Living in Elevon: An Honest Guide to Lavon's Largest Master-Planned Community

What is Elevon in Lavon, Texas?

Elevon is a master-planned community on roughly 1,600 acres in Lavon, Texas, with more than 4,000 homes planned, eleven builders, over 12 miles of trails, and new homes ranging from the $240,000s to the $900,000s.

I have been selling homes in this corner of Collin County since 1998. In that time I have watched Lavon go from a town of a few hundred people with a post office and a lake to one of the fastest-growing cities in North Texas. The 2010 census counted 2,219 people here. The Census Bureau's 2025 estimate puts Lavon near 11,888, and the North Central Texas Council of Governments named Lavon the fastest-growing city by percentage in the entire 16-county region in its 2025 estimates.

Most of that growth is one development. Elevon.

Buyers call me about Elevon for one reason above all others: the price. You can still buy a brand-new home there for less than a thirty-year-old house costs in Sachse or Wylie, and that is a real advantage worth taking seriously. But the sticker price is not the payment, and Elevon is the community in my market where that gap matters most. So this post covers all of it. Who builds what, what is actually finished versus rendered, what retail is coming and when, and the line item on your monthly payment that does not appear on a single builder's website.

This is the same treatment I gave Woodbridge in Sachse and Wylie. Not a sales pitch. Just what you need to know before you sign.

First, Where Elevon Actually Is

Elevon sits along State Highway 78 in Lavon, in southeastern Collin County, between Wylie and Farmersville and a few minutes from Lavon Lake. Elevon Parkway is the main entrance off SH 78, and the community runs both north and south from there. There is a pedestrian tunnel under the six-lane highway connecting the neighborhoods to the commercial frontage, which is a genuinely thoughtful piece of design and not something you see in most communities this price point.

The developer is MA Partners, a Dallas firm that assembled the land and announced the project in December 2020. First homes went up in 2021. The community covers roughly 1,600 acres in total, with about 1,270 acres inside Lavon city limits and the rest in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Hold onto that detail. It becomes the single most important thing in this post.

Scale: the developer's own site says more than 4,000 homes at buildout. Press coverage in 2026 put the number closer to 5,000, which tracks with the original announcement of 4,500 single-family homes plus roughly 1,000 multifamily units, and with a development agreement amendment the Lavon City Council passed in May 2026. Somewhere around 1,500 homes were occupied as of early 2026. Full buildout is a fifteen-year horizon, give or take.

That last number deserves a sentence of its own. If you buy in Elevon today, you are buying into a neighborhood that will still be under construction when your kindergartener finishes high school.

The Builders: Who Builds What

Eleven builders are selling or preparing to sell in Elevon, which is unusual. Most master-planned communities this size run five or six. The range runs from entry-level product in the $240,000s to homes approaching a million dollars, all inside one set of entry monuments.

Prices move constantly in new construction, and any number in this post is a snapshot, not a quote. Treat these as bands.

A few things stand out when you look at that list as a whole.

The spread is the story. A $250,000 entry home and a $900,000 home in the same community, sharing the same amenity centers and the same HOA, is genuinely rare in Collin County. The developer has described the goal as building a small town rather than a subdivision. Whether that appeals to you is a personal call, and I have had buyers go both directions on it.

Lot width is the real product line. Trophy Signature is the clearest about this, marketing separate series for its 40-foot, 45-foot, 50-foot and 60-foot lots. Pacesetter builds on four widths including a 26-foot townhome lot. HistoryMaker splits into a 40s collection and a 50s collection. When you ask a builder in Elevon "what do you have," the useful question underneath is "on what lot."

Section status changes fast. Trophy's 40-foot series has sold out. M/I lists its Elevon section as a closeout while still showing two dozen priced plans. K. Hovnanian's original section closed and it is now selling a third phase. If a builder page tells you something is sold out, ask when the next section releases, because in Elevon it usually does.

The Housing Types Nobody Explains at the Model Home

This is where Elevon differs from anything else in my market, and where buyers get surprised.

Duplexes. D.R. Horton sells a dedicated duplex product in Elevon, two attached homes in one building, roughly 1,200 to 1,820 square feet, with a one-car garage. These are for sale on their own lots, not rentals. They are the lowest entry price in the community. If you are looking at a listing priced well under everything around it, check whether it is half a duplex.

Twin homes on 26-foot lots. Pacesetter builds a two-unit product where each unit sits on its own fee-simple lot about 21 feet wide, with only two units per building. Structurally different from a townhome row, and it appraises differently too.

Courtyard homes. Pacesetter also builds a courtyard series on 40-foot lots with a gated portal entrance and a decorative wall. It is a nice piece of product for a buyer who wants a private outdoor space without a full yard.

Build-to-rent. Yardly Elevon, built by Taylor Morrison and managed by Greystar, is a detached single-family rental community on Villas Drive with its own pool, clubhouse and dog park. There has also been reference to a separate leased cottage product. Rental product inside a master-planned community is normal now and not a red flag by itself, but you should know it is there before you buy across the street from it.

A note on names: K. Hovnanian sells a "Villas" collection in Elevon that appears to be detached single-family homes on 60-foot lots, and there is separately a rental community on Villas Drive. Two different things with nearly the same name. Ask which one someone means.

An active adult section has appeared in developer marketing as coming soon. No builder, name or opening date has been announced, so treat it as a plan rather than a product.

The Lot Width Conversation

Elevon runs from 26-foot lots to 70-foot lots. Minimum lot depth in the sections platted recently is 110 feet. Run the math on a 40-foot lot and you are at roughly 4,400 square feet of land. The recent section plats work out to about 3.3 homes per acre.

For comparison, that is a denser streetscape than most of what was built in Sachse and Wylie in the 2000s. Not bad, just different. On the narrower lots expect a compact front elevation, a driveway that takes most of the frontage, and a modest back yard.

Before you fall in love with a floor plan, get these four answers in writing:

●        The lot width and depth of the specific homesite

●        Whether the garage is front-entry or alley-loaded, which varies by section and which most builders here do not publish

●        What is platted directly behind you, since a green belt on a rendering is not a green belt on a plat

●        Whether your collection includes HOA-maintained landscaping, because at least one builder's fee description suggests some collections do and most do not

The Amenities

This is where Elevon earns its price. For a community at this entry point, the amenity package is well above what you would expect.

Open and finished:

●        Trailside Commons, the phase-one amenity center, with a resort-style pool, kids splash zone, pavilion, playground, dog park and a stocked fishing pond

●        More than 12 miles of connected trails, including the paved Inspiration Trail running the north-south length of the community and the Skye Trail along the eastern edge, with fitness stations along the way

●        Sunrise Shores, a fishing pond with a pier

●        Reflections Park, a dog park and open play area

●        Starlight Sports Park, with a playground and basketball court

●        Eighteen pocket parks and a series of cascading ponds with overlooks

●        The pedestrian tunnel under SH 78

Announced and in progress:

●        The Retreat at Elevon, a second amenity center planned with a pool, splash zone, playground, basketball, tennis and pickleball courts, fishing ponds and the HOA offices. Developer marketing pointed to a 2025 opening, and some builder pages still list it as under construction. Ask to see it in person before you count it.

HOA dues run about $155 a month at the time of writing, and multiple builders state that the dues include high-speed internet. Verify the current amount and exactly what is included with the association, not with a sales counselor.

And then there is the lake. Lavon Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir covering more than 38,000 surface acres, with sixteen parks, nineteen boat ramps, five swim beaches, campgrounds and a nine-mile equestrian and hiking trail. Lavonia Park, off Lake Road right in Lavon, is the closest access point. The lake is also the reason the city exists, and it supplies water to more than sixty North Texas municipalities through the North Texas Municipal Water District.

The Retail Picture: Thin Today, Real on Paper

Let me be direct. If you move to Elevon today, you will drive to Wylie for most of what you need. That is the trade you are making, and it is worth knowing before you make it rather than after.

Here is the honest accounting.

Open now in Lavon: Starbucks, Wingstop, Domino's, Einstein Bros Bagels, AutoZone, a handful of local restaurants, a dental office, and a McDonald's at Highway 78 and Elevon Parkway.

Under construction or permitted: Little Caesars, an ATI Physical Therapy, Howdy Donuts, Heartland Dental, a 10,000-square-foot convenience store and shell building at 995 N. SH 78, Lake Breeze Retail, Shops of Lavon, a multi-tenant retail shell, and a 7-Brew Coffee with a Take 5 Oil Change at 963 S. SH 78.

At Elevon specifically: the Shops of Elevon, the first retail building on the community's frontage at 371 N. SH 78, broke ground in March 2026. In August 2026 the city council approved a preliminary plat for the Elevon Southwest Commercial Addition, six commercial lots on 11.6 acres southwest of SH 78 and Elevon Parkway.

Walmart. This is the big one. On July 22, 2026 the Lavon Economic Development Corporation announced that Walmart selected the Heritage Square development on SH 78 for a Supercenter with a fueling station. The announcement puts the store at approximately 181,000 square feet at SH 78 and Grand Heritage Boulevard, with around 200 employees and a grand opening in 2029. Two weeks later, on August 6, 2026, the city council approved a sales tax incentive of up to $1.5 million over ten years for a retail store and fueling station at that exact address.

I want to be careful here, because this matters to buyers. The announcement is real and it came from the city. But 2029 is three years out, no construction permit has been filed, and the city's own resolution language does not name Walmart. So: announced, incentivized, not yet under construction. Plan your grocery runs accordingly for a while.

Grocery. Lavon has no full grocery store today. The city has an incentive of up to $1 million in sales tax rebates on the table for the first grocery commitment, and the developer has said it is in conversations with a number of businesses. Nothing has been committed publicly.

One thing to watch. In December 2024 the city amended the Elevon planned development to allow a hyperscale data center on parcels in the southwest portion of the community, near FM 2755 and Watkins Road. Cryptocurrency mining was prohibited in that amendment. In September 2026 the council held a public hearing on a temporary moratorium on data center development. If you are buying in the southwestern sections, look at the current zoning exhibit and the council agendas before you sign.

For scale on how fast this is moving: Lavon issued 285 commercial permits in 2025. The year before, it issued four.

Schools: The Facts, Not the Ratings

Elevon is served by Community ISD, a small district covering Lavon, Nevada, Copeville and Josephine. I do not comment on school quality or ratings, both because Fair Housing rules govern how agents discuss schools and because you should form your own opinion by visiting the campus. What I can give you are facts.

The district currently operates Community High School, two middle schools (Community Trails Middle School in Lavon and Leland Edge Middle School in Nevada), and five elementary campuses. Two of those elementaries are new: John and Barbara Roderick Elementary opened for the 2022-23 school year and Mildred B. Ellis Elementary opened in August 2024.

Enrollment tells you the rest of the story. Community ISD served 5,779 students in 2026, an increase of roughly 201 percent since 2016.

Which campus serves Elevon depends on where in Elevon you are. The official Elevon site names Phyliss NeSmith Elementary. A March 2026 builder brochure names Mary Lou Dodson Elementary. Both are in Lavon, and the likeliest explanation is that a 1,600-acre community spans more than one attendance zone. Do not take a sales counselor's word for it. Look up your specific address on the district's attendance zone page and confirm it with the district directly, and understand that zones can be redrawn in a district growing this fast.

Elevon's master plan reserves land for two elementary school sites inside the community, and Elevon's own site says the district has included an Elevon elementary in its long-range facility planning with schematic design work approved. No opening date has been announced.

The PID and MUD Question

Here is the part that no builder website will show you, and the reason I wanted to write this post.

Elevon homes carry a special assessment on top of your regular property taxes and on top of your HOA dues. Depending on which lot you buy, that assessment comes through either a Public Improvement District or a Municipal Utility District. The community has both.

What these are, briefly. Developers have to pay for roads, water lines, sewer, drainage and amenities before a single home is sold. A PID or a MUD is the financing tool that spreads that cost out and passes it to the homeowners who eventually live there. A PID shows up as an assessment tied to your lot, typically collected annually. A MUD shows up as an additional tax rate on top of your city, county, school and college rates. I wrote a separate piece on how PIDs and MUDs differ across North Texas that walks through the mechanics with real community examples.

What Elevon has. The City of Lavon created the Elevon Public Improvement District by ordinance, and it is administered by a third-party district administrator. The city posts the service and assessment plan and assessment rolls on its website. Separately, Elevon Municipal Utility District No. 1-A of Collin County was created in 2021, renamed in 2022, and sits in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Lavon and Nevada. Its adopted rate in 2025 was $1.20 per $100 of valuation.

Which one applies to you depends on your address. The MUD sits in the ETJ, outside city limits. Lots inside the city are generally in the PID. Remember that roughly 1,270 of Elevon's 1,600 acres are inside city limits and the rest are not. I have not found any public map that draws the line clearly, which means this has to be confirmed lot by lot.

Run the real math. At recent rates, the combined city, school district, county and college rate in Lavon runs around 1.86 percent. On a $350,000 home that is roughly $540 a month in property taxes before anything else. Add a MUD at $1.20 per $100 and you add roughly another $350 a month on that same home. A PID assessment is structured differently, as a lot-specific amount rather than a rate, and it may step down over its term. Then add HOA dues of about $155 a month on top of either one.

None of that is a reason not to buy in Elevon. Plenty of my clients look at the full number, compare it to a resale home in Wylie or Sachse with a higher purchase price, and decide Elevon still wins. What I do not want is for you to find out at the closing table.

The four questions to ask before you sign anything:

1.       Is this specific lot in the Elevon PID, in Elevon MUD No. 1-A, or in neither? Get the answer in writing, from the title company and the district administrator, not from a sales office.

2.       What is the assessment amount on this lot this year, how does it change over time, and in what year does it end?

3.       Can I see the service and assessment plan and the statutory PID notice before I sign? Texas requires that notice be delivered to buyers, and it is worth actually reading.

4.       What does my full monthly payment look like with principal, interest, taxes at the correct combined rate, insurance, HOA dues and the PID or MUD assessment all included?

One more thing. When you sell, your buyer's lender runs that same math. The assessment travels with the lot, not with you. That is a resale consideration, not a deal-breaker, but it belongs in the conversation on day one.

Jeanie Marten Real Estate is a brokerage, not a law firm or a tax advisor, and TREC rules prohibit brokers and agents from giving legal advice. For questions about how a specific assessment affects you, talk to your attorney or your tax professional.

What It Is Actually Like to Buy Here Right Now

A few honest observations from working this market.

You will live in a construction zone. With a fifteen-year buildout, early buyers spend years next to active dirt work, trucks and lot stakes. Some people do not mind it at all. Some people mind it a great deal. Know which one you are.

SH 78 is the road. It is the spine of the community and the way out to everything. TxDOT has two relevant projects in the environmental phase, a widening of FM 2755 from SH 78 to CR 541 and a widening of FM 6 through Lavon, Nevada and Josephine. Neither has a construction date. The Collin County Outer Loop does not pass through Lavon. Realistically, figure fifteen minutes to Wylie, about twenty-five to Garland, thirty to forty-five to Plano depending on where and when, and close to an hour to downtown Dallas. The Census-reported average commute for Lavon residents is 34.3 minutes.

Resale means competing with the builder. When you sell a three-year-old home in a community where the same builder is still putting up the same floor plan two streets over with incentives attached, you are not competing with the neighborhood, you are competing with the incentive package. That is manageable with the right pricing strategy, and it is a real factor.

Walk the lot after a rain. The most consistent criticism I have found in buyer reviews of Elevon is yard drainage on individual lots, with at least one buyer noting the builder corrected it. New construction on newly graded land does this. Go look at it wet.

Is Elevon Right for You?

Elevon works well if you want a new home with real amenities at the lowest entry price in Northeast Dallas County and Southeast Collin County, if you are comfortable driving to Wylie for shopping for the next few years, and if you run the full payment with the assessment included and it still makes sense.

Elevon is probably not your community if you want mature trees and a finished neighborhood, if a short commute to Plano or Richardson is non-negotiable, or if a wide lot with a big back yard is the whole point of moving.

Neither of those is a judgment. They are just two different buyers, and I work with both.

Frequently Asked Questions

What builders are building in Elevon in Lavon, TX?

Eleven builders are selling or preparing to sell in Elevon: D.R. Horton, KB Home, Pacesetter Homes, M/I Homes, Trophy Signature Homes, Lennar, UnionMain Homes, HistoryMaker Homes, K. Hovnanian Homes and Grand Homes, with Risewell Homes and Castlerock Communities listed as coming soon. Lot widths run from 26 feet to 70 feet.

Does Elevon have a PID or a MUD?

Both, depending on the lot. The City of Lavon created the Elevon Public Improvement District for lots inside the city, and Elevon Municipal Utility District No. 1-A covers lots in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. Confirm which one applies to your specific address in writing before you sign a contract.

What school district is Elevon in?

Elevon is served by Community ISD. The community spans more than one attendance zone, so verify your specific address with the district rather than relying on a builder's marketing page. Two elementary school sites are reserved inside Elevon, with no opening date announced.

Is a Walmart coming to Lavon, Texas?

The Lavon Economic Development Corporation announced in July 2026 that Walmart selected the Heritage Square development at SH 78 and Grand Heritage Boulevard for a Supercenter of approximately 181,000 square feet with a fueling station, projected to open in 2029. The city council approved a sales tax incentive for the project in August 2026. Construction has not started.

What are the HOA dues in Elevon?

HOA dues run about $155 per month at the time of writing, and several builders state the dues include high-speed internet. That is separate from, and in addition to, the PID or MUD assessment on your lot.

If You Found This Useful, Read These Next

●        Lavon, TX Is No Longer Just Country Living: Here's How It Became One of North Texas' Affordable Growth Markets gives you the city-level view around Elevon, which is the context that makes the pricing here make sense.

●        9 Questions to Ask During a New Construction Walkthrough Before You Sign Anything is the practical checklist to take with you to the model home, and it pairs directly with the four assessment questions above.

Thinking About Elevon?

If you are considering a home in Elevon, I would be glad to walk you through which sections are selling, what the builders are actually offering right now, and what your full monthly payment looks like with the assessment included. I will also tell you honestly if I think a resale home in Wylie or Sachse fits you better, because sometimes it does.

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Q&A

Where is Elevon located?
Elevon is a master-planned community along State Highway 78 in Lavon, Texas, in southeastern Collin County, between Wylie and Farmersville and a short drive from Lavon Lake.

How close is Elevon to Lake Lavon?
Lavonia Park, the closest Army Corps of Engineers access point, sits off Lake Road in Lavon just minutes from the community. Lavon Lake covers more than 38,000 surface acres with 16 parks, 19 boat ramps, five swim beaches and campgrounds. Elevon also has its own stocked fishing ponds inside the community.

What amenities does Elevon offer?
Trailside Commons amenity center, more than 12 miles of connected trails including the Inspiration Trail and Skye Trail, the Sunrise Shores fishing pond and pier, Reflections Park dog park, Starlight Sports Park, 18 pocket parks and fitness stations along the trail system. A second amenity center, The Retreat at Elevon, is planned with a pool, splash zone, playground, basketball, tennis and pickleball courts.

What is Trailside Commons?
Trailside Commons is Elevon's phase-one amenity center, with a resort-style pool, kids splash zone, pavilion, playground, dog park and a stocked fishing pond.

What types of homes are available in Elevon?
One-story and two-story homes from roughly 1,200 to 4,800 square feet on lots ranging from 26 to 70 feet wide, built by D.R. Horton, KB Home, Pacesetter, M/I Homes, Trophy Signature, Lennar, UnionMain, HistoryMaker, K. Hovnanian and Grand Homes. Elevon also includes duplex and twin home products, so confirm whether a home is attached or detached before you make an offer.

Does Elevon have a PID or a MUD?
Both, depending on the lot. The City of Lavon created the Elevon Public Improvement District for lots inside the city, and Elevon Municipal Utility District No. 1-A covers lots in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. Confirm in writing which one applies to your specific address before you sign.

What are the HOA dues in Elevon?
HOA dues run about $155 per month, and several builders state that the dues include high-speed internet. That is separate from the PID or MUD assessment on your lot.

What schools serve Elevon?
Elevon is served by Community ISD. The community is large enough to span more than one attendance zone, so verify your specific address with the district. Two elementary school sites are reserved inside Elevon, and the district has included an Elevon elementary in its long-range facility planning. No opening date has been announced.

Is Elevon fully built out yet?
No. Roughly 1,500 homes were occupied as of early 2026 out of more than 4,000 planned, with residential, commercial and amenity phases still to come. Full build-out is on a fifteen-year horizon.

Who is Elevon a good fit for?
Buyers who want new construction with real amenities at an entry price below most of Northeast Dallas, who enjoy outdoor recreation, and who are comfortable living alongside active construction and driving to Wylie for shopping while Lavon's retail fills in.