HOA fees range from $30/month to $500+/month across NoVA's active adult communities. Here's what you actually get at each tier — and which communities offer the best value for your priorities.
The gap between $30/month at Vint Hill and $500/month at Heritage Hunt reflects a real difference in what the community maintains on your behalf. At the low end, you own a home in an age-restricted neighborhood but are responsible for your own yard, exterior maintenance, and must use county-run or private facilities for recreation. At the high end, the HOA maintains everything common — two clubhouses, multiple pools, fitness facilities, golf course infrastructure, landscaping, walking paths, and a full-time activities staff. You are paying for a service package, not just a neighborhood.
Focusing only on HOA fees misses the full picture. A buyer at Vint Hill pays $40/month HOA but may spend $200–$400/month on lawn care, exterior maintenance, and recreational memberships that Heritage Hunt includes in its HOA. A buyer at Heritage Hunt pays $450/month HOA but has no separate lawn care bill, no separate pool membership, and no separate fitness membership. The true monthly cost comparison is more nuanced than the headline HOA number suggests.
Fauquier and Frederick County property taxes are also meaningfully lower than Loudoun and Fairfax — a factor that shifts the total cost equation toward the outlying county communities even when HOA fees appear similar on paper.
Under $100/month: Four Seasons at Vint Hill — single-family homes, Fauquier County taxes, the best value-per-dollar in the entire NoVA 55+ market for buyers who don't need resort amenities. $200–$300/month: Potomac Green — full clubhouse, pools, fitness, and trail access in Loudoun County at a reasonable HOA for what's included. $300–$400/month: Trilogy at Lake Frederick — resort amenities plus a lakeside setting that no other community at this fee tier can match. $400+/month: Heritage Hunt — the most complete resort lifestyle in NoVA, justified for buyers who will actually use the golf, clubhouses, and programming regularly.
Nova55Living can walk you through the true monthly cost comparison — HOA, property taxes, maintenance — across all NoVA 55+ communities so you have an accurate picture before you start touring. Call for a direct conversation.