Spring Hill’s fee-simple 55+ alternative to manufactured homes — ~1,100 single-family, patio, and villa homes around a 15,000-square-foot clubhouse, built by Ryland and nearly sold out.
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Talk to a Specialist →| County | Hernando County (Seven Hills, Spring Hill) |
| Age restriction | Genuinely 55+, gated |
| Developer / built | Ryland Homes; built from the late 1990s through recent years — very few homesites remain |
| Size | ~1,100 homes: single-family (~349), maintenance-free patio homes (~729), attached villas (~30) |
| Home sizes | ~1,080 to 2,861 sq ft; single-family up to ~5 BR, some with private pools |
| Price range | ~$225K to $450K (averages near $300K) |
| HOA | Master HOA roughly ~$200/mo (24-hr security, cable, amenities); villas & patio homes add an exterior-maintenance fee, pushing some all-in dues toward ~$400+ — confirm by home type |
| Amenities | 15,000 sq ft clubhouse, fitness center, pool/spa, tennis, pickleball, bocce, billiards, library, arts & crafts, walking trails, dog park |
Wellington is the Hernando County choice for a buyer who wants a site-built, fee-simple single-family home in a genuinely 55+ gated community — not a manufactured home (Brookridge, High Point) and not the all-ages Citrus Hills. The homes are newer than Timber Pines’ 1980s–90s stock, the clubhouse is large and well-used, and prices sit a notch below the Citrus Hills ridge. It’s a clean, conventional 55+ package.
Wellington’s dues are easy to misread. There’s a master HOA fee (around $200/month) covering 24-hour security, cable, and the full amenity slate — and then patio homes and villas pay an additional exterior-maintenance fee on top. That’s why you’ll see quoted figures range from roughly $73–$200 for a single-family home up to ~$400+ for a maintenance-free villa. Neither is wrong; they’re different products. Ask for the exact all-in dues for the specific home type before you build your monthly budget.
Like the rest of Spring Hill, Wellington sits inland of the Gulf at moderate elevation — not on the flood-prone coast — so the insurance picture is the calmer inland one rather than the coastal-surge story of Crystal River or Homosassa. Confirm the specific home’s flood zone, but as a community it’s on the dry side of the Nature Coast.
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Wellington fits the buyer who wants a real single-family home (or a low-maintenance patio home) in a 55+ gated community with strong amenities, at a price below the Citrus Hills ridge — and who’d rather have a conventional site-built house than a manufactured home. If your priority is the absolute lowest monthly cost, Brookridge or High Point will beat it; if you want resort-scale golf and the flood-free ridge, Citrus Hills is the move. Wellington is the sensible middle.
A local 55+ specialist can pull the exact master + exterior fee for any Wellington home type, confirm the flood zone, and build your true monthly — before you compare it to anywhere else.
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