Working as an Agent in Denton County, TX: A College Town and Growing Suburbs
Short answer. Denton County has a university city at its center and fast-growing suburbs around it. It also reaches into Frisco, Prosper, Celina, Plano and Fort Worth, so agents in neighboring counties work here more than they expect.
Denton County in numbers
The 2020 Census counted 906,422 people in Denton County across 953 square miles. The county seat is the city of Denton.
A county that overlaps its neighbors
Parts of Frisco, Prosper, Celina, Plano and Fort Worth lie in Denton County. An agent who lives in Collin County can find a listing appointment in Denton County without leaving one city.
Denton County has its own appraisal district. Do not assume a Frisco address is on the Collin County roll.
One city, two kinds of buyer
Denton is home to the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University. Wikipedia reports enrollment above 42,000 at UNT and more than 13,000 at TWU. That gives the city a housing mix unlike the suburbs around it. Our Denton page looks at what that means for an agent.
Newer neighborhoods carry special districts
Growth in the county has come with special districts. Before any contract on a newer home, find out whether it sits in a MUD or a PID. The notices are required by law and the timing matters. See our Prosper and Celina page for the rules.
Cities in Denton County on our coverage map
These are the Denton County and north areas where we are welcoming agents.
- Denton
- Aubrey
- Little Elm
- Lewisville
- Flower Mound
- The Colony
- Carrollton
- Coppell
- Roanoke
- Argyle
- Justin
- Pilot Point
Agents in Denton County
On September 29, 2026, the Texas Real Estate Commission's public license data listed 5,846 active sales agents and 950 active individual brokers with a Denton County address on their license record.
This counts license records. It does not show who is working full time or how much business there is, so read it as background, not as a measure of competition. TREC's data has no city field, so we cannot split it by city.
Source: TREC Broker and Sales Agent License Holder Information, Texas Open Data Portal
The housing stock in Denton County
| Denton County | |
|---|---|
| Population (5-year estimate) | 979,561 |
| Housing units | 376,754 |
| Homes built since 2010 | 33% |
| Homes built before 1990 | 12% |
| Median year built | 2003 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 65% |
| Vacant housing units | 4.3% |
| Median home value | $437,200 |
| Median gross rent | $1,728 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. These are estimates with margins of error, and 5-year figures lag the newer city estimates quoted elsewhere on this page.
Where to look it up
Search the property address on the appraisal district site to see which county tax roll it sits on. Check it on every file.
- Denton Central Appraisal District
- School district: use the district's own address lookup for the exact address
Common questions
What is the county seat of Denton County?
The city of Denton.
Which big cities are partly in Denton County?
Frisco, Prosper, Celina, Plano and Fort Worth each have a part in Denton County.
Does a MUD or PID notice apply in Denton County?
It applies to any property inside such a district, in any county. Check each address.
Sources
- Denton County, Texas (Wikipedia, citing the U.S. Census Bureau)
- Denton, Texas (Wikipedia, citing the U.S. Census Bureau)
- Frisco, Texas (Wikipedia, citing the U.S. Census Bureau)
- Prosper, Texas (Wikipedia, citing the U.S. Census Bureau)
- Celina, Texas (Wikipedia, citing the U.S. Census Bureau)
- Fort Worth, Texas (Wikipedia, citing the U.S. Census Bureau)
- Texas Real Estate Research Center: Clear as MUD
- Texas Real Estate Research Center: Don't Piddle Around with PID Notices
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024 (via Census Reporter)
Education only. Not legal, tax or financial advice. Population figures are U.S. Census Bureau counts or estimates as reported by the sources above. Confirm licensing and disclosure rules with the Texas Real Estate Commission and your broker.