Auburn Grove is a single-family home community built by D.R. Horton in Auburndale, in northern Polk County (multiple new-home and real estate listing guides, 2026). Listing guides describe homes generally delivered between 2021 and 2023, with a range of one and two story floor plans and a community pool with a cabana; confirm the exact build year, plan, and lot for any specific home.
Because this is a production builder community, the homes are repeated floor plans rather than custom one offs, so the value is set by which plan, which lot, the condition, and the resale comps inside the community. Listing guides cite home sizes roughly in the 1,600 to 2,700 square foot range across the plan lineup; confirm the exact square footage, bedroom count, and lot for any specific home with the listing.
The community carries a homeowners association. Listing and HOA-directory guides describe dues in a modest monthly to quarterly range, but the figures vary by source, so confirm the current HOA dues, what they cover, and whether any community development district (CDD) assessment applies on the tax bill before you buy. As recent construction, many homes may still carry portions of the builder structural warranty, which is worth confirming per home.
The pitch is a newer-construction home on the I-4 corridor: Auburndale sits between Tampa and Orlando with I-4 just north of town and the Polk Parkway (State Road 570) providing quick interstate access, and the area is among the faster growing parts of Florida. The work is the diligence: confirm the HOA and any CDD, verify the warranty and any wind-mitigation credits, and check your real drive times before you buy.
