Best Areas to Live in Allen
Allen's identity is anchored by Watters Creek Village, a 460,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored mixed-use development along US-75, alongside a set of established, family-oriented, largely HOA-governed residential neighborhoods -- Twin Creeks, Montgomery Farm (Estates), and Starcreek among them. The list below covers the areas that could be specifically sourced this pass; it is not exhaustive of every Allen subdivision.
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Learn moreWatters Creek Village: The Walkable Retail-Dining Core
Watters Creek Village, built in 2008 on 46 acres along US-75 (a corridor carrying over 200,000 vehicles a day), combines 360,000 square feet of retail anchored by a Market Street grocery store with 100,000 square feet of boutique office space, for 460,000 square feet total. Tenants include Anthropologie, Barnes & Noble, Lululemon, Mi Cocina, Pure Barre, Sephora, and Warby Parker, per Yahoo Finance, Community Impact, and REJournals coverage reviewed August 2026. Town Lane and Gillon Property Group acquired the property in April 2026 and have announced plans for signage/wayfinding upgrades, tenant repositioning, and expanded community programming -- a genuinely active, still-evolving retail-dining core rather than a static one.
Twin Creeks: The Golf-Course, Family-Oriented Community
Twin Creeks, in west Allen near US-75 and the Sam Rayburn Tollway (SH 121), is built around a golf club and rolling terrain, with two creeks, walking trails, well-maintained parks, and locally cited top-rated schools -- commonly described as combining country-club-style amenities with small-town, family-oriented character. Its location gives residents convenient access to Plano, Frisco, and the wider DFW metro beyond just Dallas proper.
Montgomery Farm (Estates): Modern Custom Homes, West Allen
Montgomery Farm Estates, also in west Allen near West Bethany Drive, is known for modern-architecture custom homes with a cohesive design aesthetic and mature landscaping alongside scenic preserves. It sits just west of Allen's main retail and dining corridor, offering convenient access to that activity while remaining physically separated from the busiest through-traffic corridors.
Starcreek and Other Established Neighborhoods
Starcreek (Star Creek) is another established, named Allen subdivision, though a detailed, independently sourced profile of its specific amenities and price tier was not confirmed to the same depth as Twin Creeks or Montgomery Farm this research pass. Allen has many additional named neighborhoods and subdivisions beyond those covered here in specific detail -- check a current local real-estate guide for a fuller list before narrowing a search to a specific area.
Key takeaways
- Watters Creek Village (460,000 sq ft, built 2008, Market Street-anchored, tenants including Anthropologie, Barnes & Noble, Sephora, and Warby Parker) is Allen's walkable retail-dining core, under new ownership (Town Lane/Gillon Property Group, April 2026) with renovation plans underway.
- Twin Creeks (west Allen, golf-course community, near US-75 and SH 121) is a well-established, family-oriented neighborhood with locally cited top-rated schools.
- Montgomery Farm Estates (west Allen, near West Bethany Drive) offers modern custom homes with a cohesive design aesthetic, close to but separated from Allen's busiest corridors.
- Starcreek is another established, named Allen subdivision -- a detailed amenity/price profile was not sourced to the same depth this pass; check a current local real-estate guide for a fuller neighborhood list.
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