TL;DR
HOA fees at Babcock Ranch are doable but vary greatly depending on the particular neighborhood in which you would like to build new construction or purchase a resale. In this post, we’ll discuss the range of Babcock HOA and CDD fees. We also showcase a free calculator to determine them for every neighborhood in the community.
HOA fees at Babcock Ranch are doable but vary considerably depending on the particular neighborhood in which you would like to build new construction or purchase a resale.
HOA fees for new construction single-family homes start around $293/month (Creekside Run neighborhood) while resales start around $135 (Lake Babcock Estates neighborhood) as of late 2024.
Would you like to calculate Babcock Range Homeowners Association or HOA fees for EVERY neighborhood in The Ranch?
Use our free tool!
Fine Print on Our Babcock Ranch HOA Tool
Due to the size and complexities of development in Babcock Ranch, the values in our HOA calculator are updated twice annually. You might receive data that is not current.
If that’s the case, please update us, and we will correct it.
Get CDD Fees Too from Our Tool
Our calculator also provides annual Community Development District (CDD) fees in planned communities that pay for infrastructure such as roads, parks, landscaping and utilities.
CDD fees vary widely depending on the neighborhood, services provided and your lot size. They are usually paid alongside property taxes and can impact the overall cost of Babcock homeownership.
Our Babcock HOA/CDD Calculator is free to use. Check it out!
Death, Taxes & HOA Fees
As the old saying goes, there are few certainties in life when building a new home or buying a resale like death, taxes and the dreaded HOA fees.
Don’t believe us?
Ask this person who endures a stressful full-time job and two-hour round-trip commute only to have to cut his lawn at 9:30 at night because some kid flaked — ALL to appease an overzealous HOA:
I had to do that a couple times when younger. Felt super guilty.
Full time college + full time job + 60 min per way commute + a very rainy spring + kid I hired didn’t do it+ an insane HOA monitor = mowing at ridiculous hours.
I’ll never buy in a HOA again.
— Shoebee (@AmyArtpixie) May 19, 2023
HOAs and their fees can alienate homeowners to the point that you only consider communities WITHOUT THEM.
Does Patrick Bateman Run Babcock Ranch’s HOA?
For the uninitiated, Patrick Bateman is a suave, successful Wall Streeter played by Christian Bale in his first big, adult role. Patrick likes Huey Lewis AND taking an ax to Jared Leto.
Does the original American Psycho now run the Babcock Ranch HOA? Are the HOA fees deranged or doable if you build new or buy used in Babcock Ranch?
What About Babcock Ranch?
Before we delve further into psychosis, HOAs and America’s premier master-planned community, let’s review The Ranch.
Babcock Ranch is a planned community in Southwest Florida situated in Charlotte and Lee counties that is officially part of Southeastern Punta Gorda.
The Ranch is known for being a sustainable and environmentally friendly development, as well as the first solar-powered town in the country.
It includes a 75-megawatt solar power plant and solar panels integrated into many of its buildings. The energy generated is used to power the community’s homes, schools, businesses and other infrastructure.
Babcock offers a variety of housing options, including single-family homes, townhouses, and apartments. It emphasizes walkability with sidewalks and bike paths connecting the different neighborhoods and amenities.
What are HOAs?
A Homeowners Association is an organization created within a residential community or neighborhood to establish and enforce rules, regulations and guidelines for the properties and residents within its jurisdiction.
The HOA’s purpose is to maintain and enhance property values, promote a desirable living environment and provide common amenities and services for the community. These amenities may include parks, swimming pools, tennis courts, clubhouses and landscaping.
HOAs are governed by a board of directors or a similar governing body elected by the homeowners.
WHAT ABOUT BABCOCK!!!???
Babcock Ranch DOES have an HOA (in fact, multiple). Are the HOA fees for the first solar-powered town in the United States reasonable or make you want to grab an ax while whistling a Huey Lewis song?
Forgive the Equivocation, But It Depends
It all depends on where you build/buy and what level of service you want. You can pay a small HOA in one neighborhood but have to cut your own lawn.
You can pay a larger HOA in another neighborhood but have access to resort-style golf, tennis and other amenities.
How High Are HOA Fees in Babcock Ranch?
Since we’ll be discussing single-family homes, we can easily state that the HOA fees at Babcock Ranch are in the average range.
The total monthly fee comes from two sources: the BRRA (Babcock Ranch Residential Association) fee which includes 1 Gig internet, lifestyle events, community pools and community landscaping.
How Fast Is a 1 Gig Internet Service?
Imagine you have a water pipe delivering water to your house. Now, if you have a regular water pipe, it may take a while for a large tank to fill up. But with 1-gigabit internet, it’s like having a massive, high-pressure pipe that can fill up that tank in the blink of an eye.
You can download and upload files, stream movies, play online games and perform other internet activities at incredibly fast speeds. It’s like having a superhighway for data where everything happens almost instantaneously!
The second source of HOA monthly fees includes the neighborhood fee for gated entry (if applicable), lawn care and other amenities.
Babcock HOA Case Study: Tucker’s Cove
Consider Lennar’s Tucker’s Cove, a new neighborhood in MidTown or the newest stage of Babcock construction featuring multiple neighborhoods by different builders.
The HOA for Tucker’s Cove is $520/month for an Executive Home.
That might seem high to some but this neighborhood offers amazing amenities for young families like an aquatic theme park featuring a lazy river and water slides as well as several restaurants.
The calculus is easy. You pay more, but you get more.
If you would like to determine the HOA and CDD fees for a Babcock neighborhood you are considering, use our FREE tool.
Hate HOAs? Just Look at Cape Coral…
Anyone looking at The Cape in Southwest Florida might notice the disjointed aesthetics of the place. A mansion might sit next to a house with a rusting 30-foot boat parked on a trailer in the driveway.
HOAs prevent that kind of thing.
If you want to go deeper into specific information about Babcock Ranch HOA fees, we strongly recommend you review our YouTube video where John Garuti walks you through the Babcock Ranch HOA website in detail.
No More HOA Complaining, You American Psycho!
HOAs are right up there as a topic that Americans complain about like the IRS or baseball games that are too long.
You might think paying a $680 HOA fee for an estate home at Babcock National is too expensive without considering that you get your lawn maintained and get access to golf, tennis and as many as five pools, not to mention pickleball and other resort-like amenities.
The real take here is it depends on your budget and where you live when examining whether Babcock Ranch HOA fees are insanely high or doable. They are reasonable, considering all the community perks you have access to.
If you would like to chime in on the topic or have a question that we haven’t answered here, feel free to comment below or contact us:
- Let’s talk Babcock.
- Let’s tour Babcock.
- Ask questions in our free Moving to Babcock Ranch Facebook Group.
- Call/text Team John Garuti at (239) 251-2371.
