• How important is the commute time into Phoenix or Chandler? • How much money does the HOA have in reserves? Here’s a guide to all the city’s neighborhoods. Interestingly, the communities with the most amenities do not always have the highest monthly fees.
fees? • Is cable TV or internet included in my monthly fees? • How active is my HOA board? Does it rule with an iron fist? • Drive time to reach shopping areas? Are there any commercial areas that will be developed nearby? • What about Casa Grande? Daily trips there can really change the driving time.
The communal amenities and monthly fees, however, can vary, which is the reason I created this list! The HOA’s monthly or quarterly fees are the ongoing payments a homeowner makes regularly. Before you make that big decision to buy or rent a home in a certain community, here are a few things to consider: • What amenities are included? • Which school will my child attend? • What do I get for my monthly HOA
HOA: $99/month. Basic cable included in HOA. Management: AAM, 602-957-9191, AssociatedAsset.com Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, two heated pools, tennis,tre basketball, soccer field, baseball field, stocked fishing lake Fun fact: Pacana Park, in the center of Glennwilde Groves, was the city’s main gathering place for festivals and sporting HOMESTEAD 2,406 homes on 2,406 lots. Homestead is nearing closeout, but Richmond American and Meritage still have a few homes for sale. D.R. Horton (non-gated) HOA: $47/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: RCP Community Management, 480-813-6788, RCPAZ.com D.R. Horton (gated) HOA: $108/month. Basic events before the larger Copper Sky Multigenerational Complex was built.
an easy walk to the municipal amenities, but an up-close and personal view of the July 4 fireworks from your house. DESERT PASSAGE (a.k.a. Smith Farms) 706 homes on 770 lots. Subdivision is mostly completed. HOA: $102/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: RCP Community Management, 480-813-6788, RCPAZ.com Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, pool, basketball court, sports fields, baseball field Fun fact: Much of Desert Passage was in a flood zone when the subdivision broke ground, but FEMA revised the flood maps a few years later. GLENNWILDE GROVES 1,948 homes on 1,948 lots. Subdivision is completed.
cable is not included in HOA. Management: Trestle Management Group, 480-422-0888, TrestleManagement.com Meritage/KB Home/Gehan HOA: $85/ month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: Trestle Management Group, 480-422-0888, TrestleManagement.com Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, volleyball court, basketball courts, lake Fun fact: The entire Homestead subdivision is officially called Homestead North, but locals and residents refer to the gated parcel as Homestead South. MARICOPA MEADOWS 1,624 homes on 1,626 lots. Building has been completed. HOA: $210/quarter. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: City Property Management, 602-437-4777, CityProperty.com Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths,
children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, basketball court, outdoor workout trail, pickleball court, disc golf, lake Fun fact: Maricopa Meadows is home to one of Maricopa’s two disc golf courses. PALO BREA 525 homes on 525 lots. D.R. Horton is selling the remaining homes. HOA: $75/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: City Property Management, 602-437-4777, CityProperty.com Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, basketball courts, sand volleyball Fun fact: At one time, the builders planned to make a walking path from the neighborhood directly to Copper Sky. Palo Brea offers homes with an attached RV garage. It’s also home to one of the city’s only beach volleyball courts.
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