My HOA is the worst. Brandon Heights Phase 2. I am ready to move to the country, but have not settled on a spot yet.

My fee went from $275 to $375 this year. What do y'all pay your HOA overlord?

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Compilation of values listed below for easy comparison. Thank you for the responses!

Austin's Colony $165
Barracks $175
Bentwood $300
Brewster Point $800
Castle Rock $500
Castlegate I $330
Castlegate II $600
Creek Meadows $500
Dove Crossing $200
Duck Haven $708
Edelweiss $150
Estates at Creek Meadows $500
Greenbrier $350
Heritage Lake $500
Indian Lakes $1180
King Oaks $500
Messina Hof Estates $650
Midtown $750
Newport News $400
North Country Estates $100
Oakmont $600
Pebble Creek $300
River Place $525
Saddle Creek $360
Shenandoah $180
Siena $490
Southern Pointe $500
Spring Creek Townhomes $1560
Spring Meadows $199.95
Steeplechase $120
Summit Crossing Townhome $1200
Village on The Creek condos $150.40
Williams Creek $250

Pebble Creek was $300 for 2021 and, if memory serves, has been that amount for a while. I haven't gotten the 2022 statement yet.

Castlegate II is 600, but half is for the pool.

No HOA now (in the county, off 1179), but my HOA in Newport News was $400/yr the last year we were there, although that included a pool with a pool house that could be rented for events (like my retirement party), as well as a small lake (dammed up creek) that was stocked with fish. And the dam had needed some work the year before, requiring a bump in the fee.

With inflation you can expect those fees to keep going up.

$500 in King Oaks

$330 in Castlegate I

~250 over in Williams Creek. Went up 10% from 225. First increase in 10 or more years.

Greenbrier is 350.00

$199.95 in Spring Meadows

Southern Pointe is $500 a year.

Duck Haven is $177 a quarter, but $57 of that is for trash and recycling.

Oakmont is $600/yr

75AG said:

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Duck Haven is $177 a quarter, but $57 of that is for trash and recycling.

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That's a great deal. I live I the country in another county and pay $150 / quarter just for trash.

$150 p/yr in Edelweiss

Trash and recycling service is great and the price is good. But, not sure what we get for the $120 a quarter. Maybe burned out street lights?

What do HOA fees normally cover? I know a couple who live in Midtown and they said their dues are $750. They have no pool, rec center, etc. Only thing is a small playground.

We lived on Innsbruck (3219) from 2010-2014. Loved that street.

91_Aggie said:

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Shenandoah been $180/year since 1998.

Some HOAs are bad. But remember they are there as a safeguard for your property value. Some get the busy bodies in charge, but most ain't as bad as portrayed on tv or social media. Usually the people complaining about being cited probably needed to be cited.

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That $180 covers office help, lawn care, clubhouse maintenance, sprinklers for the landscaping, pool operations, pool attendants, and ongoing improvements (fencing around the pool, etc), and other stuff. Pretty inexpensive for what we get.

Rexter said:

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91_Aggie said:

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Shenandoah been $180/year since 1998.

Some HOAs are bad. But remember they are there as a safeguard for your property value. Some get the busy bodies in charge, but most ain't as bad as portrayed on tv or social media. Usually the people complaining about being cited probably needed to be cited.

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That $180 covers office help, lawn care, clubhouse maintenance, sprinklers for the landscaping, pool operations, pool attendants, and ongoing improvements (fencing around the pool, etc), and other stuff. Pretty inexpensive for what we get.

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Yeah it is. And it is great.

Geez, I pay 175 a month at the barracks for my rental property.

Tibbers said:

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Geez, I pay 175 a month at the barracks for my rental property.

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But when it comes time to replace the roof of fix the foundation or some other shared repair, are you covered?