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# Balch Springs
- URL: https://www.tx.co/areas/balch-springs/
- Published: 2026-10-11T11:44:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T22:54:29.000Z
- Description: Balch Springs is an incorporated Dallas County suburb with its own municipal parks.
- Author: LC
- Tags: #area, Dallas County

Balch Springs is an incorporated Dallas County suburb with its own municipal parks. Walter E. Luedeke Park combines a pond, walking trails and a storybook walk, while Virgil T. Irwin Park sits next to the recreation center. Those facilities provide more specific local context than treating the city as simply part of Dallas.

### Places to know

**Walter E. Luedeke Park.** A municipal park on Hickory Tree Road with a pond, trails, pavilions and a storybook walk.

**Virgil T. Irwin Park.** A recreation-center-adjacent park on Shepherd Lane with a playground and sports courts.

### Check at the address, not the town name

- Check the city’s current seasonal information for splash-pad operation.
- For a property near a city boundary, confirm which municipality handles permits and street services.
- School attendance zones, flood risk, HOA obligations, utilities and property taxes follow the exact address. Use current records: [TEA school district locator](https://tea.texas.gov/families-and-students/school-district-locator/school-district-locator?ref=tx.co), [FEMA flood maps](https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home?ref=tx.co), [county appraisal districts](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/county-directory/?ref=tx.co).

### Sources

- Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Aug 2026; typical value, Balch Springs citywide.
- Mortgage rate: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 10-08-2026.
- [Balch Springs parks](https://www.balchspringstx.gov/656/Parks?ref=tx.co)
- [Balch Springs geography and history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balch%5FSprings,%5FTexas?ref=tx.co)
- [NCTCOG regional city and community reference](https://geospatial.nctcog.org/map/rest/services/Boundaries/Boundaries/MapServer/6?ref=tx.co)
- [NCTCOG January 1, 2026 population estimates](https://rdc.dfwmaps.com/pdfs/2026%20NCTCOG%20Population%20Estimates%20Publication.pdf?ref=tx.co)