Victory at Verrado and CantaMia: Community Comparison

What is Victory at Verrado, and what does it include?

Victory at Verrado is K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons community in Buckeye, in the 85396 ZIP code, within the Verrado master-planned community at the base of the White Tank Mountains. It is a 55+ age-qualified community, and the builder's published rule for its Four Seasons communities requires at least one resident of each household to be 55 or older, with only a limited number of residents allowed to be younger than 55, plus additional restrictions on the ages of permanent and temporary residents.

Amenities include pools, a fitness center, spa, trails, golf, and a resort-style clubhouse. Golf and club access are separate from homeownership, with their own membership and fee structures, so the current terms should be requested in writing. The community's recreation options are covered in more detail in the related guides.

What is CantaMia at Estrella, and what does it include?

CantaMia at Estrella is a gated, age-restricted 55+ enclave of roughly 1,700 homes inside the all-ages Estrella master plan in Goodyear, in the 85338 ZIP code. It is age-restricted to 55 and better, and the exact occupancy rule should be confirmed with the community's sales office, because the specific wording is not consistently published.

Amenities include the Village Center, a lakeside Yacht Club, pools, tennis, trails, and a lake, plus access to Estrella's residents clubs and golf. HOA dues are split between the CantaMia association and the Estrella master assessment, so the total monthly cost is the sum of both, and the current amounts should be verified in writing because they change.

How do age rules and occupancy requirements compare?

Both communities are age-qualified, and both operate under Arizona's housing-for-older-persons exemption, but the specific occupancy rules are set by each community. K. Hovnanian's published Four Seasons rule is at least one resident 55 or older with limits on younger residents. CantaMia's exact wording was not consistently published in the sources reviewed, so it belongs on the verify-with-the-sales-office list.

Do not assume a universal 55+ rule across communities, or that a purchase-age note is the same as an occupancy rule. Each community's current policy, in writing, is the only reliable source.

How do fees and memberships work at each community?

Fees are separate from homeownership at both communities. At CantaMia, HOA dues are split between the CantaMia association and the Estrella master assessment, with the combined amount varying by home and floor plan. Fee schedules change and vary by parcel, so the current monthly totals should be confirmed in writing with the community, the HOA, and the sales office before you rely on any figure. No specific fee amount is quoted here because current, parcel-applicable figures must come from those providers.

At Victory at Verrado, recreation and HOA fee schedules should also be requested in writing from the community and its governing documents. Golf and social privileges are not assumed included at either community; each membership has its own terms and cost, to be verified with the membership office or the club.

How do location and access compare?

Victory at Verrado sits in Buckeye at the base of the White Tank Mountains, within the Verrado master plan with its Main Street, golf, and trails, along the I-10 corridor. CantaMia sits in Goodyear inside the Estrella master plan, with its own lake and club amenities and access to Estrella's broader facilities. Both are West Valley locations, and commute and service access differ by exact address, so test the drives and services that matter to you.

The comparison is about broad community location, amenities, and access, not about which community is better for a particular person. Visit both, review the current fee and membership documents, and let the specifics decide.

• Current age and occupancy rules, in writing, from each community's sales office.
• The full monthly fee: HOA, master assessment, and any recreation or golf membership.
• Amenity access: which facilities are included, which are member only, and which are separate.
• Commute and service access at the times you will actually use them.