Meadow Ridge Homes for Sale

Q: What is the HOA fee for Meadow Ridge?

Please contact Florida Neighborhood Realty for the current HOA fee, payment schedule, and HOA management company contact information. The HOA covers the gated entry, community pool, three ponds, common-area landscaping, perimeter walls, and internal sidewalks and street lighting.

About Meadow Ridge Neighborhood

Meadow Ridge sits on the southern edge of Ocoee, accessed off Maguire Road just south of Moore Road. The community is gated, walled, and built around a shared green spine of three community ponds — water features that shape the layout, frame about two dozen rear yards, and overlook the central amenity area. A waterfront community pool with a covered cabana sits at the heart of the subdivision, with palm-lined decking that doubles as the gathering point for residents.

The neighborhood was developed primarily by Pulte Homes, with the bulk of construction running from 2007 through 2012. The result is a tightly grouped, single-builder feel — about 150 single-family homes ranging from roughly 2,200 to 3,600 square feet, configured as 3- to 5-bedroom plans with 2 to 4.5 baths and 2- or 3-car garages. Both one- and two-story floor plans are present, and many homes feature tile roofs, paver driveways, and the open kitchen-to-great-room layouts that defined Pulte's late-2000s product. A subset of homes have direct pond views.

Because Meadow Ridge predates the school-zone changes that hit newer Horizon West and West Windermere subdivisions, it currently benefits from an unusually desirable Orange County Public Schools assignment for an Ocoee-address community: Thornebrooke Elementary, Gotha Middle, and Olympia High — the same trio serving most of Gotha to the east. That zoning, combined with a Publix-anchored shopping plaza directly outside the gate, is the practical reason Meadow Ridge tends to hold value relative to comparable-vintage Ocoee inventory north of SR 50.

📊 Quick Facts

Property Style(s):Single-family homes (one- and two-story)

Home Sizes:Approximately 2,200–3,600 sq ft

Bedrooms:3–5

Bathrooms:2–4.5

Garages:2- or 3-car

Year Built:2007–2012 (primarily Pulte Homes)

HOA Fee:Contact us for current fee

CDD Fee:No

Total Homes:Approximately 150

Community Features:Gated entry, waterfront community pool, three community ponds

🏠 Home Features

Common interior features:

Open-concept great rooms with kitchen sightlines
Tile flooring in main living areas; carpet in bedrooms (typical original spec)
Granite or upgraded countertops in many homes
Stainless steel appliance packages
Owner's suites with dual vanities and walk-in closets
Two-story plans with bonus/loft rooms

Common exterior features:

Tile roofs on a portion of the inventory
Paver driveways and entry walks
Covered lanais; a number of homes have screened-in pools
Pond-frontage lots on roughly two dozen homes
Mature landscaping reflecting the community's 15+ year age

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Meadow Ridge Location & Connections

Meadow Ridge occupies a southern pocket of Ocoee that functionally lives on the Ocoee–Gotha line. The neighborhood is bordered on the west by Maguire Road and on the north by Moore Road, with the Meadow Ridge Shopping Plaza — a Publix-anchored center — directly outside the front gate. SR 50 sits about three miles north, the SR 429 Western Beltway interchange roughly four miles away, and SR 408 about six miles east, giving residents the three-expressway access pattern that defines Ocoee commuting.

🏘️ Adjacent Neighborhoods & Areas

North: Cross Creek neighborhood
South: Thornebrooke Elementary School, then Windsor Landing neighborhood
East: Oaks of Windermere neighborhood in Gotha
West: Meadow Ridge Shopping Plaza (Publix-anchored), Maguire Road
Internal & perimeter: Three community ponds and Moore Road frontage

🚗 Detailed Commute Times

Downtown Orlando: ~25 minutes (~16 miles) via SR 408
UCF Campus: ~35 minutes (~25 miles) via SR 408
Walt Disney World: ~20 minutes (~12 miles) via SR 429
Universal Orlando: ~20 minutes (~13 miles) via SR 408
SeaWorld Orlando: ~25 minutes (~16 miles) via the Florida Turnpike
Disney Springs: ~20 minutes (~13 miles) via SR 429 / I-4
Cocoa Beach: ~70 minutes (~70 miles) via SR 408 to SR 528
Lake Nona Medical City: ~35 minutes (~25 miles) via SR 408 / SR 417
Winter Garden: ~10 minutes (~5 miles) via Maguire Road
Windermere: ~10 minutes (~5 miles) via Maguire Road south

✈️ Airport Access

Orlando International Airport (MCO): ~30–35 minutes (~22 miles) via SR 408 or the Florida Turnpike
Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB): ~40 minutes (~30 miles) via SR 429 north to I-4
Orlando Executive Airport: ~25 minutes (~17 miles) via SR 408

🛣️ Major Roads & Highways

SR 429 (Western Beltway): ~4 miles — connects to Apopka, Horizon West, and the Disney area
SR 50 / West Colonial Drive: ~3 miles north
Florida's Turnpike: via SR 429 interchange
Interstate 4: ~6 miles via SR 408 east
SR 408 (Arnold Palmer Expressway): ~6 miles — Ocoee's fastest path to downtown Orlando
Maguire Road: The neighborhood's western boundary; primary corridor to Winter Garden

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Meadow Ridge Amenities & Lifestyle

Meadow Ridge's lifestyle pitch is straightforward: gated, low-maintenance pond living with daily errands handled at the front gate and three expressway options for everything else. Inside the walls, the community pool, cabana, and pond loop function as the social spine; outside, the Maguire Road corridor and the Publix-anchored Meadow Ridge Shopping Plaza take care of the day-to-day, while Winter Garden Village and West Oaks Mall sit within a short drive for larger trips.

🏊 Neighborhood Amenities

Amenities found within Meadow Ridge:

Gated entry with controlled access
Waterfront community pool with covered cabana
Three community ponds (with frontage lots on roughly 23 homes)
Sidewalks throughout for walking and pond loops
Street lights and maintained common-area landscaping
Walled and gated perimeter

🛍️ Shopping & Services

Meadow Ridge's standout convenience is the Publix-anchored Meadow Ridge Shopping Plaza directly outside the front gate, with a grocery store, pharmacy, banks, gas station, medical offices, and several restaurants. Winter Garden Village and West Oaks Mall are short drives away for larger shopping trips, and Plantation Grove Shopping Center is a nearby alternative for daily errands.

For comprehensive shopping information: View our Ocoee Shopping Guide →

🍽️ Restaurants

Restaurants within walking or short driving distance cluster around the Meadow Ridge Shopping Plaza and the Maguire Road corridor, with everyday casual options on-site and chain and local favorites along West Colonial Drive (SR 50) a few miles north. The independent dining and craft-beer scene around Downtown Winter Garden is a 10-minute drive west via Maguire Road.

For comprehensive restaurant information: View our Ocoee Restaurants and Dining Guide →

🎭 Arts & Culture

Ocoee's arts and heritage anchor at the historic Withers-Maguire House and the Ocoee Lakeshore Center on Starke Lake — host venues for the Asian Culture Festival, the Ocoee Music Festival, and other civic programming. Downtown Winter Garden and Downtown Orlando add nearby options for theater, galleries, and live music.

For comprehensive arts & culture information: View our Ocoee Arts and Culture Guide →

🏃 Health & Wellness

Orlando Health Health Central Hospital — West Orange County's full-service medical anchor — sits on West Colonial Drive about three to four miles north, with the AdventHealth Ocoee ER providing a second 24/7 emergency option on the same corridor. Routine and urgent care options, including AdventHealth Centra Care Ocoee, round out the local healthcare picture.

For comprehensive health & wellness information: View our Ocoee Health and Wellness Guide →

🌳 Parks & Recreation

Inside Meadow Ridge, the community pond loop and waterfront pool serve as the everyday recreation space. Beyond the gate, residents have access to Ocoee's parks system — including Bill Breeze Park on Starke Lake, Vignetti Park, and Vandergrift Park — plus the West Orange Trail for the 22-mile regional cycling and walking corridor that runs through the area.

For comprehensive parks & recreation information: View our Ocoee Parks and Recreation Guide →

⚽ Sports & Athletics

The city-owned Forest Lake Golf Club is the closest public 18-hole course; Vignetti Park anchors Ocoee's youth baseball, softball, and soccer programming; and Vandergrift Park houses the Ocoee Action Sports Park (skate park and pump track). The Jim Beech Recreation Center and Family Aquatic Center handle adult leagues, fitness programs, and the public pool complex.

For comprehensive sports & athletics information: View our Ocoee Sports and Athletics Guide →

🎉 Fun Things to Do

Bill Breeze Park hosts Food Truck Fridays and Movies in the Park, and the annual Ocoee Music Festival on Starke Lake. Toll Road Brewing Company, GameTime Ocoee, AMC Theaters at West Oaks Mall, and the independent West Orange Cinema on Maguire Road round out the everyday entertainment options. Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld Orlando are all 20–25 minutes away.

For comprehensive events & activities information: View our Ocoee Entertainment Guide →

🎓 Schools

Meadow Ridge is served by Orange County Public Schools:

Elementary: Thornebrooke Elementary School
Middle: Gotha Middle School
High: Olympia High School

Note: School assignments are subject to change. Always verify current zoning directly with Orange County Public Schools (407-317-3200) before purchase. Publisher action: confirm current OCPS attendance-zone assignments for this address before publishing — this is a recurring zone-boundary review area.

For comprehensive school information: View our Ocoee Schools and Education Guide →

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How Meadow Ridge Compares

Meadow Ridge's value proposition is the school zone and the late-2000s Pulte product profile — bigger, more architecturally varied homes than newer Horizon West townhome and zero-lot-line builds, at an Ocoee address that still pulls Thornebrooke / Gotha Middle / Olympia High zoning. The comparison below shows how it positions against newer-construction alternatives in adjacent communities.

Feature	Meadow Ridge	Newer Horizon West Subdivisions	Older Ocoee North-of-50 Inventory
Year Built	2007–2012	2015–present	1985–2005
Typical Home Size	2,200–3,600 sq ft	1,800–3,200 sq ft	1,400–2,800 sq ft
Gated Community	Yes	Mixed	Mostly no
CDD Fee	No	Often yes	No
School Zone	Thornebrooke / Gotha Middle / Olympia	Varies (often Horizon West cluster)	Ocoee Elementary / Ocoee Middle / Ocoee High
Daily Shopping	Publix at front gate	Drive-required for most	SR 50 corridor

💡 Value Proposition: Meadow Ridge sits in a narrow band of Ocoee inventory that combines no CDD, an established (rather than new-build) Pulte product, a gated waterfront-pool community, a Publix-at-the-gate location, and a school zone usually associated with higher-priced Gotha and Windermere addresses. Buyers comparing this against newer Horizon West subdivisions are typically trading newer construction for a stronger school footprint and a lower carrying cost on annual fees.

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Meadow Ridge HOA & CDD Information

Meadow Ridge has a mandatory homeowners association that maintains the gated entry, perimeter walls, common-area landscaping, the community pool and cabana, the three community ponds, and the internal road and sidewalk system. There is no Community Development District (CDD) assessment on top of the HOA — a meaningful carrying-cost difference compared to many newer master-planned communities in Horizon West.

💰 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 Cover

Gated entry maintenance and access control
Community pool and cabana operations and maintenance
Three community ponds and stormwater management
Common-area landscaping and irrigation
Perimeter wall maintenance
Internal sidewalks and street lighting
Reserve funding for capital repairs
Community insurance for shared assets

📜 What to Verify Before You Buy

Current monthly or quarterly HOA assessment amount
Any active or planned special assessments
Architectural review process for exterior changes (paint, roof, fences, additions)
Pet, parking, and rental restrictions
Reserve study status and recent capital projects

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the HOA fee for Meadow Ridge?

Please contact us for the current HOA fee, payment schedule, and HOA management company contact information. The HOA covers the gated entry, community pool, three ponds, common-area landscaping, perimeter walls, and internal sidewalks and street lighting.

Is there a CDD fee in Meadow Ridge?

No, Meadow Ridge does not have a Community Development District (CDD) fee. This is a meaningful annual cost difference compared to many newer master-planned communities in Horizon West and parts of West Orange County, where CDD assessments commonly run $1,500–$3,000+ per year on top of HOA dues.

What schools serve Meadow Ridge?

Meadow Ridge is currently zoned for Thornebrooke Elementary, Gotha Middle, and Olympia High — the same Orange County Public Schools trio serving most of Gotha. School assignments are subject to change; always verify current zoning with OCPS at 407-317-3200 before relying on it for a purchase decision.

Who built the homes in Meadow Ridge?

The community was built primarily by Pulte Homes, with construction running from approximately 2007 through 2012. The result is a single-builder feel across roughly 150 single-family homes, with both one- and two-story floor plans ranging from about 2,200 to 3,600 square feet.

Is Meadow Ridge a gated community?

Yes. Meadow Ridge is a gated, walled community with controlled-access entry off Maguire Road. The amenity package centers on a waterfront community pool with covered cabana and three community ponds, with sidewalks throughout for walking the pond loop.

How many homes have pond views?

The community contains three ponds; the largest pond — adjacent to the community pool — has roughly 23 homes overlooking it. Pond-frontage lots are a small subset of the overall ~150-home inventory and tend to attract a price premium when they come to market.

How is the location for shopping and errands?

The Publix-anchored Meadow Ridge Shopping Plaza sits directly outside the front gate, with a grocery store, pharmacy, banks, a gas station, medical offices, and multiple restaurants. Winter Garden Village and West Oaks Mall are short drives away for larger shopping trips.

How is highway access from Meadow Ridge?

Meadow Ridge sits at the rare intersection of three expressway options. SR 429 is about 4 miles away, SR 50 about 3 miles north, and SR 408 (Arnold Palmer Expressway) about 6 miles east — typically a 15–25 minute reach to downtown Orlando, the theme parks, or the Florida Turnpike.

What's the difference between Meadow Ridge and Cross Creek next door?

Both are southern-Ocoee neighborhoods off Maguire Road, but Meadow Ridge is a gated Pulte community from 2007–2012 with a community pool and three ponds, while Cross Creek sits directly to the north as a separate subdivision with its own builder mix and HOA structure. Buyers cross-shopping the two are usually weighing gate-and-pool amenities (Meadow Ridge) against the specifics of Cross Creek's lot sizes and home configurations.