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One small city, two markets: midcentury ranches and Mercer Crossing new builds.

The 1950s Subdivisions and the Home-Rule Vote

The older streets here got platted in the 1950s, and the subdivision names still show up on listings: Valwood Park, Johnston Park, Chapel Hill Addition, Brookhaven Club Estates. In the mid-1950s, as the city passed 7,000 residents, voters chose home rule over annexation by Dallas. That vote is why Farmers Branch is still its own small city of about 35,000, surrounded by Dallas but with its own tax rate and its own city hall.

What that history left behind is the housing stock: one-story brick ranches from the 1950s and 60s on established lots with mature trees. Plenty have been renovated, some are still close to original, and that difference matters when we talk price. As of mid-2026, Redfin puts the citywide median around $427K at about $245 per square foot, with homes averaging 38 days on market.

Mercer Crossing, the 370-Acre New Chapter

The new construction story is Mercer Crossing, Centurion American's 370-acre master-planned development, with the Mercer Crossing West phase planned for more than 975 homesites. First Texas Homes is building there, including the Kensington Townhomes and The Abbey, and Gehan Homes has a community as well.

That gives the city a wider price ladder than people expect. Townhomes offer the lower entry point, and at the top end, homes in Brookhaven near the country club run roughly $800K to over $2M. Most of the market sits between those two ends, and I can tell you quickly where a specific budget lands.

Two Interstates, Two Toll Roads, and a Green Line Station

Location is the quiet advantage. The city is bordered by I-35E and I-635 plus two toll roads, and Farmers Branch Station on Denton Drive puts the DART Green Line within reach for part of town. The city says you can hit both DFW International and Love Field in under 15 minutes, with DFW about 12 miles west and Love Field about 11 miles southeast. Downtown Dallas sits roughly 14 miles away.

That access is also why the city reports more than 4,000 companies and over 250 corporate headquarters here, names like Brinks, Copart, and TDIndustries, in a town of about 35,000. For a buyer, that means you can live here and shrink the commute no matter which direction work pulls you.

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