Prosper, TX Development Impact Fees (2026)
A new single-family home in Prosper, Texas pays about $23,769 in total development impact and water/sewer connection fees per unit as of Jun 16, 2026 — about $9,379 in impact/development fees plus $14,390 in water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees. Every figure below is normalized per dwelling unit by category, with a link to its official source.
What a single-family home pays in Prosper
$23,769 total per unit across 4 fee categories.
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$8,421
- Transportation / roads$7,879
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$5,969
- Parks & recreation$1,500
Prosper’s $23,769 is about 1.4× the Texas tracked median of $16,912 — among the higher-cost places to build in the state.
Full fee schedule — single-family detached
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Roadway Impact Fee - Single-Family Detached (Service Area 2, East of BNSF) — VERIFIED EXACTLY: RW_Lookup row 210 SA2 column = 7879, % of Max = 0.5. SA 2 = East of BNSF railroad, chosen as primary (most Collin County / east-side residential growth). 1 dwelling unit basis per the fee study's single-family benchmark. | per dwelling unit | $7,879 | Town of Prosper, TX (official .xlsx, worksheet last updated 03-27-2026) Aug 26, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Roadway Impact Fee - Single-Family Detached (Service Area 1, West of BNSF) — VERIFIED EXACTLY: RW_Lookup row 210 SA1 column = 7597. Mutually-exclusive service-area variant (West of BNSF). Excluded from total; SA 2 (East) used as primary. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $7,597 | Town of Prosper, TX (official .xlsx, worksheet last updated 03-27-2026) Aug 26, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Park Improvement Fee - Single-Family — VERIFIED VERBATIM in Development Manual. NOT a Ch.395 impact fee (illegal for parks in TX) — a Subdivision-Ordinance park IMPROVEMENT exaction, legally distinct and additive. Required in addition to park land dedication/fee-in-lieu. Included in SFD representative total. | per dwelling unit | $1,500 | Town of Prosper, TX —High |
Parks & recreation Park Land Dedication - Fee in Lieu — VERIFIED VERBATIM in Ordinance 2025-47 (page footer 'Ordinance No. 2025-47'). Fee-in-lieu of park land dedication. Dedication requirement = 1 acre per 35 units OR 5% of tract, whichever greater (confirmed in Development Manual). Acreage-based; cannot be normalized per dwelling unit without a density assumption, so excluded from per-DU total. NOT a Ch.395 impact fee. alternative · not added to total | per acre | $30,000 | Town of Prosper, TX Sep 16, 2025High |
Drainage / stormwater Municipal Drainage Utility Fee - Single-Family (RECURRING MONTHLY, not one-time) — VERIFIED VERBATIM in Ordinance 2025-47, Municipal Drainage Utility System Fee Schedule (established 'on a monthly basis'). MONTHLY drainage utility charge on the utility bill, NOT a one-time development/impact fee. Tier 1 (<10,000 sq ft lot) $4.00/mo; Tier 2 (>=10,000 sq ft lot) $6.15/mo. Prosper has no one-time drainage impact fee. Kept as excludeFromTotal reference only; does not enter any one-time development-fee total. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $4 | Town of Prosper, TX Sep 16, 2025High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Impact Fee - per 1" Displacement Meter (standard single-family) — VERIFIED EXACTLY: Water_Lookup sheet, 1" Displacement = 5969 (50% of Maximum). 1" displacement meter is the standard residential service unit (1 meter per new home; confirmed by fee study's Single Family Benchmarking slide: 'Water Meters: 1" Service'). The 1-1/2" displacement value of $11,938 is the next meter size up, not a credit figure. | per meter | $5,969 | Town of Prosper, TX (official .xlsx, worksheet last updated 03-27-2026) Aug 26, 2025High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Impact Fee - per 1" Displacement Meter (standard single-family) — VERIFIED EXACTLY: WW_Lookup sheet, 1" Displacement = 8421 (50% of Maximum). 1" displacement meter = standard residential service unit (1 per home). Combined water+wastewater max allowable per service unit = $14,390 (was $6,643 in 2017), confirmed in the Aug 12 2025 fee study. | per meter | $8,421 | Town of Prosper, TX (official .xlsx, worksheet last updated 03-27-2026) Aug 26, 2025High |
Single-family attached (townhome) impact fees in Prosper
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Roadway Impact Fee - Single-Family Attached / Townhouse (Service Area 2) — VERIFIED EXACTLY: RW_Lookup row 215 SA2 = 4778; SA 1 (West) = 4607. Condominium/Townhouse (ITE 230) is a separate row: 3018 SA2 / 2910 SA1 (also confirmed). Excluded from SFD total (different land use). alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $4,778 | Town of Prosper, TX (official .xlsx, worksheet last updated 03-27-2026) Aug 26, 2025High |
Multifamily (per unit) impact fees in Prosper
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Roadway Impact Fee - Multifamily Low-Rise (1-3 Floors, Service Area 2) — VERIFIED EXACTLY: RW_Lookup row 220 SA2 = 4275. Per multifamily dwelling unit, SA 2 (East); SA 1 (West) = 4122. excludeFromTotal corrected to TRUE on verification: this is a different land use (multifamily) than the primary single_family_detached and must not be summed into the SFD representative total. Multifamily water/wastewater is assessed per domestic water meter (master-meter), not captured per-unit here. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $4,275 | Town of Prosper, TX (official .xlsx, worksheet last updated 03-27-2026) Aug 26, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Park Improvement Fee - Multifamily — VERIFIED VERBATIM in Development Manual. Multifamily variant of the park improvement fee; excluded from the single-family primary total (different land use). alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $2,000 | Town of Prosper, TX —High |
Coverage & caveats
Prosper is a fast-growing town straddling Collin and Denton Counties (HQ/most residential development is in Collin County). Texas Local Government Code Ch. 395 limits impact fees to WATER, WASTEWATER, ROADWAY, and DRAINAGE only. Prosper therefore has NO school, park, police, fire, library, open-space, or affordable-housing IMPACT fees — those do not exist here and are not legally allowed as impact fees in TX.
What exists and is captured
(1) Water, wastewater and roadway impact fees, updated via Ordinance 2025-47 (council approved 8/26/2025; first major update since 2017). The Town's official 2025 Impact Fee Calculator spreadsheet (worksheet last updated 03-27-2026) gives exact collected amounts. Roadway fees are split by service area: SA 1 = WEST of the BNSF railroad, SA 2 = EAST of the BNSF railroad, collected at 50% of the maximum assessable rate for ALL land uses (RW_Lookup shows "% of Max = 0.5"). The standard residential service unit for water/wastewater is a 1" displacement meter (confirmed by the fee study's "Single Family Benchmarking" slide [Water Meters: 1" Service / Wastewater Meters: 1" Service] and the calculator). PRIMARY single-family detached (1" meter, SA 2 East): roadway $7,879 + water $5,969 + wastewater $8,421 = $22,269 in one-time impact fees, plus a $1,500 park improvement exaction = $23,769 representative SFD development total. (SA 1 West roadway = $7,597.) (2) Drainage is NOT a one-time impact fee in Prosper — it is a recurring MONTHLY municipal drainage utility charge ($4.00/$6.15 per single-family lot by parcel size), excluded from one-time development-fee totals (kept as an excludeFromTotal reference row). (3) PARK fees: Subdivision-ordinance exactions, not Ch.395 impact fees. Park Improvement Fee = $1,500/single-family lot, $2,000/multifamily unit. Park land DEDICATION = 1 acre per 35 units OR 5% of tract (whichever greater); fee-in-lieu = $30,000/acre for up to 5% of land (per_acre, excluded from per-DU total).
Separate districts
Town buys wholesale treated water from NTMWD and wastewater treatment from NTMWD/UTRWD; those costs are embedded in the Town's water & wastewater impact fees — NO separate district connection/impact fee billed to a residential builder. Prosper ISD cannot levy school impact fees (not allowed in TX). NO SEPARATE FIXED WATER/SEWER 'TAP' OR 'CONNECTION' DOLLAR FEE beyond the impact fees plus at-cost meter/tap installation; a $65 residential service-initiation fee is a utility-billing fee, not a development fee.
Verify
confirmed 11 of 12 rows; all roadway/water/wastewater impact-fee amounts (7879, 7597, 4778, 4275, 5969, 8421) verified EXACTLY against the official 2025 Impact Fee Calculator xlsx (RW_Lookup, Water_Lookup, WW_Lookup sheets; worksheet last updated 03-27-2026, SharePoint path /Website/2026/ confirms recency). Park Improvement Fee ($1,500 SF / $2,000 MF) confirmed verbatim in Development Manual; Park fee-in-lieu ($30,000/acre for up to 5% of land), drainage utility (Tier1 <10,000 sq ft $4.00/mo, Tier2 >=10,000 $6.15/mo, monthly), and residential building permit/application fees all confirmed verbatim in Ordinance 2025-47 PDF (page footers read "Ordinance No. 2025-47"). Fee study corroborated 1" meter as standard service unit, $6,643->$14,390 combined max, and $5,969/$8,421 credit-adjusted fees. News article and calculator webpage both live and corroborating. Dropped 1 row: residential building permit fee ($1.00/sq ft + $300 application) — this is a permit/inspection fee, not an impact/connection/mitigation fee, so it is excluded per the drop rule (it was already excludeFromTotal). excludeFromTotal corrections: Multifamily Low-Rise roadway ($4,275, per_dwelling_unit) was NOT flagged but is a different land use than the primary single_family_detached and would otherwise mix into the SFD representative total — corrected to excludeFromTotal=true. All other excludeFromTotal flags (SA1 West roadway, SF-attached roadway, MF park improvement, park fee-in-lieu, drainage monthly) verified correct. Representative SFD per-DU total (7879+5969+8421+1500=23769) is sane with no double-counting.
Roadway impact fees vary by service area (SA1 West of BNSF / SA2 East of BNSF) and are collected at 50% of max for all uses. Water/wastewater impact fees are per 1" displacement meter = the standard residential service unit (1 meter per single-family home). All impact fees updated via Ordinance 2025-47, effective for plats approved after 8/26/2025. Independently verified 2026-06-16 against the Town's own xlsx calculator and Ordinance 2025-47 / Development Manual PDFs.
Sources
6 official sources · 10 high-confidence figures.
- 12025 Impact Fee Calculation Worksheet (for Plats Approved After August 26, 2025)Town of Prosper, TX (official .xlsx, worksheet last updated 03-27-2026) · fee schedule · effective Aug 26, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 2Ordinance No. 2025-47 (amended Appendix A Fee Schedule: Building Permit, Development Fees, Impact Fees, Drainage Utility, Park fees)Town of Prosper, TX · ordinance · effective Sep 16, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 3Roadway, Water & Wastewater Impact Fee Update - Public Hearing presentation (Aug 12, 2025, Freese & Nichols)Town of Prosper, TX / Freese and Nichols · fee study · effective Aug 12, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 4Town of Prosper Development Manual (fee table: Park Dedication/Fee, Park Improvement Fee, plat/engineering fees)Town of Prosper, TX · government report · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 5Prosper council OKs increasing new development impact feesCommunity Impact · news article · effective Aug 26, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 6Impact Fee Calculator pageTown of Prosper, TX · municipal webpage · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
Prosper impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Prosper, TX for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-16, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Prosper are about $23,769 per unit — roughly $9,379 in impact/development fees plus $14,390 in water/sewer connection fees. Figures are normalized from official sources; verify with the jurisdiction before relying on them.
- Are impact fees in Prosper the same as building permit fees?
- No. Impact fees (and water/sewer connection fees) fund off-site capital — roads, parks, schools, utilities — and are charged per new dwelling unit. Building permit and plan-review fees are separate and are not included here.
- How often do Prosper's impact fees change?
- Most jurisdictions adopt fees by ordinance and escalate them annually (often by a construction cost index), with occasional mid-year updates. Always confirm the current adopted schedule with the jurisdiction. ImpactFeeAtlas last verified Prosper on 2026-06-16.
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