Homes for Sale in Hillsboro, Texas

01

In town

The older grid around the courthouse square, with the deepest lots and the most character in the county.

02

Out from town

Acreage on the county roads either side of I-35, where you get room without giving up the interstate.

03

Hillsboro, answered

Is Hillsboro a commute town?
For a good number of buyers, yes. I-35 makes Waco a half hour and the Metroplex about an hour and a quarter, and the price difference is what pays for the drive.

How old is the housing stock?
Older than most of the county. Around the square you are looking at genuinely historic homes, which is the appeal and also the reason to inspect carefully.

Are there restrictions near the square?
Parts of the area sit in a historic district. Exterior changes can be reviewed. Ask before you plan a renovation.

What about acreage nearby?
Plenty, on both sides of the interstate. Our Farm and Ranch page covers what to check on land.

Is it a good rental market?
There is demand, helped by Hill College. Rules vary by property and by neighborhood, so check before you buy to rent.

How does it compare to Whitney?
Hillsboro has the services and the interstate. Whitney has the lake. Many buyers look at both before deciding which trade they want.

04

What we would check for you

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

• The courthouse squareThe 1890 Hill County Courthouse anchors the square. It burned in 1993 and was rebuilt, and the surrounding blocks are a genuine historic district with the restrictions that implies.
• 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.

05

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 Hillsboro, we would rather walk it with you than have you work it out from listing photos.