Grapevine Apartment Locator: TEXRail, SH-114 Specials and December Crowds
As your Grapevine apartment locator, we checked 13 places this week, with prices from $950 a month after free rent. Grapevine wraps around DFW Airport's north side across Tarrant, Dallas and Denton counties. Newer buildings along SH-114 and SH-121 give the area's biggest specials. Older garden communities on William D. Tate Avenue and Northwest Highway are easier to qualify for, and furnished units serve the airport and the lake resorts. TEXRail runs from Main Street to DFW Terminal B, and every December Main Street fills with holiday crowds.
- Typical 1 bedroom
- $1,305/mo
- Places with homes available
- 13
- With a special
- 46%
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Grapevine apartments by size this week
We checked 13 places in Grapevine on November 6, 2026. Prices count any firm free rent, spread over the lease, and are before fees. Pick your size to see the best deals.
This week in Grapevine
Price by building age, after free rent
On a 1 bedroom here, older buildings run about $440 a month less than newer ones. If price matters most, start with them.
On a 2 bedroom here, older buildings run about $762 a month less than newer ones. If price matters most, start with them.
On a 3 bedroom here, older buildings run about $1,454 a month less than newer ones. If price matters most, start with them.
46%
of places here have a move-in special
Most cover only some homes. Ask us which ones, and we'll look it up.
−$65
typical 3 bedroom since November 1
Prices here are easing. A good week to look.
Renting a house or an apartment in Grapevine?
A 3 bedroom house here runs about $628 a month more than a 3 bedroom apartment after free rent.
With a house you usually get a yard, more room and no shared walls. You often pay water, trash and yard care yourself, and deposits can run higher.
With an apartment you pay community fees each month for things like parking, trash and amenities. Free rent usually needs a lease of 12 months or more, and the staff on site handles repairs.
House rents: Rentometer, Oct 2026, houses rented in Grapevine, TX in the past 12 months. Apartment prices: our check of 13 communities this week, after free rent and before fees.
Our picks in Grapevine
Places we like right now, in each kind of building. Tell us your budget, and we'll send the names and floor plans.
Newer buildings
Built or redone since 2015
Middle age buildings
Mostly built 1995 to 2014
1 / 81 Bedroom from $1,320/mo$500 to $1,000 off select homes if applied by November 15thOur takeTry for a home facing the water; those views stand out, and repair requests here get handled right away.Get the name →
1 / 81 Bedroom from $1,064/moReduced rates + $500 off 1st monthOur takeDowntown shops and food are a short walk away, and the office team makes renewing easy.Get the name →
Find your best deal in Grapevine
Pick what you want. We compare each deal with buildings like it here: same size, about the same age.
Circles show the general area, not the building. Numbers match the deals below.
- 1 / 8
Top deal on this list
★ Our pick$383 below similar 1 bedrooms here
Reduced rates + $500 off 1st month on some homes
$1,064
/mo
1 bed · 608 sq ft · $1.75 per sq ft
Class B · Built 2007 · 4+ stars on Google
Down $250 since November 1 · 10 homes available this week
Get the name and floor plan - 1 / 8★ Our pick
$133 below similar 3 bedrooms here
3 bed · 1,000 sq ft · $1.73 per sq ft
Class B · Built 1996 · 4+ stars on Google
7 homes available this week
$500 to $1,000 off select homes if applied by November 15th
$1,734/moGet the name 
1 / 8$414 below similar 2 bedrooms here
2 bed · 1,129 sq ft · $1.81 per sq ft
Class A · Built 2023 · 3.5+ stars on Google
Up $20 since November 1 · 12 homes available this week
1 month free on some homes
$2,040/moGet the name
Prices are rent only. Monthly fees and the deposit are extra. Ask for your list, and we'll send the names and floor plans.
Nothing here matches all of that this week. Tell us what you want and we'll look for buildings that fit.
Why our prices are lower than what the community quotes
When a community gives free rent, we spread it over the whole lease and show what you pay a month on average. The community quotes the full rent, and many take the free rent off your first months. You pay the same total either way. Our way lets you compare one deal with another. Fees and the deposit are extra.
See all the numbers: prices by size, newer vs. older, week by week
Prices by size
"Middle half" is the range half the places here start in. A price under it beats about 3 in 4 places.
| Size | Typical | Cheapest | Middle half | Per sq ft | Since November 1 | Places open |
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| Studio | n/a | $1,123 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| 1 bed | $1,305 | $950 | $1,157 to $1,471 | $1.80 | no change | 12 |
| 2 bed | $1,815 | $1,275 | $1,466 to $2,208 | $1.81 | no change | 13 |
| 3 bed | $2,285 | $1,645 | $1,933 to $2,803 | $1.74 | down $65 | 8 |
Newer vs. older buildings
Newer means built or redone since 2015. Middle means mostly 1995 to 2014. Older means built before 1995. Prices are for a 1 bedroom. How we sort them
| Buildings | Typical 1 bed | With a special | Usual weeks free | Per sq ft | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newer (Class A) | $1,470 | 33% | n/a | $1.91 | 6 |
| Middle (Class B) | $1,320 | 80% | n/a | $1.73 | 5 |
| Older (Class C) | $1,030 | 0% | n/a | $1.80 | 2 |
Prices week by week
The typical price from each weekly check since Oct 28. A line heading down means prices here are easing.
Each place's price is its lowest listed available apartment of that size, after any firm free rent and before fees. We leave out income restricted, tax credit, 55+ and student housing. Prices can change any day, so get the final price in writing from the building before you apply.
Areas we cover inside Grapevine
Historic Downtown GrapevineMain Street is the heart of it, with brick storefronts, wine tasting rooms, and the Grapevine Vintage Railroad depot at Cotton Belt.
Within a walk of the street are older houses and a handful of newer apartments.
Grapevine Main StationGrapevine Main is the TEXRail station at the south end of Main Street, next to Hotel Vin and the Grapevine Vintage Railroad.
The train runs to DFW Airport and downtown Fort Worth, and apartments within walking distance put you near the station plaza.
William D. Tate CorridorWilliam D. Tate Avenue runs north and south through the middle of Grapevine, from SH-114 to SH-360.
Shopping centers and several garden apartment communities line it, with quick access to both highways.
SH-114 CorridorSH-114 crosses Grapevine and shares the DFW Connector interchange with SH-121 at the airport's north entry.
Newer apartments sit near the highway, the route to DFW Airport, Southlake and Irving.
SH-121 CorridorOn Grapevine's east side, SH-121 splits toward Lewisville and Coppell.
Apartments near it are close to Grapevine Mills and the airport's north entry, and the interchange traffic can be heavy.
Northwest HighwayNorthwest Highway runs east and west through Grapevine, crossing Main Street near downtown.
Older garden apartments and strip centers line it, and it ties into SH-114 and SH-121 on the east side of town.
Grapevine Lake VicinityGrapevine Lake sits on the city's north side, with marinas, parks and the Northshore Trail along the shore.
Near it you'll find mostly houses and some newer apartments, and the lake trails are close enough for an evening walk or ride.
Photos: Historic Downtown Grapevine: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; Grapevine Main Station: PCHS-NJROTC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Grapevine Apartments Wrapped Around DFW Airport
- Payback terms on the SH-114 and SH-121 specials, to get in writing up front
- TEXRail from Grapevine Main Station weighed if you'd rather ride to the airport or Fort Worth
- December crowds near Main Street and flight paths over the southeast side brought up before you commit
Highways, TEXRail and the Holiday Rush
SH-114 crosses the middle of town, east to Irving and Las Colinas and west to Southlake. SH-121 runs northeast past Coppell to Lewisville, where it becomes the Sam Rayburn Tollway, and south through Euless toward Fort Worth. SH-360 ends at the two of them along the airport's west side.
TEXRail is the train almost no listing mentions. It runs from downtown Fort Worth through Grapevine Main Station to DFW Airport Terminal B, on a set schedule rather than every few minutes. Airport noise is the other thing listings leave out. The southeast side hears it most. A unit that's quiet at a weekday morning tour can be loud on a busy weekend.
From late November into early January, Grapevine's holiday season packs Main Street and the streets around it, and ICE! weekends jam the lake side near the Gaylord Texan. If you see a place in the fall, go back in December.
Four Kinds of Rentals in Grapevine
First up are the newer buildings along SH-114, SH-121 and near the Main Station district. They have the biggest specials, which you usually pay back if you break the lease, and they screen strictly.
The older garden communities on William D. Tate Avenue and Northwest Highway follow formal rules but ask for less. With solid income and a bruised record, a guarantor company or bigger deposit gets you further there.
Furnished and extended stay units, in demand near the airport and the lake resorts, cost well above unfurnished ones, so get the rate and start date on paper. Townhomes in older subdivisions fill out the middle price range.
Living in Grapevine
Grapevine packs a historic Main Street, a big lake, an outlet mall and a resort into one small city by DFW Airport. Festivals fill the calendar from May through New Year's.
- Close to the airport and everything else
- Grapevine Lake
- Main Street dining and tasting rooms
- Outlet mall and groceries
- A year of festivals
- What we tell renters here
Close to the airport and everything else
At 8am, it's about 13 minutes to DFW Airport by our count, 25 to Legacy West, 27 to the Medical District and 32 to Downtown Dallas. Main Street is walkable end to end. The Grapevine Vintage Railroad leaves from the Cotton Belt depot on old style train rides to the Fort Worth Stockyards, a fun way to show visitors around.
Grapevine Vintage Railroad
Book a weekend ride to the Fort Worth Stockyards when friends visit; the depot is at the south end of Main Street.
- Visiting guests
- Day trips
Grapevine Lake
Grapevine Lake covers the city's north side, with marinas, boat ramps and lake parks. The Northshore Trail runs along the shore, a favorite of mountain bikers and trail runners. It's dirt, so wet days are a poor pick for a ride.
Grapevine Lake
Rent a boat or pick a shady place on the shore on a summer weekday, when the ramps and parks are far less crowded than weekends.
- Boat days
- Lake swims
Northshore Trail
Ride or run it on a dry fall morning; it's dirt, so skip it for a day or two after rain.
- Mountain biking
- Trail runs
Main Street dining and tasting rooms
Historic Main Street has most of the city's restaurants, patios and wine tasting rooms in old brick storefronts, a short walk from Grapevine Main station. Weeknights are relaxed; festival weekends and December evenings are packed, so plan ahead for a table.
Historic Main Street Grapevine
Walk Main Street for dinner and a wine tasting on a weeknight, when tables and parking are easy to find.
- Wine tasting
- Dinner out
- Evening walks
Outlet mall and groceries
Grapevine Mills on the north side is a big outlet mall. Inside are a LEGOLAND Discovery Center, the SEA LIFE aquarium with a 360 degree ocean tunnel, a dine in movie theater and Round 1 for bowling and arcade games. For groceries, there's a Tom Thumb on South Park Boulevard, and Kroger stores sit just west in Southlake.
Grapevine Mills
Shop the outlets on a weekday morning, or spend a hot afternoon at the aquarium and the movies inside.
- Outlet shopping
- Rainy day plans
A year of festivals
Main Street Fest opens the season in May, and GrapeFest, the big wine festival, fills Main Street in September. The Gaylord Texan's ICE! show runs from mid November into early January, alongside Main Street's Christmas season.
Gaylord Texan Resort
Go for ICE! on a weeknight in November, before the holiday crowds, and buy timed tickets online.
- Holiday outings
- Visiting guests
GrapeFest
Go on the Thursday of GrapeFest week, when admission has been free, and walk in instead of hunting for parking.
- Wine tasting
- Live music
What we tell renters here
GrapeFest and Main Street Fest close Main Street and fill nearby lots for whole weekends. If you live downtown, keep moves and big deliveries off those dates. ICE! weekends bring heavy traffic near the Gaylord Texan on the lake side of town from mid November into early January. Airport noise changes with the wind, so visit a unit more than once.
Grapevine questions
Does TEXRail stop in Grapevine?
Yes, at Grapevine Main Station, with trains east to DFW Airport Terminal B and west to downtown Fort Worth. It runs on a set schedule, so check the times before you build a commute around it.
How busy does Main Street get in December?
Very. Grapevine is the official Christmas Capital of Texas. It draws holiday crowds from late November through early January, and the old downtown streets weren't built for that traffic. Visit any place near Main Street in December if you can.
Which Grapevine addresses hear the planes most?
It shifts with the runways DFW is using, but the southeast side next to the airport gets the most. Listen at different times, including a weekend, before you sign.
Why do furnished units in Grapevine cost so much?
Demand from airline crews, airport contracts and the lake resorts keeps the extra cost high, and it varies by company. Ask for the monthly rate, a rate lock and your start date in writing.
Which county and school district is my Grapevine address in?
Mostly Tarrant County, with parts in Dallas and Denton counties, and the county sets your tax rate. Grapevine-Colleyville ISD serves most addresses, Carroll ISD some near Southlake and Lewisville ISD a small part. Look up both for the street.
Where in Grapevine is screening easiest?
Along William D. Tate Avenue, where the older garden communities set a lower bar than the SH-114 and SH-121 buildings. Coppell, Flower Mound and Irving add more choices. Grapevine one bedrooms currently go for about $1,305 after free rent.
What's the catch with the SH-114 and SH-121 specials?
Usually a payback rule: leave early and you repay the free months. The terms tend to sit in an extra page of the lease. See our specials guide for the math.
Is there an apartment locator near Grapevine?
Yes. Around Grapevine we check this month's offers at the newest SH-114 buildings every week and look up screening at the Tate Avenue garden communities. Ask each building for its payback terms, and ask the furnished rental companies for written rates.
Near Grapevine
Coppell sits just east across SH-121, Flower Mound lies north past the lake, and Las Colinas is a short SH-114 drive southeast.
Looking in Grapevine?
Send your move date, budget and whether you fly a lot, and we'll look for Grapevine places near the right station and away from the busiest flight path.
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