Anna, Texas Homes and Neighborhoods

Anna is a city in north central Collin County, about eleven miles northeast of McKinney. State Highway 5, Farm Road 455 and US 75 all meet here, and that shapes how most people choose where to live.

The town's roots go back to the railroad. The Houston and Texas Central Railway came through the area in 1873, and Anna grew up along that line. Today you'll find that history sitting next to a lot of new construction.

Anna sits in Collin County, so county services such as elections run through the county. The county's elections page has a Voter Registration Search and a Ballot Address Search if you want to look up your voting information after a move. You can search the Collin County site, too, for anything that is not a city matter.

That mix is the thing to understand about Anna. A buyer might be comparing a resale home with a builder's new home a few streets away, and a seller has to price against both. I never treat Anna as one market. The right plan depends on the age of the home, what's around it and what's for sale right now.

Anna is growing, and new communities open often. These are communities where builders are active now. Each one is different, so we look at the actual street, lot and builder before you decide.

New builder communities

• Anna Town Square. Century Communities lists single-family homes here, at 1604 Josiah Drive near U.S. 75, and Pulte lists the community too. Century's page names an amenity center, community pool, playground, green spaces and nature trails.
• Coyote Meadows. Ashton Woods builds single-family homes here on 50-foot-wide homesites, in one- and two-story floor plans. Its page puts the community near US-75 and State Highway 121 and names a resort-style pool, parks and green spaces, and a trail system.
• The Woods at Lindsey Place. D.R. Horton builds one- and two-story plans here, west of Highway 5 and half a mile west of Anna High School. Its page lists a pond, a park, a pool and walking nature trails.

The original town. Anna started along the railroad in the 1870s, so the oldest part of town is where you'll find the oldest homes. Older homes bring established lots and, often, updates that need a close look during inspection.

If you're buying new, I'll help you compare builders, floor plans and incentives on the full numbers, not the sticker price alone. If you're selling a resale home, those builders are part of your competition. See new construction in Anna.

Tell me the street or the community you're looking at, and I'll pull recent sales around it so you see what's happening on that block, not across town.

Anna sits where State Highway 5, Farm Road 455 and US 75 meet. Where you work and which of those roads you drive every day should shape where you buy.

The City of Anna lists nine parks on its Parks and Trails page, including Baldwin Park, Johnson Park, Natural Springs Park, Sherley Heritage Park and Henry Clay "Yank" Washington Park. Slayter Creek Park has a splash pad, a disc golf course and sports courts, plus walking trails.

The City of Anna Parks and Recreation department publishes an Activity Guide where you can view and register for programs. Its athletics page lists adult co-ed softball and youth soccer, baseball, softball and T-ball. Pavilions at city parks can be reserved through the department's reservations page. The city's Parks and Recreation page has the details.

The Anna Community Library is at 111 W. 5th St. The city's event page shows it opened to the public in a grand opening on November 15, 2025. The city's events calendar also lists a monthly classic film screening at the library.

The city runs a events calendar with separate City Events, Meetings and Municipal Court views, so recent updates on community events and meetings are found there. City Hall is at 120 W. 7th St., and more is at annatexas.gov.

The Greater Anna Chamber of Commerce keeps its own calendar of networking events and ribbon cuttings, plus a member directory of local businesses. Its site also lists annual events, including an awards banquet, a golf tournament and Boo Bash, and recent updates are found at greaterannachamber.com. If you like knowing the local businesses near a home, that directory is a good place to start.

Ready to talk about your move? Tell me what you're planning in Anna.

If this page was useful, these cover the same places and interests:

• Melissa: downtown District 46 and new communities.
• McKinney: the historic square and downtown events.
• Celina: what's new, from the tollway to the Square.
• Buy a new custom or new construction home: how I compare builder offers on the full numbers.
• Schools in Collin County: which district serves each city and how to check an address.