Argyle

Argyle holds onto the open, low-density feel that a lot of Denton County has traded away — rolling acreage, custom homes, and horse property — while sitting right in the path of the area’s biggest new-construction growth. It’s the spot where “room to breathe” and “brand new” overlap.

The lay of the land

Centered near the FM 407 and US-377 crossing, Argyle spreads into larger lots the further you get from the core, with master-planned communities filling in along the edges toward Northlake and Lantana. I-35W runs just to the west, which is what makes the location work for Fort Worth and Alliance commuters.

Getting around

Rough off-peak drive times from the FM 407 / US-377 crossing:

• Denton Square — about 20 minutes
• Alliance — about 25 minutes
• DFW Airport — about 30 minutes
• Fort Worth — about 35 minutes
• Downtown Dallas — about 45 minutes

What anchors it

• Country Lakes and the acreage around it — the big-lot, horse-property side of Argyle that gives the town its feel.
• Lantana’s town center — handles a lot of the daily dining and errands just south.
• Harvest Town Center — Hillwood’s 35-acre retail center inside Harvest, anchored by a 63,000-square-foot Tom Thumb — now open — with a pharmacy drive-thru.

What’s changing

The town is building itself a middle:

• Argyle Marketplace — three retail and office buildings at 403 US-377 in the Town Center district, with a permanent home for the Argyle Farmers Market, public restrooms, and walking paths. It’s targeted to wrap up by the end of 2026.
• Argyle Nature Trail — the town set aside $250,000 for it in its FY 2025-26 budget, and the Marketplace is designed to connect to it.
• The new-build corridor — Hillwood’s master plans are pushing in from the south and west. Pecan Square sits just over the line in Northlake, and Landmark is close enough to the Argyle line that people routinely put it in the wrong city.

The tax read

Argyle’s city rate runs well under Denton, Corinth, and Lake Dallas: $0.3431 per $100 for FY 2025-26, essentially flat with the year before. That’s just the town — county, school district, and college district rates stack on top, and newer master-planned pockets can carry their own district taxes. Ask me for the all-in number on a specific address before you fall for a house.

The market read

This is the front line of new construction in the area, which makes it the heart of the build series. You’ll find everything from custom acreage estates to brand-new master-planned inventory, often within a few miles of each other.