Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Median home value$336,500
DFW $359,500
Median rent$1,618/mo
DFW $1,614/mo
Cost-burdened households34%
DFW 35%
Waxahachie
Ellis County45,347 residentsWaxahachie ISD
58
C
Suburbgrade score
35th of 60 DFW suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
58
DFW median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Waxahachie is like to live in, by category
Bars show Waxahachie against DFW. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 64/100
C+
Within-state proficiency58th pct
DFW median 61st pct
Student–teacher ratio14.7
DFW median 15.4
Graduation rate90%
DFW median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index97
DFW 100
Eff. tax rate1.33%
DFW 1.45%
Local sales tax8.25%
DFW median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute25.9 min
DFW 27.9 min
Under 30 minutes59%
DFW 56%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
DFW median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés70
DFW median 46 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
DFW median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks30
DFW median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median household income$85,723
DFW $90,275
Unemployment3.0%
DFW 4.6%
Professional occupations44%
DFW 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Waxahachie on housing & affordability
Waxahachie's weakest grade is D. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Midlothian10 mi from WaxahachieC+ 57 C− Mansfield20 mi from WaxahachieC 59 C Cedar Hill14 mi from WaxahachieD+ 51 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Waxahachie
Is Waxahachie, TX a good place to live?
Waxahachie scores 58 out of 100, 35th of 60 DFW suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Waxahachie expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $336,500, 6% below the DFW median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.33%. $1,618/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Waxahachie?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Waxahachie sit at the 58th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 14.7 student–teacher ratio. Waxahachie is served by Waxahachie ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Waxahachie?
The mean commute is 25.9 min, with 59% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Waxahachie?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 70 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Waxahachie old or new?
The median home in Waxahachie was built in 2004 — newer than the DFW median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 74% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.