The U.S. Census Bureau ranked Anna the fifth-fastest-growing city in the country in 2025, with the population climbing past 35,000 after a 10.2% single-year increase. Most of that growth is new construction, which means relocation buyers can find brand-new homes and master-planned amenities at prices that still run well below nearby Frisco, Prosper, and even Celina. Astra Realty helps you sort through Anna’s fast-moving inventory and find the community that actually fits your budget and timeline, whether you’re browsing our current homes for sale or starting your search from scratch.
Relocating with a home to sell first? We coordinate that side of your move too, through our first-time home seller and professional marketing services, so your sale and your Anna purchase stay on the same timeline instead of working against each other.
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Anna sits in northern Collin County along US-75, State Highway 5, and State Highway 121, about 45 miles north of Dallas. The U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent estimates put Anna’s population at roughly 35,000, up more than 10% in a single year and ranking it fifth nationally among cities of 20,000 or more — and the city’s own long-range plan targets a population of 100,000 by 2050. Growth here happens in phases: the older core near Main Street still has a genuine small-town feel, with local diners and Friday night football, while the outer edges of the city are filling in with new subdivisions and open land still awaiting development.
Several large master-planned communities are driving that growth. Sherley Farms is a $1.5 billion project that broke ground in March 2026, planning roughly 3,000 homes built around a working organic farm. AnaCapri is a resort-style “lagoon community” planning around 2,000 homes, and Villages of Hurricane Creek is a multi-developer project adding close to 1,000 more. Smaller newer neighborhoods like Coyote Meadows offer pools, splash pads, and walking trails at a more modest scale. Anna ISD has been adding campuses to keep pace with enrollment, and attendance zone boundaries can shift as new schools open — confirming the exact zoning for any address is a step we don’t skip.
Anna’s location also puts it between two different job markets: commuters heading south on US-75 reach McKinney, Allen, and Plano, while growing semiconductor investment from Texas Instruments and GlobalWafers in nearby Sherman is creating employment pull from the north as well. If you’re weighing Anna against a nearby option, we also work regularly in McKinney, Melissa, and Celina, and can walk you through how each compares on price, commute, and builder options.
Relocating into a market built heavily on new construction comes with its own timeline questions — builder completion dates, contract addenda, and inspection scheduling all work a little differently than buying an existing home. Astra Realty walks you through what to expect at each stage, so a builder’s shifting completion date doesn’t collide with your lease ending or your job start date in another city.
We also make sure the fundamentals don’t get skipped in the excitement of a new-construction home — coordinating inspections at the right points in the build process, reviewing builder incentives and upgrade contracts line by line, and keeping paperwork moving even when you’re relocating from out of state and can’t be on-site for every walkthrough.
"Karen Cleveland at Astra Realty made our home buying experience seamless! She was incredibly timely in answering our questions and offered helpful guidance throughout the home buying process. It was great to get to know her as a person as well as a realtor. We can’t say enough about how happy we are that we went with Karen and Astra Realty!"
"Dyan was our realtor and she was amazing! We got our dream home and she was willing to work lots of extra incentives from the buyer. We also got our house for 15k less than asking price👀 All in all, we would totally recommend her to anyone searching for a realtor. We will be using her again if we ever buy again in the future. Thank you Dyan!"
"Leslie Remy is without a doubt the best realtor I have ever worked with. She is dedicated, enthusiastic, friendly, knowledgeable and an expert in her field. Thanks to her great skill set, we got a full asking price offer on our house in six days (in a market where most homes are sitting for 40 to 50 days)."
Anna’s growth is part of the broader boom reshaping Collin County, where Dallas-Fort Worth’s status as the nation’s top metro for corporate headquarters relocations has pushed job growth — and housing demand — further north every year. Relocation buyers taking a job in the McKinney, Frisco, or Plano corridor are increasingly looking to Anna because new construction here costs meaningfully less than an equivalent home closer to the office, and emerging semiconductor investment in nearby Sherman is starting to pull additional demand from the north as well.
That combination — regional job growth on two fronts plus some of the most attainable new construction in Collin County — is exactly why institutional builders have committed billions of dollars to communities like Sherley Farms and AnaCapri, and why we work with a steady mix of first-time buyers and investors relocating into Anna for the value. Our team, led by broker Leslie Remy, tracks new-community openings and builder pricing across Anna closely, since in a market moving this fast, current information matters as much as the house itself.
Relocating into one of the fastest-growing cities in the country means dealing with builder pricing that can shift between visits and homesites that don’t stay available long once a community catches on. Astra Realty helps you move at the right pace — quickly when a lot or community is genuinely in demand, and patiently everywhere else — without pressure to decide before you’re ready.
Whether you’re comparing incentives across builders, negotiating upgrades on a new build, or reviewing a contract from out of state, our negotiation experience and current Anna market knowledge keep the process working in your favor from first visit to closing.
We start with a conversation to understand your goals, timeline, and priorities.
We identify opportunities, review options, and align next steps based on your needs.
We guide the offer process and manage details to keep everything on track.
We coordinate timelines, paperwork, and final steps through closing day.
Yes. We guide first-time buyers through each step, explaining the process clearly and helping you feel confident from pre-approval to closing.
Absolutely. We work with investors to identify opportunities, evaluate potential returns, and navigate purchases with long-term goals in mind.
Nothing formal is required. Having a general idea of your goals, timeline, and questions is more than enough to get started.
Anna is about 45 miles north of downtown Dallas along US-75, with McKinney roughly a 15- to 20-minute drive south, putting most of Collin County’s job centers within easy reach.
Anna is served by Anna ISD, a fast-growing district that continues to add campuses to keep pace with new development. We help relocating families confirm the exact attendance zone for any address.
The U.S. Census Bureau ranked Anna the fifth-fastest-growing city in the country in 2025, driven largely by affordability — new-construction homes in Anna typically cost significantly less than comparable homes in nearby Frisco, Prosper, or Celina.
Most of Anna’s growth is happening in large master-planned communities like Sherley Farms and AnaCapri, so timelines depend on builder schedules rather than an existing seller. We help relocation buyers compare builder incentives and confirm realistic move-in windows before committing to a lot.
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