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Sachse Apartment Locator: Two Counties, The Station and Woodbridge Rentals

As your Sachse apartment locator, we checked 8 places this week, with prices from $890 a month after free rent. Sachse sits on both sides of the Dallas and Collin county line on SH-78, between Garland, Wylie and Murphy. Several apartment communities sit near The Station, rental home communities sit near Woodbridge, and houses and duplexes fill in the rest. Which county is your street in? That sets the school district: Garland ISD or Wylie ISD. The Bush Turnpike is the fast toll road west.

Typical 1 bedroom
$1,146/mo
Places with homes available
8
With a special
63%
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This week in Sachse

We checked 8 apartment communities in Sachse on . When a place has a firm free rent offer, its price is your average month over the lease. Every price is before fees. How we get these numbers

Price by building age, after free rent

  • Newer$1,209
  • Middle$1,138

For a 1 bedroom here, newer buildings cost only about $71 a month more than middle age ones. That's not much extra for a newer home.

63%

of places here have a move-in special

Firm free rent offers here give about 10 weeks.

−$106

typical 3 bedroom since November 1

Prices here are easing. A good week to look.

Renting a house or an apartment in Sachse?

Houses for rent$2,395Typical 3 bedroom house. Half rent for $2,132 to $2,586, from 67 houses rented in the past year.
Apartments, after free rent$2,287Typical 3 bedroom apartment this week. Half start between $2,200 and $2,329, across 5 communities with one open.

A 3 bedroom house here runs about $108 a month more than a 3 bedroom apartment after free rent. Free rent is part of that: before specials, a typical 3 bedroom apartment here lists for about $2,329.

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 Sachse, TX in the past 12 months. Apartment prices: our check of 8 communities this week, after free rent and before fees.

Find your best deal in Sachse

Pick what you want. We compare each deal with buildings like it here: same size, about the same age.

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.

Sachse rents by size, November 6, 2026
SizeTypicalCheapestMiddle halfPer sq ftSince November 1Places open
Studio$1,241$890n/a$2.07no change3
1 bed$1,146$955$1,115 to $1,270$1.77down $538
2 bed$1,638$1,485$1,497 to $1,714$1.43down $608
3 bed$2,287$2,020$2,200 to $2,329$1.56down $1065
4 bedn/a$2,772n/an/an/a1

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

Sachse rents by building age, November 6, 2026
BuildingsTypical 1 bedWith a specialUsual weeks freePer sq ftPlaces
Newer (Class A)$1,20975%10 weeks$1.684
Middle (Class B)$1,13850%n/a$1.504

Prices week by week

The typical price from each weekly check since Oct 28. A line heading down means prices here are easing.

$1,050$1,500$1,900Oct 28Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6
Studio: $1,2411 bed: $1,1462 bed: $1,638

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 Sachse

  • WoodbridgeWoodbridge is a planned community straddling the Sachse and Wylie line, built around Woodbridge Golf Club, with pools and greenbelt paths.

    Its houses went up over many phases, and school district lines differ by section, so check the address.

  • Heritage ParkHeritage Park covers 34 acres in Sachse, with a railroad theme, an amphitheater, ball fields and a walking trail.

    It was rebuilt alongside The Station development, and nearby housing is a mix of older and newer houses.

  • The StationThe Station is a large new development along the George Bush Turnpike between Miles and Merritt roads.

    It mixes new apartments, houses, shops and a medical campus. PGBT access is right there, and you can walk to the shops from the newer buildings.

  • SH-78 CorridorMost of Sachse's shopping lines SH-78, which heads southwest to Garland and northeast to Wylie.

    The George Bush Turnpike crosses nearby, so getting to Richardson and Plano is quick.

  • Murphy RoadMurphy Road runs north from Sachse toward Murphy and Plano through established subdivisions from the 1990s and 2000s.

    Rentals here are mostly houses, and PGBT is a few minutes south.

Sachse Apartments by The Station and Woodbridge

  • The Dallas or Collin County side, looked up first, since it decides Garland ISD or Wylie ISD
  • Woodbridge HOA rules on parking and pets, asked for before you sign a house lease
  • Bush Turnpike tolls weighed against the slower free roads for a job in Richardson or Plano

SH-78, the Bush Turnpike and no DART

SH-78 runs through town, northeast to Wylie and southwest to Garland, and it's free. The Bush Turnpike skirts the south side, west through Garland to Richardson and Plano or south through Rowlett to I-30, and it charges by the trip. Run a daily commute through NTTA's toll calculator before you compare with an address inside Dallas.

Sachse isn't a DART city, so a car does every commute. The closest trains are in Garland and Rowlett. Lake Ray Hubbard sits to the south.

Apartments at The Station, houses near Woodbridge

Sachse has several apartment communities, a few of them near The Station, and rental home communities near Woodbridge. Expect the newest ones to cost the most in town, with full amenities to match. Houses and duplexes make up the rest. Garland, Wylie and Murphy widen the search if Sachse runs short.

Rental home companies screen by posted rules and often approve with conditions. For a messy credit file, that's a clearer path than a homeowner's judgment call. In the Woodbridge subdivisions, the HOA enforces parking, pet and lawn rules on its own, separate from the landlord, so we ask for those rules in writing.

What life in Sachse is like

Sachse is a calm suburb of houses north of Garland, on the George Bush Turnpike. Parks fill the town, and Firewheel Town Center, just south, covers dinner and shopping.

Sachse and the Bush Turnpike

Sachse's south edge follows the President George Bush Turnpike, and SH-78 cuts through toward Wylie. Our 8am drive times run about 29 minutes to Legacy West, 46 to DFW Airport, 47 to Downtown Dallas and 50 to the Medical District. Sachse isn't part of DART, so a car is a must here. The turnpike is a toll road; the free route west means slower surface streets.

tollway

President George Bush Turnpike

The fastest way west to Plano and Richardson; get a toll tag before you move so you aren't billed by mail.

  • Daily commute
  • Trips to Plano

Railroad parks and pocket parks

Heritage Park is Sachse's big park, with a railroad theme, an amphitheater and room to roam. Firefighters Park sits close to the middle of town. J.K. Sachse Park, Salmon Park and One Eleven Ranch Park add more lawns and playgrounds. Breckinridge Park's pavilions are a short drive west for a bigger outing.

park

Heritage Park

Walk the park on a fall morning, and come back for the festival held here in October in past years.

  • Morning walks
  • Fall festival
park

Firefighters Park

A quick evening walk or game of catch close to home, without driving across town.

  • Evening walks
  • Pickup games

Dinner at Firewheel

Firewheel Town Center, just south of Sachse in Garland, is an open air shopping center with restaurants lining its walkable streets. Gloria's, Wildwood and In-N-Out sit around its edges, along with a Barnes and Noble for after dinner. Inside Sachse, the restaurants are spread out in small centers along the main roads.

The open air streets of Firewheel Town Center.
outdoor mall

Firewheel Town Center

Park once on a Friday night, eat dinner on a patio, then walk the streets and stop at the bookstore.

  • Dinner and shopping
  • Weekend strolls
Photo: Rcolborn at English Wikipedia, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Summer nights and fall in the park

The city puts on Summer Nights concerts at J.K. Sachse Park through the summer. Sachse Fallfest fills Heritage Park on a Saturday in October with vendors, food and games. For anything bigger, Firewheel's shops and restaurants are a few minutes south.

park

J.K. Sachse Park

Bring a blanket and a picnic for a free summer concert, and get there early for a spot near the stage.

  • Free concerts
  • Summer picnics

What we tell renters about Sachse

If you'll drive the Bush Turnpike every day, budget for tolls, since the free routes west are slow. There's no train in Sachse, so plan around a car. Firewheel gets busy on weekends and through the holidays, so weeknights are better for errands there.

Sachse questions

Are there regular apartments in Sachse?

Yes, a handful of communities, a few near The Station, plus rental home communities near Woodbridge and houses leased by their owners. Garland, Wylie and Murphy add more choice if you need it. Counting nearby options, a typical Sachse one bedroom runs about $1,146 this week.

Which school district serves my Sachse address?

It follows the county. The Dallas County side is Garland ISD and the Collin County side is Wylie ISD. We check the exact address before you sign.

Is my address in Dallas County or Collin County?

Either one, depending on the street. The county sets the school district and the tax rate, so we look it up on the county appraisal district's site.

What are the HOA rules in Woodbridge?

Parking, pet and lawn rules that sit on top of your lease. The HOA enforces breed limits and parking on its own and can fine you directly, so read them before you sign.

Does DART serve this area?

No. If you need the train, Garland, Richardson and Rowlett all have DART rail stations, and we can price them against Sachse for your commute.

Is there a Sachse rental for a bruised credit file?

Usually, through the rental home communities. Those companies post their rules and often approve with conditions, which beats guessing at a private owner's call. You still need enough income.

Is there an apartment locator near Sachse?

Yes. We cover Sachse from The Station to the Woodbridge rental streets. We look up the county line for every address, since that one fact decides the school district and the tax rate.

Near Sachse

Garland is the next stop southwest on SH-78, Rowlett sits across the Bush Turnpike to the south, and Richardson is a short toll drive west.

Looking in Sachse?

Name the school district you need and a budget; we'll keep the Sachse list on the right side of the county line.

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