About Avalon Ridge Neighborhood
Avalon Ridge is a Park Square Homes community of single-family homes off Avalon Road, west of Tilden Road, in the western portion of Winter Garden's 34787 ZIP. The community is gated, with approximately 46 homesites on roughly quarter-acre lots — modest for a luxury build but typical for the NW 34787 corridor where land between Avalon Road and Tilden Road is largely built out.
Most homes in Avalon Ridge were built from 2022 onward, with five Park Square floor plans ranging from one-story 4-bedroom homes around 2,600 square feet up to two-story 6-bedroom homes exceeding 5,200 square feet. Three-car garages, tray ceilings, walk-in closets, and stainless appliances are standard across the model lineup. Pricing has run from the high $600s for the smaller plans into the multi-millions for the largest builds with premium finishes and lot positions.
The community sits between Lake Avalon to the north and the established Reserve at Carriage Pointe and Carriage Pointe neighborhoods to the south and east, with private residences and acreage homesites bordering to the west. The Foundation Academy Tilden Road campus is a short drive northeast.
What buyers are buying here is a small, gated, recent-construction community on the Winter Garden side of SR 429 — meaning OCPS school zoning into the West Orange High School pyramid rather than the Horizon West school cluster, no Community Development District (CDD) layered on top of standard property taxes, and quick access to the SR 429 ramps and the Winter Garden Village retail corridor a few miles east.
📊 Quick Facts
🏡 What Makes Avalon Ridge Distinct
- Small and gated. Roughly 46 homes behind a gate — significantly smaller than the typical Horizon West village across SR 429.
- Recent construction, established surroundings. Homes built 2022+ in a corridor where the surrounding neighborhoods (Carriage Pointe, Reserve at Carriage Pointe) are 2000s–2010s vintage.
- NW 34787 zoning. Winter Garden side of SR 429 — West Orange High School pyramid, no CDD.
- Lake-adjacent, not lakefront. Lake Avalon sits to the north; Avalon Ridge is near it but the homes themselves are inland.
- Quarter-acre lots. Larger than typical Horizon West townhome and small-lot product, smaller than the half-acre+ lots in Stoneybrook West or rural-settlement parcels nearby.
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Avalon Ridge Location & Connections
Avalon Ridge is positioned in the western portion of Winter Garden's 34787 ZIP, between Avalon Road and Tilden Road, with Lake Avalon immediately to the north. SR 429 (the Daniel Webster Western Beltway) runs east of the neighborhood and is the primary regional connector — the closest interchange feeds traffic toward the Winter Garden Village retail corridor to the east and toward Horizon West and Disney to the south.
Like the rest of NW 34787, Avalon Ridge sits north of SR 429, which puts it inside Winter Garden proper rather than the Horizon West villages — a meaningful distinction for OCPS school zoning, the absence of a Community Development District, and the older, more established surrounding street grid.
🏘️ Adjacent Neighborhoods & Areas
- Reserve at Carriage Pointe neighborhood (south)
- Carriage Pointe neighborhood (south/east)
- Lake Avalon (184-acre lake, north)
- Lake Avalon Rural Settlement (Orange County rural-settlement-designated area surrounding the lake)
- Private residences and acreage homesites (west)
- Avalon Road (CR-545) — Winter Garden's western north–south corridor
- Tilden Road — connects northeast toward the Foundation Academy Tilden Road campus
- Foundation Academy school property (northeast on Tilden Road)
- SR 429 (Daniel Webster Western Beltway) — regional connector to the east
🚗 Detailed Commute Times
- Downtown Winter Garden (Plant Street): ~10–12 minutes (~5 miles)
- Winter Garden Village: ~10 minutes (~4–5 miles)
- Walt Disney World: ~25 minutes (~15 miles via SR 429)
- Universal Orlando: ~30 minutes (~20 miles)
- SeaWorld Orlando: ~30 minutes (~22 miles)
- Downtown Orlando: ~25–30 minutes (~17 miles)
- UCF: ~40 minutes (~30 miles)
- Cocoa Beach: ~70–80 minutes (~70 miles)
Drive times via SR 429, Florida's Turnpike, and I-4. Estimates assume off-peak conditions and are tolled where applicable.
✈️ Airport Access
- Orlando International Airport (MCO): ~35 minutes (~25 miles)
- Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB): ~45 minutes (~35 miles)
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Avalon Ridge Amenities & Lifestyle
Avalon Ridge's lifestyle profile is straightforward: a gated community pool inside the gates and quick drive access to everything else. There is no clubhouse or fitness center on-site, and the community is too small to support its own retail or dining. Residents draw on the broader Winter Garden retail and dining ecosystem that anchors the neighboring corridors.
The closest day-to-day shopping and dining is at the Stoneybrook West Village Publix plaza on Stoneybrook West Parkway and the larger Winter Garden Village open-air center off SR 429 / Daniels Road. Downtown Winter Garden, the West Orange Trail, and Lake Apopka's Newton Park sit a few miles east of the community.
🏊 Neighborhood Amenities
Amenities found within Avalon Ridge:
- Gated entry
- Community pool
Avalon Ridge is a small community without a clubhouse, fitness center, or dedicated park space — the amenity profile here is focused on the pool and the gated setting rather than a full master-planned amenity package.
🛍️ Shopping & Services
The closest grocery anchor is the Stoneybrook West Village Publix plaza, with Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves a few miles east as the main open-air retail center. Downtown Winter Garden's Plant Street provides specialty boutiques, the Saturday farmers market, and Plant Street Market.
For comprehensive shopping information: View our Winter Garden Shopping Guide →
🍽️ Restaurants
Dining options are concentrated in Downtown Winter Garden, including Crooked Can Brewery at Plant Street Market and the surrounding Plant Street restaurant cluster, with chain and casual dining at Winter Garden Village.
For comprehensive restaurant information: View our Winter Garden Restaurants Guide →
🎭 Arts & Culture
Winter Garden's arts and culture cluster sits in Downtown Winter Garden on Plant Street, including the restored 1935 Garden Theatre, the Winter Garden Heritage Museum, and the Central Florida Railroad Museum housed in the 1913 Tavares and Gulf Depot.
For comprehensive arts & culture information: View our Winter Garden Arts & Culture Guide →
🏃 Health & Wellness
AdventHealth Winter Garden, the closest full-service hospital, sits east of Avalon Ridge along the SR 429 corridor near Fowler Grove Boulevard. Health Central Hospital (Orlando Health) in neighboring Ocoee provides additional emergency and inpatient capacity to the northeast.
For comprehensive health & wellness information: View our Winter Garden Hospitals Guide →
🌳 Parks & Recreation
The West Orange Trail is the area's primary multi-use recreation corridor, accessible via Plant Street downtown. Lake Avalon sits immediately north of Avalon Ridge as the closest neighborhood-scale lake. Newton Park on Lake Apopka provides waterfront access at the eastern end of the trail.
For comprehensive parks & recreation information: View our Winter Garden Parks & Recreation Guide →
⚽ Sports & Athletics
The Stoneybrook West Golf Club — a semi-private championship course inside the gated Stoneybrook West community — is the closest golf option. West Orange Country Club provides additional private golf nearby, and the West Orange Trail supports running and cycling.
For comprehensive sports & athletics information: View our Winter Garden Sports & Athletics Guide →
🎉 Fun Things to Do
Weekend life centers on Downtown Winter Garden, the Saturday farmers market, the West Orange Trail, and Newton Park on Lake Apopka. The full theme-park lineup — Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld — is ~25–30 minutes via SR 429 and I-4.
For comprehensive events & activities information: View our Winter Garden Events & Things To Do Guide →
🎓 Schools
Avalon Ridge is likely zoned for Orange County Public Schools — verify current attendance with OCPS:
- Elementary: Likely Whispering Oak Elementary (NW 34787 / Stoneybrook West cluster) — verify with OCPS
- Middle: Likely SunRidge Middle School — verify with OCPS
- High: Likely West Orange High School — verify with OCPS
The Foundation Academy Tilden Road campus is the closest private school option, located a short drive northeast of the community.
Note: Avalon Ridge is not explicitly listed in the hub school-zone mapping table; assignments above reflect the NW 34787 cluster pattern. Always verify current zoning with OCPS before enrolling.
For comprehensive school information: View our Winter Garden Schools Guide →
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Avalon Ridge HOA & CDD Information
Avalon Ridge is governed by a mandatory HOA covering the gated entry, community pool, and common-area maintenance. Because the community is small (approximately 46 homes), the HOA structure is simpler than the master-association / sub-association arrangements common in larger Horizon West villages.
Avalon Ridge sits north of SR 429 in Winter Garden proper, outside the Horizon West Community Development District network — meaning no CDD bond payment layered on top of standard Orange County property taxes. (Verify CDD status against the Orange County Property Appraiser before close, particularly for newer plat phases.)
💰 HOA Fees & Management Contact
HOA fees and management company information often change. Please contact us and we will be happy to provide you with the current HOA fee, payment schedule, and direct contact information for the HOA management company. We can also check for you to see if there are any current or upcoming special assessments.
📋 What HOA Fees Typically Cover
- Gated entry maintenance
- Community pool upkeep
- Common-area landscaping
- Street lighting (where common-area)
- Reserve funds for capital repairs
- Architectural review and standards enforcement
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