# Celina, TX Apartment Locator | Free, Prices Checked Weekly > Free help from our Celina apartment locator team: new houses in Light Farms and new apartments on Preston Road, with what's open checked every week. URL: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/neighborhoods/celina/ Serving Celina and surrounding areas # Celina Apartment Locator: Light Farms Rentals, New Apartments on Preston Road Celina is still filling in, and what you rent here is most often a new house in Light Farms and the other planned communities. Apartment buildings are opening along Preston Road and the Tollway's planned path north, one at a time. Parts of town are on co-op power, and the commute south starts on Preston Road. 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Prices count any firm free rent, spread over the lease, and are before fees. - Studio: from $974, 2 places with one available, 2 with a special - 1 Bedroom: $1,220 a month typical, from $888, 10 places with one available, 8 with a special - 2 Bedroom: $1,612 a month typical, from $1,443, 10 places with one available, 8 with a special - 3 Bedroom: $2,184 a month typical, from $1,673, 9 places with one available, 7 with a special ## Celina rents this week We check these numbers every week. Updated November 6, 2026. Where a place has a firm move-in special, its rent counts the free rent spread evenly over the lease. Rents are before fees. 10 communities in Celina had homes available; 8 listed a move-in special. Method: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/rent-data-methodology/ Our read this week: Newer buildings here cost about $223 more a month than middle age ones, even after their free rent ($1,285 vs. $1,062 for a 1 bedroom). If price matters most, start with the older buildings. 2 buildings here are brand new or still opening, and 2 of them have a move-in special right now. New buildings have to fill up fast, so they usually give the biggest deals. You get more space for your money with a 2 bedroom here: about $1.57 a square foot, compared with $1.79 for a 1 bedroom. | Size | Communities with available apartments | Lowest rent | Middle half | Typical starting rent | Typical $/sq ft | Since November 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Studio | 2 | $974 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | 1 bed | 10 | $888 | $1,112 to $1,278 | $1,220 | $1.79 | no change | | 2 bed | 10 | $1,443 | $1,543 to $1,721 | $1,612 | $1.57 | no change | | 3 bed | 9 | $1,673 | $2,049 to $2,299 | $2,184 | $1.53 | no change | | Building class | Communities | Typical 1 bed | $/sq ft | With a special | Typical weeks free | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Newer (Class A) | 5 | $1,285 | $1.81 | 80% | n/a | | Middle (Class B) | 3 | $1,062 | $1.37 | 100% | 10 | - Cheapest 1 bedroom here: 1 bed listed from $1,099 (715 sq ft), Class B. Special: 10 Weeks Free. About $888/mo net effective over a 12 month lease - Cheapest 2 bedroom here: 2 bed listed from $1,510 (962 sq ft), Class A. Special: 10 Weeks Free on Select 1 and 2beds; 6 Weeks Free on Select 3beds - Cheapest 3 bedroom here: 3 bed listed from $1,895 (1225 sq ft), Class A. Special: Up to 2 Months Free + $1,000 Off; up To 2 Months Free + $1,000 Off at Move in + Waived App & Admin If Moved in By End of November - Could be the cheapest 2 bedroom: 2 bed listed from $1,599 (1171 sq ft), Class B. Special: Up to 10 Weeks Free Rents are the lowest listed price for an available apartment of each size in our weekly check. We leave out income restricted, tax credit, 55+ and student communities. Prices can change any day, so get the final price in writing from the building before you apply. ## Areas we cover in and around Celina - **Light Farms**: Light Farms is the large planned community on Celina's south side, with its own trails, pools and lakes. Most leases are houses, and Preston Road or the tollway gets you south toward Prosper and Frisco. - **Downtown Celina**: Celina's old square sits on Ohio and Walnut streets, with restored storefronts where the town holds its events. Rentals near it are older houses, and new apartment buildings are going up on the blocks around it. - **Preston Road Corridor**: Preston Road (SH-289) runs north and south through Celina, and much of the new retail and apartment construction lines up along it. Expect heavy traffic at rush hour as it carries commuters south to Prosper and Frisco. - **Tollway Extension Corridor**: The Dallas North Tollway is being extended north from US-380 toward FM 428, with a target of about 2027. New subdivisions and planned apartments are filling in along its path, so construction noise and detours are part of life there for now. - **Old Celina Park**: Old Celina Park is one of the city's big parks, with ballfields, trails and a pond. The streets nearby are a mix of newer subdivisions and open land, and most rentals here are houses. - **US-380 Corridor**: Celina's southern edge reaches toward US-380, the highway running east and west between McKinney and Denton. Living near it puts you closer to Prosper's retail and the tollway, with highway traffic as the tradeoff. ## Celina Apartments Open One Building at a Time - We call for this month's openings, since new Celina buildings open and fill fast - Light Farms rules on pets, parking and minimum lease terms: read them before you commit - Electric cooperative or Oncor power: check by address, so you know whether there's a plan to shop ## Preston Road, the coming Tollway and no transit Preston Road, SH 289, is the main way south through Prosper and Frisco toward Legacy West, and it slows to a crawl at rush hour. The Dallas North Tollway ends in Prosper for now. NTTA is building it north from US-380 toward FM 428 in Celina, with an opening aimed at late 2027. US-380, south of town, is the east and west road toward McKinney. Celina has no DART service of any kind, so a car comes with every lease. Time the drive to Frisco or Legacy from the exact address at your start hour; the map makes it look shorter than it is. ## New houses, a few apartments and the power question Celina doesn't have many rentals yet, and more are on the way. The newer apartment communities along Preston Road and the Tollway path have written rules and standard leases. But the list is short next to Frisco or McKinney, and what's open changes month to month. Most rentals are houses in Light Farms and the other planned neighborhoods (some on streets built entirely for renters, with community pools). Their HOA covers parking, pets, yards and lease terms for tenants too, whatever the owner says. Get the documents before signing. The companies that build homes to rent often say yes with conditions where a private owner might say no. Power depends on the street. A co-op serves some of Celina, and those homes have no plan to shop. Oncor reaches some new construction, where you can pick a plan. ## How life in Celina works Celina's day to day centers on its old downtown square, where most of the restaurants and the big town events sit within a block or two. Everything else, from groceries to the commute, means a drive south. ### Old Celina Park and the square's lawn Old Celina Park, about a mile from the square, is the big city park, with a pond, walking trails and ball fields. Celina Town Square itself works as the town's front lawn, a small green ringed by restored storefronts where people sit out on event nights. - **Old Celina Park** (park): Loop the pond on foot on a cool evening, or catch a league game on the ball fields. ### Dinner on the square Nearly all of Celina's best known places to eat sit on or a block off the square, so dinner and a walk go together. Barbecue, Tex-Mex, an Italian market, a cocktail bar and brunch spots share the old storefronts. A coffee shop and a pho house sit a short walk away. - **Downtown Celina** (dining district): Park once and walk between dinner, a drink and dessert on the blocks around the square. - **Tender Smokehouse** (barbecue): Get there at lunch on a weekend for brisket by the pound, then take a lap around the square after. ### Cajun Fest, Friday markets and holidays on the square The square hosts the town's big events. Celina Cajun Fest takes over the square each May. The Friday Night Market runs 6pm to 9pm on select Fridays, with local vendors and live music. Fall brings Oktoberfest and a Halloween night called Beware! of the Square, and December brings Christmas on the Square. - **Celina Town Square** (town square): Check the city calendar for Friday Night Market dates, and come early to find parking close by. ### What we tell renters looking at Celina Every commute here is a drive: our 8am times run about 33 minutes to Legacy West, 57 to DFW Airport and 68 to Downtown Dallas. Preston Road carries much of the traffic south, so try the drive at your work hour before you sign. On big event days the square fills up, so plan a move for another weekend. ## Celina questions Are there apartments in Celina yet? A small and growing number, along Preston Road and the Tollway path, and they fill quickly. Most rentals are new houses in Light Farms and other planned communities. For more apartments to choose from, Frisco and McKinney are the next stop. Where a unit is open, expect roughly $1,220 for a one bedroom with specials counted, going by our latest check. Does Celina have co-op electric or Oncor? Both. A co-op home buys power from the co-op, so there's no plan to shop. Some new construction is on Oncor, where you can pick a plan. Get the provider's name for the exact unit first. How long does it take to commute from Celina to Legacy West or Frisco? Longer than the miles suggest, since Preston Road and the Tollway both back up at rush hour. Drive it from the address at your start time before you sign. What are the HOA rules in Light Farms and other planned communities? Light Farms and its neighbors each set rules for parking, pets, yards and lease terms that follow the house. A work truck or a six month lease can be off limits, so read them first. Is my Celina address in Celina ISD? Celina ISD covers much of the city, and Prosper ISD covers the south side, including Light Farms. Look up the exact address. Do Celina's rental home companies accept credit problems? Often. The rental home companies have written rules, and many will say yes with conditions, more often than private owners. Income still has to qualify. Is there an apartment locator near Celina? Yes. Celina's market changes month to month. We call the new Preston Road buildings and the Light Farms rental streets for what's open now, rather than relying on last month's list. ## Near Celina Prosper is just south on Preston Road, Frisco a little farther down, and McKinney is the US-380 drive east. ### Prosper Windsong Ranch · Star Trail · Whispering Farms [Prosper →](/neighborhoods/prosper/) ### Frisco The Star District · Rail District · Stonebriar [Frisco →](/neighborhoods/frisco/) ### McKinney Craig Ranch · Adriatica Village · Historic Downtown McKinney [McKinney →](/neighborhoods/mckinney/) ## Looking in Celina? Give us your timing and say if a house is fine, and we'll see what Celina has open that week. 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