COLLIN COUNTY · CITY REPORT

Melissa

Small-town feel on 75

MEDIAN LIST

$460K

$ / SQFT

$190

DAYS ON MKT

ACTIVE NOW

180

POPULATION

26K

LOCATORN ↑

33.286° N · 96.573° WMELISSA, TX

01 — THE VIBE

What it feels like to live here.

Melissa keeps a one-district, one-town identity while doubling in size — the cardinal-red water tower says as much. It’s the tidy middle option between McKinney prices and Anna distances.

QUICK FACTS

COUNTYCollin County

SCHOOLSMelissa ISD

POPULATION26,194 (2024 est.)

DT DALLAS38 min drive

POPULATION: U.S. CENSUS 2024 EST. · DRIVE TIME: OFF-PEAK

02 — MARKET SNAPSHOT

The numbers, at a glance.

ACTIVE RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS · MEDIANS OF LIST PRICES · SOURCE: NTREIS

MEDIAN ACTIVE LIST PRICE

$460K

MEDIAN OF CURRENT LIST PRICES

MEDIAN $ / SQFT

$190

LIST PRICE ÷ LIVING AREA

MEDIAN DAYS ON MARKET

ROOM TO NEGOTIATE

ACTIVE LISTINGS NOW

180

HOMES, INCOME PROPERTIES & LAND · MLS CITY = MELISSA
SOURCE: NTREIS

03 — NEIGHBORHOODS

Where locals tell you to look.

N°1

Liberty

Amenity-rich family core

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N°2

North Creek

Established east-side streets

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N°3

Wolf Creek Farms

Newer builds with green space

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N°4

Villages of Melissa

Value phases near 121

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04 — SCHOOLS

A few schools in Melissa ISD.

Boundary lines shift and ratings age fast — treat these as a starting point and verify the exact address with the district before you write an offer.

TEA 2025 A–F ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS · TXSCHOOLS.GOV

AMelissa High SchoolHIGH

AMelissa Ridge Education CenterINTERMEDIATE

AHarry McKillop ElementaryELEMENTARY

05 — GETTING AROUND

Drive times that shape your week.

DOWNTOWN DALLAS38 MIN

DFW AIRPORT47 MIN

DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH64 MIN

LEGACY WEST · PLANO24 MIN

OFF-PEAK ESTIMATES · OPENSTREETMAP ROUTING — RUSH HOUR ADDS TIME

06 — ON THE MARKET

Three ways to buy Melissa.

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MOVE-IN READY

$159,900

2 BD · 2 BA · 785 SQFT

3112 Red River Street · Melissa Div · Melissa, TX

LISTING COURTESY OF KELLER WILLIAMS URBAN DALLAS · MLS# 21166054

NEW LISTING

$305,000

3 BD · 2 BA · 1,411 SQFT

482 Hunters Ridge Drive · Hunters Ridge Ph 2 · Melissa, TX

LISTING COURTESY OF MONUMENT REALTY · MLS# 21374008

THE STRETCH

$2,997,000

4 BD · 5 BA · 3,829 SQFT

1606 Sam Rayburn Highway · (SMLR) MELISSA ISD RURAL · Melissa, TX

LISTING COURTESY OF MONUMENT REALTY · MLS# 21361045

NEXT DOOR — COMPARE THE MAP

Cities near Melissa.

COLLIN CO · MEDIAN LIST $395K

Anna →

First-time buyer country

COLLIN CO · MEDIAN LIST $550K

McKinney →

Unique by nature — square included

COLLIN CO · MEDIAN LIST $325K

Princeton →

The metro’s fastest sprout

COLLIN CO · MEDIAN LIST $600K

Fairview →

Country quiet between two booms

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