Texas Development Impact Fees by City (2026)
Development impact, water/sewer connection, and mitigation fees across 8 Texas jurisdictions — normalized per dwelling unit so you can compare them directly.
8
Jurisdictions
$12,871
Median per home
impact + connection
$33,884
Highest
New Braunfels
$3,750
Lowest tracked
Conroe
Texas jurisdictions ranked by fee burden
Total fees per single-family detached home, highest first.
| # | Jurisdiction | Per single-family home | Total / home | / MF unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Braunfels Comal County | $33,884 | ||
| 2 | Georgetown Williamson County | $26,114 | ||
| 3 | Prosper Collin County | $23,769 | ||
| 4 | Fort Worth Tarrant County | $18,041 | ||
| 5 | McKinney Collin County | $12,871 | ||
| 6 | Frisco Collin | $9,556 | ||
| 7 | Austin Travis County | $7,700 | ||
| 8 | Conroe Montgomery County | $3,750 |
How development impact fees work in Texas
Texas restricts impact fees to four categories under Local Government Code Chapter 395: water, wastewater, roadway, and drainage. There are no park, police, fire, library, or school impact fees in Texas.
As a result, Texas totals are dominated by water/wastewater capacity charges and, where adopted, roadway impact fees — and they vary sharply between fast-growing suburbs and built-out cities.
Texas impact fees — FAQ
- Which Texas city has the highest development impact fees?
- New Braunfels currently has the highest total at about $33,884 per single-family home among the Texas jurisdictions in ImpactFeeAtlas.
- What's the typical impact fee for a home in Texas?
- The median total across tracked Texas jurisdictions is about $12,871 per single-family home (impact + water/sewer connection fees).