City trajectory · 2026 edition
What is changing in Celina?
A city-level read on the people, prices, projects, and tradeoffs shaping where you might buy next.
Typical home value
$527K
3-mo median $530K
School rating
8.5 / 10
STAAR 2024-25
Commute to DTX
48 min
Estimated drive
Population
51,661
Explosive growth, new construction, rural roots
The bottom line
The bottom line for Celina
Celina is where you buy the future at today's prices — if you can tolerate the chaos of hypergrowth. The city has exploded from 6,000 residents in 2010 to 35,000+ in 2026 — ranked the #2 fastest-growing affluent suburb in the country — deploying a $757M capital improvement plan and the largest school bond in Texas history ($2.29B). The DNT extension will connect Celina directly to Legacy West by Fall 2027.
The trade-off: you're buying into a construction zone, and the market knows it. The 75009 ZIP is posting -18.9% YoY price declines with 138 days on market — the slowest in our entire DFW dataset. But the infrastructure is arriving: Costco is open, Home Depot targets mid-2026, a Downtown Center with library and community spaces opens fall 2026, and Ramble (4,000 homes by Hillwood) starts delivering model homes in April 2026.
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Profile context · 2024 est.
Current read
Explosive growth, new construction, rural roots
Population
51,661
2024 est.
Typical home value
$527K
3-mo median: $530K
School rating
8.5 / 10
STAAR 2024-25
Property tax rate
2.25%
2024-25
Median HH income
$156K
2023
Commute to DTX
48 min
est.
Median age
37 years
2023
Families with kids
50%
2023
Owner-occupied
81%
2023
Demographics
Sources: Census Bureau, Zillow Research, Realtor.com Research, GreatSchools, County Assessor, Google Maps, and Census ACS. Dates shown by field.
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