Why Melissa

Top Ten Reasons to move to Melissa

1. Location - just two exits north of McKinney in the booming Collin County area.

2. Accessibility - on Hwy 75. Plus, Hwy. 121 and State Hwy 5 are already improved and dissect the city.

3. Schools - "Exemplary" in nearly every category, with the highest test scores in Collin County.

4. Small Town Charm - With aggressive plans to accommodate future growth, Melissa will maintain and preserve its small town charm and feel.

5. Citizen Involvement - the city leaders of Melissa are doing it right - getting constant resident input and incorporating the successes of other cities into their long-term planning

6. Neighborly and Friendly - are you looking for a place to put down roots and call home? Melissa will welcome you with open arms!

7. New Town Center - underway soon with a new city hall, farmers market, parks, and future DART rail station.

8. Great Masterplanned Communities - by the nation's best developers and builders with homes from the $100's-$500's and an average home priced at $205,000.

9. Increasing Property Values - property values are on the rise in Melissa, so this is a great opportunity to 'get in on the ground floor' and maximize your family's largest investment!

10. Traffic Jams and Crowds - there's no such thing in Melissa, just homemade jams, lemonade stands - a community where life just moves at a slower pace.