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Cottage Green is not a headline community. It doesn’t have a grand clubhouse or golf simulator. What it offers is straightforward: HOPA-certified age restriction, Hanover County’s middle-ground tax rate at $0.81 per $100, and a lower HOA than communities with expensive amenity infrastructure to maintain.
Buyers who end up here typically have gone through the larger Richmond market, decided they don’t use community amenities regularly enough to justify paying for them, and want an age-restricted setting at a lower all-in monthly cost. That’s a legitimate set of priorities, and Cottage Green serves them.
The Route 301 corridor north of Richmond connects to Hanover County’s commercial areas including Mechanicsville shopping, medical facilities, and I-295 access. For buyers who want north-side Richmond positioning without Henrico County’s higher tax rate, Hanover’s $0.81 saves approximately $210/year per $100,000 of home value vs. Henrico.
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