 2018-2021 are apartment buildings (5+ units). Since 2022 almost all permits are single-family. Jan-Sep 2026 (22 units) is a partial year and is left off the chart.
New-home and apartment projects in Grapevine8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17
| Project | Developer | Builder | Planned size | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dove Station | Graham Hart / Maykus | Graham Hart | 19 homes, 3.79 acres | Selling (from ~$1.29M) | 3501 Dove Rd |
| Grapevine Springs | Maykus | Maykus Homes | 21 homes | Under construction; first home summer 2026 | Northwest Hwy / N Dove Rd |
| Grapevine Brownstones | Taylor-Duncan, NuCiti, Cadence | Cadence | 28 townhomes (10 + 18) | Selling (from $1.4M) | Dallas Rd east of Main St |
| Nash and Berry Townhomes | Richard Giberson | n/p | 35 townhomes | Approved Apr 2024 | Transit overlay, downtown |
| Shady Brook | Hat Creek Development | Maykus | 44 homes | Opened 2019 | Shady Brook Dr (Lucas-Scribner) |
| Pecan Ridge / Tillery Commons / Reserve at Bear Creek | n/p | Maykus; Relevation | n/p | Sold out | n/p |
| Trammell Crow mixed-use | Trammell Crow / Northland | n/a | 248 apartments + 222-room hotel, 28.7 acres | Approved June 2, 2026 | 2800 & 3421 Grapevine Mills Pkwy |
| Grapevine Bluffs | JLB Realty | n/a | 454 apartments | Approved Apr 2016 | North of Grapevine Mills |
n/p = not published. Grapevine has no large master-planned communities in progress; most new single-family projects have fewer than 50 homes. Dove Station is listed in Carroll ISD; check the school district by address.
Where new homes and big projects are going8,10,12,13,15,19,26
- 1Grapevine Brownstones
- 2Trammell Crow apartments and hotel (approved)
- 3Hotel Vin Reserve (120-room expansion)
The Brownstones listing gives '218 Dallas'; street direction (E) inferred from 'east of Main St' and should be checked.
Top employers in Grapevine (city budget)20
- DFW International Airport2,408 employees
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISD1,938 employees
- GameStop Corporation1,380 employees
- Paycom Software830 employees
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center442 employees
- Gaylord Texan Resort370 employees
- Kubota Tractor Corp351 employees
- Great Wolf Lodge Grapevine231 employees
City of Grapevine FY2026 Adopted Budget top-employer table, which gives no as-of date. Counts are employees in Grapevine, not company totals.
Read the full growth story guide
From a farm town to an airport city
Grapevine traces its start to a treaty signed in 1843 at Grape Vine Springs, which opened the area to homesteaders. It incorporated in 1936. The Army Corps of Engineers impounded Grapevine Lake in 1952.
The big change came with DFW Airport, which opened in 1974 on the city's southern edge. The population rose from 7,049 in 1970 to 29,202 in 1990. That same year, 1974, the city adopted its first comprehensive plan, and it has guided land use ever since.
Population: built out and holding steady
The 2020 Census counted 50,631 people. Census Bureau estimates have stayed in a narrow band since then: 50,928 in 2021, 51,374 in 2022, 51,182 in 2023, 51,315 in 2024 and 50,714 in July 2025. NCTCOG, the regional planning council, estimated 52,605 on January 1, 2026, up 259 from a year earlier.
This is a city with little land left. Grapevine's economic development office put the city at well above 90% built out in 2022. NCTCOG's long-range forecast from 2017 put household population at 59,509 by 2045. That would take faster growth than any recent year has shown. Treat it as a ceiling.
Housing: small infill, a few apartment waves
Census permit data show two patterns. Single-family permits have run between 17 and 118 a year since 2010, and 40 in 2025. Apartment buildings come in waves: 683 units in 2016, 770 in 2018, 432 in 2019 and 316 in 2021. Since 2022 there have been almost no apartment permits. Through September 2026 the city had permitted 22 homes.
New single-family projects are small and mostly at the top of the market. Dove Station has 19 homes from about $1.29 million. It sits in Carroll ISD, not Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. Grapevine Springs is 21 homes near Northwest Highway and Dove Road. Downtown, Grapevine Brownstones is adding 28 three-story townhomes on Dallas Road from about $1.4 million, and the council approved 35 Nash and Berry townhomes in 2024.
Apartments face a harder road. The council turned down 248 units near the Grapevine Main station in 2021. It rejected a Trammell Crow plan near Grapevine Mills in 2024 and again on May 19, 2026, then approved it on June 2, 2026. The approved plan has up to 248 apartments and a 222-room hotel on land where airport noise rules out houses.
What is driving it
DFW Airport is the main engine. The city lists it as Grapevine's largest employer, and American Airlines is its largest taxpayer. The airport opened nine rebuilt gates at Terminal C in June 2026 as part of a $3 billion rebuild due in 2030. A new Terminal F, budgeted at $4 billion, is set to open with 15 gates in 2027.
Tourism is the second engine. Grapevine has more than 11,000 hotel rooms. The Gaylord Texan (1,814 rooms) opened in 2004 and Great Wolf Lodge in 2007. Grapevine Mills has drawn new tenants such as Meow Wolf in 2023 and Primark in 2025. The city budget lists a 120-room Hotel Vin expansion, a 201-room Hampton/Home2 at the SH 114/121 Crossroads, and a 200-room AC Hotel due in 2029. Corporate offices include GameStop, Paycom and Kubota's U.S. headquarters, which moved here in 2017.
Roads and rail tie it together. TxDOT's $1.1 billion DFW Connector rebuilt SH 114 and SH 121 north of the airport in 2013, and TEXRail began service to Grapevine Main in January 2019.
Schools: fewer students, two closures
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD had 14,234 students in 2019-20 and 13,565 in 2023-24, per state data, and 13,380 in the 2026 state count. In a January 2024 report the district forecast about a 1% drop each year, to roughly 11,000 by 2033.
Voters approved a $249 million bond in May 2016 and all three parts of a $150 million bond in May 2024. A tax-rate election (VATRE) passed in 2024. Even so, the district faced a funding gap, and in December 2025 the board voted 5-2 to close Bransford and Dove elementary schools starting in 2026. Some Grapevine addresses are in Carroll ISD, so check the district by address.
Values and incomes
Census survey data show the median owner-estimated home value rising from $242,900 (2011-2015) to $320,400 (2015-2019) and $493,100 (2020-2024). Median household income rose from $79,083 to $111,376 over the same periods.
Because so little is being built, these gains mostly reflect existing homes rising in value. About 53% of occupied homes were owner-occupied in 2020-2024; the rest were rented.
Not confirmed yet
- Does the city publish a current population projection or buildout estimate? The newest found is from the 1985 plan update.
- Will GCISD close more campuses, or call another bond or tax election?
- When will Trammell Crow pull permits and start the Grapevine Mills apartments?
- Do water and wastewater plans call for expansions, given the city is near buildout?
- How much of the remaining land is in airport noise zones or flood plains?
Questions people ask
What is the population of Grapevine, Texas?
The Census Bureau estimated 50,714 residents on July 1, 2025. NCTCOG estimated 52,605 on January 1, 2026. The 2020 Census counted 50,631.
Is Grapevine still growing?
Slowly. Census estimates have stayed between about 50,700 and 51,400 since 2020. Grapevine is mostly built out, so new housing comes from small infill projects and occasional apartments.
How many new homes are being built in Grapevine?
The city permitted 40 housing units in 2025 and 22 from January to September 2026, all single-family, per the Census Building Permits Survey.
What new neighborhoods are in Grapevine?
Small projects: Dove Station (19 homes), Grapevine Springs (21 homes), Grapevine Brownstones (28 townhomes) and Nash and Berry Townhomes (35). Most are priced above $1 million.
What school district is Grapevine in?
Mostly Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. Some addresses, including Dove Station, are in Carroll ISD. Check by address.
Is Grapevine-Colleyville ISD closing schools?
Yes. In December 2025 the board voted to close Bransford and Dove elementary schools starting in 2026, citing falling enrollment and a funding gap.
Who are the biggest employers in Grapevine?
The city lists DFW International Airport, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, GameStop, Paycom, Baylor Scott & White, the Gaylord Texan, Kubota and Great Wolf Lodge.
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