The Grove vs Phillips Creek Ranch
The Grove or Phillips Creek Ranch: east Frisco or west
Both are Frisco ISD master plans with big amenity packages. One is still building, the other is mostly resale, and they sit on opposite sides of town.
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Two Frisco master plans, opposite sides of town
The Grove Frisco and Phillips Creek Ranch both sell the same idea: new homes from several builders, big amenity packages and Frisco ISD. They sit on opposite ends of the city, though. The Grove is a 735-acre community in east Frisco, about a mile from the Four Corners where Frisco, Allen, Plano and McKinney meet. Phillips Creek Ranch is a 950-acre plan in west Frisco, west of Stonebrook Parkway and Teel Parkway, in ZIP 75036 and Denton County.
The other big difference is age. Phillips Creek Ranch came to market in 2011, and CandysDirt reported in 2015 that developer Republic Property Group had sold all of it, so most buying there today is resale. The Grove is still building, with builder pricing from the mid $700s in October 2026. That changes how you shop: at The Grove you compare builders and incentives, in Phillips Creek Ranch you compare listings and condition.
The builder's rep works for the builder. I work for you.
As your agent I owe you fiduciary duties under Texas law: I have to put your interests above everyone else's, including my own, and tell you anything material I learn about the deal. In that sales office, I'm the only real advocate you have.
I've spent more than ten years in construction and remodeling, and I'm still involved with MTR, my family's remodeling company. I walk the slab, the framing before drywall and the final with you and your inspector, and I know what to push back on.
A builder's rep sells one community. I put your budget side by side across builders, with the PID or MUD, the school district and the incentive each one is offering that month.
Builders offer price cuts, closing costs or a rate buydown. I run the numbers on each option so you take the one that does the most for your monthly payment.
Builders write their own contracts, not the standard state forms. I go through every page with you, in English or Spanish, and stay on it until you have the keys.
On new construction the builder usually pays my fee, and I confirm it in writing before you sign. Bring me, or register me, on your first visit, because many builders won't add an agent later.
The numbers, community by community
The Grove: 735 acres with 102 acres of programmed open space. Phillips Creek Ranch: 950 acres, about 3,700 homes at build-out, more than 100 acres of green space.
The Grove: new homes from the mid $700s (builder pricing, October 2026). Phillips Creek Ranch: recent 2026 listings from about $775,000 to $1.05 million. Read both as a level, not a quote on a specific house.
The Grove: American Legend, Brookfield Residential, Chesmar, Highland and Shaddock. Phillips Creek Ranch was built by builders including Shaddock, Toll Brothers, Drees, Darling, Britton, MainVue and K. Hovnanian.
The Grove: $663 a quarter for single-family homes ($213 landscaping plus $450 master) and $375 a month for townhomes, per the community FAQ. Phillips Creek Ranch: about $220 a month on recent listings. Verify the current amount on the resale certificate.
Both are Frisco ISD. The Grove splits at Main Street between two feeder patterns: one goes to Liberty High (with Isbell or McSpedden Elementary and Lawler Middle), the other to Independence High (with Norris Elementary and Nelson or Wester Middle). Phillips Creek Ranch has been zoned to Bledsoe, Nichols and Sparks Elementary, Pearson and Pioneer Middle and Reedy High (Community Impact, 2020). Zones change, so confirm the address with Frisco ISD.
Phillips Creek Ranch is on the Denton County side: about 1.63% combined for tax year 2025 before exemptions (city $0.425517, county $0.185938, Frisco ISD $1.0194 per $100). The Grove's site does not publish a rate, and MUD or PID status can vary by section in new Frisco communities, so I pull every taxing entity for the exact lot.
What you get for the dues
Two amenity hubs: the Orchard House (fitness center, two pools, splash pad) and the Mainstay (a third pool, pickleball, yoga lawn, pavilion and playground), plus about 17 miles of planned trails and event lawns.
A clubhouse and fitness center, pools and a splash pad, a fishing pond and lakes, a creek system, more than 18 miles of trails (per listing) and a Texas Backyard area with bocce, horseshoes and volleyball.
The Grove puts you near the Sam Rayburn Tollway, US 75 and the Allen and McKinney retail corridors. Phillips Creek Ranch is on the west side, closer to the Dallas North Tollway corridor, PGA Frisco and Fields.
The honest tradeoffs
If you want to build new and pick your finishes, The Grove is the one still selling lots, and the builder incentive that month matters as much as the base price. Bring your own agent to the first visit; the builder's rep works for the builder.
If you want an established neighborhood with mature trees and amenities that have been running for years, Phillips Creek Ranch is the stronger fit, and you negotiate a resale instead of a builder contract. I have spent more than ten years in construction and remodeling, and on a 2010s resale I look hard at the roof, the HVAC age and any foundation movement before we talk price.
Either way, the commute and the school zone decide more than the amenity list. Drive both at rush hour and check the zoned schools for the exact address.
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Common questions
Is The Grove Frisco or Phillips Creek Ranch cheaper?
Are both in Frisco ISD?
Can I still build new in Phillips Creek Ranch?
Keep exploring Frisco
- The Grove Frisco, official site
- The Grove Frisco FAQ (HOA dues)
- The Grove Frisco schools
- The Grove Frisco amenities
- Huitt-Zollars, Phillips Creek Ranch project profile
- CandysDirt, Phillips Creek Ranch is 100 percent sold (Aug 2015)
- Community Impact, Frisco's featured neighborhood: Phillips Creek Ranch (Jan 2020)
- MLS listing, 5630 Highflyer Hills Trl, Phillips Creek Ranch
- MLS listing, 5588 Highflyer Hills Trl, Phillips Creek Ranch
- Community Impact, Frisco ISD lowers tax rate for 2025-26
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