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McKinney, TX

Best Neighborhoods in McKinney, TX

A guide to the best places to live in McKinney: every major subdivision and community, with prices, schools, commute, and who each neighborhood is best for. Mali has closed deals in all of these areas and can share off-market conversations and recent sale data.

McKinney City Guide

Craig Ranch

Broadly $400K to $850K across sections, builders and vintages. Sections differ enough that the band is only a starting point; ask for closed comps in the specific section, with an as-of month.

Golf-course master-plan on the McKinney-Frisco border with TPC-level amenities

Master-planned single-familyNew construction resale

Stonebridge Ranch

Broadly $350K to $750K, which is a very wide band because Stonebridge Ranch is thirty-plus neighborhoods built across thirty years rather than one product. The community band tells you little; ask for closed comps in the specific sub-neighborhood, with an as-of month.

McKinney’s landmark master-plan: 6,800 acres with a beach club and aquatic center

Single-family starter to estatePatio homes

Adriatica

Broadly $450K to $900K. Adriatica is small and its homes are unusual, so the comparable set is thin and a valuation here depends heavily on which sales get used. Ask for closed comps inside the community, with an as-of month.

McKinney’s European-inspired village: walkable, unique, and unlike anything else in DFW

Mediterranean single-familyCourtyard homes

Tucker Hill

Broadly $350K to $600K depending on size, plan and condition. Ask for closed comps inside the neighborhood, with an as-of month.

New urbanist design with front porches, village streets, and McKinney charm

Craftsman single-familyCottage homes

Historic Downtown McKinney

Extremely wide, roughly $350K for a small cottage needing work up to $1.5M+ for a fully restored landmark home, against a McKinney citywide median of about $505K (Redfin, three months ending May 2026). Condition and restoration quality drive price here more than square footage does. Approximate; ask for current comps with an as-of month.

The real town square: 120-plus independent shops, and homes you can walk to them from

Historic single-familyVictorian and Craftsman

Trinity Falls

Roughly $350K – $750K across builders and phases, straddling McKinney’s citywide median sale price of about $505K (Redfin, three months ending May 2026). New construction pricing moves with incentives; ask for current comps with an as-of month.

2,000 acres in north McKinney with a 350-acre natural park along the Trinity River

New construction single-familyResale from earlier phases

Not sure which neighborhood?

Mali has closed in all of these communities and can walk you through HOA culture, school boundary nuances, resale patterns, and which streets tend to attract multiple offers.

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