Prairie Hill Real Estate
Prairie Hill, TX Real Estate: Country Living With Small-Town Character
Love the idea of peaceful country living with a bit of small-town fun mixed in? Prairie Hill, Texas has plenty to offer. This tiny community sits in northwestern Limestone County, right along U.S. Route 84, about 22 miles northwest of Groesbeck. It's the kind of place where wide-open land and quiet living come standard.
Prairie Hill's story goes back to the 1880s. The town was named for a small rise in the land between Christmas Creek and the Navasota River. Shopkeeper Marquis Perry was the town's first settler, and he became the community's first postmaster when Prairie Hill got its own post office in 1884. Over the following decades, the town grew to include a general store, a school, several churches, and even a bank, with cotton farming and cattle ranching driving the local economy.
Prairie Hill also has a fun bit of unexpected history: an old World War II-era runway just outside of town became the Prairie Hill Dragway, home to drag races since the 1960s. Today, the town's historic Civic Center, once a church building, still serves as a gathering spot for community events, keeping that same neighborly spirit alive.
For buyers who want peaceful rural living with genuine small-town character, Prairie Hill offers space to breathe and a real sense of community.
Love the idea of peaceful country living with a bit of small-town fun mixed in? Prairie Hill, Texas has plenty to offer. This tiny community sits in northwestern Limestone County, right along U.S. Route 84, about 22 miles northwest of Groesbeck. It's the kind of place where wide-open land and quiet living come standard.
Prairie Hill's story goes back to the 1880s. The town was named for a small rise in the land between Christmas Creek and the Navasota River. Shopkeeper Marquis Perry was the town's first settler, and he became the community's first postmaster when Prairie Hill got its own post office in 1884. Over the following decades, the town grew to include a general store, a school, several churches, and even a bank, with cotton farming and cattle ranching driving the local economy.
Prairie Hill also has a fun bit of unexpected history: an old World War II-era runway just outside of town became the Prairie Hill Dragway, home to drag races since the 1960s. Today, the town's historic Civic Center, once a church building, still serves as a gathering spot for community events, keeping that same neighborly spirit alive.
For buyers who want peaceful rural living with genuine small-town character, Prairie Hill offers space to breathe and a real sense of community.
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5273 Fm 73 Road
$225,000
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Prairie Hill Listings Summary
Prairie Hill - Town vs. County Stats
Avg Price in Prairie Hill: $225,000 / County Avg $343,700
65%
Avg Taxes in Prairie Hill: $1,300 / County Avg $3,500
37%
Avg Sq. Ft. in Prairie Hill: 2,645 / County Avg 1,961
135%
Avg Price per/sqft in Prairie Hill:$85 / County Avg $175
49%
Avg Year Built in Prairie Hill: 1959 / County Avg 1986
99%
Avg Days on Website in Prairie Hill: 357 / County Avg 278
128%
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