Short answer: Starkey Ranch is Odessa’s big master plan: a town center with a Publix, shops and restaurants, a K-8 school, a district park and miles of trails, with villages from townhomes to million-dollar homes. The fee stack has three parts, so budget for all of them.
Starkey Ranch at a glance
- Size: about 2,400 acres (Neighborhoods.com), ZIP 33556
- Master plan: district park, miles of trails, town center and Starkey Ranch K-8 (Momentum Realty)
- Prices: median list about $607,400 and 12-month median sale about $835,000 (Momentum Realty); Starkey Ranch Village median about $605,000 (Horizon Palm Realty)
- Fees: about $2,460 a year in lower-fee villages for master dues, CDD and village HOA (Anne Bromberg)
What the homes are like
Villages built from about 2016 on: Albritton Park (Homes by WestBay, M/I), Stansil Park (Taylor Morrison), Whitfield Preserve and Anclote Reserve at the top end, plus townhomes. Esplanade at Starkey Ranch is the gated 55+ section.
Amenities
The town center, district park, miles of trails, pools and parks, plus Starkey Ranch K-8.
HOA and CDD
Master association fee, CDD and village HOA, plus a one-time capital contribution at closing. Get all four numbers for the exact village.
Getting around
SR-54 and the Suncoast Parkway are close; Tampa International Airport is about 30 minutes. The town center covers daily errands.
What to check before you buy
- All four fees for the village.
- Builder and village differences.
- Days on market: homes have been sitting longer, so there may be room to negotiate.
Nearby neighborhoods to compare
- Asturia: a smaller master plan nearby
- Victoria Lakes: gated new construction in Odessa
- Longleaf: a walkable town-center community in New Port Richey
Thinking about Starkey Ranch?
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