Short answer: Silverthorn is a guard-gated golf community of about 800 homes on the Spring Hill–Brooksville line. It has a semi-private 18-hole course, a restaurant and clubhouse, a pool and courts, and no age restriction. Homes range from maintained villas to custom estates.
Silverthorn at a glance
- Size: about 801 homes, built 1997–2011 (55places)
- Price range: high $200,000s to high $800,000s (55places)
- Address: ZIP 34609, which can show as Spring Hill or Brooksville (Century 21 Carioti listing)
- Age restriction: none
The golf course
The course opened in 1994 (GolfPass) and is known as a challenge: a 132 slope rating, rolling terrain and 96 bunkers (GolfPass). The country club is a separate, member-owned club, and membership is optional. Community dues are separate from the club (Momentum Realty).
Amenities and dues
Quarterly community dues include cable and internet and access to a community pool, fitness center, pickleball, tennis and basketball courts, and a library. Villa sections also include exterior maintenance like lawn care, irrigation and painting (55places listing). There’s also a restaurant and bar, a pro shop and manned security.
What the homes are like
- Villas: two bedrooms plus a den, with exterior maintenance, from the high $200,000s.
- Single-family homes: three and four bedrooms, many on the course, mostly in the $400,000s to $600,000s.
- Estates: custom golf-course homes up to the high $800,000s, including the gated Firethorn Point enclave.
What to check before you buy
- Section dues: villa sections pay more and get more maintenance.
- Club membership: decide whether you want it, and price it separately.
- Golf-course lots: check for stray balls and course maintenance noise.
- Roof and AC age on the late-1990s homes.
Nearby neighborhoods to compare
- Trillium: newer homes nearby with a low HOA
- Timber Pines: 55+ with four golf courses
- Southern Hills Plantation and the Brooksville guide
Watch the tour
Watch my video tour above for the entrance, amenities and streets, and what I’d point out if we toured together.
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Silverthorn is also in my Spring Hill neighborhood roundup.