Caloosa Ridge is a new-construction single-residential community built by Southern Homes in Babson Park, in southeast Polk County, near Crooked Lake and Webber International University and just off US Highway 27 (Southern Homes community listings, 2026). It is marketed as a brand-new neighborhood with block-construction homes and a no-CDD structure, set on the Lake Wales Ridge rather than in a dense suburb.
Builder listings describe a range of single-family floor plans, generally three to four bedrooms and two to four baths, with sizes roughly 1,500 to 3,700 square feet and two-car garages, including plans marketed under names such as the Augusta, Savannah, Norfolk, and Lexington (Southern Homes and new-home portals, 2026). Base prices and included features vary by plan and change with the builder release, so confirm the exact base price, included features, and any incentives for the specific home and lot.
Because this is an active builder community, the money is made or lost on the contract and the home, not the address alone. The drivers are the builder base price versus included features and incentives, the floor plan and lot, the HOA structure and what it covers, and how a new home in a small Babson Park market will hold value, all of which have to be read from the builder contract and the current listing.
The pitch is a new home with space and quiet on the Crooked Lake ridge: Webber International University is close, Lake Wales and its shopping and medical services are a short drive north, and US Highway 27 connects the area to the wider Central Florida corridor, with attractions like Legoland and Bok Tower Gardens within reach. The work is the diligence: read the contract, compare base price to features, confirm the HOA and any reserves, and pick the plan and lot that resale will reward.
