What's Happening In McKinney?
The Recent Updates.
A $300M amphitheater. A $200M surf resort. A commercial airport. $9.63 billion in active construction. Here's the story behind the fastest-growing "best housing market in America" — and why it's pulling buyers straight out of California, Virginia, Illinois, and Florida.
This isn't a suburb anymore. It's a growth economy.
Three years running as WalletHub's #1 housing market in the country, a record-breaking construction year, and a development pipeline bigger than some cities' entire GDP. Here's the headline data.
The Sunset Amphitheater
Notes Live is building a 20,000-seat flagship music venue in McKinney, designed to host major national touring artists with more than 250 luxury fire pit suites and a landscaped grass berm under a signature roof structure.
Cannon Beach Surf Resort
A four-acre surf lagoon anchors this 35-plus-acre resort now under construction — complete with a resort hotel, dining, entertainment, and office space, bringing California-style surf culture landlocked to North Texas.
McKinney National Airport Goes Commercial
Avelo Airlines has announced McKinney's first-ever nonstop commercial routes, launching alongside a newly built passenger terminal — with direct flights to Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, and Tampa.
Huntington Park — 800 Acres, $2B
McKinney's City Council rezoned 786 acres on the northwest side, near Prosper, for a new master-planned community projected to generate $2 billion in value and roughly $41 million a year in city tax revenue at full build-out.
"We are the epicenter of the growth in the state of Texas — and McKinney was already a real great town before any of this."
Why California, Virginia, Illinois & Florida buyers keep circling McKinney
Four states, four very different reasons for leaving — but each one maps onto something McKinney is building right now.
Best market in America, priced like one you can afford
California is the largest sender of movers to Texas — about 14% of all arrivals — as residents chase savings of ~$672/month on housing and homes averaging $398K less. McKinney answers with the #1-ranked U.S. housing market three years running, minus the price tag.
A second airport, a second career runway
18,000+ military, veterans, and contractors relocated VA→TX since 2020 as federal jobs shift. McKinney's own newly commercial airport and record $1.5B construction year offer independent economic infrastructure, not reliance on one metro.
A downtown that's growing, not shrinking
Chicago-area outmigration is driven by taxes, cost of living, and brutal winters. McKinney's $10M downtown arts renovation and new $300M amphitheater give Illinois transplants real culture — usable nearly year-round instead of four months a year.
Now you can actually fly home
Florida sends the 2nd-largest share of TX arrivals (~9%) as insurance costs and hurricane risk rise. McKinney's new nonstop routes to Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando & Tampa mean Florida families can fly home without the drive to DFW.
A few trade-offs worth knowing
- No DART rail connection — McKinney is car-dependent, and US-75 congestion is real at rush hour
- 55–70 minutes from Fort Worth, a real factor for west-side commuters
- Rapid growth means active construction is visible in several neighborhoods right now
- McKinney is no longer the "hidden gem" price point it was a decade ago, though it remains more attainable than Frisco or Prosper
Big-city momentum. Without big-coast prices.
McKinney's growth story is moving fast — inventory, pricing, and incentives shift by the week. Let's find your spot in it.
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