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Montgomery Farm

Where Allen let the creek write the master plan

CITY MEDIAN
$560K
$ / SQFT (CITY)
$216
SCHOOLS
Allen ISD
DT DALLAS
26 MIN
LOCATORN ↑
33.103° N · 96.671° WMONTGOMERY FARM · ALLEN, TX
01 — THE VIBE

What Montgomery Farm feels like.

Montgomery Farm was planned around a question most developments never ask: what if you built with the land instead of over it? The result is a creekside community in Allen where wooded corridors, native plantings, and preserved green space are part of the design, not an afterthought. It's eco-minded in the practical Texas sense — more shade and habitat, less turf grass pretending it enjoys August.

Life here trades a little suburban uniformity for a lot of texture. The creek corridor sets the neighborhood's pace, mornings come with actual birdsong, and the tree cover does real work in a North Texas summer. You're still fully connected — Watters Creek's shops and restaurants are close, US 75 keeps downtown Dallas about 31 minutes out, and Allen ISD serves the neighborhood — but the setting feels calmer and greener than the standard suburban grid.

QUICK FACTS
CITYAllen, TX
COUNTYCollin County
SCHOOLSAllen ISD
TYPEEstablished neighborhood
DT DALLAS26 min drive
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02 — THE REAL ESTATE

What homes look like here.

Homes at Montgomery Farm reflect the community's environmental brief: thoughtful siting that keeps trees, designs oriented to shade and green views, and landscaping that leans native rather than nursery-standard. Architecture skews considered rather than cookie-cutter — this isn't a place where the same elevation repeats down the block. Lots range from garden-scaled to creekside settings with real woods past the fence line. It suits buyers who want a neighborhood with a point of view: people who'd choose tree canopy over a fourth garage bay, and who like that the community's greenest feature is the land it kept.

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03 — WHY PEOPLE LOOK HERE

The case for Montgomery Farm.

1
Creekside setting
The community follows a creek corridor, with woods and green space woven into the plan.
2
Eco-minded design
Native landscaping and preserved land — sustainability as the founding idea, not a retrofit.
3
Near Watters Creek
Allen's open-air shopping and dining district sits close by for easy evenings out.
4
Connected calm
A quieter, greener pocket that still reaches US 75 and the city's amenities in minutes.
04 — NEARBY SCHOOLS

A few schools near Montgomery Farm.

School assignments can vary by address. Use this as nearby context, then verify current boundaries with the district.

TEA 2025 A–F RATINGS · TXSCHOOLS.GOV · RETRIEVED 2026-07-13 · NEAREST RATED CAMPUS PER LEVEL
CAlton Boyd ElemALLEN ISD · 1.3 MI FROM ALLEN CENTERELEMENTARY
AW E Pete Ford MSALLEN ISD · 1.1 MI FROM ALLEN CENTERMIDDLE
ALowery Freshman CenterALLEN ISD · 0.7 MI FROM ALLEN CENTERHIGH
05 — GOOD QUESTIONS

Asked about Montgomery Farm, answered straight.

Who is Montgomery Farm right for?

If the standard North Texas subdivision feels a little too paved, Montgomery Farm is the counterargument. The community was designed around its creek and tree cover, so daily life comes with shade, green views, and a setting most suburbs can't offer. You keep Allen's practical advantages — Allen ISD, nearby shopping, highway access — while living somewhere that feels genuinely different.

What makes Montgomery Farm eco-friendly?

The community was planned with conservation in mind from the start: preserved creekside land, native plantings, and development that works around the existing tree cover instead of clearing it. In practice that means more shade, more habitat, and a landscape that handles Texas weather more gracefully than wall-to-wall turf. It's an ethos you can see from the street.

What school district serves Montgomery Farm?

Montgomery Farm is served by Allen ISD, the one-high-school district that gives Allen its distinctive all-in civic identity. Students here follow the same path as every other kid in the city, which keeps school communities unified and makes Friday night football something close to a municipal holiday.

Can you commute to Dallas or Fort Worth from Montgomery Farm?

Count on about 31 minutes to downtown Dallas and about 50 to downtown Fort Worth. The nearer numbers matter more day to day: Legacy West in Plano is roughly 12 minutes and DFW Airport about 30, putting the region's big job centers within a comfortable radius of the neighborhood.

Are there new construction homes in Montgomery Farm?

Availability shifts with the market, but Montgomery Farm is a largely developed community, so most listings are resale. Given the design-forward, land-first character here, resale is no downgrade — you're buying into mature plantings and a proven setting. Buyers focused on brand-new construction usually widen the search to actively building communities elsewhere in the DFW area.

06 — KEEP EXPLORING

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