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Home Communities Cleburne

Homes for Sale in Cleburne, Texas

The Johnson County seat, close enough to Fort Worth to commute and far enough to still feel like its own town.

Michael and Joanna Ruesch standing together outside a stone building, Michael in a cap and Joanna in a striped shirt

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In town

Established neighborhoods around the square and newer building out toward the parkway.

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Out from town

Acreage across Johnson County, with more room per dollar than you will find closer to the Metroplex.

03

Cleburne, answered

Is Cleburne a Fort Worth commute?
For many buyers, yes. The Chisholm Trail Parkway makes downtown Fort Worth roughly forty five minutes.

How does pricing compare to the Metroplex?
Generally lower for comparable space, which is the trade people are making. It also means values here move with the Metroplex market.

Is there acreage nearby?
Plenty across Johnson County. Our Farm and Ranch page covers water, access and minerals.

What about the lake?
Lake Pat Cleburne is close and is a different animal from Lake Whitney, smaller and municipally managed.

Is there new construction?
Yes, particularly toward the parkway side of town.

How far is Lake Whitney?
About forty minutes south. Some buyers here keep a weekend place on the water.

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What we would check for you

None of this is special to Cleburne. It just comes up here more than it does in a city.

  • The commute is the marketA lot of demand here is driven by Fort Worth. That supports values and it also means traffic and pricing move with the Metroplex, not with Whitney.
  • Well and septicOutside the city limits, expect a well or rural water and a septic system. We have both checked on their own, never folded into the home inspection.
  • Who maintains the roadCounty road, private easement or association street. Three different answers, and three different costs across the years you own the place.
  • Flood plainElevation decides the insurance premium, sometimes by thousands a year. We pull the map before you are attached to the house.

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The two of us

Michael came into real estate from the building side, so he reads a house structurally: what is cosmetic, what is expensive, and what should change the number you offer. Joanna came from design, and sees what a room could be.

Between the two of them that covers most of what goes wrong out here, and most of what is possible. If you are weighing Cleburne, we would rather walk it with you than have you work it out from listing photos.

Day to day

Good to know

Schools

Cleburne ISD serves the city, with other districts across the county. Confirm any specific address with the district.

Everyday

Full retail and services in town, and the whole of the Metroplex within an hour if you need something it does not have.

Getting around

The Chisholm Trail Parkway put downtown Fort Worth within roughly forty five minutes, which reshaped demand here.

Outdoors

Lake Pat Cleburne sits just southwest of the city, and Cleburne State Park is a short drive further out.

Nearby

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Come see Cleburne

An afternoon on the ground tells you more than a month of listing photos.

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