In Frisco, the utility providers are mostly fixed by the address, so the number that decides your bills is the house you pick. A typical single-family sale carries roughly 740 more square feet than a typical townhouse at nearly the same price per foot.
A single-family market running 63 median days on market gives you time to negotiate. Use it to get a year of real usage history before you commit. Knowing which services come with the property and which you shop for separately makes that process a lot less stressful.
Key Takeaway
In most of Frisco, water, sewer, and trash come from the city, and Oncor delivers the electricity, leaving your one real shopping decision as the retail electric plan. Confirm the address first, because parts of the city sit with a different electric or water provider. The house matters more than the plan: a typical single-family sale here carries roughly 740 more square feet to cool than a typical townhouse, so ask for the home’s last 12 months of bills before you commit.
Who This Guide Is For
You are buying, renting, or relocating to a Frisco address and need to know which utilities come with it, which you pick yourself, and what the monthly bills will look like before you sign.
- Is the address in Oncor’s delivery area? If yes, you shop for a retail plan (see ‘Retail electricity plans’). If you are not sure, start with ‘Before you make an offer’ and check the provider by address.
- Are you weighing a single-family home against a townhouse? Read ‘How home size drives utility costs in Frisco’ before comparing rate charts.
- Do you already have a closing date? Go to ‘In the weeks before closing’ to see what to open, in what order, and with how much lead time.
- Are you selling a Frisco home? ‘When you sell’ covers usage records buyers will ask for and how to stop service without a gap.
Utility Providers Assigned to Your Frisco Address
Frisco’s city limits are split between two counties, predominantly in Collin County with a significant portion of its area in Denton County. That county line can change which companies serve your specific street.
Because most services are tied to the property location, you don’t shop around for water or gas. You’ll also want to check the local property taxes, since those obligations land on the same monthly budget spreadsheet as your utilities.
Water, Sewer and Trash from the City of Frisco
When you open a residential account with the City of Frisco, you get water, sewer, and trash collection bundled onto one bill. The city purchases its treated drinking water from the North Texas Municipal Water District via the Wylie Water Treatment Plant. That surface water comes primarily from Lavon Lake, along with Jim Chapman Lake, Lake Texoma, Lake Tawakoni, and the East Fork Water Reuse Project.
To start service, customers apply in person at City Hall on Frisco Square Boulevard with a valid photo ID, submitting the request in writing. The city charges a $150 deposit for residential accounts plus a $25 non-refundable administrative fee. The deposit is refunded after 24 consecutive bills with no late or returned payments. Water, sewer, and trash land on one city bill, and whatever you run through the irrigation system in July is usually what moves it most.
Not every property with a Frisco mailing address is on city water. Some areas in or near the city fall under a separate water district. Ask the HOA whether any services, such as trash or common-area irrigation, are handled through the association rather than the city, and confirm the provider by address before assuming you’ll receive the standard city bill.
Electric Delivery from Oncor
Oncor Electric Delivery provides the regulated electric delivery for parts of Frisco, maintaining the wires, poles, and meters while handling outages. As a wires-only utility in the deregulated Texas market, Oncor doesn’t sell electricity directly to residents. You never sign up with Oncor directly, yet its delivery charge appears on every retail electric bill.
Your home’s interval usage is recorded through a smart meter, which becomes useful when you’re choosing a retail plan. The system covers water and wastewater facilities in both the Collin and Denton County portions of the city.
Here’s the catch: some Denton County addresses are served by an electric cooperative rather than Oncor. CoServ serves more than 347,000 meters across several counties, including notable developments like Frisco Square and Hall Park. Co-op members can’t shop for a retail plan, so look up the provider for the exact address before you assume you have that option.
Natural Gas from Atmos Energy
If your home uses natural gas for its furnace, water heater, or range, you’ll open an account separately from your city utilities and electric provider. The City of Frisco is served by both CoServ Gas and Atmos Energy for natural gas. The city itself purchases its municipal natural gas from both CoServ and Atmos.
Contact the specific provider assigned to your neighborhood to set up service. And ask the seller or builder whether the home has natural gas service at all before you assume you need an account.
Some Frisco homes, especially newer builds and townhouses, are all-electric. In that case, every degree of heating and cooling lands squarely on your electric bill.
Utilities You Choose in Frisco
For addresses confirmed in Oncor’s delivery area, you have the option to shop for your own electricity plan. This deregulated system means you pick the company that generates and bills for your power, even though Oncor still delivers it.
Internet service is the other major utility where you have a choice, though those options depend entirely on the physical cables running to your street. Both services require you to look at your household’s specific consumption and location before you can make a useful comparison.
Retail Electricity Plans
Electric companies registered with the Public Utility Commission of Texas provide a standardized Electricity Facts Label for each plan. This document outlines the plan’s rates, fees, and contract terms, and it’s the same label used on the state’s Power to Choose comparison site. The advertised cents-per-kilowatt-hour price on many Texas plans only holds at one specific usage level.
The Facts Label shows the exact price at 500, 1,000, and 2,000 kilowatt-hours, helping you see how fixed, variable, or bill-credit plans perform under different conditions. A bill-credit plan can cost more if your usage misses the target. Read the Electricity Facts Label at your expected usage level before signing.
The cheapest-looking plan is often priced for a usage level that may not match the house you’re buying. Signing without the home’s real usage history is how buyers overpay.
Internet Service
Internet availability is set by the physical address, not the city limits. The FCC’s National Broadband Map allows users to search any specific address in Frisco, TX, to see which internet service providers report offering broadband there.
When you select a location point, the map displays the available providers, the technology types, and the maximum advertised download and upload speeds. The map doesn’t provide a static, pre-compiled list for a city as a whole, so results must be looked up per address. Two homes on the same street can have entirely different wired options. Enter the exact address in the FCC map and confirm with the provider before closing, not after.
How Home Size Drives Utility Costs in Frisco
Since the utility providers are largely determined by where the house sits, the size and type of the home are what dictate your monthly costs. Evaluating the pros and cons of living in Frisco provides a broader look at these housing variables.
If you want a smaller footprint to cool and water without paying more per square foot, start with Frisco townhouses. Based on 37 recent sales, the townhouse median of $499,386 at $226 per square foot implies roughly 2,210 square feet. The single-family median of $677,730 at $230 per square foot comes to about 2,950 square feet, around 740 more square feet to heat and cool. Shared walls and smaller yard irrigation needs add to that savings.
Other factors that move the bill include the age and efficiency of the air conditioning system, whether the home is all-electric or uses gas, and the presence of a pool or heavy irrigation system. Ask the home inspector to note the AC system’s age and condition during your option period.
You can learn more about how local climate impacts your AC and roof by reviewing local weather patterns, or compare different types of homes to see what fits your needs. To understand how these utility estimates fit into your broader monthly budget, review the overall cost of living in Frisco.
How to Set Up Utilities When You Buy a Home in Frisco
Starting a residential water account with the City of Frisco requires a deposit and administrative fee, and that’s just the first step. Because you’re dealing with multiple companies across water, power, and internet, start this process well before you take possession of the property.
Getting your accounts running requires coordination with the seller, your closing timeline, and the specific providers assigned to your street. A clear order of operations keeps you from paying for overlapping service or moving into a house with no power.
Before You Make an Offer
Confirm the electric, water, and gas providers for the exact address before making an offer. At a median of 63 days on the market, single-family homes have typically been listed long enough that sellers are likely to share records. Ask the seller for the last 12 months of electric and water bills, or ask them to share their smart-meter usage history.
A Texas home’s smart meter keeps a usage record, and the state-mandated Smart Meter Texas portal allows customers to authorize third-party access to this data. The Public Utility Commission of Texas allows residential customers to grant a 12-month authorization to a third party, which the customer can revoke at any time. That meter history is the most accurate utility estimate a buyer can get, and no rate site can offer it.
Past bills reflect the seller’s habits, thermostat settings, and household size, not yours. Use them to find the house’s baseline, especially its summer peak, rather than treating them as a promise of your future costs.
In the Weeks Before Closing
Once you’re under contract, establish an order of operations for opening accounts. First, open the city water, sewer, and trash account. Second, pick a retail electric plan using the real usage numbers you gathered. Third, schedule the gas start and your internet installation.
Single-family homes recently sold at 96.8% of list price. If an inspection or bill history shows an aging AC or heavy summer usage, there’s room to raise the issue with the seller. Budget for the city’s deposit and administrative fee separately from your standard buyer closing costs.
Start dates depend on recording and possession timing, so if your closing slips, your service start dates may need to move too. Confirm each provider’s lead time for starting service and ask how they handle a delayed closing before you assume everything will line up automatically.
On Move-In Day
When you arrive, read and note the meter readings for your own records. Confirm that the trash and recycling carts are present, check the thermostat settings left by the seller, and verify your internet activation. The irrigation controller a seller leaves running can drive up the first water bill, so reset it to the city’s watering rules on day one.
Residential trash in Frisco is collected using automated 95-gallon carts, and if they’re missing at move-in you’ll have to submit a request to the city to replace them. That takes time. Don’t skip the day-one walkthrough.
For a broader relocation checklist, review the steps for moving to Frisco. Make sure any automated systems are programmed to your preferences rather than the previous owner’s schedule.
When You Sell
If you’re selling, have 12 months of utility records ready before you go to market, because buyers will ask for them. Time your stop dates to possession rather than closing so the home isn’t left without power or water for the buyer’s final walkthrough. Bale Real Estate Group can coordinate these record requests and timing as part of a listing.
Under PUCT rules, there must be no early termination fee assessed to a customer as a result of relocation if the customer provides a forwarding address and reasonable evidence that they no longer occupy the location. If the customer moves, they are under no obligation to continue the contract at the new location. That said, simply canceling the electric plan instead of officially moving it can still trigger an early-termination fee. Check the retail electric contract’s move-out terms before you call.
At a Glance
- All homes, median sale price: $649,691, down 5.4% year over year (591 sales, 90 days ending 2026-09-30)
- Single-family, median sale price: $677,730, down 3.5% year over year (551 sales, 90 days ending 2026-09-30)
- Single-family, median price per square foot: $230 (90 days ending 2026-09-30)
- Single-family, median days on market: 63; sale-to-list: 96.8%; sold above list: 4.4% (90 days ending 2026-09-30)
- Single-family, months of supply: 5.1; active inventory: 913 (90 days ending 2026-09-30)
- Townhouse, median sale price: $499,386, up 0.1% year over year (based on only 37 townhouse sales, so read it with caution; 90 days ending 2026-09-30)
- Townhouse, median price per square foot: $226; sale-to-list: 98.5%; sold above list: 8.3% (based on 37 sales; 90 days ending 2026-09-30)
- Townhouse, median days on market: 65; months of supply: 4.9 (based on 37 sales; 90 days ending 2026-09-30)
Frisco, TX Utilities FAQs
What Is the Average Water Bill in Frisco, Texas?
Your bill depends on your household usage and the current rate schedule rather than a flat average. Per City of Frisco Ordinance No. 25-09-48, residential water rates include a $26.02 minimum for the first 2,000 gallons, scaling up to $9.96 per thousand for usage over 80,000 gallons. The residential sewer minimum is $38.31 per month for up to 2,000 gallons, with single-family sewer rates based on an averaged winter water consumption. Ask the seller for 12 months of water bills to see the home’s summer peak.
Is Frisco Water Hard or Soft?
Frisco water is considered moderately hard. The City’s 2024 Water Quality Report describes the NTMWD-treated water as moderately hard mainly due to the minerals present in the water sources of North Texas, while the 2022 report measured hardness up to 194 ppm. If you’re considering a water softener, test the tap at the specific home you buy.
Is Frisco, TX in Collin County, and Does the County Change Your Utilities?
Frisco straddles Collin and Denton counties, and that county line can change your electric provider: CoServ serves notable developments across both counties while Oncor covers much of the rest. Check the property’s specific location to see if retail choice applies.
How Much Should I Budget for Utilities in Frisco Each Month?
Your budget will depend on the home’s square footage and the age of its air conditioning system. Because these variables change drastically from house to house, you should request the home’s actual past bills to build an accurate estimate. For a complete breakdown of other monthly expenses, review the overall cost of living.
Do I Need a Deposit to Start Water or Electric Service in Frisco?
Yes, the City of Frisco charges a $150 deposit plus a $25 non-refundable administrative fee for each residential water account; the deposit is refunded after 24 consecutive bills with no late or returned payments. A same-business-day connection carries an additional expedite fee. For electricity, retail providers set their own deposit policies, so ask the provider directly when you shop for a plan.
What Day Is Trash and Recycling Picked Up in Frisco?
Residential trash in Frisco is collected curbside once a week by Waste Connections, and residents must set their 95-gallon black and blue carts out by 7 a.m. on their scheduled day. The solid waste base fee also allows up to ten paper yard-waste bags or bundles per week. Residents can also schedule a bulk waste pickup once a month for up to five approved items.
Are There Watering Restrictions in Frisco?
Yes, Frisco’s seasonal watering rules specify no watering at all from November 1 through March 31, except hand watering or drip irrigation for trees and plants. During spring and fall, watering is limited to one day tied to your regular trash pickup day, while in summer a second day is allowed as needed, with automatic irrigation restricted to before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m. Irrigation is a common driver of summer water bills, so reset the controller to match these rules at move-in.
Can I Keep My Electricity Provider When I Move to Frisco?
If you’re moving within Oncor territory, you can often move your current retail plan to your new address. Under PUCT rules, no early termination fee can be charged for relocation when you provide a forwarding address and reasonable evidence of the move; you are also under no obligation to continue the contract at the new address. Read your contract’s move terms carefully, as this rule doesn’t apply if your new address is served by an electric cooperative.
