Why The Woods at Lindsey Place Is the Best New-Build Community in Collin County

by OnDemand Realty

Why The Woods at Lindsey Place Is the Best New-Build Community in Collin County

Anna, Texas is the fastest-growing corner of the fastest-growing county in one of the fastest-growing metros in America — and D.R. Horton's The Woods at Lindsey Place puts you right in the middle of it, at a price point almost nothing else in Collin County can touch.

If you've been shopping new construction in Collin County, you already know the problem: the communities everyone raves about in Prosper, Celina, and West Frisco are gorgeous — and they start in the $500s, $600s, and up. For a huge number of buyers, "the best community" isn't the one with the highest price tag. It's the one that gives you a brand-new, smart-equipped home, in a genuine growth path, with real amenities and retail arriving around you, at a number you can actually finance.

By that standard — value, location, and trajectory — I'll make the case that The Woods at Lindsey Place in Anna is the single best new-build opportunity in Collin County right now. Here's the full breakdown.

The Fundamentals: What You're Actually Buying

The Woods at Lindsey Place is a new-construction, single-family community built by D.R. Horton, the largest homebuilder in the country by volume. Here's the snapshot:

Location: 2148 Hampton Street, Anna, TX 75409 — west of Highway 5, about a half-mile west of Anna High School, and less than a mile east of U.S. 75 (North Central Expressway).
Home sizes: Approximately 1,646 to 3,059 square feet, one- and two-story open-concept floor plans.
Configurations: Roughly 3–5 bedrooms, 2–4 baths, 2-car garages.
Pricing: Starting in the high $290s and running into the upper $440s (always confirm current pricing and available inventory — D.R. Horton updates both frequently).
Scale: At full build-out, the community is planned for roughly 949 single-family homes, so there's a real neighborhood taking shape here, not a handful of scattered lots.

That price band is the headline. A brand-new home in Collin County starting in the high $290s is increasingly rare. When the DFW metro median is hovering around $400,000 and most of the "trophy" master-planned communities start $150K–$250K higher, Anna is where new-construction value still exists — and The Woods at Lindsey Place is one of the sharpest examples of it.

Reason #1: The Location Is a Growth Engine, Not a Gamble

Buying in an outer-ring suburb always comes down to one question: is the growth real, or am I betting on a map? In Anna, the growth is already here and accelerating.

Anna has been named one of the fastest-growing cities in the entire United States among cities over 20,000 people, posting double-digit annual population growth. It sits directly on the U.S. 75 corridor in northern Collin County, just north of McKinney — the same corridor that turned Allen, McKinney, and Melissa from small towns into some of North Texas's most sought-after addresses over the last two decades.

The Woods at Lindsey Place is positioned to ride that wave rather than wait for it:

Direct 75 access. The community is less than a mile from the North Central Expressway, so you're connected straight down the spine of Collin County toward McKinney, Plano, and the entire Dallas job market.
Established town core. You're a half-mile from Anna High School and minutes from Anna's historic Main Street — this isn't a subdivision floating in a field with no town attached.
The path of progress. Growth in North Texas moves north up 75 in a predictable pattern. Anna is the current frontier of that movement, which is exactly where early value tends to concentrate.

When you buy in the path of growth before it fully arrives, you're buying at the bottom of the curve. That's the location thesis in one sentence.

Reason #2: The Retail Boom Is Already Under Construction

Here's what separates Anna from a speculative bet: the amenities aren't "someday." They're being built right now, a short drive from your front door.

Kroger Marketplace — Confirmed and Under Construction

A 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace is under construction at Rosamond Crossing, on the U.S. 75 corridor at Rosamond Parkway, with a targeted opening in late 2026. A full-service Marketplace-format grocery — grocery, pharmacy, and expanded general merchandise — is one of the single biggest quality-of-life anchors a growing suburb can land, and Anna's is already vertical.

Rosamond Town Center — A 355,000+ SF Retail Destination

Right alongside it, developers broke ground in mid-2026 on Rosamond Town Center, a 355,826-square-foot open-air retail center anchored by a genuinely impressive lineup:

Academy Sports + Outdoors
Aldi
Burlington
EOS Fitness
Hobby Lobby
HomeGoods
PetSmart
T.J. Maxx

At full build-out, the broader Rosamond retail district is planned to approach 800,000 square feet of shopping, dining, and services. Combined with earlier retail recruitment to Anna — Home Depot, Starbucks, Texas Roadhouse and more — this is a town assembling a complete retail ecosystem in real time.

For context: most buyers in outer-ring suburbs accept a "we'll get retail eventually" trade-off. In Anna, the shovels are already in the ground.

(A note for grocery-focused buyers: H-E-B has expanded aggressively across Collin County, with stores serving Allen, McKinney, and neighboring Melissa just south on U.S. 75. If an H-E-B closer to Anna is on your must-have list, it's worth confirming the latest store map when you tour.)

Reason #3: Anna Is Attracting Billions in Master-Planned Investment

Retail follows rooftops, and rooftops follow capital. The capital flowing into Anna right now is staggering for a city its size:

Sherley Farms — A $1.5 billion, 970+-acre master-planned community broke ground in Anna in early 2026, developed by Tellus Group, the same firm behind the celebrated Windsong Ranch lagoon community in Prosper. That pedigree matters — it signals that serious, experienced master-plan developers now see Anna as a premier address.
AnaCapri — A crystal-lagoon-anchored community projected at over $1.8 billion at full build-out, featuring roughly 1,300 single-family lots, 600 multifamily units, and resort-style amenities.
Crystal Park — A 390-acre mixed-use development approved for up to 969 homes plus commercial, multifamily, and a professional campus fronting U.S. 75, projected to generate $600 million-plus in taxable value.

When more than $3 billion in combined master-planned and mixed-use investment targets a single small city, that's not a trend — it's a re-rating of the entire market. Buyers who get in early, in an attainably priced community like The Woods at Lindsey Place, are positioning ahead of that curve rather than paying for it after the fact.

Reason #4: The Homes Themselves Are Move-In Modern

Value doesn't mean stripped-down. D.R. Horton builds The Woods at Lindsey Place with finishes and technology that many resale homes at the same price simply don't have:

Interior finishes

Open-concept one- and two-story layouts
Kitchen cabinets with crown molding
Stainless-steel range and dishwasher
Hard-surface countertops

Smart-home technology (D.R. Horton's "Home is Connected" package)

Video doorbell
Programmable smart thermostat
Smart door lock
Touchscreen smart-home control device

Every one of those items is a cost — and a hassle — you'd otherwise take on yourself in an older home. Here they come standard, under warranty, in a home nobody has ever lived in.

There's also a financing angle worth knowing: D.R. Horton works with an affiliated lender (DHI Mortgage), and builders in this market frequently offer rate incentives, closing-cost assistance, or move-in-ready promotions that can meaningfully lower your effective cost. Important: you can bring your own agent (that's me) and still take advantage of builder incentives — but you generally need your agent to register with the community on your very first visit. Don't tour solo and give up your representation.

Reason #5: Anna ISD and Everyday Livability

Families buy schools and lifestyle, not just square footage. The Woods at Lindsey Place feeds into Anna Independent School District, with campuses close by:

L. Dow Hendricks Elementary — ~0.8 mile
JK Bryant Elementary — ~1 mile
Slayter Creek Middle School — ~1.3 miles
Anna High School — ~0.7 mile

Being within roughly a mile of your kids' schools — including the high school — is a genuine daily-life advantage, from bus routes to Friday-night games to how quickly you can get to a school event.

Add Anna's small-town Main Street character, growing park system, and the retail and dining arriving on 75, and you get something increasingly hard to find in North Texas: big-growth upside with a real community feel, at an attainable price.

The Honest Trade-Offs (Because You Deserve the Full Picture)

No community is perfect, and I'd rather you hear this from me than discover it later:

You're an early adopter. Anna's retail and amenities are arriving, but some are 2026–2027 completions. If you need everything open today, tour with realistic expectations about timelines.
Commute distance. Anna sits at the northern edge of the metro. If you commute deep into Dallas daily, drive it at rush hour before you buy so the number is real to you.
Production building. D.R. Horton is a high-volume builder. The value is excellent, but you'll want a knowledgeable agent and a strong independent inspection — which I always recommend and coordinate.

None of these are dealbreakers. They're simply the honest cost of buying early in a high-growth path — and buying early is precisely where the opportunity lives.

The Bottom Line

The "best" new-build community isn't automatically the most expensive one. It's the one that stacks the most advantages in your favor for the money you spend. On that measure, The Woods at Lindsey Place is tough to beat anywhere in Collin County:

✅ Brand-new D.R. Horton homes from the high $290s ✅ Directly on the U.S. 75 growth corridor in one of America's fastest-growing cities ✅ A Kroger Marketplace and 355,000+ SF of retail under construction nearby ✅ $3 billion+ in master-planned investment reshaping the city around you ✅ Smart-home technology and modern finishes standard ✅ Anna ISD schools within about a mile

You're not buying the peak of the market. You're buying the on-ramp to it.