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A small community with a simple, honest fee structure — one ~$120/month HOA that covers your whole yard. Here’s the decade math on a custom single-level home, and the lock-and-leave value calculation that justifies the dues.
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Talk to a Specialist →Modeled on a representative $480,000 custom single-level Ceres Gleann home for a couple. The HOA’s roughly $120/month is the cleanest fee structure in this market — no per-person quirk, no sub-associations, no bundled golf.
| Annual item | Year 1 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| HOA (~$120/mo) | ~$1,440 | Full landscaping (incl. your yard), common areas, newsletter |
| Property tax (Polk Co., ~1.0% of ~$400K AV) | ~$4,000 | On capped AV |
| Insurance (est.) | ~$1,600 | Newer custom home |
| Approx. annual carrying cost | ~$7,040 | Excludes utilities |
The landscaping math actually pencils. The ~$120/month HOA covers maintenance of your own yard, not just common areas. A private landscaper for full front-and-back lawn care in this area typically runs $100–$200/month. So the dues are roughly a wash against what you’d pay anyway — except you also get common-area upkeep, the clubhouse, gardens, and the newsletter on top. For a lock-and-leave retiree who travels, the HOA is close to free in net terms.
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| Cost bucket | 10-year total |
|---|---|
| HOA dues (3% growth) | ~$16,500 |
| Property tax (3% AV growth) | ~$45,850 |
| Insurance | ~$18,350 |
| Closing costs (est.) | ~$4,800 |
| Approx. 10-year cost of ownership | ~$85,500 |
Ceres Gleann carries higher than Woodburn or Salemtowne, and the reason is entirely the home: a $480K custom single-level home drives a higher tax base than a $280K Woodburn ranch or a $400K Salemtowne home. You’re paying for newer, custom-quality construction and full-service landscaping in a finished, quiet community. That’s a clear value for the right buyer and overkill for a budget-first one.
The two communities sit about a mile apart in Dallas and serve subtly different buyers. Ceres Gleann is finished and custom-built; Eden Gleann is current new construction. The HOA difference is small (~$120 vs. ~$133–150). The real decision is whether you want an established home with some assessed-value compression already built up, or a brand-new home where the assessed value starts near market. We cover that on the Measure 50 guide.
We’ll compare Ceres Gleann’s full-service model against a lower-cost community on real ten-year dollars.
Get your Ceres Gleann projectionIllustrative estimates for planning, built from the publicly reported ~$120/month HOA and Polk County effective property-tax ranges. Your actual costs depend on the home’s assessed value and current dues. Not financial advice.
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