Custom Home Builder in Summit Ranch
An Aledo ISD acreage community south of I-20 - real lots, real trees, and a quieter feel than the production-builder side of Aledo.
Building in Summit Ranch
Summit Ranch is a 1- to 3-acre acreage community in southern Aledo, inside the Aledo ISD attendance lines and a short drive from the Walsh and Morningstar amenities. It is, in the broader Aledo market, one of the calmer choices - the kind of community where you can hear cattle in the distance and still get a kid to Stuard Elementary in under ten minutes.
Open Prairie has built and renovated multiple homes in Summit Ranch over the years. The community attracts families coming from denser parts of DFW who want acreage but aren't ready to commit to a 10-acre ranch - and the lot sizes here hit exactly that middle band.
Permitting is through Parker County. Most lots can be served by public water; septic is required throughout.
Talk to Dan About a Lot HereAledo ISD schools serving Summit Ranch
The school feeder pattern is one of the main reasons families buy in Summit Ranch. Confirm the specific address with the district before writing an offer.
Stuard Elementary
Elementary · Aledo ISD
McAnally Intermediate
Intermediate · Aledo ISD
Aledo Middle School
Middle · Aledo ISD
Aledo High School
High · Aledo ISD
What to know about lots in Summit Ranch
- Lot sizes: 1 – 3 acres, mostly gentle rolling terrain with scattered trees
- Public water available on most streets; septic required throughout
- Soil is the same Parker County clay we've built on for 30 years - engineered slab is standard
- Architectural review committee with rules on materials and outbuildings
- Aledo ISD - Stuard Elementary, McAnally Intermediate, Aledo Middle, Aledo High
Building in Summit Ranch
The questions families considering Summit Ranch ask us most often.
Yes - Summit Ranch is inside the Aledo ISD attendance zone (Stuard Elementary, McAnally Intermediate, Aledo Middle, Aledo High). Confirm the specific street with the district before writing an offer.
On many Summit Ranch lots, yes. The community sits on the same Parker County clay we've been engineering basements into for 30 years. We commit lot-by-lot after a site walk and soil review.
Current Open Prairie projects at Summit Ranch run $1.5M to $2.8M for the home itself on 1- to 3-acre lots, at roughly $380 to $500 per square foot depending on finish level and basement inclusion. Land is separate.
Plan on 12 to 14 months from groundbreaking, plus 3 to 5 months of design and Parker County permitting beforehand. Most of our homes deliver within two weeks of the original target date.
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