Van Alstyne, Texas
Custom home builder in Van Alstyne
Van Alstyne is the fastest-growing town in this county by a distance. Its population has roughly doubled since the 2020 census, it is growing at about 8.6% a year, and the city itself expects to be above 30,000 people by 2030. A 667-acre development was approved on the southern edge of town toward the Collin County line.
- Population
- ~8,700
- Growth since 2020
- ~95%
- Annual growth
- ~8.6%
- Projected by 2030
- 30,000+
Building here specifically
The trade-off if you build in Van Alstyne
Van Alstyne sits directly on the US-75 corridor, which is exactly why it is growing. You are commutable to the metroplex in a way that Denison and Pottsboro are not, and land is still cheaper than it is a few exits south in Collin County.
The thing to watch is that a town growing this fast is putting up a lot of subdivision product at once. If you want a house that is not the same as the four either side of it, building on your own lot here is worth more than it is anywhere else in the county.
Why people build here rather than buy
- Closest Grayson County town to the metroplex, and the one people commute from
- Land still available at a price that has already gone in Collin County
- A lot of new build here is subdivision product, which makes a custom house stand out
Randy will walk your lot before he prices anything, because on this ground the lot decides more than the plan does.
Nearest finished house
The Wester House
Dark board-and-batten, cedar posts, 8-foot interior doors and custom casings throughout.
See the full galleryFrom his clients
Watch the interviewsWe never had to chase him. If we called, he answered — and if he said he’d be there Tuesday, he was there Tuesday.
Hamid & Lisa S.O’Brien homeowner
Also worth reading
- Foundations on Blackland clayWhy the soil here decides your foundation.
- Aerobic septic systemsThe line item that surprises people outside the city.
- Building on land you already ownMost of what Randy does.
- Building in Grayson CountyCounty population: ~154,000
- Building in HowePopulation: ~3,600
