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Acre lots and horse fences, fifteen miles from downtown Dallas.

The acre minimum is written into the zoning code

Sunnyvale's residential zoning holds most lots to a minimum of one acre, and the most rural district pushes that to two. That single rule explains the whole town. About 7,900 people live across nearly 17 square miles, fifteen miles east of downtown Dallas, and it still reads semi-rural. You pass pastures and fence lines on the way to a US-80 on-ramp that puts you downtown in under twenty minutes with clear traffic.

The rule keeps a real land market alive too. As of mid-2026 there were a couple dozen raw land parcels listed, and horse properties trade here, including estates on Polly Road that run 27 to 28 acres. If you want acreage inside Dallas County, Sunnyvale is the easternmost town wholly in it, and it is the one built for exactly that.

The budget conversation, before we drive out

An acre-minimum town surrounded by conventional-lot suburbs prices like one. As of 2026, the typical sale lands roughly between $750K and the mid $800s depending on the month, and the median list price sat around $749K as of mid-2026. That is roughly two to three times what typical homes run in Mesquite or Forney next door.

So do the budget work before we tour. Lender letter in hand, tax math included, since the effective property tax rate here runs around 1.21%. If the numbers say Sunnyvale works, great. If they point to Mesquite or Forney instead, I work those markets too, and I will say so.

Stoney Creek, Las Brisas, and the 13-acre lake

New construction is active here, which surprises people who assume acre zoning means old ranch houses. The median year built in town is around 2005, so the stock actually skews newer. Stoney Creek is the main lane. Village Builders and Kindred Homes both build there, with new homes running about 2,300 to 3,500 square feet, three to five bedrooms, priced from the low $700s as of 2026.

Las Brisas at Stoney Creek is the next phase, one-acre homesites from Kindred and Drees set around a 13-acre private lake. Homestead Estates carries oversized homesites as well. If you want new construction on real land without leaving Dallas County, that short list is where I would start you.

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