Cost of Living in Frisco, TX
Frisco is about 28% more expensive than the national average.
What Things Cost
Compared to the US average (100)
Census ACS 2024
Census ACS 2024
BEA RPP 2023
BEA RPP 2023
Frisco at a Glance
No state income tax. That saves a typical household thousands per year compared to states like California (13.3%) or New York (10.9%).
Sources: Census ACS 2024, Tax Foundation.
Frisco is one of the fastest-growing cities in America, in the northern DFW metroplex. Dallas Cowboys HQ (The Star) is here. PGA of America relocated here. Schools (Frisco ISD) are among the best in Texas. No state income tax.
Who Lives Here
Source: Census ACS 2024.
Why People Move to Frisco
Top schools, corporate employment, professional sports facilities, and master-planned communities. No income tax on $120K household incomes creates real wealth-building potential.
Neighborhoods
The Star District is newest mixed-use. Starwood and Newman Village are luxury. Nearly every neighborhood is master-planned with an HOA.
Things to Consider
Property tax of 1.95% means a $550K home costs $10,725/year in property taxes. Entirely car-dependent. No historic downtown. Everything is less than 25 years old. Summer heat is intense.
Frequently Asked Questions About Frisco
Corporate relocations to no-income-tax Texas, excellent schools, the Cowboys' Star complex, and available land. Growth sustained for two decades.
Yes. 1.95% on a $550K home equals roughly $10,725/year. For high earners the no-income-tax structure is still advantageous overall. For moderate earners, property tax can exceed what income tax would have been.
Very little. Frisco was 6,100 people in 1990. A small stretch of Main Street preserves some pre-growth character. Everything else is post-2000.